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The list Australian humorists includes Jim Jefferies, Ben Elton, Peter Jackson (rugby league), Matthew Johns and C.J. Dennis. The list consists of 20 members and 2 sublists.
  • 1.

    Jim Jefferies
    Comedian
    Jim Jefferies
    Overview: Geoff James Nugent (born 14 February 1977), known professionally as Jim Jefferies, is an Australian-American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He created and starred in the American FX sitcom Legit ...
    Date of birth: 14 February 1977
    Age: 47
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Comic
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)
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    Australian men podcasters 17T
    21st-century Australian comedians 13T
    Naturalized citizens of the United States 511T
  • 2.

    Tim Minchin
    British-Australian comedian, actor and musician (born 1975)
    Tim Minchin
    Overview: Timothy David Minchin AM (born 7 October 1975) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, musician, and songwriter. He was born in Northampton, England, to Australian parents, and raised in Perth, Western ...
    Date of birth: 7 October 1975
    Age: 49
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Singer
    Gender: Male
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    Male actors of Irish descent 682T
    Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts alumni 26T
    British male pianists 182T
  • 3.

    Peter Jackson (rugby league)
    Australian rugby league player
    Peter Jackson (rugby league)
    Overview: Peter Jackson (19 May 1964 – 5 November 1997) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. Nicknamed 'Jacko', he was an Australia national and ...
    Date of birth: 19 April 1964
    Date of death: 5 November 1997
    Age: 33 (age at death)
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Rugby League
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    1997 suicides 39T
    Rugby league players from Brisbane 107T
    Rugby league players who committed suicide 9T
  • 4.

    Ben Elton
    British comedian, author, playwright, actor and director
    Ben Elton
    Overview: Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959) is a British comedian, author, playwright, musical librettist, actor and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became ...
    Date of birth: 3 May 1959
    Age: 65
    Nationality: British
    Occupation: Actor
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)
    Partner: Sophie Gare (Married)
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    Ehrenberg family 9T
    British male television writers 435T
    21st-century English comedians 249T
  • 5.

    Matthew Johns
    Australian rugby league player
    Matthew Johns
    Overview: Matthew James Johns (born 27 July 1971) is an Australian rugby league media personality, commentator and former professional player. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin rep ...
    Date of birth: 27 July 1971
    Age: 53
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: TV Personality
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)
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    Fox Sports (Australian TV network) people 9T
    Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players 217T
    Australian male film actors 724T
  • 6.

    Peter FitzSimons
    Australian author, commentator, radio and television presenter
    Peter FitzSimons
    Overview: Peter John FitzSimons AM (born 29 June 1961) is an Australian author, journalist, radio and television presenter. He is a former national representative rugby union player and has been the chair of the ...
    Date of birth: 29 June 1961
    Age: 63
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Journalist
    Gender: Male
    Height: 6' 7" (201 cm)
    Partner: Lisa Wilkinson (Married)
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    Findlay High School alumni 10T
    Rugby historians and writers 6T
    Australian non-fiction crime writers 22T
  • 7.

    C.J. Dennis
    Australian poet
    C.J. Dennis
    Overview: Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis, better known as C. J. Dennis, (7 September 1876 – 22 June 1938) was an Australian poet known for his humorous poems, especially "The Songs of a Sentimental ...
    Date of birth: 6 September 1876
    Date of death: 22 June 1938
    Age: 61 (age at death)
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Writer
    Gender: Male
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    People from Laura, South Australia 3T
    People from Auburn, South Australia 3T
    Burials at Box Hill Cemetery 23T
  • 8.

    David Thorne (writer)
    Australian writer
    David Thorne (writer)
    Overview: David R. Thorne (born 23 February 1972) is an Australian humourist, satirist, and Internet personality. His work has been featured on the BBC, the Late Show with David Letterman, The Ellen DeGeneres Show ...
    Date of birth: 23 February 1972
    Age: 52
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Writer
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    Shorty Award winners 210T
    Australian Internet celebrities 21T
    Fratire fiction 3T
  • 9.

    Marc Fennell
    Australian TV presenter
    Marc Fennell
    Overview: Marc Fennell is an Australian film critic, technology journalist, radio personality, author and television presenter. Fennell is the co-anchor on The Feed.
    Date of birth: 2 June 1985
    Age: 39
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Critic
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  • 10.

    Friendlyjordies
    Australian Youtuber
    Overview: Jordan Shanks, known online as friendlyjordies, is an Australian political commentator, comedian and YouTuber. His content often discusses contemporary Australian political issues, involving self-proclaimed ...
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Comedian
    Gender: Male
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  • 11.

