Patrick
Marlborough
Writer, Comedian, & Musician // Fremantle, WA
Has words [memoir, cultural criticism, poetry, fiction, and goofs] in The Guardian, VICE, Noisey, Meanjin, JUNKEE, The Lifted Brow, Crikey, Going Down Swinging, Cordite and elsewhere.
Loves dogs.
Internationally performing stand-up comedian. His debut album 'Barely Bombings' is available here.
Makes music as Bang Bang Bart here.
Writing
2019
On the Ground at Bernie's New York Rally - Crikey (5/11/19)
'Mister America's' Vision of Modern America - VICE (25/10/19)
The 2020 DemDebates are a Hot Dog Eating Contest - Crikey (17/10/19)
ScoMo, Trump, and the Banality of Bromance - Crikey (1/10/19)
Invader Zim's Song of Doom - VICE (13/9/19)
Indian Summer - Meanjin (Spring, 2019)
Rocko's Modern Life was my Modern Life - VICE (28/8/19)
CPAC Sydney and the rise of the C.H.U.Ds - Meanjin (16/8/19)
Mueller: A Perfectly Normal Man For Abnormal Times - Crikey (30/7/19)
The Vast Tragedy at the Core of Australia's Suicide Rates - Crikey (25/7/19)
Watching the Lion King During the Holocene - VICEUS (22/7/19)
A Guide to Iranian Cinema for John Bolton - Meanjin (10/7/19)
All Aboard the Boris Bus - Crikey (3/7/19)
The Myth of the Mining Job - Crikey (26/6/19)
Adani Means Death - Crikey (18/6/19)
Katter and the Irresponsible Larrikin - Crikey (14/6/19)
Facing the Wasteland of Australian Arts - Crikey (7/6/19)
Earning the Trust of WA Voters in 2019 - Crikey (10/5/19)
Eggheads: The Ethics of Egging Powerful Men - Meanjin (7/5/19)
Labor: Divided on Division - Crikey (30/4/19)
The Perils of a One Nation Preference Deal - Crikey (3/4/19)
The Dead Aren’t Clapping: The Arrest of Cardinal Pell - Meanjin (26/2/19)
The Sad Dad’s of AusPol - Junkee (21/2/19)
[2018]
My 'realistic wish' for Australian Comedy - Crikey (30/11/18)
The Legacy of Animaniacs: An Interview with Rob Paulsen - VICE US (20/11/18)
The Unflushables: Latham, Hanson, and Australia's Floaters - Meanjn (9/11/18)
His Ghost May be Heard: My Fear and Loathing of Waltzing Matilda - The Guardian (30/10/18)
Don Draper Pitches Australia - Meanjin (9/10/18)
HTML Flowers: Song of the Cicada - Swampland (29/7/18)
A Boring Conversation Anyway: The Soullessness of 'Solo' - VICE (1/6/18)
Bill Gold Obituary: The Art of the Movie Poster - VICE (25/5/18)
The Time of the Orc has Come: Peter Dutton and the White Hand of Australia - The Lifted Brow (23/5/18)
Tom Wolfe and the Legacy of New Journalism - VICE (18/5/18)
Kanye West is for Normies - Tone Deaf (1/5/18)
Mania, Memory, Time - VICE (7/5/18)
Drink Driving in WA - VICE (15/2/18)
Warwick Thornton Interview - VICE (19/2/18)
Tim Heidecker Interview - VICE (11/1/18)
VICE
Adam Sandler Analysis (2/12/17)
The Music of Animaniacs (30/11/17)
Li’l Elvis: Son of the King (20/10/17)
The Devil, Me, & Daniel Johnston (10/10/17)
Bojack Horseman and Memory (6/10/17)
Studio Ghibli and Fascism (1/9/17)
Raphael Bob-Waksberg Interview (10/8/17)
