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In the News (Tue 14 Feb 12)

  
  - The Age Online
Micallef is skilled at "foxing the audience": lulling viewers into thinking they're watching a pleasant, perhaps even sedate, suburban solicitor and then striking with a gag, or a sequence of slapstick, that flabbergasts.
As Micallef prepares for his debut, without the comfort of a character to conceal him, he says with a dry laugh, "I suspect I'll look like I always look, which is like a former solicitor who's slightly uncomfortable but who's getting on with it." But he's also appreciative of the opportunity to try something new.
Now Micallef, a husband and father of three boys aged five, two-and-a-half, and five months, a man who by his own admission is accustomed to being in bed by 9.30pm, will be working in a studio, at night, and possibly in a suit.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/05/08/1052280372403.html   (2078 words)

  
 The Micallef Program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Micallef Program (also known as The Micallef Programme in its second season, The Micallef Pogram in its third season, and The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) as an umbrella title for the DVDs) was an Australian sketch comedy TV series hosted by Shaun Micallef that ran from 1998 to 2001 on ABC TV.
To balance this out, however, Micallef tended to play shabby and frequently crazy "low status" characters in the sketches, and was himself frequently humiliated by the other members of the cast.
Micallef made light of this by putting several sketches in his book Smithereens that ended with Dunlop entering in a dress.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Micallef_Program   (736 words)

  
 dBmagazine.com.au
Micallef, meanwhile, had about three sketches in the whole series that were merely wry-smile funny.
The rest, dear reader, is pants-wettingly hilarious and I had been counting the days until this two-disc set landed in my hands.
Micallef is damned funny on his own, but he was also blessed by a sharp writing partner in Gary McCaffrie and a dream ensemble cast of Roz Hammond, Wayne Hope and fellow 'Full Frontal' refugee and regular foil Francis Greenslade.
www.dbmagazine.com.au /340/dv-TheMicallefProgramme.shtml   (137 words)

  
 A man for all networks - smh.com.au
Outside the weather is performing its usual chameleon act, while inside Micallef is performing a chameleon act of his own, switching between the roles of writer, producer and star.
He walked on for a program where he had one of the biggest television audiences of the year and gauged what would and wouldn't work.
The interplay between the pompous lawyer Quentin Welcher (Micallef) and his good-samaritan wife (Robyn Butler) is engaging; Francis Greenslade's character, a low-life sleaze, is hilarious; and the machinations of the Welcher & Welcher practice - with bumbling painters, anguished articled clerks and an incompetent IT expert (Santo Cilauro) - are oddly plausible.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/02/04/1044318605505.html   (1716 words)

  
 The Micallef Programme Series Trois : DVD Reviews : Web Wombat
Quite simply one of the most intelligently funny people on the box today - Shaun Micallef presents, co-writes and performs with immaculate ease and a good dose of quirkiness in what was the third and final series of his ABC television sketch comedy show "The Micallef P(r)ogram(me)" which ran from 1998-2001.
A mixture of traditional live pieces mixed with pre-recorded skits, Micallef turns the formula for Australian sketch comedy on its head with non-stop zaniness, rightfully comparable to his obvious influence "Monty Python".
Micallef found the perfect vehicle for his collection of rubbery faces, satire and his favourite character: the idiot variety show host in this series, which later was greeted with less fanfare during his short lived - yet underrated - Channel 9 tonight show in 2003.
www.webwombat.com /entertainment/dvds/micallef-series-3.htm   (418 words)

  
 Micallef's Online World: The Micallef Program Pogram Programme
FilmInk in honour of the DVD release of The Micallef Programme (the second season; the first season was entitled The Micallef Program and the third, The Micallef Pogram).
SHAUN MICALLEF: The reason we picked that one is because we’re a bit more sure-footed in that second season than we were in the first season, and it’s probably a bit more accessible than the third season, which was getting a bit strange by that stage.
SHAUN MICALLEF: Even when I was practicing, I was still doing cabaret shows with Francis Greenslade, I was writing for radio – for SAFM in Adelaide, which was part of the Austereo set-up – and I also started writing for Glynn Nicholas on The Big Gig.
www.shaunmicallef.com /articles/filminkromeo.html   (2262 words)

