Aaron McIlroy is one of South Africa’s most popular entertainers, both on the public and corporate entertainment circuits, with a string of stage blockbusters under his belt. These include, among other hits, his popular satires, The Loser, Mr Personality, My Cousin Brother, The Stand-Up, DOF, The Golfer and Unplucked. Aaron will star as the lunatic father, Mr Milton in the upcoming ‘Spud – the Movie’ due for release in November 2010.

Under the banner of MacBob Productions, his highly successful production house, Aaron has teamed with his wife and professional partner, actress Lisa Bobbert, in their award-winning two-hander, Defending the Planet, as well as appearing in a succession of other hit shows including The Revenge of the Pink Panties, Sex Bugs And Rock ’n Roll, Belly Laughs, Reality Bites and Abbamaniacs, their hugely popular tribute to the Swedish super group, Abba.

Aaron received the Durban Theatre Awards’ The Mercury Personality of the Year Award in 2007. While his work in the South African Theatre industry has always focused largely on getting his large and ever-growing audience base of McIlroy followers to laugh till they cry, his creative skills as a fully trained and highly experienced actor and stage producer of many years’ standing extend far beyond the scope of general Stand-up comedy entertainers.  

In short, Aaron is notorious for getting his audiences’ abs aching and tears of mirth rolling. Director Susan Monteregge, who has worked with Aaron frequently, credits him with “single-handedly transforming theatre into an extreme sport.”  Experience him in action, and you’ll see why.

Wake up my Boy!