Tripping Over Myself

After almost three decades on Australian screens, Shaun Micallef has become a cultural icon. From quiet beginnings in suburban Adelaide – an ideal place for a young boy to hone a gift for the surreal – to national stardom, his path has been an unexpected one. Micallef talks to Jon Faine about his successes, his failures, and his abiding love of comedy.

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Jon Faine is an award-winning journalist who, until October 2019, hosted the morning broadcast for ABC Radio in Melbourne for more than twenty years. He regularly contributes to major newspapers with opinion pieces and has been nominated for three Walkley awards. Apollo & Thelma: A True Tall Tale is his second book.

Shaun Micallef is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, producer and author. After a decade of practising law, Micallef threw it all away for a life in comedy. Since 1994 he has graced Australian TV screens in shows such as Full Frontal and Sea Change, Thank God You’re Here and Talkin’ Bout Your Generation and his own shows - the Micallef P(r)ogram(me), Micallef Tonight, Newstopia and Mad as Hell for the last fourteen seasons. He has received Logies, AFIs, AACTAs and an Aria. He’s also written six books, including his recent memoir Tripping Over Myself.

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