  
 Micallef Part of Olympic Tradition - Region 1 Action Line
As part of the UAW-GM “The Team Behind the Team 2002 Torchbearer” program, Micallef was nominated by fellow co-worker Irving L. Bevelle, who stated his life was touched by Anthony’s dedication--on the job, at home and in the community.
On Jan. 6, Micallef carried the torch in Lansing, the State capitol of Michigan.
In order for his fellow co-workers to be able to join in on the excitement of the celebration, a re-creation of the historic running of the torch was held three days later at the technical center site.
www.uaw.org /solidarity/rnews/02/q1/r1/r1q1_5.cfm   (268 words)

  
 Ovations - Shaun Micallef   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Best known for his Logie Award winning show The Micallef Program, a seven part character based sketch show interspersed with interviews, infomericals and razor edged satire, Shaun's appeal lies in his lawyer persona.
In 1993 after ten years working as a solicitor, Micallef quit his job and moved to Melbourne to pursue his dream of writing comedy.
Micallef's absurd comedy delivered with his deep newsreader voice, uptight lawyer looks and deadpan delivery is guaranteed to make any audience laugh.
www.ovations.com.au /bios/ShaunMicallef.shtml   (292 words)

  
 CANOE -- JAM! - Animator finds film long, drawn-out job
Ever since he visited Disney World as a youth and finagled an inspirational tour of the animation department, Micallef knew that drawing images with pencil and paper was his art.
Micallef attended Regina Mundi high school and spent a year in UWO's visual arts program before switching to the three-year classical animation program at Sheridan College in Oakville.
Micallef has already been to the premieres of the film in Montreal and Toronto, but he returned to London this week to publicly view Osmosis Jones with his family.
jam.canoe.ca /Movies/Artists/M/Micallef_Kevin/2001/08/15/pf-760283.html   (647 words)

  
 Australian Soccer Referees Federation NSW - Home
It was an amazing experience from the moment the delegation arrived in Italy and were greeted at the airport and whisked away to the hotel by the official Hyundai motorcade with "Delegazioni Arbitri Australiani" printed along the side of each vehicle.
The program launched by the ASRF NSW Division in 2004, is currently regarded as the premier refereeing development program in Australia and is the pinnacle event on the ASRF calendar.
In its current form, the program provides 5 talented referees from Sydney the oppotunity to travel to Italy and officiate on a number of quality matches.
www.asrfnsw.com.au   (319 words)

  
 Attitude Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
His last TV success was with The Micallef Program which later became The Micallef Programme for the second series after a letter to the ABC from a viewer informed him of the misspelling of programme.
When The Micallef Program aired in 1998 on the ABC he was able to take full control (with forever co-writer Gary McCaffrie) and was finally able to show off his unique brand of comedy.
For those who are not familiar with Shaun Micallef or for those who had forgotten about him after his year-long absence, now's the time to get exposed (or re-exposed) to his humour.
attitude.themercury.news.com.au /archivefeatures.htm   (3418 words)

  
 Homeless Tracking Program Set to Debut in Berkeley MATTHEW ARTZ / Berkeley Daily Planet 7sep04   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The program’s mission is to get sound data on the number of homeless nationwide, analyze patterns of use and study the effectiveness of homeless care providers.
But with the city scheduled to begin the program as early as the end of the month and no later than February, not everyone is fully on board.
On the plus side, Micallef said, when the system is fully implemented the city would better understand the nature and extent of homelessness.
www.mindfully.org /Reform/2004/Homeless-HMIS-Tracking7sep04.htm   (693 words)

  
 Shaun Micallef : Media, Humour, Entertainment, Compere, Comedy
Best known for his Logie Award winning show The Micallef Program, a seven part character based sketch show interspersed with interviews, infomericals and razor edged satire, Shaun Micallef's appeal lies in his lawyer persona.
During this time Shaun Micallef created such memorable characters as Milo Kerrigan (the all- purpose expert), documentary presenter David McGann, Roger Explosion, Nobby Doldrums and Fabio: The Most Beautiful Man in the World.
Shaun Micallef has written plays for the Magpie Theatre Company (Melbourne) including Prince of Numbskills (1992), The Mystery Play (1993) and Oops I'm a Nazi adapted from David Greason's book I Was a Teenage Fascist.
www.celebrityspeakers.com.au /brspeaker_bio.asp?Speaker_Index_Text=181   (352 words)

