Timothy Dorcen Langbene Ferguson is an Australian comedian, film director, screenwriter, author and screenwriting teacher.

Early life and education

Timothy Dorcen Langbene Ferguson grew up in

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, and later on a rural property near the town of Perthville,

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. He is the son of Tony Ferguson, who was a

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correspondent, the first reporter to release news of the

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to the world media. Tony became executive producer of ''

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'' and ''

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'' at the

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, and network liaison for the ABC's managing director, David Hill. Tim spent three years at

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, before moving to

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, where he attended the radical free-school School Without Walls and

Narrabundah College Narrabundah College is a government college that teaches the last two years of secondary education in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It was the first school in Australia to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB), starting the progr ...

Early career

Ferguson’s first major appearance was as a member of the musical comedy trio

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, along with

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and

Paul McDermott Paul Anthony Michael McDermott (born 13 May 1962) is an Australian entertainer, best known both for ''Good News Week'' and for his role as a member of the musical comedy group the Doug Anthony All Stars. He has frequently appeared at the Melb ...

, on the UK

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television show ''

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'', '' Viva Cabaret'', 'DAAS Love' (BBC), where they quickly gained a following. DAAS starred in Australian comedy television show, ''

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''. This was soon followed by their sci-fi sitcom ''

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''. In 1995–96, Ferguson appeared in ''

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'' on

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. He hosted the

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-winning series ''

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'' on the

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. Ferguson's novel, ''Left, Right and Centre: A Tale of Greed, Sex and Power'' was published by Penguin in 1997. Ferguson starred in Australian commercials advertising the video game console

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. He co-wrote and hosted eight series and twelve one-hour specials of his comedy clip show '' Unreal TV''. He was creator, co-writer and co-producer of the sitcom ''

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'' with

Marc Gracie Marc Gracie is an Australian writer, producer and director of films and television, best known for his work in the comedy field. In 2009 he won the 2009 Melbourne Underground Film Festival Best Director award for The Tumbler. He directed the or ...

and Chris Thompson. Ferguson wrote a comedic alternative to the

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Preamble, published by ''

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'' in 1999, ending with the words "We are girt by sea and pissed by lunchtime. And even though we might seem a racist, closed-minded, sports-obsessed little People, at least we’re better than the Kiwis. Now bugger off, we’re sleeping".

2000 onwards

Film

Ferguson is co-director (with

) of the feature film ''

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''. ''Spin Out'' is a romantic comedy based at a

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. Ferguson co-wrote the movie with Edwina Exton. Producers: Marc Gracie & David Redman. ''Spin Out'' follows a slow-burning attraction between two long-time friends, Billy (

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) and Lucy ( Morgan Griffin). The movie is based at a Ute Muster and B&S Ball. ''Spin Out'' was shot in

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in August 2015. Sony Pictures Releasing, which has worldwide rights, released the film in cinemas in 2016. In 2017, Ferguson co-wrote the feature film ''

The BBQ ''The BBQ'' is a 2018 Australian comedy film written and directed by Stephen Amis. Starring Shane Jacobson, Magda Szubanski, Julia Zemiro, Nicholas Hammond, and Manu Feildel. It was filmed at Albury, New South Wales. ''My Kitchen Rules'' co-ho ...

'' starring

Shane Jacobson Shane Jacobson (born 18 March 1970) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and comedian, best known as the "Dunny Man" for his performances as the eponymous character Kenny Smyth, a plumber working for a portable toilet rental company, in the ...

Julia Zemiro Julia Zemiro () (born 14 April 1967) is a French-born Australian television presenter, radio host, actress, singer, writer and comedian. She is best known as the host of the music quiz and live performance show '' RocKwiz''. Zemiro is a fluent ...

and

Magda Szubanski Magdalene Mary Therese Szubanski ( ; born 12 April 1961) is an Australian comedy actress, author, singer and LGBT rights advocate. She performed in ''Fast Forward'', '' Kath & Kim'' as Sharon Strzelecki and in the films ''Babe'' (1995) and ' ...

. He starred as himself in the movie ''

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'' with

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and

Emily Taheny Emily Taheny (born 1978) is an Australian comedian, television actress and singer known for her multiple appearances on the sketch comedy television series '' Comedy Inc.'' from 2003 through 2007, her role as "Kat" on the 2009 series '' The Jest ...

