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Shaun Patrick Micallef (; born 18 July 1962) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He is currently the host of the satirical news comedy series ''
Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell ''Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell'' is an Australian comedy news television program hosted by Shaun Micallef. The show first aired on ABC at 8:00 pm on Friday, 25 May 2012. The show was named as Most Outstanding Comedy Program at the Logie Awards ...
'' on the
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. He also hosted the game show ''
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation ''Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation'' is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef. History Original run The first series ran on Network Ten for 18 epi ...
'' on Channel 10. Micallef first gained recognition as a cast member of the
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show '' Full Frontal'', which led to his own sketch show, ''
The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) ''The Micallef P(r)ogram(me)'' is an Australian sketch comedy TV series hosted by Shaun Micallef, and written by Micallef and Gary McCaffrie, that ran from 1998 to 2001 on ABC TV. It was known as ''The Micallef Program'' in its first series, ' ...
'', the sitcom ''
Welcher & Welcher ''Welcher & Welcher'' was an Australian sitcom written by and starring Shaun Micallef which aired on the ABC in 2003. The show revolved around a husband and wife run law firm. Regular cast * Shaun Micallef - Quentin Charles Welcher (Lawyer a ...
'' and the variety show ''
Micallef Tonight ''Micallef Tonight'' was a short-lived Aria Award-winning Australian variety show that aired on the Nine Network in 2003. It was hosted by comedian Shaun Micallef and also featured the talents of Francis Greenslade, Jason Geary, Livinia Nixon ...
''. He then hosted the satirical news comedy series ''
Newstopia ''Newstopia'' (stylised as ''NEWStopiä'') was an Australian half-hour satirical comedy programme hosted by Shaun Micallef. The first series premiered at on SBS TV on 10 October 2007 and concluded on 3 December 2007. A second season began on ...
'' on SBS, the game show ''Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation'' on
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, and ''Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell'' on ABC TV. He also co-created and starred in ''
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'' on Network Ten. In addition to his television work Micallef has appeared on stage, most notably in a revival of ''The Odd Couple'' (2016) for the Melbourne Theatre Company and on radio as the co-host of Melbourne station Vega 91.5's morning program. He is also the author of several books: '' Smithereens'' (2004), ''
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'' (2010), ''The President's Desk'' (2014), ''Tales from a Tall Forest'' (2017), ''The Uncollected Plays of Shaun Micallef'' (2018), ''Mad as Hell and Back'' (2019), ''Happily Ever Afterwards'' (2021) and ''Tripping Over Myself'', a memoir (2022).


Early life and education

Micallef was born in
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, and is of Maltese and
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descent. His father worked for a company that sold parts for Volvos and his mother was employed at the
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. As a child, Micallef lived in
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and attended St Bernadette's School in St Marys then St Joseph's Catholic School in Mitchell Park (now
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) before moving on to Sacred Heart Senior College where he was the College Captain. Micallef studied law at the
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, where he was frequently involved in comedy revues, often involving
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and Gary McCaffrie, with whom he continues to work.


Influences

Micallef was influenced by the Goons,
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.


Career


Early theatre

In 1972, having three younger sisters taking ballet classes, ten-year-old Micallef was often asked to help out when a dance routine required a boy. The following year he auditioned for the Bunyip Children's Theatre and over the next four years participated in plays that they performed in the Scott Theatre during school holidays. In 1976 he doubled for
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for personal appearances.


Legal career

Micallef was a practising solicitor for ten years in the field of insurance law before making the decision to move to Melbourne and pursue a full-time career in comedy in 1993. He relates the story that, while working as a solicitor, he talked so much about making a career change and becoming a comedian that his wife Leandra gave him an ultimatum: she marked a date on a calendar and told him to quit his job and become a comedian by that date or never talk about it again.


