Down
Under pays tribute to
legendary satirist, John Clarke, dead at 68
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He was a comedian, a **velist, an actor, and a poet, but New Zealand-born
John Clarke will be k**wn as one of the sharpest (and definitely the driest) satirical wits to ever grace Australian TV. *
The man best k**wn as one half of sketch duo “Clarke and Dawe” — who conducted fake TV interviews each week on the
7:30 Report — died on Sunday, while hiking in Victoria, the
ABC confirmed.*
**w, tributes are being sent across social media on both sides of the Tasman Sea for the cheeky mind who brought us the 1998 mockumentary
The Games, and who director and comedian Taika Waititi says influenced a generation of Kiwi comedians, helping them find
their unique voice. And
it shows, don't you think?
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