. He appeared in the movie ''

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'' as the magician David Cockerfield and in multiple seasons of '' Fat Pizza: Back in Business'' as Julian Bousage.

Comedy

In 2021, Ferguson launched the standup comedy sho
Smashing Life - Motivation For Idiots
at

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. In 2018/21, Ferguson launched his record-breaking live solo show
Fast Life On Wheels
. He toured Australia to sell-out festival theatres, raising awareness for employment and housing for people with disabilities. The show continues to tour US, UK in 2022. In 2014, Ferguson joined Paul McDermott and

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to reform the Doug Anthony All Stars with Livingston replacing

as the group's guitarist. DAAS won the Edinburgh Festival Spirit Of The Fringe Award in 2016. DAAS performed sell-out Edinburgh Festival and London seasons at Soho Theatre & the Shepherds Bush Empire in 2016–17. Ferguson still tours internationally with the reformed

Doug Anthony Allstars The Doug Anthony All Stars (or Doug Anthony Allstars, DAAS, D.A.A.S. or stylised as D⋆A†A☭S) were an Australian musical comedy, alternative rock and vocal group who initially performed together between 1984 and 1994. The group were an aco ...

(DAAS). He played the role of Frankenfurter in the long-running ''

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'', directed by Nigel Triffit. In 2014, Ferguson teamed up with Maynard to start a podcast named ''Bunga Bunga''. Bunga Bunga won the Castaway Best Comedy Podcast Award in 2017. In 2012 he toured his live standup comedy show "Carry a Big Stick", featuring tales and songs from his life on the 'comedy warpath'. The title alludes to his experiencing

multiple sclerosis Multiple (cerebral) sclerosis (MS), also known as encephalomyelitis disseminata or disseminated sclerosis, is the most common demyelinating disease, in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. This d ...

, and the need to use a walking stick.

Teaching

From 2016 until 2018, Ferguson taught comedy screenwriting at

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(NYU Sydney). He has also taught comedy screenwriting at the

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and Sydney Film School. Ferguson was a sessional lecturer in Screenwriting and Writing TV Comedy at

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, the

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(AFTRS).

Writing/producing

Ferguson published
The Cheeky Monkey-Writing Narrative Comedy
' (published by Currency Press), a comedy writing manual for screenwriters, playwrights, and authors. The book offers "a revolutionary approach to comedy writing" and features methods for comic story & character development. Ferguson write
The Ferguson Report
a weekly satirical column in The New Daily newspaper with over 1.7 million subscribers. Ferguson was Series Script Editor for the ABCTV sitcom '' Ricketts Lane'' starring

Sammy J Samuel Jonathan McMillan (born 2 July 1983) is an Australian musical comedy, musical comedian, satirist, writer and radio presenter who performs under the stage name Sammy J. He embraces a variety of media in his comedy, including the use of vid ...

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. He produced and co-wrote the orchestral performance piece Billie & The Dinosaurs with Chris Thompson & composer Geoff Willis. Its premiere performance was at

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in 2017. Subsequent shows and tours, produced by Marc Gracie, are ongoing. In 2017, Ferguson co-wrote the feature film ''

'' starring

and

. Ferguson's autobiography
Carry a Big Stick: A Life of Laughter, Friendship and MS
' was published by Hachette in September 2013. It features the stories of his childhood, life as an international touring comedian, network TV celebrity, comedy feature film & sitcom writer, and comedy screenwriting lecturer. It also presents him with a way of overcoming the challenges of multiple sclerosis (MS). In 2001, Ferguson branched out into production when he created the TV1 comedy series ''

''. In 2003, he hosted a talk-back radio show on 3AK and hosted Big Brother Australia 2003's '' Big Brother The Insider''. In 2010, Ferguson was executive producer with Marc Gracie, writer and host of the independent tonight show
WTF – With Tim Ferguson
' on

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. ''WTF'' is directed by

('' Full Frontal'', '' Unreal TV''). Ferguson was script producer for the AWGIE-nominated web series
Forgettherules
'. He co-wrote and hosted eight series and multiple one-hour specials of

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's '' Unreal TV'' and

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's long-running sci-fi fan-show '' Space Cadets''.

