Max Gillies reflects on an extraordinary career in political satire | Australian Story

Funny man Max Gillies has been making people laugh all his life. Subscribe: bit.ly/3nO2CDi
As the star of 1980s hit comedy show The Gillies Report, he became famous for his outrageous political satire.
Politicians across the spectrum were the butt of his jokes and his impersonation of Bob Hawke was legendary.
Now as he nears 80, Max Gillies reveals the family secrets that helped shape his comic brilliance, talking candidly about his mother’s mental illness and the mystery of his absent father.
And how some surprising answers came to light when he got a phone call out of the blue from trucking magnate Lindsay Fox.
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