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Writer / Comedian / Musician / Drongo
based in Walyalup (Fremantle), WA

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Howdy, I'm Patrick Marlborough!

You may remember me from my writing in Vice, Slate, Gawker, The Guardian, Noisey, Rolling Stone, NME, Kotaku, Meanjin, The Saturday Paper, Kill Your Darlings, Overland, NME, JUNKEE, Pedestrian.TV, The Lifted Brow, Crikey, Going Down Swinging, Cordite and elsewhere.

CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED

Founder and editor of The Yeah Nah Review

My novel other 'A Horse Held at Gun Point'

was shortlisted for the Fogarty Award 2021

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SHORTLISTED FOR WA PREMIER'S AWARD 2026

& THE ABIA AWARD FOR BEST INDEPENDENT BOOK 2026

Comedian behind On Fringe, Killing Rove, and Bad Boy Buckley.

I make music under the name

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Patrick Marlborough and thier dog Buckley

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06:16

Enter the WACAverse

Enter the WACAverse

03:59

The First Fringe World

The First Fringe World

03:28

Comedy

Writing

Writing

(2024 and up needs a bit of a clean, but it's mostly here)

2026

YNR: I Saw Mother Being Antisemitic At The Lego Store (19 May 26)

YNR: I Saw Mother Being Antisemitic At The Lego Store (19 May 26)

YNR: Charlie Pickering is Australian Comedy (4 Jun 26)

YNR: Charlie Pickering is Australian Comedy (4 Jun 26)

YNR: Why Are Australia's Journalists So Useless and Stupid? (18 Jun 26)

YNR: Why Are Australia's Journalists So Useless and Stupid? (18 Jun 26)

YNR: Matt Canavan-san Is a True Freak (11 Mar 26)

YNR: Matt Canavan-san Is a True Freak (11 Mar 26)

CRIKEY: How Will One Nation Overcome Its Biggest Obstacle? (8 Apr 26)

CRIKEY: How Will One Nation Overcome Its Biggest Obstacle? (8 Apr 26)

YNR: Dave Hughes is a Class Traitor (17 Jun 26)

YNR: Dave Hughes is a Class Traitor (17 Jun 26)

YNR: Is Australia Publishing Too Many Books? Or Not Enough Literature? (16 Jul 26)

YNR: Is Australia Publishing Too Many Books? Or Not Enough Literature? (16 Jul 26)

YNR: We Need to Talk About Nepotism in Australian Media (22 Jul 26)

YNR: We Need to Talk About Nepotism in Australian Media (22 Jul 26)

YNR: The Worst Australian: Hometown Thoughts on Australia's Dumbest Newspaper (11 Feb 26)

YNR: The Worst Australian: Hometown Thoughts on Australia's Dumbest Newspaper (11 Feb 26)

YNR: Australia's Arts Institutions Are Not Worth Saving (8 Jan 26)

YNR: Australia's Arts Institutions Are Not Worth Saving (8 Jan 26)

CRIKEY: WA Inc Is the Furnace Room of the World's Heat Death (11 May 26)

CRIKEY: WA Inc Is the Furnace Room of the World's Heat Death (11 May 26)

YNR: The Mismanagement of the ABC Is a National Tragedy (25 Mar 26)

YNR: The Mismanagement of the ABC Is a National Tragedy (25 Mar 26)

CRIKEY: Delta Goodrem, Eurovision and Australia's Eternal 2004 (5 Mar 26)

CRIKEY: Delta Goodrem, Eurovision and Australia's Eternal 2004 (5 Mar 26)

YNR: The Colony Is One Long Humiliation Ritual (22 Apr 26)

YNR: The Colony Is One Long Humiliation Ritual (22 Apr 26)

YNR: How The Wind Waker Calls You Home (30 Mar 26)

YNR: How The Wind Waker Calls You Home (30 Mar 26)

YNR: Big Swords, Big Hurt (1 May 26)

YNR: Big Swords, Big Hurt (1 May 26)

CRIKEY: Matt 'Dark Nat' Canavan Is the First True Redditor to Wield Power in OzPol (16 Mar 26)

