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Born: Established: 1941 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Max Gillies Talks Satire, The Gillies Report and the Future of Political Comedy Max Gillies , 2021 single work essay
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2021; 'I believe the satiric impulse to be a defining Australian element of Australian culture, equally by colonists and the colonised.'
1 Max Gillies on John Clarke: A Sardonic Dramatist Who Punctured Pomposity Max Gillies , 2017 single work obituary (for John Clarke )
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 10 April 2017; 'Clarke’s art erupted from a molten core of outrage but took delight in poetic expression, writes his friend and collaborator Max Gillies.'
1 The Ghost of Christmas Past Max Gillies , 2010 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Heart Matters : Personal Stories about That Heart-Stopping Moment 2010; (p. 133)
1 3 Godzone Max Gillies , Guy Rundle , 2009 single work drama humour

'There's a fervour in the revivalist tent, where Reverend Kevin of Rudd Ministries, in a sermon from the German translated via Mandarin, tells his congregation that religion is the new politics and vice versa. Called up to testify, his guests, drawn from the Great and the Good, will each bear witness to the powerful spirit moving across this land.

'Folly is his piñata. Max Gillies has been pricking pomp, slaughtering sacred cows and beating up bête noirs for decades. In Godzone his trail of destruction continues with a new cast of victims.'

Source: Melbourne Theatre Company website, http://www.mtc.com.au/
Sighted: 10/12/2009
1 What I've Learnt : Max Gillies Max Gillies , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 31 May 2003; (p. 2)
1 y separately published work icon Your Dreaming : The Prime Minister's Cultural Convention : A Symposium on Australia Guy Rundle , Max Gillies , 2001 Annandale : Pluto Press , Z997378 2001 single work drama satire
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