Bryan Dawe
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Bryan Dawe | |
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| Born | Bryan John Dawe 21 March 1948 Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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| Years active | 1969–present |
Bryan John Dawe (born 21 March 1948) is an Australian writer, comedian, political satirist, songwriter, photographer and social activist. He is known predominantly for his long-running collaboration with fellow satirist, John Clarke, which lasted from 1989 until Clarke's death in 2017; Dawe has also achieved success as a painter and public speaker.
Collaboration with John Clarke
Dawe was a regular collaborator of fellow satirist the late John Clarke in the form of mock interviews, first for
Other roles
Dawe has a number of other roles outside of his interview collaborations with Clarke. He is a songwriter, winning (along with musician Steve Groves) the Australian Song Festival and then representing Australia in Tokyo at the World Song Festival.[citation needed] Prior to this, in the early 1970s, he worked as an A&R manager for Astor Records and played a significant role in making the Neil Diamond album Hot August Night a major hit in Australia.[citation needed] He is also a painter and photographer and has featured in several gallery exhibitions which combine these two interests.[citation needed]
In the 1980s he wrote and performed with actress Jody Seidel in a long-running radio comedy series centred on the characters of elderly couple Roly and Sonya Parks. In 1990, after four years as head of ABC Radio's comedy unit, he had a stint as both a writer and actor on the comedy series
In addition to his interview commitments, Dawe regularly appears on the speaker's circuit as an MC, as guest speaker: either as himself or as one of his alter egos, Sir Murray Rivers QC (retired).[citation needed] Dawe has written and performed extensively on ABC Radio with his satirical characters Sir Murray Rivers and Roly Parks. Some of his Roly Park's Letters from Kalangadoo segments have subsequently been released on a series of CDs.[citation needed]
Dawe has been chair of Common Fate, a not for profit organisation supporting the reconciliation work of Aboriginal leaders Pat Dodson and Paul Briggs.[citation needed] He is a longtime supporter of the fight for a Palestine homeland. He is also an inveterate traveller and has written various articles and a radio series on his travels. He has organised and conducted group tours to Eastern Europe, Syria and Jordan.[citation needed]
In 2012, Dawe had a guest role in the third season of the Australian drama series Tangle.[citation needed]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| Great Interviews of the Twentieth Century (with John Clarke) |
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49 |
| The Annual Report (with John Clarke) |
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94 |
| Secret Men's Business (with John Clarke) |
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Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1991 | Great Interviews of the 20th Century (with John Clarke) | Best Comedy Release | Won |
| 1992 | The Annual Report (with John Clarke) | Won | |
| 1997 | Secret Men's Business (with John Clarke) | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Duo put twist in The 7.30 Report's tail.(Local)", The Australian (National, Australia): 003, 28 January 2000, retrieved 7 January 2023
- ^ "Bryan Dawe breaks his silence on the death of his friend John Clarke". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
External links
- Official website
- Clarke & Dawe on John Clarke's official website
- Clarke & Dawe on the 7:30 Report (Archived copy)
- Bryan Dawe at IMDb
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