  
 The Rubber Chicken | FIGHT THE POWER!!! - Micallef Tonight Madness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Micallef's irreverent comedy stylings have made him an idol for The Rubber Chicken's Australian writers.
His sketch shows The Micallef Program, The Micallef Programme and The Micallef Pogram are eerily close to the sort of show we would make if we actually had talent.
While he managed to keep the show interesting (his co-host stole Delta Goodream's shoes from under the piano while she performed, and fictitious viewers often rang up during interviews to ask completely unrelated questions), the lack of creative control was clearly cramping his style.
www.n-chicken.net /tomfoolery/micallef.shtml   (873 words)

  
 Drug Policy Alliance: Safe Injection Facilities: Should Victoria Have a SIF Pilot-Trial?
As has been argued in other discussion papers that have looked at this issue, if a pilot program is set up, then in order for this to be successful it is better that this is done in a number of sites rather than being concentrated in one municipality.
Mr Micallef is also a member of the Springvale Drug Strategies and Assessment Committee (the local drug action group) and a member of its after-hours sports program sub-committee.
Mr Micallef has participated in numerous forums, seminars and public meetings that have looked at the drug problem in areas like Springvale, and has hosted visits by international experts that have addressed public meetings on specific drug issues and in particular assessment of alternate drug strategies.
www.lindesmith.org /library/micallef2.cfm   (3750 words)

  
 Hoot quotient on a rare high | Features | The Australian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Although the pretext has been the cancellation of ABC TV's comedy panel program The Glass House after a five-year run, that is only the occasion and not the cause of the criticism.
Indeed, in the past decade it has become official doctrine among most media commentators that Australian TV comedy is in a parlous state.
Or that The Micallef Program, which has come to be regarded as perhaps the single funniest Australian sketch show, drew negligible audiences on its initial run.
www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,20695964-28737,00.html   (750 words)

  
 Form 3
When explaining why you need buffering when printing I expected you to mention that the printer is slower than the CPU so that buffering frees the CPU for further processing whilst the CPU is printing.
You had to produce a program which gives the user a list of options (of course a series of writeln commands were involved here)
You did not include comments in { } to explain what the program is doing.
schoolnet.gov.mt /micallef/Form3_annual03.htm   (713 words)

  
 Shaun Micallef - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shaun Patrick Micallef (born 18 July 1962, in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian comedian of Maltese descent.
This led to his own 1996 special Shaun Micallef's World Around Him and three seasons of the award-winning The Micallef Program (1998-2001), which he co-wrote and produced with long-time writing partner Gary McCaffrie.
The Micallef Program featured comedy skits such as Meatboy and the Annual Convention for Claustrophobics.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shaun_Micallef   (560 words)

  
 Inside Film Magazine // Press   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Shaun Micallef returns to the familiar territory of the law in his new comedy series, Welcher and Welcher, filming for which begins today for ABC TV.
Nine had nine programs in the national top 20, Ten and the ABC had one program each in top 20 national rankings.
The most-watched program on Seven was ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT which continues to be a regular entry in the top 10 national rankings.À ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT took 4th place in the rankings with 1,733,347 viewers.
www.if.com.au /Press/2002/10/07.html   (1067 words)

  
 Shaun Micallef - Saxton Speaker Bureau - Speaker Details
South Australian born Shaun Micallef studied law at Adelaide University and was heavily involved in the University Footlights drama group.
In 1998, Shaun debuted on the ABC with The Micallef Programme.
The following year, he filmed the final series of The Micallef Program and hosted the 2001 TV Week Logie Awards.
www.saxton.com.au /default.asp?sd8=1442   (232 words)

  
 resist the neo-con empire - Quotes from Shaun Micallef and Co.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The computers were not insured because the school could not afford the insurance premiums.
Francis: True or false: in Ancient Egypt, the ant was often accidentally crushed underfoot because it was so tiny and quite difficult to see.
Accepting the Most Outstanding Comedy Program award for the Micallef Pogram, 2002: "Last time I won this award I thanked Jesus Christ and I copped some flak for that, so this year I would like to thank Satan the Prince of Darkness."
www.resist.com.au /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4481   (3024 words)

