One of the funniest people on either side of the Tasman, John Clarke’s brand of droll wit (always delivered with a wickedly understated authenticity) defined the high-water mark of Kiwi and Australian comedy for 30 years. Spawned in the early 70s, his gumboot-clad character Fred Dagg marked a defining moment in the development of New Zealand comedy. Clarke passed away on 9 April 2017.
In basic terms, Clarke invented humour in NZ … he came up with a comic language. Every attempt to be funny or real in a NZ way follows from here. Steve Braunias, Metro Magazine
Interview, 2011
Interview, 2019
2019, Subject - Television
2019, Subject - Television
2010, Actor - Television
2010, Subject - Television
2010, Subject - Television
2010, Subject - Television
2010, Special Guest Star - Television
2009, Subject - Film
2006, Subject - Television
2005, Subject - Television
2004 - 2009, As: Fred Dagg - Television
2004, Subject - Television
2001, Various roles, Writer, As: Fred Dagg, Original Director - Film
1998, Subject - Music video
1996, Subject - Television
1995, Subject - Television
1989 - 1991, Subject - Television
1988, As: Car salesman - Film
1986, Subject - Television
1986, As: Wal - Film
1977, As: Doctor Daggenheimer - Film
1975, As: Hiram W. Violent - Television
1975, As: Ken - Television
1974 - 1975, As: Fred Dagg - Television
1973, As: Fred Dagg - Television
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