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2 | [[caption-width-right:350: "That was Randy Twiss, dressed as Quasimodo, changing a car tyre, singing the Lord's Prayer."]] |
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4 | ->''"Like a stuttering owl with laryngitis, I couldn't give two hoots."'' |
5 | -->--''The Man Himself'' |
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7 | Shawn Patrick Micellef (born 18 July, 1962 in Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian actor and writer of TV shows ''Series/TheMicallefProgram'', Micallef Tonight, and ''[=NEWStopia=]'', host of ''Series/TalkinBoutYourGeneration'' and ''Series/ShaunMicallefsMadAsHell'' along with starring in and producing ''Series/MrAndMrsMurder''. Australia's answer to Stephen Fry, he makes frequent use of wordplay, non-sequiturs and subversion of audience expectations. |
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9 | Though initially keeper of a small but loyal fanbase, he has in more recent years risen to the public attention in Australia. |
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11 | With his frequent collaborators, his roles typically involve him assuming the role of 'Shaun Micallef' (quite successfully), a pompous and self-obsessed man who is a satire of whatever role he is taking on at the time. This is however not a case of [[AdamWesting Adam Westing]] because Shaun isn't widely believed to be like the Micallef character. |
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13 | He is also known as an actor, having starred in the short lived ''Series/WelcherAndWelcher'' series, the final series of ''Series/SeaChange'', ''Series/MrAndMrsMurder'', as well as several films. He also had two cameos in ''Series/Danger5''. |
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15 | His first novella, Preincarnate, was published in 2010. It stars Tom Cruise, Oliver Cromwell, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, Jack the Ripper, and the Loch Ness Monster. |
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17 | !!Provides examples of |
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19 | * CatchPhrase |
20 | ** "Freak me sideways" |
21 | ** "See you in the monkey-house, Australia." |
22 | ** "Ja hasrah, and goodnight." |
23 | ** "Thank you, Verity." |
24 | * AuthorAppeal: Shaun is a big fan of classic cinema, and his skits and writing frequently features references and homages to Creator/CharlieChaplin, Creator/FredAstaire, the Creator/MarxBrothers and similar entertainers. |
25 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: His [[https://twitter.com/shaunmicallef Twitter posts]] can be a bit...weird. |
26 | * TheComicallySerious: ''Mad as Hell'' and ''Newstopia'' being standout examples. |
27 | * DeadpanSnarker |
28 | * LargeHam: His alter egos Milo Kerrigan and [=David McGhan=] |
29 | * {{Metaphorgotten}} |
30 | * PrecisionFStrike |
31 | * ScrewedByTheNetwork |
32 | ** ''Micallef Tonight'' was cancelled shortly after being renewed for 20 episodes. |
33 | * SilverFox: He could give Creator/GeorgeClooney a run for his money. |
34 | * SophisticatedAsHell: Just listen to him talk about any bureaucratic issue. He'll make the whole thing sound insanely convoluted before arriving at a point far more reasonable than what his guest is trying to raise. |
35 | * StylisticSuck: The Roger Explosion shorts manage to invoke Murphy's Law to the nth degree. David [=McGhan=] forgets lines (when he's not accidentally reading other people's lines), can't emote, misses cues and wears garish makeup. |
36 | * TakeThat |
37 | * TheUnpronounceable |
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