Art

Ferguson's artworks (known as "Tim Awt") were featured in his Sydney exhibition in January 2018, curated by Australian art legend, Damien Minton. He held an exhibition in Sydney 2021 with a TV host, comedian, and artist

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. Ferguson's works have toured extensively and appeared in publications in Australia and Britain.

Other roles

Ferguson is Ambassador for The Human Rights Commission for Disability and Ambassador for IncludeAbility, a resource for employers and people with disability. He is a patron of MS Australia, and an ambassador for Pandis, a not-for-profit initiative investigating environmental pathogenic microbes in chronic disease. He is patron of Music for Canberra, an organisation supporting Canberra's music education and performance. DAAS Warsong 2014

Personal life

Ferguson announced on an episode of ''

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'' in 2010 that he has

(MS), which required him to occasionally use a walking cane.Allstar To Class Act
, ''The Weekly Review'', 10 June 2010 Ferguson has experienced MS symptoms since the age of 19. His show at the 2012

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was called "Carry a Big Stick", an allusion to his MS.Finding humour in living with MS

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, 28 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012 Ferguson's condition has since progressed further and he now uses a wheelchair. He owns the third largest

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toy collection in the southern hemisphere. On 22 March 2017, Ferguson featured on ''

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'', with host

taking him on a tour of his childhood home and schools in Bathurst and Canberra. In December 2017, Ferguson and co-host Maynard recorded a live charity show of their Castaway Award-winning podcast, 'Bunga Bunga', called 'A Very Bunga Christmas' to a huge crowd of fans at the Harold Park Hotel in Sydney. He has spoken out for young Australians with MS and other disabilities living in aged care. He campaigns to arrange more appropriate options for them. In 2017, Ferguson hosted the South West Disability Expo, helping thousands of South West Sydney residents with disabilities gain greater control over their lives and engage the most suitable services in their area to meet their individual needs. Ferguson supports the Summer Foundation (Building Better Lives). Established in 2006, the key aim of the Summer Foundation is to change human service policy and practice related to young people in nursing homes. In 2021, Ferguson became a leading campaigner for Building Better Homes, an initiative for a national building code of mandatory

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standards. The campaign was successful in creating new building codes nationwide. His work fundraising and raising awareness is ongoing for

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cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sensa ...

and

acquired brain injury Acquired brain injury (ABI) is brain damage caused by events after birth, rather than as part of a genetic or congenital disorder such as fetal alcohol syndrome, perinatal illness or perinatal hypoxia. ABI can result in cognitive, physical, ...

conditions. Ferguson hosts the Uniting Church podcast featuring people with disabilities including

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vision impairment Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment� ...

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and

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. In February 2018, Ferguson apologised via his management to TV critic Candace Sutton for a series of abusive letters containing numerous rude remarks, faxed to her in 1990, with cartoons drawn by him. Ferguson launched the MS Australia Connections Hub in May 2020. The online hub provides people with MS, their families and carers with tips and advice for living with the condition. People are invited to add their own perspectives and tips on the website. Ferguson's lighthearted tips are featured, including "Physio, Physio, Physio, chocolate and Physio!" and "Homeopathy is not a thing". Ferguson regularly speaks at public and corporate events about disability, housing, social services, and health at events. His most regular keynote speech themes are inclusivity, positivity, and overcoming challenges.

Political candidacy

In the

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, Ferguson stood as an independent candidate for the seat of Kooyong, against the Leader of the Opposition,

Andrew Peacock Andrew Sharp Peacock (13 February 193916 April 2021) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He served as a cabinet minister and went on to become leader of the Liberal Party on two occasions (1983–1985 and 1989–1990), leading the par ...

. Following a "Vote For Tim" campaign conducted by the Allstars on ''The Big Gig'', he gained 3.7% of the vote.Results for Kooyong
On the ABC's ''Q&A'' program on 4 May 2013, Ferguson announced his candidacy for the

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in the

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. He said that he would have no policies and that he wanted someone for whom he could vote. Ferguson nominated for the Senate for New South Wales, as a member of the Senator Online party.

References

External links

Cheeky Monkey Comedy Website
* *
"The Cheeky Monkey – Writing Narrative Comedy" Currency Press

"With Tim Ferguson" TV show blog

International Comedians debate "The Cheeky Monkey – Writing Narrative Comedy"
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