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  1. 10th April 2017, 10:42 AM #1
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    RIP John Clarke (aka Fred Dagg)

    RIP John....if it weren't for ya gumboots...where would ya be?.......

    One of New Zealand and Australia's most well-known satirists, John Clarke - the man who created comic character Fred Dagg - has died at the age of 68.
    A spokesman for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, for whom Clarke worked, confirmed that he died on Sunday of natural causes, while hiking in the Grampians National Park in Victoria.
    Clarke was best known for creating the laconic farmer Fred Dagg, but also enjoyed success as an author, actor, editor and screenwriter.
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    Very sad news... A truly talented comedian...
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    A bloody funny man, very sad R.I.P John Clarke.

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    Very sad, a part of my youth growing up in NZ.
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    Sad news indeed. I've been amused by John's antics since his Dagg years. A truly great and adaptable talent.
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    Thursdays will never be the same..
    RIP John.
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    A great loss, despite his deadpan delivery, the slight twinkle in his eye showed he was laughing on the inside as much as we were on the outside
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  8. 10th April 2017, 05:43 PM #8
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    He was a master wordsmith who pared everything down to the essentials, which is rare nowadays.
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    Some reminders.

    John Clarke dies: Your favourite Clarke and Dawe sketches - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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    Yep gone too soon. Great bloke had always like his humor.
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