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Mitch McTaggart is an Australian writer, producer and comedian.[1][2]
Career
[edit]In 2019, he wrote and presented comedy review programme The Last Year of Television for C31 Melbourne, which moved to SBS Viceland from 2020[3][4]. While at SBS, he also wrote and produced the first series of The Back Side of Television in 2021[5], before both shows moved to Binge from 2022 onward[6][7]. In 2023, McTaggart won an AWGIE Award for The Last Year of Television.[8]
Through his shows, McTaggart's criticisms of Australian TV have been noted as "savage"[9], "quick witted and incisive"[10] while he has been described as a "kind-hearted cynic"[11] who also "knows... how to hit a nerve".[12] McTaggart composes theme music for his TV shows[13].
Selected works
[edit]| Year | Title | Network/Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-present | The Last Year of Television | Channel 31 (2019) | 6 specials
Winner of 2023 AWGIE for Comedy – Sketch and Light Entertainment |
| SBS (2020-2021) | |||
| Binge (2022-present) | |||
| 2021-present | The Back Side of Television | SBS (2021) | 3 series, 14 episodes
Nominated for 2022 ATOM award for Best Factual TV Series[14] |
| Binge (2022-present) | |||
| 2023 | WTFAQ | ABC | Guest writer/reporter[15] |
| 2017 | Headswapsies | ABC | 3 x 5 min, Fresh Blood initiative[16] |
| 2016 | About Tonight | Channel 31 | Guest host, also writer/producer |
External links
[edit]- Mitch McTaggart at IMDb
References
[edit]- ^ "Mitch McTaggart — Crazy moments in Australian Television". ABC listen. 2025-06-25. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ Knox, David (2023-12-26). "Mitch McTaggart on Reuben Kaye joke: "A phenomenal storm out of nothing." | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ Barrett, Dan (2020-12-21). "Relive the garbage year that was 2020, with 'The Last Year of Television'". SBS What's On. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ Knox, David (2020-12-18). "Airdate: The Last Year of Television 2020 Special | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ Knox, David (2021-11-15). "Mitch McTaggart unleashes on "terrible, terrible television!" | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ Knox, David (2022-11-16). "The Last Year of Television heads to Binge | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ Kelly, Vivienne (2023-06-19). "'The Back Side of Television' Releases First Look at Season 2". Variety Australia. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ "Meet your winners of the 56th Annual AWGIE Awards - Australian Writers Guild". awg.com.au. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ Mercado, Andrew. "Mercado on TV: Mitch McTaggart's television history plus Limbo". www.mediaweek.com.au. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ Morris, Anthony (2023-07-10). "The Back Side of Television S2 review: quick-witted and incisive | ScreenHub Australia - Film & Television Jobs, News, Reviews & Screen Industry Data". www.screenhub.com.au. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ Pobjie, Ben (2023-07-08). "'Too awful to include': The show scrutinising decades of Aussie TV". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ Mercado, Andrew. "Mercado on TV: Fantasy Island and a savagely funny takedown". www.mediaweek.com.au. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ "Mitch McTaggart". The Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ "The Back Side of Television". The ATOM Awards. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ Knox, David (2023-09-27). "WTFAQ: Sept 27 | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ Knox, David (2017-03-28). "New comedy teams announced for Fresh Blood | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2025-07-20.