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John Clarke - A Bit of a Dagg

Posted on 29 March 2011

Produced and recorded by Andrew Johnstone and Richard Swainson with the assistance of Hamilton Community Radio and The Film School
John Clarke is one of New Zealand’s best-loved comic performers. His 1970s TV character Fred Dagg has become an icon of Kiwi comedy. Clarke has worked as a comedian, actor, writer and director in television and film and on both sides of the Tasman. In Australia, his satirical television series The Games was an Australian Film Institute award-winner, and he also won Best Personality at the 1976 NZ Feltex Awards. Clarke has been based in Australia since the late 1970s, but has recently lent his unmistakeable comic voice to New Zealand television productions bro’Town and Radiradirah. In a departure from our usual ScreenTalk format, this audio interview with John Clarke was produced and recorded by Andrew Johnstone and Richard Swainson with the assistance of Hamilton Community Radio and The Film School. Clarke talks about his early days in New Zealand, the development of the Fred Dagg character, his work in pioneering NZ films Wild Man and Dagg Day Afternoon, and his long television and film career in Australia.
 

  Tags

Australian TV, Fred Dagg, comedy, comedian, NZ television

Comments

by Community Radio Hamilton on 29 March 2011 at 1:50 pm

Such a fantastic interview series offering great insights into the life and legend of John Clarke. Congratulations to The Film Show hosts Andrew Johnstone and Richard Swainson.

by Mark Taylor on 19 April 2011 at 1:01 am

Great interview with such a reclusive kiwi comic genius. I had tears rolling down my cheeks on many occasions. Nice to get pointed in the direction of more JC productions too. Thanks for the laughs.

by Heather Barford on 24 March 2012 at 7:23 am

Very informative and intersting \n \nWell done

by David Guy on 19 April 2013 at 9:51 am

Is Dagg Day Afternoon still available anywhere? I don't recall ever having seen it.

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