Known and loved for his regular appearances with Brian Dawe on the ABC, Clarke is believed to have died from natural causes while hiking in the Grampians.
The New-Zealand born comedian and writer starred on classic Australian television shows such as Kath and Kim, The Games and The Lano and Woodley Show.
In 1989, with collaborator Bryan Dawe, Clarke introduced weekly satirical mock interviews to television, mocking political figures such as Paul Keating, Alexander Downer, George Bush and businessman Alan Bond.
He also wrote and performed satirical interviews on Channel Nine’s A Current Affair and the ABC’s 7.30 program. In 2013, the satirical interviews were eventually given their own eponymous program, Clarke and Dawe, which screened on ABC TV.
Source: ABC satirist John Clarke dead at 68 | Perth Now
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