Paul McCarthy (Australian actor)
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Paul McCarthy is an Australian comedy actor. He is best known for sketch comedy television series Comedy Inc.
McCarthy appeared on stand-up comedy stages in Melbourne during the late eighties and through the nineties and was a regular participant in the annual Melbourne International Comedy Festival before finding his way onto television.
He also starred in Totally Full Frontal, a late 1990s television sketch comedy show, as well as in the hit Mick Molloy
comedy Crackerjack. He has received two Green Room Awards for his contributions to live cabaret and his (co-devised) work Cliff Hanger In Catch A Falling Star was awarded Best Cabaret Show at Melbourne Fringe 2002.
He is best known for starring in the highly successful sketch comedy television series Comedy Inc.
(or Comedy Inc – The Late Shift as it was known as between 2005 to 2007). He was, along with Comedy Inc.
co-star Genevieve Morris
a 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards
nominee for Best Performance in a Television Comedy. The show itself has received seven AFI nominations in all, together with one Logie Award
nomination in 2006 for Outstanding Television Comedy Series, and one 2006 Rose D'Or
Award for Best International Comedy Series. At the Logie Awards of 2007
he performed the opening section as David Koch, a role he frequently portrayed in Comedy Inc.
In 2009, he starred in Double Take
. He notably played as Kevin Rudd
and David Koch, as well as Bert Newton
, Jerry Springer
and Rove McManus
.
In 2011, he acted in the short-lived live comedy television program Live From Planet Earth
, before rebounding with a starring role as former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
in the ABC1 narrative comedy series At Home with Julia
.
Career
He began performing professionally while attending Melbourne University, touring Australia with revue show Laminex On The Rocks which also starred Mick Molloy, Jason Stephens and Andrew Maj.McCarthy appeared on stand-up comedy stages in Melbourne during the late eighties and through the nineties and was a regular participant in the annual Melbourne International Comedy Festival before finding his way onto television.
He also starred in Totally Full Frontal, a late 1990s television sketch comedy show, as well as in the hit Mick Molloy
Mick Molloy
Michael "Mick" Molloy is an Australian comedian, writer and producer who has been active in the fields of radio, television, stand-up and film.-Biography:...
comedy Crackerjack. He has received two Green Room Awards for his contributions to live cabaret and his (co-devised) work Cliff Hanger In Catch A Falling Star was awarded Best Cabaret Show at Melbourne Fringe 2002.
He is best known for starring in the highly successful sketch comedy television series Comedy Inc.
Comedy Inc.
Comedy Inc. was an Australian sketch comedy television series, which ran on the Nine Network from 1 February 2003 to 26 December 2007. The series was produced by Crackerjack Productions. It first premiered in February 2003 in the new wave of Australian sketch comedy shows being launched across the...
(or Comedy Inc – The Late Shift as it was known as between 2005 to 2007). He was, along with Comedy Inc.
Comedy Inc.
Comedy Inc. was an Australian sketch comedy television series, which ran on the Nine Network from 1 February 2003 to 26 December 2007. The series was produced by Crackerjack Productions. It first premiered in February 2003 in the new wave of Australian sketch comedy shows being launched across the...
co-star Genevieve Morris
Genevieve Morris
Genevieve Morris is an Australian actress best known for appearing on the popular comedy series Comedy Inc.She has also appeared in Blue Heelers and the detective series City Homicide as pathologist, Rhonda Lafferty...
a 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards
Australian Film Institute Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
nominee for Best Performance in a Television Comedy. The show itself has received seven AFI nominations in all, together with one Logie Award
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
nomination in 2006 for Outstanding Television Comedy Series, and one 2006 Rose D'Or
Rose d'Or
The Rose d’Or is one of the most important international festivals in entertainment television. It was founded in Montreux in 1961 and has taken place in Lucerne since 2004. Producers, executives from independent and public service broadcasters and heads of production companies from over 40...
Award for Best International Comedy Series. At the Logie Awards of 2007
Logie Awards of 2007
The 49th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 6 May 2007 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne and televised on the Nine Network. The three key presenters were Adam Hills, Dave Hughes and Fifi Box...
he performed the opening section as David Koch, a role he frequently portrayed in Comedy Inc.
In 2009, he starred in Double Take
Double Take (TV series)
Double Take is an Australian sketch comedy series which premiered on the Seven Network on 23 July 2009. The first series of the show ended in 24 September 2009.-Cast:* Paul McCarthy* Helen Dallimore* Amanda Bishop* Darren Weller* Robin Goldsworthy...
. He notably played as Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010...
and David Koch, as well as Bert Newton
Bert Newton
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE is an Australian television personality, known for hosting television series such as In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Newton has also hosted the Logie Awards on numerous occasions through his career.-Early life:Newton was born in...
, Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer
Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer is a British-born American television presenter, best known as host of the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show since its debut in 1991...
and Rove McManus
Rove McManus
John Henry Michael "Rove" McManus is an Australian comedian, television presenter, producer and media personality. He was the host of the self-titled variety show Rove, and is the owner of the production company Roving Enterprises...
.
In 2011, he acted in the short-lived live comedy television program Live From Planet Earth
Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth
Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth was a 2011 Australian comedy television series produced by FremantleMedia which aired on the Nine Network. The program was performed and broadcast live as a sketch comedy and variety show...
, before rebounding with a starring role as former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010...
in the ABC1 narrative comedy series At Home with Julia
At Home With Julia
At Home With Julia is a four-part Australian sitcom television series which debuted on 7 September 2011. It depicts a fictional representation of the relationship between the current Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard and her partner, Tim Mathieson in The Lodge.The series is a 2012...
.