Mad as Hell and Back: A Silver Jubilee of Sketches by Shaun Micallef and Gary McCaffrie

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2019 marks the tenth season of Mad as Hell and Shaun Micallefs twenty-fifth year in comedy. What better way to celebrate than with a comprehensive collection of the funniest scripts and scenes from Micallefs long TV career These pages not only feature the highlights of Mad as Hell dubbed the best 30 minutes on Australian TV by the Sydney Morning Herald but also favourites from Full Frontal, TheMicallef P(r)ogram(me) and Newstopi. With perenially wicked wit, Micallef and his co-writer Gary McCaffrie usher us behind the scenes with hilarious footnotes to their most loved sketches.

Author Bio

After several years of practising law,Shaun Micallefthrew it all away for a life in comedy and television. Since 94 he has graced Aussie screens in shows such asFull Frontal,Sea Change, the short-loved but brilliantMicallef Tonightand the immensely popularTalkin Bout Your Generation to name but a few. He has been nominated for a number of AFI, Logie, AACTA, Auggie and Directors Guild awards and even won some of them. He enjoys wind farming and has written six books. Oh yes, and he also does a show calledShaun Micallefs Mad as Hell.

Gary McCaffrieturned his back on a career editing Industrial Commission transcripts in Tasmania to try writing comedy for television. He has tried writing it forFast Forward,Full Frontal,Jimeoin,The Micallef P(r))ogram(me),Micallef TonightandShaun Micallefs Mad As Hell, along with several other less revered shows that IMDb insists on listing. He is the only TV comedy writer to be a gold member of the West Adelaide Football Club, and still feels the pull of the Tasmanian public service.