Shaun Micallef

So I have stumbled upon an Australian comedian named Shaun Micallef. Although I have had a few Australian friends here in Japan, I’ve yet to visit the country and don’t know much about pop culture there, so excuse me if me just stumbling upon him is something like never having heard of Michael Jackson or some similarly famous person.

Living in Japan I don’t even know who most of the current pop-culture icons are in the U.S. anymore. I often find myself watching a recent comedy show from the states in which they make fun of something (e.g. a music video, other tv show, recent movie, etc.) or someone and it’s not the least bit interesting to me, because I have never heard of what or who it is they are making fun of.

Anyway, I digress. This Shaun Micallef fellow is fairly funny despite the occasional obligatory American bashing that is found in pop-culture from pretty much everywhere else in the world these days. Ah to be stereotyped and judged on the basis and merits of our celebrities and politicians. Not very many countries that could come away from that type of evaluation looking good.

So here’s a couple of clips from the Shaun Micallef Programme, spelled alternately, Program, Programme and Pogram.

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