Joel Fleming

Joel Fleming was born in 1981 in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. Joel has worked on various radio stations since 1998. Most notably, he hosted "The Slapnuts" radio program on 91.5 City FM in Melbourne. Joel's long time co-host was Paul Thompson. The "Slapnuts" were staples in the 7-10pm weeknight slot, afterwards moving to the 4-7pm Drive Time position. In 2000 Joel graduated from the Wiliam Bates Academy of Performing Arts in Melbourne. Around this time Joel began performing stand-up comedy at Melbourne venues. In 2002 Joel was a carry over champion on the Nine Networks "Pass the Buck". In 2007 was paired with Michael Cabretti on the debut episode of Channel Seven's hit show "The Rich List". Joel and Michael made their way through 3 episodes of the show, finishing with total winnings of $400,000. An avid quizzer, Joel has appeared on several other quiz/game shows between 2002-2009 including "The Einstein Factor" where his specialty subject was Elton John. In 2007 Joel appeared in a finance segment on Channel Seven's Sunrise program. In 2009 Joel starred in Brock Cullen's Tropfest film "Thin Ice". In 2009 Joel competed in the ABC's Raw Comedy competition. In 2010 Joel played a role in Liam Firmager's film "Ricky The Movie".