Shaun Micallef Shaun Micallef i(A14837 works by)
Born: Established: 1963 Lochiel, Hamley Bridge - Balaklava - Port Wakefield area, Lower North South Australia, South Australia, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

After attending the University of Adelaide, Shaun Micallef wrote and performed in comedy productions of his own while working as a solicitor. In 1993 he went to Melbourne to write sketches for Full Frontal and Jimeoin. He then started appearing in both shows and became co-producer of Full Frontal as well as writing for The Big Gig.

Micallef's involvement with Glynn Nicholas began in 1986 when both of them were performing at the same comedy venue for the Adelaide Festival.

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y separately published work icon Tripping Over Myself : A Memoir of a Life in Comedy Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2022 24677958 2022 single work autobiography

'From Shaun Micallef, beloved host of ABC TV’s news satire Mad as Hell, comes Tripping Over Myself – an insightful and funny memoir about comedy and life that takes us through uncharted waters to unexpected places. 

'Comedy has been Shaun’s escape, his guiding light, his refuge, his passport, his lifebuoy, his drug, his mask, his means, his end, his lingua franca, his Self. But it’s not everything.

'From his early years as a gangly, bespectacled nerd in suburban Adelaide to the giddy heights of national TV stardom, Shaun regales us with his experiences and his continuous reinvention through humour with… well,  humour. He writes with candour about his successes and failures, loves and losses, along with tales of wine, women, song, and eccentric dancing. Behind the persona of one of Australia’s best-loved comedians lurks, as you will discover, an idiot.

'Despite Shaun’s best efforts, Tripping Over Myself is sprinkled with thoughtful insights and observations and shows us how to persist in the face of adversity or even good fortune. You will laugh, you will dog-ear pages, you will wonder, you will Google ‘Jerry Lewis’, you may book a trip to India, and you will come away from this book reflecting on your own life in new and remarkable ways. '  (Publication summary)

2023 longlisted Booksellers Choice Award BookPeople Book of the Year Adult Nonfiction Book of the Year
y separately published work icon Tales from a Tall Forest Richmond : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2017 11545420 2017 single work children's fiction children's

'When an innocent princess wanders into the forest, she finds herself trapped between a wolf with a ravenous appetite and a sweet little house with a secret. Meanwhile, a desperate fisherman enters into a very bad bargain with a power-hungry monkey. And meanerwhile still, a tiny tricksy tailor promises a promise that not even the most magic of beanstalks can help him escape.

'In this rich and rambunctious tapestry of tales, satirist Shaun Micallef unravels the traditional fairy story and nimbly weaves your favourite characters into new and surprising adventures. Illustrated by award-winning artist Jonathan Bentley, this subversively silly trilogy will captivate parents and children alike – and indignant fairytale authors too. ' (Synopsis)

2018 winner APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book
2018 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Australian Book of the Year for Older Children
2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Book of the Year
2018 longlisted Indie Awards Children's
form y separately published work icon It's a Date ( dir. Jonathan Brough et. al. )agent Australia : Hell And High Waters Holding , 2013-2014 Z1917871 2013 series - publisher film/TV humour

'It's A Date is a comedy series exploring the trials and tribulations of the world of dating. The eight-part narrative comedy series features an extraordinary mix of Australia's most respected performers including Gold Logie award-winners Asher Keddie, Kate Ritchie, John Wood and Lisa McCune alongside stars of the stage and screen Stephen Curry, Sibylla Budd, Shane Jacobson, Sophie Lowe, Nadine Garner, Pia Miranda, Peter Helliar, Lawrence Mooney, Ian Smith, and from the UK, comedy superstar Ross Noble in a rare TV acting role. Alongside these seasoned performers are some of Australia's best emerging comedy talents including Jess Harris, Ronny Chieng, Kate McLennan, Luke McGregor and Nazeem Hussain.

'It's A Date explores the tension, expectation and complication of finding true love. Each episode thematically links two self-contained dates as they bravely head toward desire or disaster.

'Each new episode features a different cast tackling a different set of situations and addressing a new question

each week. Should you have sex on a first date? Does age matter? How accurate are first impressions? How important is honesty on a first date? These are just some of the questions and issues addressed in series one of It's A Date.' (Source: ABC 1 website)

2014 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Television Comedy Series
2014 nominated Logie Awards Most Outstanding Entertainment Program
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