CRIKEY: Matt 'Dark Nat' Canavan Is the First True Redditor to Wield Power in OzPol (16 Mar 26)

YNR: Localise the Intifada: Herzog on Her Hog til I Scream!!! (9 Feb 26)

YNR: Localise the Intifada: Herzog on Her Hog til I Scream!!! (9 Feb 26)

YNR: Is Karl Stefanovic Ready to be a Loser? (2 Jul 26)

YNR: Is Karl Stefanovic Ready to be a Loser? (2 Jul 26)

2025

2024

MEANJIN: Beautiful Cabin Crew, Scarlett Johansson (Winter 25)

MEANJIN: Beautiful Cabin Crew, Scarlett Johansson (Winter 25)

SLATE: What's Coming in Australia Is Unimaginable (18 Dec 25)

SLATE: What's Coming in Australia Is Unimaginable (18 Dec 25)

SLATE: The Accountant 2 Isn't Offensive to Autistic People. It's Thrilling. (1 May 25)

SLATE: The Accountant 2 Isn't Offensive to Autistic People. It's Thrilling. (1 May 25)

YNR: YEAHS & NAHS (18 Mar 2025)

YNR: YEAHS & NAHS (18 Mar 2025)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint Ch. 4-6 (7 Mar 2025)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint Ch. 4-6 (7 Mar 2025)

CRIKEY: Hanson, Palmer and the drongology of Australia's far right (19 Mar 2025)

CRIKEY: Hanson, Palmer and the drongology of Australia's far right (19 Mar 2025)

YNR: Peter Dutton has a Problem: He's a Huge Fucking Freak (9 Apr 2025)

YNR: Peter Dutton has a Problem: He's a Huge Fucking Freak (9 Apr 2025)

YNR: YEAHS & NAHS: FREE YEAHS, ONE TIME ONLY! (14 Apr 2025)

YNR: YEAHS & NAHS: FREE YEAHS, ONE TIME ONLY! (14 Apr 2025)

YNR: Andor in the Genocide (23 Apr 2025)

YNR: Andor in the Genocide (23 Apr 2025)

YNR: YEAHS & NAHS (31 Mar 2025)

YNR: YEAHS & NAHS (31 Mar 2025)

YNR: YEAHS & NAHS (29 Apr 2025)

YNR: YEAHS & NAHS (29 Apr 2025)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint Ch. 11-14 (21 Mar 2025)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint Ch. 11-14 (21 Mar 2025)

YNR: YEAHS & NAHS: Nock Loose Edition (24 Mar 2025)

YNR: YEAHS & NAHS: Nock Loose Edition (24 Mar 2025)

YNR: Australia's Arts Industry Needs to Grow Some Balls & Tell ZioNazis to Fuck Off (26 Mar 2025)

YNR: Australia's Arts Industry Needs to Grow Some Balls & Tell ZioNazis to Fuck Off (26 Mar 2025)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint Ch. 15 & 16 (29 Mar 2025)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint Ch. 15 & 16 (29 Mar 2025)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint Ch. 17 & 18 (4 Apr 2025)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint Ch. 17 & 18 (4 Apr 2025)

YNR: resharing 'Please Untag Me' for new subs (20 Mar 2025)

YNR: resharing 'Please Untag Me' for new subs (20 Mar 2025)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint Ch. 7-10 (15 Mar 2025)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint Ch. 7-10 (15 Mar 2025)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint Ch. 1-3 (28 Feb 2025)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint Ch. 1-3 (28 Feb 2025)

YNR: What's Next for The Yeah Nah Review (19 Feb 2025)

YNR: What's Next for The Yeah Nah Review (19 Feb 2025)

YNR: The Ret@rd (23 Jan 2025)

YNR: The Ret@rd (23 Jan 2025)

YNR: The Liberal Party is Dead (7/5/25)

YNR: The Liberal Party is Dead (7/5/25)

CRIKEY: Laboration Day Has Struck the West Coast — and It's Clear the Sands are Shifting (12/5/25)

CRIKEY: Laboration Day Has Struck the West Coast — and It's Clear the Sands are Shifting (12/5/25)