  
 BenFolds.org - GUMBY
I loved Myron (Shaun Micallef's rather hilarious, albeit amateur attempt at clay animation).
i had the whole micallef program/me/pogram on tape, but my sister taped over it.
micallef was the greatest sketch/thingy in the history of australian comedy.
www.benfolds.org /forum/6475   (1046 words)

  
 The Honourable Wally Norman
Kevin Harrington, Shaun Micallef, Rosalind Hamilton and Greig Pickaver
Harrington, known for his recurring role as the laconic Kev in Seachange, and the parochial scientist in The Dish, is likeable as well-meaning Wally, the aspiring politician with a faint-inducing fear of public speaking, traipsing around town with his beloved pet goat Carmen.
But sadly, the film fails to hit the mark, feeling as if it’s running a pinch too slowly, and the audience is left waiting for the expected to happen instead of being entertained by the twists of political pandering and manoeuvring.
www.theblurb.com.au /Issue35/WallyNorman.htm   (629 words)

  
 Sketch comedy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Notable television sketch comedy shows include Saturday Night Live SCTV the Upright Citizens Brigade and Mr.
Sketch comedy has its origins in vaudeville and music hall where a large number of brief humorous acts were strung together to form larger program.
In England it moved to with such shows as ITMA and then television with such shows Monty Python and Not the Nine O'clock News.
www.freeglossary.com /Sketch_comedy   (585 words)

  
 Shaun Micallef   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Shaun Micallef's World Around Him (1996) (TV) (written by)
Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Shaun Micallef
Find where Shaun Micallef is credited alongside another name
www.imdb.com /name/nm0584017   (332 words)

  
 vega 91.5 --- vega variety --- Melbourne FM Radio Station featuring Dave and Denise with Shaun Micallef, Francis Leach, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
You'll now be able to catch Dave, one of Melbourne's most popular live comics, and Denise with Shaun Micallef from 6am.
Scotty has always been one of the most highly regarded comedians in the country, but now in her fifties with a couple of teenage kids she is experiencing resurgence in popularity.
Shaun Micallef's name has become synonymous with outstanding Australian entertainment having appeared in numerous TV programs, films and plays.
www.vega915.com.au /programs/shaunbeverleydenise/index.aspx   (674 words)

  
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She said she was proud to be nominated for the award for her part as Laura, which she described as "a gem of a role".
This was the third Golden Logie in a row for Lisa.
For the first time in history (41 years) the Logie for Most Outstanding Actor was won by 2 actors: Tony Martin (Wildside) and David Wenham (Seachange).
www.fortunecity.com /lavendar/apocalypse/361/logies.html   (1124 words)

  
 Personnel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Shaun was the host and writer of for 3 series of the comedy program THE MICALLEF PROGRAM.
The show went on to win two Logies for Best Comedy Program for Series II and III.
Shaun was also a memorable host of the 2001 Logie Awards.
www.smokinggun.com.au /13thhouse/cast/cd_sm.html   (169 words)

  
 ABC Shop - Micallef P(r)ogram(me) Series Trois
After a mild delay whilst the special features were compiled, get ready to laugh until you cry, and you might just be watching the aforementioned DVD when such emotions occur!
The final series of The Micallef Pogram (yes, Pogram) was broadcast in 2001 after the award winning second series.
ABC Online Home All profits from the ABC Shop Online are reinvested into the ABC for program making.
shop.abc.net.au /browse/product.asp?productid=734980   (175 words)

  
 Shaun Micallef's Online World Around Him: WIN a copy of Micallef Program Season Un!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Shaun Micallef's Online World Around Him: WIN a copy of Micallef Program Season Un!
Although it is fully endorsed by Shaun Micallef and his management, the Site Team are responsible for costs such as domain, server and promotional fees.
Your help towards these fees - and keeping us on the air for as long as possible - is most appreciated.
shaunmicallef.com /index.htm   (431 words)

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