Craig James Melville is an Australian television comedy director. He is best known for his collaborations with comedians

John Safran , citizenship = , education = , occupation = DocumentarianJournalistRadio presenterAuthor , years_active = 1997 – present , known_for = ''John Safran's Music Jamboree'' ''John Safran vs God'' ''Race ...

Lawrence Leung Lawrence Leung (born 25 August 1977) is an Australian comedian, writer, director and actor from Melbourne. He is best known for his television series ''Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure'' based his one-man shows on stories about his obs ...

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The Chaser The Chaser are an Australian satirical comedy group, best known for their television programmes and satirical news masthead. The group take their name from their satirical newspaper, a publication known to challenge conventions of taste. Th ...

Filmography

Television

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Maximum Choppage ''Maximum Choppage'' is an Australian television comedy series starring Lawrence Leung. The six-part series premiered in 2015 on ABC2. It is directed by Craig Melville and written by Leung, Duncan Sarkies and Josh Mapleston. It is produced b ...

'' Series Director (2015) * ''

The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting ''The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting'' was a six-part sketch comedy series produced by Australian production house Jungleboys. It first aired in Australia on ABC TV on 3 April 2013. See also * List of Australian television serie ...

'' – Director (2013) * ''

Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable ''Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable'' is a six-part Australian television comedy series, starring and primarily written by Melbourne comedian Lawrence Leung and produced by Unbelievable Productions. In each episode, Leung—a self-confessed scep ...

'' Director / Producer (2011) * ''

John Safran's Race Relations ''John Safran's Race Relations'' is an Australian comedy documentary television series by John Safran broadcast on ABC1 in 2009. The eight-part series is about cross-cultural, interracial and interfaith love. His globetrotting takes him to Pale ...

'' Director / Producer (2009) * '' The Chaser's War on Everything'': Series 1, 2 & 3 – Director / Producer (2006–2009) * ''

Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure ''Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure'' is a six-part Australian television comedy series, starring and primarily written by Melbourne comedian Lawrence Leung and produced by Chaser Broadcasting. The series was filmed over nine weeks fr ...

'' – Director / Producer (2008) * ''

The Chaser Decides ''The Chaser election specials'' are a number of Australian political satire based comedy programs produced by The Chaser. The shows, which have run under various titles, provide commentary on Australian federal election and has been produced s ...

'': Series 2 – Director /Producer (2007) * ''

Speaking in Tongues Speaking in tongues, also known as glossolalia, is a practice in which people utter words or speech-like sounds, often thought by believers to be languages unknown to the speaker. One definition used by linguists is the fluid vocalizing of sp ...

'' – Director / Producer (2005–2006) * ''

John Safran vs God ''John Safran vs God'' is an eight-part television documentary series by John Safran which was broadcast on SBS TV of Australia in 2004. It has been described in a media release as "John Safran's most audacious project yet". It had a much more ...

'' Director (2004–2005) * ''

John Safran's Music Jamboree ''John Safran's Music Jamboree'' (or just ''Music Jamboree'') was a light-hearted Australian music documentary television series, hosted by John Safran for SBS television. The program was produced by Richard Lowenstein, Selin Yaman and Ghost P ...

'' Segment Director (2002) * '' The Late Report'' John Safran Segment Director (1999) * ''John Safran: Media Tycoon'' Director (1998) * ''John Safran: Master Chef'' Director (1998)

Music clips

The Bedroom Philosopher Justin Marcus Heazlewood, the Bedroom Philosopher, is an Australian author, songwriter and performer. He has released several albums of musical comedy, toured Australia extensively, been nominated for an ARIA Award and published books about hi ...

– " Northcote (So Hungover)" (2010
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TISM TISM (an acronym of This Is Serious Mum) are a seven-piece anonymous alternative rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia on 30 December 1982 by vocalist/drummer Humphrey B. Flaubert, bassist/vocalist Jock Cheese and keyboardist/vocalist Eu ...

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Thunderbirds Are Coming Out ''www.tism.wanker.com'' is the fourth studio album by Australian alternative rock group TISM (This Is Serious Mum), released in June 1998. The album peaked at number 26 on the ARIA charts. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998, the album was nominat ...

