Simon Dodd (born 7 June 1959) is an Australian comedy writer, author, playwright and feature writer. He is the recipient of ten Australian Writers' Guild AWGIE Awards as part of the writing team behind such successful TV series as Good News Week and The Glass House. His list of credits includes popular Australian comedy TV shows from the late 1980s until today. He also wrote for Logies host Andrew Denton in 1999 and 2000.[1] In 2014, he produced and directed[2] his Absurdist comedy stage-play Plaything at the Factory Theatre[3] for the Sydney Comedy Festival,[4] garnering a number of positive reviews.[5][6]
Simon has worked with Andrew Denton, Doug Mulray, Paul McDermott, Wil Anderson and Amanda Keller.[7] He is co-writer with Bruce Griffiths of 26 episodes of the animated TV series The Flamin’ Thongs.[8] Simon is also the author of the novel Death By Muttonbird[9] and the stage play Plaything.[10][11]
He has also written features for the Sydney Morning Herald and HQ Magazine, as well as a number of travel pieces for lifestyle magazines. Simon lives in Waverton, New South Wales with his wife, magazine editor Margaret Megard, and their Burmese Blue cat, Mymble.
References edit
- ^ Low, Lenny Ann (27 April 2014). "The art of writing good jokes for the Logies' host". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ Dodd Steps Out Of His Comfort Zone The Daily Telegraph [dead link]
- ^ "Simon Dodd: Plaything". TheMusic.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ Plaything by Simon Dodd Archived 2014-05-09 at the Wayback Machine April 7, 2014 Timout
- ^ "Plaything – Simon Dodd and the ultimate theatre of the absurd piss-take. (Theatre Review)". 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Simon Dodd | Sydney Arts Guide".
- ^ Page, Emma (15 September 2011). "Laughter's a full-time job". Mosman Daily. Mosman, Australia: Nationwide News Pty. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "The Flamin' Thongs - Full Cast & Crew". IMDB.
- ^ Self-published by DBMB Publishing, sold via Lulu. "Death By Muttonbird".
- ^ "Plaything".
- ^ Simon Dodd (21 April 2014). ""Plaything" – The accidental auteur". The Big Smoke.
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