Gary McCaffrie
Australian television writer and producer
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| Intro | Australian television writer and producer | |
| Places | Australia | |
| is | Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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Biography
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. Most recently he was the creator and co-writer (with Wayne Hope) of Very Small Business (2008).
With Micallef, he created The Micallef Program, which ran for three award-winning seasons (1998-2001), and the BlackJack series of telemovies (2003-) starring Colin Friels. 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.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credit | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |