Paul McDermott Profile

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Now, before every one starts carrying on, its gonna take us a while to get all his stuff up, so don't bombard us with insignificant details. but if there is a major piece we left out, tell us. It would be good if people could tell us the names of the old daas shows for those of us who weren't around.
AND THERE WILL BE NO DISCUSSION ON HIS SEXUALITY/MARITAL STATUS/PERSONAL LIFE IN GENERAL. ANY SUCH POSTS WILL BE DELETED IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Name: Paul Anthony Michael McDermott
Gender: Male
D.O.B. 13th May 1962
Profession: Renaissance Man (cause it would take too long to mention it all)

Previous Work:
Stand Up:
Pre DAAS- The Gigantic Fly (a performance group)- Met Richard Fidler
-Joined the Doug Anthony Allstars in 1986 (???) with Tim Ferguson and Richard Fidler
DAAS
1992 The Biggest Gig
1992 A show in Footscray is done for the Back to Footscray festival
Sex and Violence (1990)
Dead and Alive (1994)
Hell No We Won't Go (1994)
Kids and animals (1994)
Sweetness and Light (1994)
-DAAS Split in 1994
After DAAS
Solo Effort- Comedyoscopy
The Rat Pack (with Mikey Robins and Steve Abbott)
GUD
GUD UGH (MICF and Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2003)
Club Luna (host - 2003)
Television:
The Big Gig
1991 DAAS KAPITAL
Viva Cabaret
Today Show (as reporter)
Comedy Festival Debates
Good News Week (1996-2000)
Good News Weekend
GNW Nite Lite
Sandman & Flacco Special
Paul & The Fatman
World Comedy Tour (Host, 2001)
AFI AWards (Host)
Am I Good In Bed: The National Sex Test(Host)
For Holly - The Comedy Concert of 2003 (With DAAS, Julie, Mikey and GUD)
Sunrise Channel 7
2003 AFI Awards
Radio:
1996- Radio play "Rococo" which aired on Radio National for this first time on 6 September 1996 (with Flacco & Bruce Currie)
Used to host the Triple J Breakfast Show with Mikey Robins
Numerous appearances on radio shows (such as Martin Molloy, Adam & Wil)
Movies:
Cruel Youth (1989)
Balloon Girl (1997)
The Edinburgh Years
The Night They Called it A Day
Music: Released the following CD's
1990 Sex and Violence Video released
Dead & Alive (DAAS)
The Last Concert (DAAS)
Blue(DAAS)
Bottle (DAAS)
Icon (DAAS)
The Edinburgh Festival Bootleg (DAAS)
Shut Up & Kiss Me (Single) with Fiona Horne
Paul Mcdermott Unplugged. The Good News Week Tapes Vol 1
Good News Week Vol 2
Gud UGH The Official Bootleg
Allegedly creating a solo CD
Stage:
Wrote and starred in the Musical MOSH (which some weird messageboard that no one goes to named itself after)
The Brothers Grimm (with Michael Petroni (Psycho Bob) and Paul Livingston (Flacco
The Witches of Eastwick
Publications:
Comic -The end of the world
Untitled ?????
DAAS Book
DAAS KAPITAL the Scripts
DAAS Songbook
TRiP: DAAS Songbook - also known as the Farewell Songbook
Was a columnist for The Weekend Australian Newspaper and the Sun Herald
Mass: for the Critical Masses- Comic
Good News Week Book 1 (1997)
Good News Week Book 2 (1998)
The Forgetting of Wisdom (2001)
The Scree (2001)
The Girl Who Swallowed Bees (2002)

Current Work:
Stand Up:
2004 Sulid Gud (anywhere and everywhere)
Television:
2004 - Stand Up (ABC TV)
2004 - Tony Squires 110% (Ch 7)
2004 - Rove [Live] (Ch 10)
2004 - Strictly Dancing ABC (host)
Radio:
Movies:
The Scree (short film, also the last piece the late Ruth Cracknell worked on)
Music:
Stage:
Publications:
Columnist for The Age http://www.theage.com.au

Awards:
First at edinburgh fringe 1989
1991
1993
GQ Man of The Year (comedian) 2001
1998 Aria- Best Comedy Album- Paul McDermott Unplugged- The Good News Week Tapes Vol 1
2003 Nominated for a Helpman Award for WOE
2003 Nominated for Green Room Award For WOE
2003 Age Critics Award for GUD UGH
2003 Nominated for 28th Annual Australian Entertainment 'MO' Awards for Male Musical Theatre Performer of the Year
2004 AFI Nominee for Best Short Film

Notable Quotes:

"Why is it Jesus could say-'Take & eat, this is my body', yet when I do it, it's sexual harrassment"

"You don't see kids reading See Spot Run anymore. FUCK. OFF. SPOT"

"Never attempt to milk a bull"

"The only ones who talk about fairness, are cheats, the only ones who talk about peace are at war, and the only ones who talk about love are the ugly and stupid"

"Ignorance is bliss, that's why Pauline Hanson is so happy"

"Even with body language I still manage to get my foot stuck in my mouth"


Websites:
Official:
Unofficial:

Other Information:
He is an (allegedly) brilliant artist
He has hosted the ARIA Awards on 3 Occasions (2 Solo, and once with Bob Downe)
Has a thing against fans harrassing him (strange)

Sources:

[Spoofy]

he's changed management

[Munchkin]

Through My Eyes 2004 Mini-series