A poem byDoug MacLeod
Doug MacLeod (1959-2021) was an Australian writer of books, television, and theatre. MacLeod was a working writer for ABC Radio’s comedy department in the 1980s, before spending two years as head writer of Network Ten’s The Comedy Company. He was a writer on the sketch comedy programs Fast Forward and Full Frontal. He was the script editor of Kath & Kim while the series aired on the ABC. He co-wrote the animated children’s series Dogstar which won him the inaugural John Hinde Award for science fiction in 2008. In 2008 MacLeod won the Fred Parsons Award for Contribution to Australian Comedy at the AWGIE Awards.
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