Julian Morrow
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| Birth name | Julian Francis Xavier Morrow |
| Medium | Television |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Genres | Satire |
| Notable works and roles | The Chaser |
| Website | http://www.chaser.com.au |
Julian Francis Xavier Morrow is an Australian comedian, a member of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation satirical team The Chaser. Julian also commentated on the Twenty20 cricket match between Australia and India with HG Nelson and Scott Dooley on Triple J on 1 February 2008[1].
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[edit] The Chaser
Morrow first became known in the Chaser production CNNNN, in which he portrayed the Washington correspondent, always appearing on a plasma screen behind the main news anchors.
Morrow has been a regular on The Chaser's War On Everything since the pilot episode. His main field assignments include "Pursuit Trivia", where he poses random Trivial Pursuit questions at press conferences, and as the "Citizens' Infringement Officer".
In the latter role, Morrow, while impersonating a parking inspector, hands out fines to unsuspecting passers-by identified as a nuisance to society. These menaces include brown bombers themselves, people with annoying mobile phone ringtones, parents who give their babies bad names, people with personalised ("wanker") number plates, people over-proud of their tattoos, those who wear cheesy T-shirts with lame messages and people who wear their pants too low.
Another Morrow segment is the "Open Mic" section in which he goes up to any open mic at a shopping center, food store or pokies club and delivers a 'community service' announcment like 'Go home' or 'Can we please have a minute's silence?'.
In November 2006, Morrow filled in as presenter on 702 ABC Sydney for the Breakfast and Evenings programs. He also presented the Breakfast Show on 702 for the 2008 Australia Day Public Holiday
[edit] APEC 2007
Perhaps the most controversial stunt involving Morrow and the Chaser team was the fake motorcade during the APEC Australia 2007 summit in Sydney. Despite high security, the team managed to get two SUVs, a black limousine flying a Canadian flag, four "runners" (one of whom was Morrow) carrying hand-held video cameras and two motorcycles past two security checkpoints without being stopped by police or asked for identification.
At one point, the footage showed Morrow offering to present identification to a police officer. He was waved through. The motorcade got within 10 metres of the hotel where U.S. President George W. Bush was staying. Police only realised the motorcade was a hoax when Chas Licciardello, dressed as Osama bin Laden, stepped out of the limousine.
Later Morrow joked that the main idea was for most his fellow Chasers to be arrested, and Licciardello shot.[1]
After the incident Licciardello and Morrow were detained and questioned by NSW Police on 6 September 2007 outside the InterContinental Hotel,[2] [3],and were charged under the APEC Meeting (Police Powers) Act 2007 [4].
Educated at St Aloysius' College in Sydney, Morrow is the son of Melvyn Morrow, a playwright and English teacher at St Ignatius' College, Riverview, who has written for musicals including Shout! The Legend of the Wild One, and Dusty - The Original Pop Diva. Before becoming a comedian, Morrow graduated in law at University of Sydney. He then worked for the law firm Blake Dawson Waldron. Morrow is married to the Sydney Morning Herald columnist and opinion page editor Lisa Pryor.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Chaser team planning 'something extreme' at APEC", The Sunday Telegraph, September 2, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ "Chaser duo held over APEC stunt", The Age, September 6, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
- ^ "Police question The Chaser duo over APEC stunt", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, September 6, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
- ^ "11 charged over Chaser APEC stunt", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, September 6, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
- ^ vitriol, the cigarettes and a long night of thinking - Chaser 101 - Lesson One
[edit] External links
- [2] Profile of Julian Morrow from the website of his former employer Blake Dawson
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