Des Dowling is an Australian comedian, actor, writer and producer, best known for his work on Australian TV shows including ''
The Wedge
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'', ''Agony Uncles'',
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Coxy's Big Break
''Coxy's Big Break'' was a daily travel show which premiered in 2004. It aired across Victoria at on Seven Melbourne and Prime. It had previously been screened nationally on Seven's HD channel, and was sold overseas.
History
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,'' ''
Mark Loves Sharon
''Mark Loves Sharon'' was a six-part Australian television mockumentary parody series about sport, celebrities and reality television.
The series sees Jason Gann reprising his role of Mark Wary from '' The Wedge'', a professional Sports star, ...
, Kinne, Talk To the Animals and Manspace.''
Career
Dowling began his career as a news and current affairs reporter working for
ABC Television ABC Television most commonly refers to:
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*ABC Television (Australian TV network), a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia
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,
Nine Television Network
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and the
Seven Network
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. He left journalism in 1997 after deciding that a career that made people laugh rather than made them cry would be a nobler profession. Dowling began his comedy career in the series ''Headliners'' where he played himself, and this led to radio work at 101.1 MIX FM and 3AW, and also to a regular spot on
SEN Sports radio.
Dowling has written and performed several shows at the
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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and performed stand-up in Canada and the UK.
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He is known for his sketch comedy writing,][ having written and produced for the'' ]AFL Footy Show
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''mockumentary
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series ''Mark Loves Sharon
''Mark Loves Sharon'' was a six-part Australian television mockumentary parody series about sport, celebrities and reality television.
The series sees Jason Gann reprising his role of Mark Wary from '' The Wedge'', a professional Sports star, ...
''.[ He currently writes for Channel 10's Family Feud
Dowling is the co-founder of the Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival and runs his own booking agency for comedians, www.funnyguys.com.au
]
Personal life
Dowling lives in rural Victoria with his wife Jen Dowling and their three children.
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