    Gregor Stronach
    Australian, Writer
    Overview: Gregor Stronach is an Australian writer, satirist and comedian. He is best known for his work as a founding member of The Chaser.
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Writer
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    Australian comedians 275T
  • 12.

    Lennie Lower
    Australian journalist
    Overview: Leonard "Lennie" Waldemar Lower (24 September 1903 – 19 July 1947) was an Australian humourist who is still considered by many to be the comic genius of Australian journalism.
    Date of birth: 24 September 1903
    Date of death: 19 July 1947
    Age: 43 (age at death)
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Journalist
    Gender: Male
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    20th-century Australian male writers 334T
    20th-century journalists 2,834T
    Australian male writers 122T
  • 13.

    Keith Dunstan
    Australian writer (1925–2013)
    Keith Dunstan
    Overview: John Keith Dunstan OAM (3 February 1925 – 11 September 2013), known as Keith Dunstan, was an Australian journalist and author. He was a prolific writer and the author of more than 25 books.
    Date of birth: 3 February 1925
    Date of death: 11 September 2013
    Age: 88 (age at death)
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Journalist
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    2013 deaths 9,323T
    People educated at Geelong Grammar School 174T
    Australian columnists 84T
  • 14.

    Afferbeck Lauder
    Australian graphic artist and author
    Overview: Afferbeck Lauder was the pseudonym used by Alastair Ardoch Morrison (21 September 1911 – 15 March 1998), an Australian graphic artist and author who in the 1960s documented Strine in the song With Air ...
    Date of birth: 21 September 1911
    Date of death: 15 March 1998
    Age: 86 (age at death)
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Writer
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    Pseudonymous writers 1,232T
    1911 births 6,906T
    1998 deaths 6,138T
  • 15.

    Don Watson
    Australian academic
    Overview: Don Watson (born 1949) is an Australian author.
    Date of birth: 1949
    Age: 75
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Critic
    Gender: Male
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    Australian male non-fiction writers 10T
    21st-century Australian non-fiction writers 26T
    20th-century Australian non-fiction writers 86T
  • 16.

    Edward Dyson
    Australian writer
    Edward Dyson
    Overview: Edward George Dyson (4 March 1865 – 22 August 1931), or 'Ted' Dyson, was an Australian journalist, poet, playwright and short story writer. He was the elder brother of illustrators Will Dyson (1880–1938) ...
    Date of birth: 1865
    Date of death: 1931
    Age: 65 (age at death)
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Journalist
    Gender: Male
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  • 17.

    Rodney Marks
    Australian, Writer
    Rodney Marks
    Overview: Wikipedia is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other projects:
    Date of birth: 1956
    Age: 68
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Writer
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    Australian comedy writers 25T
    Australian Jews 489T
    Australian stand-up comedians 98T
  • 18.

    Marcus Clarke
    Australian novelist
    Marcus Clarke
    Overview: Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke FRSA (24 April 1846 – 2 August 1881) was an English-born Australian novelist, journalist, poet, editor, sub-librarian and playwright. He is best known for his 1874 novel For ...
    Date of birth: 24 April 1846
    Date of death: 2 August 1881
    Age: 35 (age at death)
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Writer
    Gender: Male
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    19th-century Australian journalists 35T
    19th-century Australian poets 39T
    Australian male poets 174T
  • 19.

    John O'Grady
    Australian comic novelist
    Overview: John Patrick O'Grady, (9 October 1907 – 14 January 1981) was an Australian writer. His works include the comic novel They're a Weird Mob (1957) using the pen name Nino Culotta and the poem The Integrated ...
    Date of birth: 9 October 1907
    Date of death: 14 January 1981
    Age: 73 (age at death)
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Writer
    Gender: Male
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    20th-century Australian male writers 334T
    Australian male poets 174T
    20th-century Australian poets 219T
  • 20.

    Malcolm Andrews
    Australian author and journalist
    Overview: Malcolm Andrews (1944 – 10 October 2018) was an Australian author and journalist. In his 45-year career, he worked for such media organisations as The Australian, the Daily Telegraph (Sydney), the Daily ...
    Date of birth: 1944
    Date of death: 10 October 2018
    Age: 74 (age at death)
    Nationality: Australian
    Occupation: Journalist
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    2018 deaths 9,212T
    2018 deaths 7,472T
    Australian sportswriters 24T
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