Television and film

Following early TV appearances on '' Theatre Sports'' (1987) and ''
The Big Gig ''The Big Gig'' was a popular Australian television sketch comedy music/variety series based on the British TV series '' Saturday Live''. It was produced and broadcast on ABC TV in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was produced and directed by ...
'' (1989), in early 1993 Micallef was offered a job writing for the ''
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'' show which was soon followed by an offer to also write for the sketch comedy show '' Full Frontal'' where six months later he took on the role as co-producer with Gary McCaffrie. In 1994, Micallef became a full-time cast member of ''Full Frontal'', where he became well known for characters such as Milo Kerrigan, Nobby Doldrums and a send-up of Italian
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. Micallef recalls that the show was a good introduction to television comedy because, with an ensemble cast, its success did not hinge on his performance and he had more freedom to make and learn from mistakes. However, he was frustrated with the lack of control he had over his work in the series as well as the repetition of characters and gags. Micallef's role on ''Full Frontal'' led to a 1996 special '' Shaun Micallef's World Around Him'' and three seasons of the two-time
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-winning ABC series ''
The Micallef Program ''The Micallef P(r)ogram(me)'' is an Australian sketch comedy TV series hosted by Shaun Micallef, and written by Micallef and Gary McCaffrie, that ran from 1998 to 2001 on ABC TV. It was known as ''The Micallef Program'' in its first series, ...
'' (1998–2001), which he co-wrote and produced with long-time writing partner Gary McCaffrie. Since the series' end he has created and starred in two short-lived television series, the sitcom ''
Welcher & Welcher ''Welcher & Welcher'' was an Australian sitcom written by and starring Shaun Micallef which aired on the ABC in 2003. The show revolved around a husband and wife run law firm. Regular cast * Shaun Micallef - Quentin Charles Welcher (Lawyer a ...
'' (2003) and the variety show ''
Micallef Tonight ''Micallef Tonight'' was a short-lived Aria Award-winning Australian variety show that aired on the Nine Network in 2003. It was hosted by comedian Shaun Micallef and also featured the talents of Francis Greenslade, Jason Geary, Livinia Nixon ...
'' (2003), and devised a series of telemovies, ''
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'' (2003–present). Micallef has also had acting roles in the television series ''
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'' (2000), ''Through My Eyes'' (2004) and ''
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'' (2010) as well as supporting roles in the films ''
Bad Eggs ''Bad Eggs'' is a 2003 Australian comedy movie, written and directed by Tony Martin. It stars Mick Molloy, Bob Franklin and Judith Lucy, with Alan Brough, Bill Hunter, Marshall Napier, Nicholas Bell, Steven Vidler, Shaun Micallef, Roby ...
'' (2003), ''
The Honourable Wally Norman ''The Honourable Wally Norman'' is a 2003 Australian comedy film directed by Ted Emery. It stars Kevin Harrington, Shaun Micallef, and Greig Pickhaver. It was filmed primarily in South Australia and was nominated for two AFI awards. Plot ...
'' (2003), '' The Extra'' (2005), '' Aquamarine'' (2006) and '' The King'' (2007). In 2006, he was a recurring guest on the
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show ''
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''. In 2007, along with partners McCaffrie and Michael Ward, Micallef developed the satirical comedy program ''
Newstopia ''Newstopia'' (stylised as ''NEWStopiä'') was an Australian half-hour satirical comedy programme hosted by Shaun Micallef. The first series premiered at on SBS TV on 10 October 2007 and concluded on 3 December 2007. A second season began on ...
'', which he hosted. In 2009, Micallef joined the
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and hosted ''
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation ''Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation'' is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef. History Original run The first series ran on Network Ten for 18 epi ...
'', which aired for four seasons. He co-created ''
Mr & Mrs Murder ''Mr & Mrs Murder'' is a 13-part Australian crime comedy television series produced by FremantleMedia Australia in association with Bravado Productions. It originally ran on Network Ten on from 20 February to 15 May 2013. The murder mystery ser ...
'', a crime comedy television series for Channel Ten which aired in 2013, and starred in the lead role of Charlie Buchanan alongside
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. Also that year, Micallef signed on to voice the artificially intelligent robot RE3F in the Australian feature length science fiction film ''Arrowhead'' (2014). Micallef hosted ''
Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell ''Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell'' is an Australian comedy news television program hosted by Shaun Micallef. The show first aired on ABC at 8:00 pm on Friday, 25 May 2012. The show was named as Most Outstanding Comedy Program at the Logie Awards ...
'' for 10 years and 15 series on the ABC from 2012 until 2022. Micallef also hosted a two-season reboot of ''Talkin' Bout Your Generation'' for Channel Nine (2018-2019) and the game show ''Shaun Micallef's Brain Eisteddfod'' which premiered on Channel 10 on 20 July 2022, running for 10 weeks. In 2022 he performed in a celebrity tribute to Australian comedian and actor Paul Hogan, ''Roast of Paul Hogan'', which was broadcast on Australia's
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.