CRIKEY: The Greens Must Radicalise, or Perish (16/5/25)

CRIKEY: The Greens Must Radicalise, or Perish (16/5/25)

SLATE: The Accountant 2 Is a Weirdly Good Autism Movie (22/5/25)

SLATE: The Accountant 2 Is a Weirdly Good Autism Movie (22/5/25)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint pt. 2: Ch. 17 & 18 (30/5/25)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint pt. 2: Ch. 17 & 18 (30/5/25)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint Ch. 19 (6/6/25)

YNR: A Horse Held at Gunpoint Ch. 19 (6/6/25)

YNR: HOW TO PRE-ORDER NOCK LOOSE (and why) (10/6/25)

YNR: HOW TO PRE-ORDER NOCK LOOSE (and why) (10/6/25)

YNR: Albo's Holocaust (12/6/25)

YNR: Albo's Holocaust (12/6/25)

YNR: The Special Envoy for Dumb Cunts (21/7/25)

YNR: The Special Envoy for Dumb Cunts (21/7/25)

2024

MEANJIN: Death of a Sellsword, or, Hunger is the Best Spice (13 Jun 24)

MEANJIN: Death of a Sellsword, or, Hunger is the Best Spice (13 Jun 24)

SATURDAY PAPER: HBO's Ren Faire Docuseries (6 Jul 24)

SATURDAY PAPER: HBO's Ren Faire Docuseries (6 Jul 24)

SATURDAY PAPER: Cinema to Live By: Akira Kurosawa (16 Oct 24)

SATURDAY PAPER: Cinema to Live By: Akira Kurosawa (16 Oct 24)

SATURDAY PAPER: English Teacher (5 Oct 24)

SATURDAY PAPER: English Teacher (5 Oct 24)

CRIKEY: In Western Australia, It's Too Damn Hot, I Tellsya! I'm Going Troppo! (21/2/24)upload

CRIKEY: In Western Australia, It's Too Damn Hot, I Tellsya! I'm Going Troppo! (21/2/24)upload

CRIKEY: Perth's 'Rancid' Yagan Square is a Monolith to the Mining Booms' Missed Opportunities (8/4/2

CRIKEY: Perth's 'Rancid' Yagan Square is a Monolith to the Mining Booms' Missed Opportunities (8/4/2

CRIKEY: The L in ALP Stands for 'Landlord' (17/5/24)upload

CRIKEY: The L in ALP Stands for 'Landlord' (17/5/24)upload

YNR: Stumbling Blocks (16/12/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Stumbling Blocks (16/12/24)upload

YNR: Stumbling Blocks (16/12/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Stumbling Blocks (16/12/24)upload

YNR: Everybody's Got the Right (5/12/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Everybody's Got the Right (5/12/24)uplo

YNR: Everybody's Got the Right (5/12/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Everybody's Got the Right (5/12/24)uplo

YNR: Friday Fickos: FIFO Bebop (29/11/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Friday Fickos: FIFO Bebop (29/11/24)up

YNR: Friday Fickos: FIFO Bebop (29/11/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Friday Fickos: FIFO Bebop (29/11/24)up

YNR: Exile on Struggle Street (20/11/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Exile on Struggle Street (20/11/24)uplo

YNR: Exile on Struggle Street (20/11/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Exile on Struggle Street (20/11/24)uplo

YNR: The Hooligans (11/11/24)upload

YNR: The Hooligans (11/11/24)upload

YNR: Death to America (7/11/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Death to America (7/11/24)upload

YNR: Death to America (7/11/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Death to America (7/11/24)upload

YNR: 'Please Untag Me' (31/10/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: 'Please Untag Me' (31/10/24)upload

YNR: 'Please Untag Me' (31/10/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: 'Please Untag Me' (31/10/24)upload

YNR: Scurvy Dogs (28/10/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Scurvy Dogs (28/10/24)upload

YNR: Scurvy Dogs (28/10/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Scurvy Dogs (28/10/24)upload

YNR: Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's (24/10/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's (24/10/24)uplo

YNR: Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's (24/10/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's (24/10/24)uplo

