Tim Ferguson – June 5 2016

MS Walk & Fun Run (Multiple Sclerosis Australia) – June 5 2016

Tim is a comedian, television presenter and producer, and writer. His first major appearance was as a member of the Doug Anthony All Stars. He has co-written television comedy series such as Unreal TV and Shock Jock and the feature film Circle Work, a romantic comedy based at a Bachelor & Spinster Ball. Tim has written various opinion pieces and articles for The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and The Times and has penned an alternative to the Australian Constitution Preamble. Tim is a sessional lecturer in Screenwriting and Writing TV Comedy at RMIT University. He has trained thousands of comedians and screenwriters through his Cheeky Monkey Comedy courses (also published by Currency Press as a comedy writing manual). In 2012 he toured his live standup comedy show “Carry a Big Stick”, featuring tales and songs from his life on the ‘comedy warpath’. The title alludes to his experiencing multiple sclerosis, and needing to use a walking stick. Now in a wheelchair, Tim still performs with a reformed DAAS line-up including himself, Paul McDermott and Paul Livingston (best known by his alter ego Flacco).

Carry a Big Stick: A funny, fearless life of friendship, laughter and MS
Hachette, 2013; ISBN 9780733629358
This autobiography presents a new way of overcoming the challenges of multiple sclerosis (MS). A member of the Doug Anthony All Stars trio with Paul McDermott and Richard Fidler, at the height of their powers in 1994, Tim all of a sudden woke up one morning and his whole left side wouldn’t work. He’d had a lurking suspicion that something was wrong and after more episodes he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Carry a Big Stick is a chance for Tim to tell his story, make people laugh and inspire all the people doing it hard. This inspiring memoir shows us that you can laugh in the face of adversity.

Left, Right and Centre: A Tale of Greed, Sex and Power
Penguin, 1997; ISBN 9780140265798
Ten seconds into the future…
Luther Langbene is a man with a plan.
Luther Langbene is a human juggernaut.
Luther Langbene is a trained killer.
Luther Langbene is a very charming bastard.
Luther Langbene is running for election.
Armed with a gotta-love-me-smile and a wicked sense of humour, Luther Langbene hits the campaign trail. But will the lovely Lorelei and the dazzling Tallulah Lowe get him over the line? And is his plan to save the nation all it seems?