Would that be funny?: Growing up with John Clarke
John Clarke was best known as Fred Dagg in New Zealand and for 'The Games' and 'Clarke and Dawe' in Australia. He was a performer, actor, writer, satirist and commentator.
But he was also a father and a husband. In this delightful book, his daughter Lorin tells the story of growing up in the Clarke family: with John, her mother Helen, her little sister Lucia. This is the insider's view of the million little things that define any family, not just its in-jokes or secret slang, but the triumphs and traumas that define generations.
In Would that be Funny? Lorin Clarke, author of the celebrated podcast The Fitzroy Diaries , brings her idyllic and nerdy childhood to life, and draws a fascinating portrait of the private man behind the household name.
Author: Lorin Clarke
Format: Paperback, 288 pages, 129mm x 198mm
Published: 2025, Text Publishing, Australia
Genre: Biography: The Arts
Description
John Clarke was best known as Fred Dagg in New Zealand and for 'The Games' and 'Clarke and Dawe' in Australia. He was a performer, actor, writer, satirist and commentator.
But he was also a father and a husband. In this delightful book, his daughter Lorin tells the story of growing up in the Clarke family: with John, her mother Helen, her little sister Lucia. This is the insider's view of the million little things that define any family, not just its in-jokes or secret slang, but the triumphs and traumas that define generations.
In Would that be Funny? Lorin Clarke, author of the celebrated podcast The Fitzroy Diaries , brings her idyllic and nerdy childhood to life, and draws a fascinating portrait of the private man behind the household name.
Would that be funny?: Growing up with John Clarke