Category: TV Shows

Shaun’s secret acting role

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A few would have noticed Shaun eating bananas at various times on recent episode of TAYG. According to TV Week, Shaun is losing a bit of weight for an upcoming, secret dramatic role for Channel Ten.

Shaun says he has “a project coming up that I can’t talk about, where the person I’m acting with is stick thin, and in my normal state I’d look too big against them.” So far he’s lost 9 kg, so watch him chisel up as the season continues.

In a separate article on TV Tonight, Shaun revealed the new drama came out of an idea from himself and Jason Stephens, and will star Kat Stewart. He won’t be writing it though, preferring to concentrate on the acting side. Shooting looks like running from late August up until the end of the year, making 2012 another busy one for Shaun.

TV Week has guessed that the secret role is linked to a telemovie about Julian Assange. What do you think?

Shaun Micallef is Mad as Hell

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No, not a statement of fact, but the title of Shaun’s new ABC show, announced for 2012.

The show is described as “a half-hour weekly round-up, branding, inoculation and crutching of all the important news stories”. It’s been a few years since Shaun’s been on the ABC. His show Newstopia, which will draw obvious comparisons, aired on SBS from 2007-8.

“So, what’s this show all about? A good question, if I do say so – and it’s exactly that sort of direct, no-nonsense questioning of even myself that’s going to make this show the must-see event television that’s been virtually killed off by Kyle and Jackie O’s A Night with the Stars.” says Shaun Micallef.

10 episodes will air, with dates still to be advised.

Talkin’ Bout Your Generation will still be returning to Channel 10 in 2012, with 10 episodes to be recorded and aired. Plenty of Micallef for next year!

The Collected Shaun DVD Set

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After rumours last year, finally The Collected Shaun Micallef DVD Box Set is now out in stores (also here)!

The box set includes 10 DVDs and 1 CD:

Originally, the box set was to include Shaun Micallef’s New Years Rave, shown on Channel Ten at the end of 2009, but that seems to have been omitted. That means all of the DVDs (and CD) in the box have been previously released individually.

Another glaring omission is of course Welcher and Welcher, which was released last year.

Cameo in Bazura

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A new ABC2 show is going to do a tongue-in-cheek investigation of the sinful side of cinema. The Bazura Project began life on community television as a movie appreciation and review show. Hosts Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah have made the move to the ABC for a 6-part series covering violence, sex, money, profanity, drugs and fame.

Shaun, along with Tony Martin and Kat Stewart, have all filmed cameos for the new series, which starts Thursday September 29th at 9pm.

Update: Shaun will be voicing the role of the robot MK-Ultra in all six episodes!

Having a Quiet Word

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Saturday night at 9:30pm on ABC1 is when you can see A Quiet Word with Shaun Micallef, with Tony Martin in the roll of interviewer/converser.

If you can’t be in front of a TV at that time, catch it on iView. We’ll also try to transcribe as much as we can for posting later.

Shaun is also the visiting scrivener at Tony’s blog, so read his contribution: The Resolute President.

Interviews with Shaun

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Just a reminder – you only have until Thursday to submit your questions for our interview with Shaun. The best questions will then be submitted, so we can get some answers! (Unless we can’t handle the truth?)

Speaking of which, we are very excited to see Tony Martin’s show A Quiet Word With… will be featuring Shaun on 28th of May. With the show format resembling an informal chat, this should prove to be a must see!

Shaun at the 2011 Logies

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Well, unfortunately, Shaun or Your Gen didn’t win in any of their nominated categories.

But we did get a few great moments from Mr Micallef. During a ‘Logie Minute’, he and Stephen Curry had fun at each other’s expense (with some comment made about Shaun’s loud shirt) and at Richard Wilkins. Shaun was introduced as a ‘national treasure’ before he presented the Silver Logies for Most Popular Male and Female Actress. He relished the opportunity to relate these Logies to be like Andre Reiu – not necessarily the best, but the most loved.

Return of the G-Bomb on Laid

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I thought Shaun’s follow up appearance on the fourth episode of Laid was fantastic. The relaxed attitude in the face of Rue’s anxiety over the mysterious deaths of her boyfriends and the recommendation to visit the Shaman (Shar-man or Shay-man?) called Zalan (or does he prefer Alan?) It was certainly another fine acting performance from Mr Micallef.

If you missed it last Wednesday, check it out on ABC iView.

Causing mayhem on The Circle

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Sorry for the late post, but Shaun appeared on The Circle again last week, and as usual, went completely off script! He talked about his books, defended his romantic side and gave his Christopher Walken impression.

After his scheduled appearance, he broke into the following segment with Chef Wan, asking for his parking to be validated. It was up to Colin to stop him from causing more trouble!

The G-Bomb!

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I forgot to post about how wonderful Shaun was on Laid last week, playing Roo’s gynocologist – or as the credits put it: G-Bomb. According to IMDb, ‘G-Bomb’ will return in Episode 4, to air March 2nd. Until then, you can watch Episode 2 on ABC iView. The series continues with Episode 3 on Wednesday at 9:30pm.