Vince Sorrenti (born 21 March 1961) is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer and television presenter from Punchbowl, New South Wales. He is of Italian descent. Sorrenti performs nationally and internationally. He performs at sports hospitality, charity events, corporate events, club venues and private parties. He performs, MCs, and facilitates at around 200 events per year. Career Whilst studying Architecture at Sydney University, he played rugby union and featured heavily in the acclaimed Architecture Revues over many years. It was here and at the newly opened Sydney Comedy Store that Sorrenti cut his teeth as a performer. In the late 1980s, Sorrenti lived and worked as a stand-up comic in New York City. Spotted by MTV, he became the host of the national Big Blank Show, a live variety/video show which aired nightly from Monday to Thursday. Vince Sorrenti has appeared on numerous talk shows on Australian TV over the last three decades, including Tonight Live with Steve Vizard, Russell Gilbert Live, The AFL Footy Show, and Q&A. He began hosting the Australian version of the game show Let's Make a Deal in 1990. Between 2001 and 2007, Sorrenti appeared in several episodes as the lawyer in the comedy series Fat Pizza and the movie Fat Pizza vs. Housos, which is an Australian film based on the combination of the stories and characters of the SBS series Fat Pizza and the comedy series Housos. In recent years he has appeared on Australian Celebrity Apprentice, Skating on Thin Ice, Wide Open Road, 20 to 1, Studio 10, and many others. Vince Sorrenti has co-written two films. The first was the publicly funded training film entitled No Laughing Matter (1991). It focused on global environmental sustainability, and Sorrenti played all seven characters in the film. He was nominated for awards at the Berlin and New York film festivals and was Awarded Best Training Film at Berlin Film Awards. In the same year he co-wrote with Larry Buttrose a feature film entitled Gino (1994). The screenplay was awarded full funding by the FFC (Film Finance Corporation). It received a limited release and was nominated for an AFI Award (now known as an AACTA Award) for Production Design in 1994. Whilst studying Architecture at Sydney University, he played Rugby Union and became a keen advocate of student causes. During this time, on annual retreats to Don Hearn's Health Cabins at Munyana on the New South