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Satire in Political Commentary
Prof Ross Fitzgerald + Antony Funnell
Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland
Comedy/Satire / Politics
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#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Antony Funnell, Ross Fitzgerald, Ian McFadyen.
Chair: Steve Austin
#Artists
Prof Ross Fitzgerald
Professor Ross Fitzgerald AM is a noted historian, political commentator, columnist for The Australian newspaper and the author of 40 books, including a memoir My Name Is Ross: An Alcoholic’s Journey.
Professor Fitzgerald is also co-author of the sexual/political satires So Far, So Good: An Entertainment and Going Out Backwards: A Grafton Everest Adventure, which was shortlisted for the 2017 Russell Prize for Humour Writing.
Antony Funnell
Antony Funnell is a Walkley Award winning journalist and broadcaster. He is the author of several books including the non-fiction work The Future and Related Nonsense (Harper Collins) and the satirical novel So Far, So Good (Hybrid). Antony is the presenter of the Future Tense podcast/programme on ABC Radio National.
#Special Guest
Ian McFadyen
Ian McFadyen is a writer, actor, director, producer, teacher, essayist and painter. His books include Mind Wars: the Battle for your Brain and the Grafton Everest satire Going Out Backwards: A Grafton Everest Adventure, which was shortlisted for the 2017 Russell Prize for Humour Writing.
Ian has written for film and television and the stage. He was the creator and producer of The Comedy Company, one of Australia’s highest ever rating comedy series and for which he won two Logie Awards.
#Moderator
Steve Austin
Steve has presented programs for ABC Radio & Television for thirty years. He has focused primarily on public affairs with a political bent. An interest in Art and what it says about the artist and the audience he believes that Brisbane writer Melissa Lukashenko got it right when she wrote “the audience gives us their trust & we give them new eyes”. Steve aims to approach public affairs from a different angle and draw out the unexpected from guests. He has interviewed every Australian Prime Minister from John Howard to the Present day. He declines to interview celebrities as they tend to be predictable whilst the interesting stories come from unexpected people.