Ian Strange Interview (7/8/17)
Another Antipodes Interview (3/8/17)
Arnie at 70 (3/8/17)
Rocko’s Modern Life at 20 (1/8/17)
Robo Cop at 30 (19/7/17)
George Romero Obituary (17/7/17)
Larry David and Surviving 2017 (12/7/17)
Wizard People, Dear Reader (03/7/17)
The SNES in Australia (28/6/17)
'The Thing' at 35 (27/6/17)
Marcus Bielby Interview (27/6/17)
Daniel Day Lewis Retires (21/6/17)
The Myth of the Bloke (19/6/17)
Channel 10 Aus Aesthetics (16/6/17)
Mark Latham: Handshook (15/6/17)
RIP Wallace (6/6/17)
Samurai Jack is Beautiful (26/5/17)
Mania is Not a Super Power (10/5/17)
Finding the Right Meds (10/5/17)
Marge Simpson Anime Interview (27/4/17)
The Silence of the Lambs in 2017 (27/4/17)
The Tragicomic Genius of Marge Simpson (24/4/17)
John Clarke Obituary (10/4/17)
Dave Chappelle: Game, Blouses (29/3/17)
The Ada Rose: Freo's Last Brothel (22/3/17)
Bill Leak was a Cunt (10/3/17)
The Genius of Homer at the Bat (24/2/17)
Depression Steals Your Friends (31/1/17)
[2017]
[2016]
The Legacy of the Big Mac (2/12/16)
To Hell with the Aria Awards (24/11/16)
Live Export (21/11/16)
Scared of the Dark: Childhood Anxiety (16/11/16)
Raoul Coutard Obituary (14/11/16)
Cheez TV Made a Generation (27/10/16)
Gnome Village (25/10/17)
Why I Write About My Mental Illness (12/10/16)
BPD FFS (10/10/16)
Vale Zorak C Martin Croker Obituary (20/9/16)
RUOK Day Can GTFO (9/9/16)
Gene Wilder Obituary (30/8/16)
Hark! A Medieval Fair (30/8/16)
Wired for Getting Fired (24/9/16)
Do Dead Dolphins Float? Underwater World in 2016 (2/9/16)
Perth isn’t Boring (25/7/16)
Ben Cousins and Me (26/7/16)
Standup and Mental Illness (14/6/16)
Ditching Bipolar Meds (31/5/16)
Coconut Oil Dick Injection (30/3/16)
The Bad Statues of Perth 22/2/16
Perth Heat Wave (11/2/16)
JUNKEE
Tony Abbott is Waluigi (14/9/17)
Twin Peaks and Nostalgia (4/9/17)
Dick Gregory/Jerry Lewis Obituary (24/8/17)
Would Hank Hill vote Trump? (26/7/17)
Aus Alt-Right Pokedeck (14/7/17)
Chris Lilley is a Minstrel (4/7/17)
The Castle at 20 (12/4/17)
The Front Fell Off: on John Clarke (10/4/17)
The 20yo One Nation Candidate (22/3/17)
[2017]
[2016]
CORDITE
[2016]
THE LIFTED BROW
[2014]
The Jerk (1/2/2014)
BETOOTA ADVOCATE
11 Of The Sexiest ‘Alt-Right’ Icons To Make You Forget How Horrific The Holocaust Was
Study Finds That White Privilege Makes Up For White Guilt
Witty Catholic Priest Wins Over Royal Commission With Hilarious Anecdotes
Chris Lilley Returns With Controversial Aboriginal Character In “Yagan”
Rattus Found Dead In Surry Hills Apartment, Suspected Heroin Overdose
Turnbull Government Announces New Joint Cabinet Portfolio
Peter Dutton: “I Will Not Be Blackmailed By Human Decency”
Study Reveals Direct Link Between Cheez TV And Crystal Meth Addiction
5 Obscure Star Wars Characters That Are Making A Come Back!
2015 Determined To Cram In More Despair Before New Year
Top 5 ABC Shows To Distract You From The Fact That Blackfellas Don’t Like Australia Day
