John Clarke

“One of the things Mum insisted on is you’ve got to make sure they’re laughing in this film. You can’t get too serious.”

In her debut documentary Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke, writer, director and Big Issue regular Lorin Clarke gives us a glimpse at life with her famous comic father John Clarke. In this edition, she tells us about growing up with the man up who took funny business, and gumboots, very seriously.

More highlights in this edition:

• • The Street Socceroos have returned from this year’s Homeless World Cup and you can read up on their Oslo adventures, from kicking goals and winning awards to birthday waffles and family reunions in the mag and right here. on the website.
  • The Voice Australia judge Ronan Keating looks back at Boyzone, going solo and the magic of being a kid in his Letter to My Younger Self.
  • “She’s a lesbian, she’s in space, and she’s also a princess.” Real-life couple and creators of the feelgood feature animation for adults, Lesbian Space Princess, take us to a gaylaxy not so far away.
  • What would the forest say if it could speak? For Fierceland author Omar Musa it might tell the story of destruction and privilege – and even a new way forward.
  • Hetty Lui McKinnon’s celebrates her mother’s Cantonese kitchen and her newfound home in the USA with Charred Gai Larn with Black-Eye Peas in Tastes Like Home.

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