Other work

In September 2005, Micallef began hosting the breakfast show "Shaun, Beverley and Denise" on Melbourne radio station Vega 91.5 FM with comedian
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and television presenter
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. In July 2006, comedian
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took over as host and the show was renamed "Dave and Denise with Shaun Micallef". Micallef left the network on 23 November 2007. Micallef released a book, ''Smithereens'', which was published in 2004 and contains a collection of prose, poetry and plays. He describes it as a collection of "all sorts of bits and pieces I have written". His second book, a novella titled ''
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'', was released in 2010. In October 2014, Micallef released his third book, ''The President's Desk: An Alt-History of the United States''; a semi-fictitious history, told from the perspective of the
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. Shaun published an autobiography in 2022, ''Tripping Over Myself'', A Memoir of a Life in Comedy.


Personal life

Born to
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parents, Micallef began drinking alcohol at age 18, and became a teetotaller in 1986. Micallef currently lives in
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, with his wife Leandra, whom he married in 1989, and their three sons. Micallef is a
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, although he did consume alcoholic beverages for a scientific test featured on ''Shaun Micallef's On The Sauce''.


List of works


Films

* ''
Bad Eggs ''Bad Eggs'' is a 2003 Australian comedy movie, written and directed by Tony Martin. It stars Mick Molloy, Bob Franklin and Judith Lucy, with Alan Brough, Bill Hunter, Marshall Napier, Nicholas Bell, Steven Vidler, Shaun Micallef, Roby ...
'' (2003) – Premier Cray * ''
The Honourable Wally Norman ''The Honourable Wally Norman'' is a 2003 Australian comedy film directed by Ted Emery. It stars Kevin Harrington, Shaun Micallef, and Greig Pickhaver. It was filmed primarily in South Australia and was nominated for two AFI awards. Plot ...
'' (2003) – Ken Oats * ''
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'' (2003) – Sir * '' The Extra'' (2005) – Paul Ridley * '' Aquamarine'' (2006) – Storm Banks * '' The King'' (2007) – Colin Bednall * '' The Cup'' (2011) –
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* ''
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'' (2014) – RE3F (voice)


Television

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'' (1989) (writer) *''
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'' (1994) – various (also writer) *'' Full Frontal'' (1994–1997) – various (also writer and producer) *'' The Glynn Nicholas Show'' (1996) (writer) *'' Shaun Micallef's World Around Him'' (1996) – various (also writer and producer) *''
The Micallef Program ''The Micallef P(r)ogram(me)'' is an Australian sketch comedy TV series hosted by Shaun Micallef, and written by Micallef and Gary McCaffrie, that ran from 1998 to 2001 on ABC TV. It was known as ''The Micallef Program'' in its first series, ...
'' (1998–2001) – various (also writer and producer) *''
SeaChange ''SeaChange'' is an Australian television program that ran from 1998 to 2000 on the ABC and in 2019 on the Nine Network. It was created by Andrew Knight and Deborah Cox and starred Sigrid Thornton, David Wenham, William McInnes, John Howar ...
'' (2000) – Warwick Munro *''
Welcher & Welcher ''Welcher & Welcher'' was an Australian sitcom written by and starring Shaun Micallef which aired on the ABC in 2003. The show revolved around a husband and wife run law firm. Regular cast * Shaun Micallef - Quentin Charles Welcher (Lawyer a ...
'' (2003) – Quentin Welcher (also writer and producer) *''
Micallef Tonight ''Micallef Tonight'' was a short-lived Aria Award-winning Australian variety show that aired on the Nine Network in 2003. It was hosted by comedian Shaun Micallef and also featured the talents of Francis Greenslade, Jason Geary, Livinia Nixon ...
'' (2003) – himself (also writer) *''
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'' (2003–2007) (writer) *'' Through My Eyes'' (2005) – Jack Winneke *''
Thank God You're Here ''Thank God You're Here'' is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Network Ten on 5 April 2006, and aired for the first three seasons and on Seven for the fourth season. Each ...
'' (2006–2007) – various (semi-regular guest) *'' Dogstar'' (2007) – narrator *''
Newstopia ''Newstopia'' (stylised as ''NEWStopiä'') was an Australian half-hour satirical comedy programme hosted by Shaun Micallef. The first series premiered at on SBS TV on 10 October 2007 and concluded on 3 December 2007. A second season began on ...
'' (2007–2008) – himself *''
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation ''Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation'' is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef. History Original run The first series ran on Network Ten for 18 epi ...
'' (2009–2012, 2018–2019) – host *''
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'' (2009) – host *''
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'' (2010) – Lachlan *'' Laid'' (2011–2012) – G-Bomb *'' The Bazura Project's Guide To Sinema'' (2011) – MK-Ultra (voice) *''
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'' (2011) – Easty (voice) *''
Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell ''Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell'' is an Australian comedy news television program hosted by Shaun Micallef. The show first aired on ABC at 8:00 pm on Friday, 25 May 2012. The show was named as Most Outstanding Comedy Program at the Logie Awards ...
'' (2012–2022) – host *''
Mr & Mrs Murder ''Mr & Mrs Murder'' is a 13-part Australian crime comedy television series produced by FremantleMedia Australia in association with Bravado Productions. It originally ran on Network Ten on from 20 February to 15 May 2013. The murder mystery ser ...
'' (2013) – Charlie Buchanan *''
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'' (2012, 2014) - Principal *'' Shaun Micallef's Stairway to Heaven'' (2014) - himself *'' The Ex-PM'' (2015-2017) - Andrew Dugdale *'' Shaun Micallef's On The Sauce'' (2020) - himself * Shaun Micallef's Brain Eisteddfod (2022) - himself


