Flacco
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Flacco is a fictional character played by Paul Livingston, who is also an author and political cartoonist.
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[edit] In Television
He appeared on The Big Gig as an alien who engaged in quirky observational humour. In later years he lost some of his eccentric mannerisms and his humour became more script/sketch based. His most famous appearances were on Good News Week with the Sandman (Stephen Abbott).
[edit] Internationally
Flacco has appeared in international comedy festivals - both in Canada and the United Kingdom.
[edit] Newspapers
For some years there was a cartoon in The Australian Weekend Magazine that illustrated his quirky understanding of the world around him.
[edit] Radio
In recent times - Flacco has had a presence on the Australian Broadcasting Commission. Robyn Williams of the The Science Show, and the Paul Petryn of the Music Show have had him as a commentator on their Radio National programmes
[edit] Books with his name in title
- Flacco's burnt offerings (1995) Penguin ISBN 0-14-024782-3
- The Flacco Files, (1999), Allen and Unwin (originally in "The Australian Weekend Magazine".ISBN 1-86508-226-0