Matt Parkinson
Acting
Biography
Matthew Parkinson is an Australian comedian, actor, radio presenter and quiz show personality.
Place of Birth: Perth, Western Australia
Known For
Good News Week
Good News Week was an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and 11 February 2008 to 28 April 2012. The show's initial run aired on ABC until being bought by Network Ten in 1999. The show was revived for its second run when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike caused many of Network Ten's imported US programmes to cease production. Good News Week drew its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organisations, and often, aspects of the show itself. The show opened with a monologue by McDermott relating to recent headlines, after which two teams of three panellists competed in recurring segments to gain points. The show has spawned three short-lived spin-off series, the ABC's Good News Weekend, Ten's GNW Night Lite and Ten's skit-based Good News World.
The Doctor Blake Mysteries
Dr Lucien Blake left Ballarat as a young man. But now he finds himself returning to take over not only his dead father's medical practice, but also his on-call role as the town's police surgeon, only to find change is afoot, nothing is sacred, and no one is safe.
The Games
The Games was an Australian mockumentary television series about the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC and had two seasons of 13 episodes each, the first in 1998 and the second in 2000. 'The Games' starred satirists John Clarke and Bryan Dawe along with Australian comedian Gina Riley and actor Nicholas Bell. It was written by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson. The series centred on the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and satirised corruption and cronyism in the Olympic movement, bureaucratic ineptness in the New South Wales public service, and unethical behaviour within politics and the media. An unusual feature of the show was that the characters shared the same name as the actors who played them, to enhance the illusion of a documentary on the Sydney Games.
Round the Twist
Round the Twist is a Logie Award-winning Australian children's television series about three children and their father who live in a lighthouse and become involved in many bizarre magical adventures.
The Chase Australia
Hosted by Larry Emdur, The Chase is a general knowledge race where players must ensure they stay one step ahead of the Chaser, some of the finest quiz brains in Australia
Rob & Romesh Vs
After the success of their 2017 show with heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, funny men Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan are back to interview more celebrities from the worlds of sport, entertainment, fashion, and more.
Windrider
A rock star falls for a rich man's son who competitively board-sails the coast of Western Australia.
Question Everything
In a world dominated by fake news and outright lies, Question Everything dissects the news to sort the real from the rumours, separate fact from fiction and flatten conspiracy theories back down to Earth.
Breakaway
When Joey, a prisoner on the run, takes Reginald, an accountant, as his hostage, he gets more than he bargained for.
Stories from the Golf
Slice of life tales told in five-minute episodes. In each instalment the Volkswagen Golf is hired by a different driver, whose reason for renting a car unravels the story.
Filmography
as Self
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Harry Lynch
as Hal Parkinson
as Self
as Soldier
as Lanky
as Lurch
as Himself - Chaser
as Himself