Bryan Dawe is one of Australia’s finest political satirists.

He has enjoyed a long successful career writing and performing on national radio, television, on film and in print. Bryan is best known for his work with fellow satirist, John Clarke, on the 7.30 Report pricking the balloons of the nation’s alleged political leaders; Bryan was a cast member and writer of the critically acclaimed and highly successful spoof of the Sydney Olympics, the ABC TV series ‘The Games’.

Bryan has for many years been writing and performing two much loved satirical characters on ABC Radio: ‘Sir Murray Rivers QC’ and ‘Roly Parks’ with his ‘Letter From Kalangadoo’.

Bryan’s ‘Sir Murray Rivers QC’ character is much in demand as an after dinner speaker at corporate functions across Australia.

Bryan’s film credits include the hit Australian film ‘The Castle’, ‘The Honourable Wally Norman’ and Paul Cox’s ‘Lust and Revenge’.

Bryan is Chair and co-founder of ‘Common Fate’, a group working to support and promote the work of senior indigenous leader, Pat Dodson.

Bryan had his first photographic exhibition ‘Imperfect Illusions’ in Melbourne in 2005 and has had a further two in Melbourne 2006/2007. He has also shown in Sydney 2005, Canberra 2006 and Daylesford 2007.

All images © Bryan Dawe