Fred Dagg

Fred Dagg is a fictional New Zealand satirist who by the comedian and author John Clarke ( b. 1948 ) created and played.

During the mid to late 1970s, Clarke led the New Zealand television often skits, which poked fun at the " Bloke ". " Bloke " is a term for the typical New Zealand guy who sees rugby as a kind of religion, never wore a pink shirt and everything can fix " No. 8 wire " with the.

Invention

Clarke grew up in the countryside and had soon the idea to mimic a typical New Zealand farmers. During his childhood, he realized that jokes often had much to do with Tonalausdrücken and that typical New Zealand jokes often had to do with rural matters, eg Rubber boots or sheep. Clarke had further developed the figure at the university. In 1971 he stood for the first time on stage and introduced his alter ego Fred Dagg. In 1973 he began filming short skits. The first dealt with the tax return and ended with Dagg jumped through the window to escape from the police.

Clarke also released cassettes with Fred Dagg. His first songs - "Traditional Air" / " unlabelled ", and "We Do not Know How Lucky We Are" / " Larry Loves Barry " - Fred Dagg made ​​generally known in New Zealand. His album " Fred Dagg 's Greatest Hits " (1975) became a success and was one of the most popular New Zealand albums. A later song " Gumboots ", which by the Song of Billy Connolly - "If It Wasna For Your Wellies " - was adapted, was also successful and reached the 6th place in the New Zealand charts.

Fred Dagg lives in Taihape, a small, previously very isolated village on the North Island of New Zealand. He embodies the typical image of a New Zealand farmer who carries from day to day, gumboots and a feingeripptes strapless undershirt and many acquaintances (or sons ) has feature called " Trev ".

TV

Fred Dagg appeared in the New Zealand television only in 1973 with a small series 2 to 4 minutes lasting satirical skits during which Dagg various current issues, such as New Zealand politics, culture, industry and nuclear power was interviewed ( at the same time there was a public outcry in New Zealand on the French atomic bomb test at the Mururoa atoll, located in the vicinity of New Zealand).

In 1975 there were in New Zealand a choice, and Dagg used this opportunity to establish a fictitious party, "The Dagg Party" ( the Daggpartei ). He mocked the slogan of other parties, " It is time for change," and made it, " It's time for a beer".

These first sketches were performed for a television series and one improvised on many current issues in New Zealand. About Daggs life on his farm was a joke a result of the New Zealand Agricultural series Country Calendar made ​​in the Daggs six sons (all of which Trev hot ) are presented. At that time there was only one television channel in New Zealand, was on the Country Calender as one of the most popular series.

Today Daggs effect is still noticeable in New Zealand. His antics and songs are still used to emphasize the " Kiwiana " (the " typical New Zealand "). 2000 saw an advertisement for " Bugger ," the various " typical New Zealander " showed that all such Dagg had an accident.

Tape recording

The humor comes from Fred Daggs his satirical portrayal of the "typical New Zealand guy ". With dullness, taciturnity and a completely unmoved countenance represents Dagg before his views on everything from opera to solar energy. His openness and honesty make his great ignorance and naivety of worldly matters significantly.

Daggs use the " kiwi", the New Zealand vernacular plays the lead role of his recordings. John Clarke characterizes the humor of his childhood as " jokes without any actual jokes ." This did not mean that there really was not kidding, but that the context of jokes, puns, sarcasm and irony depended. The properties of its language are its monotony, be straightforward but also very fast outspoken vocabulary and his ability to find effortless transitions between deepest insights and total nonsense.

In this way, Dagg in Sketch ' The Meaning of Life ', as " a professor at the University Taihapes " during a radio interview the main theories of existentialism in seven minutes forty-five seconds ago. The talent Fred Daggs is also reflected in the music. In New Zealand, his song was "We do not know how lucky we are" a cult. In this song, in typical sober style, Dagg says of why New Zealand is the best country in the world it is in which one could live. In two minutes he manages to describe everything from politics in Europe up to the Government of New Zealand in the 70s. This song is so popular in New Zealand, that it is sometimes called the 'real national anthem of New Zealand ' viewed.

In 1979, Clarke moved to Australia, and so left Fred Dagg New Zealand. Today, Clarke is still alive in Australia, where he makes satirical political sketches on television with comedian Bryan Dawe.