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Whatareya? "Whatareya?" is a song by Australian alternative rock band, TISM, released in July 1998 as the third single from their fourth studio album ''www.tism.wanker.com''. "Whatareya?" peaked at number 66 on the ARIA Charts. Reception Junkee said, "No son ...

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Magic Dirt Magic Dirt are an Australian rock band, which formed in 1991 in Geelong, Victoria, with Daniel Herring on guitar, Adam Robertson on drums, Adalita Srsen on vocals and guitar, and Dean Turner (musician), Dean Turner on bass guitar. Initially for ...

– "She-Riff" (1999
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Frenzal Rhomb Frenzal Rhomb are an Australian punk rock band that formed in 1992 in Sydney. Three of the group's albums have entered the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart: '' A Man's Not a Camel'' (1999), '' Hi-Vis High Tea'' (2017) and ''Smoko at the P ...

– 'We're Going Out Tonight" (2000) * Frank Bennett – "Opportunities", "Let's Make Lots of Money" (1999) *

Josh Abrahams Josh Abrahams (born 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian musician who emerged from the underground dance music scene in the early 1990s. He has performed and recorded under the stage name Puretone, and is also known as The ...

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Addicted to Bass "Addicted to Bass" is a song by Josh Abrahams (Puretone) and Amiel Daemion, featuring Daemion on vocals. It reached the top 20 in the Australian charts in 1998. It originally appeared on Abrahams' 1998 album, '' Sweet Distorted Holiday'', and wa ...

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– "Not the Sunscreen Song" (1997)

Short film

* The Polygamist (2013) * Smithston (2013) *

Dentally Disturbed ''Dentally Disturbed'' is an Australian short film written by Cameron Mitchell and directed by Craig Melville and Cameron Mitchell. It first aired on SBS in Australia on 24 December 2004. Plot The film begins with Ed ( Ben Anderson) shoppi ...

(co-director) (2004) * Brief Fiction (1996)

Awards

Television Awards

'' (ABC) *Australian Directors' Guild - Best Comedy - Nomination ''

'' (ABC) *Australian Directors' Guild – Best Comedy – Nomination *Australian Directors' Guild – Best Reality / Light Entertainment – Nomination *Rose D'or 2010 – Best Comedy – Nomination (Producers: John Safran & Laura Waters) *Rose D'or 2010 – Social Award – Nomination (Producers: John Safran & Laura Waters) ''

'' (ABC) *Australian Directors' Guild Awards – Best Television Comedy – Nomination 2009 ''

'' (ABC) *AFI Awards – Nomination – Best Television Comedy 2009 *Australian Directors' Guild Awards – Best Achievement in Television Comedy – Nomination '' The Chaser's War on Everything'' (ABC) *AFI Award 2006 – Best Television Comedy – Winner (Producers: Mark FitzGerald, Julian Morrow, Andy Nehl) *AFI Award 2007 – Best Television Comedy – Nomination (Producers: Andy Nehl, Julian Morrow, Jo Wathen) *Logie Award 2008 – Most Outstanding Comedy Program – Nomination ''

'' *AFI Award – Winner – Best Television Comedy (Producers: John Safran and Selin Yaman) *Logie Awards – Nomination – Most Outstanding Comedy Program ''

'' director – various segments *AFI Award – Winner – Best Comedy Series – 2003 (Producers: Selin Yaman & John Safran) *Logie Awards – Nomination – Most Outstanding Comedy Program – 2003

Music Video Awards

Short Film Awards

The Polygamist * Iron Mule Comedy Festival New York – Judges Favourite Award

(co-director) (2004
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Flickerfest Flickerfest is an international short film festival held annually in January at Bondi Beach, Sydney. It is an Academy and BAFTA recognised short film festival for both international and Australian film makers. History The festival originated ...

2005 – Sydney – Winner of SBS Television Award * Portland International Film Festival (USA) – Audience Choice Award 2005 * Down Under Film Festival 'Best Australian Short Comedy' 2005 * Sony Tropfest 'Best of the Rest' competition winner * London Rushes Soho Short Film Festival – Best Newcomer – Runner up * Angry Film Festival – Runner-up
Brief Fiction (1996) * Gold – Australian Cinematographers Society Awards 1996
Love Hurts * Silver – Australian Cinematographers Society Awards – Fictional Drama Shorts – Cinema and TV 1999