'He hypnotises the audience into loving him. There’s also a laugh every ten seconds or so which overall makes it a complete joy' - Time Out

Elis began performing stand up in 2005, and in 2008 was chosen by Avalon to host the prestigious new act showcase 'The Comedy Zone' at the Edinburgh festival. In 2010 he followed in the footsteps of Simon Pegg, Dylan Moran, Ardal O'Hanlon, Dara O'Briain and Ross Noble by starring in 'Best of the Edinburgh Fest' at the Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney Comedy Festivals.

Elis performed his debut solo show "The Most Cautious Little Boy in Wales' at the 2009 Edinburgh festival, which was met with rave reviews. He is also a talented character actor, starring in the acclaimed sketch show 'Superclump,' and is a regular contributor to the Rhod Gilbert show on BBC Radio Wales as caretaker Rex. He also performs as Rex in bi-monthly theatre show 'The Committee Meeting,' which he co-writes with fellow Welsh comic Chris Corcoran.

Elis has also presented on the radio, most notably as a stand in presenter on Radio 1's BBC Introducing in Wales and on Rhod Gilbert's Radio Show. He is also a regular contributor to the Tom Craine Show on BBC Bristol. He performed an excerpt of his debut solo show on BBC6 Music, at the BBC6 music presents gig which was recorded at The Pleasance One.

He gigs regularly for the following promoters: Avalon, Off The Kerb, Christian Knowles, Steve Lount, Bottlerocket Comedy, Toby Jones, Joss Jones, Jon Briley, Mirth Control, Highlight, Jesterlarf Comedy, The Comedy Store, The Comedy Cafe, Up The Creek and Kill for a seat comedy. In 2008 and 2009 he supported Rhod Gilbert on two UK tours, and Rob Brydon during the making of 'Rob Brydon's Identity Crisis' for BBC4.