Gary McCaffrie is an Australian television comedy writer and producer, best known for his work on Fast Forward and Full Frontal , and his many collaborations with comedian Shaun Micallef. [1] Most recently he was the creator and co-writer (with Wayne Hope) of Very Small Business (2008). [2]
With Micallef, he created The Micallef Program , [3] which ran for three award-winning seasons (1998-2001), and the BlackJack series of telemovies (2003-) starring Colin Friels. [4] Gary has also contributed to Micallef's other TV projects, including Shaun Micallef's World Around Him (1996), Welcher & Welcher (2003), Micallef Tonight (2003) and Newstopia (2007-08). Among his other writing credits are The Games , skitHOUSE , Comedy Inc. and BackBerner . [5]
Year | Title | Credit | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Upper Middle Bogan | Writer | 2 episodes | |
2012-2013 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | Talkback Caller | Uncredited role; 22 episodes | |
2010-2011 | A Quiet Word With ... | Director | Himself | 4 episodes |
2010-2012 | Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation | Writer | 40 episodes | |
2009 | Shaun Micallef's New Year's Rave | |||
TV Burp | 7 episodes | |||
Double Take | 11 episodes | |||
2008 | Very Small Business | Creator, Writer & Associate Producer | 7 episodes | |
2007-2008 | Newstopia | Writer | 30 episodes | |
2007 | The Librarians | Associate producer & Script Editor | 7 episodes | |
The Wedge | Writer | 22 episodes | ||
2005-2007 | Comedy Inc. | Writer | 58 episodes | |
2003 | Bad Eggs | Video United Director | Feature film | |
Micallef Tonight | Writer | 13 episodes | ||
BlackJack | Writer & Associate Producer | TV movie | ||
Welcher & Welcher | Writer | Biscuit-Craving Lawyer | 2 episodes | |
2003-2004 | Skithouse | Various episodes | ||
2002 | Flipside | 7 episodes | ||
2001 | 43rd TV Week Logie Awards | |||
1999-2002 | BackBerner | Writer & Segment Producer | Various episodes | |
1998-1999 | Totally Full Frontal | Writer | 15 episodes | |
1998-2001 | The Micallef Program | Writer, producer & Script Editor | Various characters | 23 episodes |
1996 | Shaun Micallef's World Around Him | Writer & producer | TV movie | |
1994 | Jimeoin | Writer | 15 episodes | |
1993-1997 | Full Frontal | Writer & producer | 114 episodes | |
1992 | Bligh | Writer | The Slap of the Writ (#1.9) | |
1990-1992 | Fast Forward | 56 episodes | ||
1990-1993 | Tonight Live with Steve Vizard | Various episodes | ||
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