Jon Gadsby

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occupation = Comedian, Actor, Writer

Jon Gadsby QSO (born 1 November 1953) is a New Zealand television comedian and writer, most well known for his role in the comedy series "McPhail and Gadsby" co-starring alongside David McPhail. Currently he is the editor of Christchurch magazine Avenues.

Biography

Gadsby was born in Derbyshire, England; after his family moved to New Zealand he went to school in Invercargill. [cite web|title=Author profile|url=http://www.scholastic.co.nz/publishing/authors/Jon%20Gadsby.doc
format=doc|work=Scholastic New Zealand|accessdate=2008-05-11] He studied law at the University of Otago, leaving in his final year to work at Radio Dunedin.cite web|title=Jon Gadsby - Comedian
url=http://www.speakers.co.nz/jongadsby.html|work=Speakers New Zealand|accessdate=2008-05-11] He entered television with David McPhail in the comedy "A Week of It", before the pair went on to the successful and long-running political satire "McPhail and Gadsby".

Gadsby has appeared in numerous television programs, several films, and has written over 20 books, mainly children's. He has also written for the New Zealand Herald, Metro and The Listener, and performs corporate speaking. In 2008, he received a conviction for drink-driving, after being stopped at a checkpoint in December 2006. [cite web|title=Drink-drive conviction for Gadsby|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=115&objectid=10502574|date=April 8, 2008|work=New Zealand Herald|accessdate=2008-05-10]

Work

Television

* 1977 "A Week of It"
* 1980-1985 "McPhail and Gadsby"
* 1991 "Issues"
* 1992 "More Issues"
* 1996-1997 "Letter to Blanchy"
* 2000 ""
* 2004 "Intrepid Journeys" - Myanmar

Film

* 1980 "Nutcase"
* 1984 "Second Time Lucky"
* 1984 "The Bounty"
* 2008 "Sisterhood"

Writing

* 1984 "Book of Beasts"
* 1998 "Dave and the Giant Pickle" (Illustrator)
* 1989 "The Dictionary of Wimps" with Alan Grant and David McPhail
* 1995 "Martin's Gang and the Ogre (Tui turbo)"
* 1995 "Griselda Marmalade Forsythe"
* 1997 "The Fantail and the Weka"
* 1998 "The song of Nelson Mandela : the freedom to be"
* 2000 "The Trough"
* 2001 "Toi Toi Valley: The Big Black Boulder"
* 2001 "Toi Toi Valley: The Scary Scaly Visitor"
* 2004 "Bumblebee Pie"
* 2005 "Zoo, The: Feeding"
* 2005 "Zoo, The: Babies"

Theatre

Recognition

* "McPhail and Gadsby" won the "Best Television Entertainment Programme" Award in 1981, David McPhail and Gadsby were jointly voted the "Best Television Entertainer".
* Queen's Service Order, for Public Services to Broadcasting, New Years Honours List 1992.
* Best Writers, with David McPhail and A K Grant, at The TV Guide Film and Television Awards in 1996, for the series "Letter to Blanchy". [cite web|title=Jon Gadsby|url=http://www.csnz.co.nz/default,3818,jon_gadsby.sm|work=Celebrity Speakers (NZ)
accessdate=2008-08-11]

References

External links

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* [http://www.avenues.net.nz/EditorsCorner.aspx Avenues magazine Editors Corner]

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