In 1992, Denham also began working as a stand-up comedian in London, but gave it up to concentrate on breakfast radio.
[1][2] He was summed up by the judges as "a welcome blast of fresh air....Daryl is a broadcaster who does not underestimate or patronise his audience and avoids relying on base, easy humour.
Whilst at Heart FM, he performed several spoof sketches, off-the-cuff jokes and wacky competitions.
Denham moved to 100-102 Century FM in the North-East of England in August 2004, presenting the weekday breakfast show from 5:30 am to 9 am.
Following a major overhaul of the station's schedule in January 2013 Denham became Smooth's weekend breakfast presenter, succeeding Pat Sharp.
The station had overhauled its format, with a punchier style and is marketed as "radio you can't help but interact with".
It told the stories of three comedians at different stages in their lives and starred Darren Day, Lionel Blair, Billy Pearce and Dean Sullivan.
The production ran at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton to positive reviews and showcased twenty new songs Denham had written with co-producer Maurice Cheetham.