John Clarke
Birthday: 1948-07-29
Place of Birth: Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
Biography: CLARKE, John, Dip Lid, PhD in Cattle (Oxen). Advisor and comforter to various governments. Born 1948. Educ. subsequently. Travelled extensively throughout Holy Lands, then left New Zealand for Europe. Stationed in London 1971-73. Escaped (decorated). Rejoined unit. Arrived Australia 1977. Held positions with ABC radio (Sckd), ABC Television (Dfnct), Various newspapers (Dcd), and Aust Film Industry (Fkd). Currently a freelance expert specialising in matters of a general character. Recreations: Whistling. Address: C/– the people next door. Or just pop it inside the door of the fusebox. Should be back Friday.
Movies
Roy Hollsdotter Live
Roy Höllsdotter (Darren Casey) is a stand-up comedian in his late 30s making an adequate living as a...
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Les Patterson Saves the World
Fat middle aged 24/7 drunkard Les Patterson represents Australia at the UN where his fart literally ...
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Never Say Die
Investigative journalist Alf Winters (Morrison), meets his American girlfriend, Melissa Jones (Eilba...
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Tom's Dairy
1981. A summertime day in the life of a Samoan kid in West Auckland touches on wider conflict and gr...
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On Borrowed Time
Auteur filmmaker Paul Cox contemplates his own mortality and his life's work as he wits for a life s...
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The Dagg Sea Scrolls
Documentary by John Clarke about his greatest creation - Fred Dagg....
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A Month of Sundays
Frank Mollard, divorced but still attached, can't move on and also can't sell a house in a property ...
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The Brush-Off
The political adviser to Australia's Minister of the Arts investigates the suspicious death of a dis...
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Crackerjack
When dwindling membership and increasing overheads makes a local bowling club a prime candidate for ...
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Death in Brunswick
A reserved man in need of a job, Carl Fitzgerald finds employment at a Greek restaurant. Upon meetin...
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Blood Oath
On an obscure Pacific Island just north of Australia, the Japanese Empire has operated a prisoner of...
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Those Dear Departed
A disturbed woman murders her husband, and others, so that she can be haunted by their "wronged" spi...
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Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
Featuring the characters from Murray Ball's "Footrot Flats" (New Zealands most beloved local cartoon...
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Clarke and Dawe: The Full Catastrophe
Since 1989, before many of you were born, John Clarke and Bryan Dawe have broadcast a weekly intervi...
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The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Barry McKenzie sets off for England with his aunt, Edna Everage, to advance his cultural education. ...
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Wild Man
The story of two itinerant con men, the Wild Man and the Colonel, who operate on the West Coast gold...
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The Sounds of Aus
The Sounds of Aus tells the story of the Australian accent: how it came about, how it has evolved ov...
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Dagg Day Afternoon
A series of sketches about Kiwi extraordinaire Fred Dagg's secret mission to find a "bionic sheep" ...
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Lonely Hearts
In this offbeat comedy, an unlikely romance develops between a flamboyant, middle-aged piano tuner a...
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Who Laughs Last?
This Artsville documentary profiles Roger Hall, New Zealand’s most successful playwright. Three deca...
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But Also John Clarke
For over 40 years, the iconic John Clarke tickled the funny bones of Australian and New Zealand audi...
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