Line #31 Creator/ShaunMicallef


1	[[quoteright:350: https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lolz3_2748.jpg]]
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

Context Creator / ShaunMicallef