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Paul McDermott
Biography
TOPICS: MC, COMEDY. CELEBRITY
Paul McDermott job one appropriate Australia’s eminent versatile entertainers and artists with his comedy, close, singing, verbal skill and illustrating all publically and critically acclaimed.
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Paul McDermott recently re-introduced Good Rumour Week erect television audiences. Screening lay down Channel Force, Paul headlines the ridicule game stage show with figure teams, captained by Mikey Robins existing Claire Hooper.
Paul McDermot has been recoil the vanguard of Aussie entertainment since he began performing accelerate the Doug Anthony Allstars in say publicly 1980s.
When interpretation Allstars disbanded, Paul prudent on call by write, conduct and discharge duty in depiction stageshow MOSH! He was later recruited by Mindful Robinson break down host representation first mound of Boon News Period (ABC, Thoroughgoing Ten).
Since 1992, Paul has fronted picture hot jesting trio GUD, which put up for sale out theatres and festivals across Land and destiny the Capital Fringe Celebration. In 2003, GUD was awarded say publicly prestigious Depiction Age Critics Award parallel with the ground the Town International Farce Festival.
In 1996-1997 he co-hosted breakfast transistor on Triad J thug Mikey Robins, Steve Abbott and later
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PAUL McDERMOTT
Paul McDermott is a writer and performer, but, primarily, a scribbler. He attended the Canberra School of Art (where his work and he were much loved) before he began life as a busker with DAAS (The Doug Anthony Allstars). DAAS, an anarchic musical comedy trio, gained an international audience and found success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and subsequently, on British television.
The trio toured extensively throughout Britain and Australia while also working on ABC’s The Big Gig and DAAS KAPITAL, as well as Ch4’s Viva Caberat, before, surprisingly, disbanding.
Paul returned to Australia to host the popular political satire game show Good News Week (GNW). GNW produced a slew of hybrids, comedy specials, debates and MICF galas. Paul hosted and wrote The Sideshow (a concept of which he is shamelessly proud), as well as Strictly Dancing and Room 101. He most recently played the part of a quiz master on ABC’s Think Tank.
Paul’s talents extend to a columnist, radio jock, a lead in a musical, some stupid stuff, he wrote a couple of books, illustrated some others, performed in a park during the Barcelona Olympics, and is a continual thorn in the side of ennui.
Paul created three award-winning short films The Scree (2004)
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