{"id":15477,"date":"2017-04-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/comedian-john-clarke-dead-at-68\/"},"modified":"2017-04-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T00:00:00","slug":"comedian-john-clarke-dead-at-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/comedian-john-clarke-dead-at-68\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian John Clarke dead at 68"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Comedian and TV writer John Clarke has died at the age of 68.<\/h3>\n<p>The New Zealand born political satirist died from natural causes while hiking in the Grampians National Park in Victoria, according to an ABC spokesman.<\/p>\n<p>Clarke was known for his partnership with Bryan Dawe on the Nine Network&#8217;s A Current Affair, om ABC radio and the ABC&#8217;s 7.30 program.<\/p>\n<p>He became famous in the 1970s for portraying a New Zealand farmer called Fred Dagg on stage, film and television.<\/p>\n<p>He also created the acclaimed Olympic Games mockumentary The Games about the Sydney 2000 Olympics organising committee and co-wrote the drama mini-series ANZACs.<\/p>\n<p><em>-AAP<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/the-truth-about-the-adelaide-crows-salary-cap\">THE TRUTH ABOUT THE ADELAIDE CROWS\u2019 SALARY CAP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/eddie-betts-says-this-was-the-moment-he-lost-his-cool\"><strong>EDDIE BETTS SAYS THIS WAS THE MOMENT HE LOST HIS COOL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian and TV writer John Clarke has died at the age of 68. 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