Theatre

*'' Boeing Boeing'' (2008) – Bernard *'' Good Evening - Sketches from Dudley Moore and Peter Cook'' (2010) *''
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'' (2016)


Radio shows

*'' Dave and Denise with Shaun Micallef'' on Vega 91.5 FM (2005–2007) *''The Comedy Crystal Set'' – Adelaide University Radio, co-host


Books

*'' Smithereens'' (2004) *''
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'' (2010) *''The President's Desk'' (2014) *''Tales from a Tall Forest'' (2017) *''The Uncollected Plays of Shaun Micallef'' (2018) *''Mad as Hell and Back: Silver Jubilee of Sketches'', co-written with Gary McCaffrie (2019) *''Happily Ever Afterwards: A Tale From a Taller Forest'' (2021) *''Tripping Over Myself'' (2022)


DVD/Audio

* The Micallef Programme s.2 (2004) DVD *The Micallef Pogram s.3 (2005) DVD *The Micallef Program s.1 (2006) DVD *''The Expurgated Micallef Tonight: The Very Best of Shaun Micallef's Short-Lived but Brilliant Tonight Show'' (2008) DVD * ''His Generation'' (2009) CD *Micallef in a Box (2010) - a collection of the above. 4DVD/1CD


Awards


ARIA Music Awards

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(ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the
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AACTA Awards

*2010: AACTA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Television Screencraft (Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation) *2013: AACTA Award for Best Comedy Series (Mad as Hell s.2) *2013: AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy (Mad as Hell s.2) *2015: AACTA Award for Best Comedy Series (Mad as Hell s.3/4) *2016: Logie Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Program (Mad as Hell s.5) *2020: AACTA Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Program (Mad as Hell s.12)


GQ Men of the Year

*2012: ''GQ'' Men of the Year Awards (Comedian of the Year)


Logie Awards

*2000: Logie Awards: Most Outstanding Comedy Program for the Micallef P(r)ogram(me) s.2 *2002: Logie Awards: Most Outstanding Comedy Program for the Micallef P(r)ogram(me) s.3 *2010:
Logie Awards The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...
: Most Popular Presenter (Won);
Gold Logie The Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, commonly referred to simply as the Gold Logie, is an award presented annually at the Australian Logie Awards. The Gold Logie was first awarded at the 2nd Annual TV We ...
(nominated) for ''Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation''


References


External links

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(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Micallef, Shaun 1962 births ARIA Award winners Australian male comedians Australian male film actors Australian people of Irish descent Australian people of Maltese descent Australian solicitors Australian television presenters Comedians from Melbourne Lawyers from Adelaide Living people Logie Award winners People from Williamstown, Victoria Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Adelaide Law School alumni People educated at Sacred Heart College, Adelaide