Gary McCaffrie is an Australian television comedy writer and producer, best known for his work on Fast Forward and Full Frontal, and his many collaborations with comedian Shaun Micallef.[1] Most recently he was the creator and co-writer (with Wayne Hope) of Very Small Business (2008).[2]
With Micallef, he created The Micallef Program,[3] which ran for three award-winning seasons (1998-2001), and the BlackJack series of telemovies (2003-) starring Colin Friels.[4] Gary has also contributed to Micallef's other TV projects, including Shaun Micallef's World Around Him (1996), Welcher & Welcher (2003), Micallef Tonight (2003) and Newstopia (2007-08). Among his other writing credits are The Games, skitHOUSE, Comedy Inc. and BackBerner.[5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Credit | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Upper Middle Bogan | Writer | 2 episodes | |
| 2012-2013 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | Talkback Caller | Uncredited role; 22 episodes | |
| 2010-2011 | A Quiet Word With ... | Director | Himself | 4 episodes |
| 2010-2012 | Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation | Writer | 40 episodes | |
| 2009 | Shaun Micallef's New Year's Rave | |||
| TV Burp | 7 episodes | |||
| Double Take | 11 episodes | |||
| 2008 | Very Small Business | Creator, Writer & Associate Producer | 7 episodes | |
| 2007-2008 | Newstopia | Writer | 30 episodes | |
| 2007 | The Librarians | Associate producer & Script Editor | 7 episodes | |
| The Wedge | Writer | 22 episodes | ||
| 2005-2007 | Comedy Inc. | Writer | 58 episodes | |
| 2003 | Bad Eggs | Video United Director | Feature film | |
| Micallef Tonight | Writer | 13 episodes | ||
| BlackJack | Writer & Associate Producer | TV movie | ||
| Welcher & Welcher | Writer | Biscuit-Craving Lawyer | 2 episodes | |
| 2003-2004 | Skithouse | Various episodes | ||
| 2002 | Flipside | 7 episodes | ||
| 2001 | 43rd TV Week Logie Awards | |||
| 1999-2002 | BackBerner | Writer & Segment Producer | Various episodes | |
| 1998-1999 | Totally Full Frontal | Writer | 15 episodes | |
| 1998-2001 | The Micallef Program | Writer, producer & Script Editor | Various characters | 23 episodes |
| 1996 | Shaun Micallef's World Around Him | Writer & producer | TV movie | |
| 1994 | Jimeoin | Writer | 15 episodes | |
| 1993-1997 | Full Frontal | Writer & producer | 114 episodes | |
| 1992 | Bligh | Writer | The Slap of the Writ (#1.9) | |
| 1990-1992 | Fast Forward | 56 episodes | ||
| 1990-1993 | Tonight Live with Steve Vizard | Various episodes |
References
edit- ^ Molitorisz, Sacha (5 February 2003). "A man for all networks". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ Low, Lenny Ann (2 September 2008). "Very Small Business". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ Hassall, Greg (22 June 2009). "Talking 'bout regeneration". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ Enker, Debi (4 November 2004). "BlackJack". The Age. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ "Gary McCaffrie". IMDB. Retrieved 22 April 2010.