Jon Gadsby
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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
.
. He studied law at the University of Otago
, leaving in his final year to work at Radio Dunedin
. 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. He is the former editor of Christchurch
magazine Avenues.
In 2008, he received a conviction for drink-driving, after being stopped at a checkpoint in December 2006. In 2011, he was convicted of his third drink-driving charge, having been stopped with a breath alcohol reading 2.5 times in excess of the legal limit.
Queen's Service Order
The Queen's Service Order was established by Queen Elizabeth II on 13 March 1975, awarded by the government of New Zealand "for valuable voluntary service to the community or meritorious and faithful services to the Crown or similar services within the public sector, whether in elected or...
(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
David McPhail
David Alexander McPhail, ONZM, QSM is a New Zealand comedic actor and writer. He is most famous for the political satire show McPhail and Gadsby in which he co-starred with Jon Gadsby....
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Biography
Gadsby was born in Derbyshire, England; after his family moved to New Zealand he went to school in InvercargillInvercargill
Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...
. He studied law at the University of Otago
University of Otago
The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...
, leaving in his final year to work at Radio Dunedin
Radio Dunedin
Radio Dunedin is a radio station, broadcasting from Dunedin on 1305 AM and 99.8 FM. It is rated number 1 for 'Share of Commercial Radio Listening in Dunedin' in the Radio Audience Measurement Survey....
. 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
The New Zealand Herald
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, Metro and The Listener
New Zealand Listener
The New Zealand Listener is a New Zealand magazine. First published in 1939 and edited by Oliver Duff and the Monte Holcroft it originally had a monopoly on the publication of of upcoming television and radio programmes. In the 1980s it lost its monopoly on the publication of upcoming television...
, and performs corporate speaking. He is the former editor of Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
magazine Avenues.
In 2008, he received a conviction for drink-driving, after being stopped at a checkpoint in December 2006. In 2011, he was convicted of his third drink-driving charge, having been stopped with a breath alcohol reading 2.5 times in excess of the legal limit.
Television
- 1977 A Week of It
- 1980-1985 McPhail and Gadsby
- 1991 Issues
- 1992 More Issues
- 1996-1997 Letter to Blanchy
- 2000 Xena: Warrior PrincessXena: Warrior PrincessXena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
- 2004 Intrepid Journeys - Myanmar
Film
- 1980 Nutcase
- 1984 Second Time Lucky
- 1984 The BountyThe BountyThe Bounty is a 1984 British historical film directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins, and produced by Bernard Williams with Dino De Laurentiis as executive producer. It is the fifth film version of the story of the mutiny on the Bounty. The screenplay was by Robert Bolt...
- 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
- 2000 kapai books
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.