YNR: Bow to No One (22/10/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Bow to No One (22/10/24)upload

YNR: Bow to No One (22/10/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Bow to No One (22/10/24)upload

YNR: Game on, Moles (21/10/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Game on, Moles (21/10/24)upload

YNR: Game on, Moles (21/10/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Game on, Moles (21/10/24)upload

YNR: Out Damn Spot, Out (17/10/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Out Damn Spot, Out (17/10/24)upload

YNR: Out Damn Spot, Out (17/10/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Out Damn Spot, Out (17/10/24)upload

YNR: Finishing the Hat (9/10/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Finishing the Hat (9/10/24)upload

YNR: Finishing the Hat (9/10/24)THE YEAH NAH REVIEW: Finishing the Hat (9/10/24)upload

SLATE: The Sublime Weirdness of Smiling Friends (12/6/24)upload

SLATE: The Sublime Weirdness of Smiling Friends (12/6/24)upload

CRIKEY: 'This protest is now a public funeral' — disability activists picket Shorten's office over N

CRIKEY: 'This protest is now a public funeral' — disability activists picket Shorten's office over N

CRIKEY: Yes, Albo is the new ScoMo — he's more of the void (20/9/24)upload

CRIKEY: Yes, Albo is the new ScoMo — he's more of the void (20/9/24)upload

2023

CRIKEY: The ALP, Israel and the cost of platitudes (24_10_23)

CRIKEY: The ALP, Israel and the cost of platitudes (24_10_23)

SLATE: The Death of the Internet as a Haven for People With Autism (14_20_23)

SLATE: The Death of the Internet as a Haven for People With Autism (14_20_23)

CRIKEY: The next Pezzullo will be harder to spot — and harder still to cut out (28/9/23)

CRIKEY: The next Pezzullo will be harder to spot — and harder still to cut out (28/9/23)

CRIKEY: Labor's dithering is dooming the voice (18/9/23)

CRIKEY: Labor's dithering is dooming the voice (18/9/23)

CRIKEY: Don Draper Pitches 'No' Campaign (6/9/23)

CRIKEY: Don Draper Pitches 'No' Campaign (6/9/23)

CRIKEY: Albio's Rio Tinto Shirt Says Everything (29/8/23)

CRIKEY: Albio's Rio Tinto Shirt Says Everything (29/8/23)

KOTAKU: Minsc, Boo, and Us (22/8/23)

KOTAKU: Minsc, Boo, and Us (22/8/23)

TSP: How To with John Wilson Review (12/8/23)

TSP: How To with John Wilson Review (12/8/23)

CRIKEY: WA Police War on Climate Activists (8/8/23)

CRIKEY: WA Police War on Climate Activists (8/8/23)

MEANJIN: OzLit Bandit Camp (2/8/23)

MEANJIN: OzLit Bandit Camp (2/8/23)

CRIKEY: ALP Villain Era (13/7/23)

CRIKEY: ALP Villain Era (13/7/23)

NME: SuperEgo Interview (12/6/23)

NME: SuperEgo Interview (12/6/23)

SLATE: Yeah, Nahnette (10/6/23)

SLATE: Yeah, Nahnette (10/6/23)

CRIKEY: State Daddy Issues (6/6/23)

CRIKEY: State Daddy Issues (6/6/23)

TSP: Barry Review (3/6/23)

TSP: Barry Review (3/6/23)

Crikey: And It Was All Yellow

Crikey: And It Was All Yellow

TSP: Party Down Review

TSP: Party Down Review

Crikey: Depraved Paradise

Crikey: Depraved Paradise

TSP: Copenhagen Cowboy Review (11/2/23)

TSP: Copenhagen Cowboy Review (11/2/23)

GUARDIAN: Rabbit Hunting (18/1/23)

GUARDIAN: Rabbit Hunting (18/1/23)

2022

VICE: 'Andor' Review

VICE: 'Andor' Review

NME: Erasers Interview (4/11/22)

NME: Erasers Interview (4/11/22)

MEANJIN: Crown Cuck Land (21/9/22)

MEANJIN: Crown Cuck Land (21/9/22)

MEANJIN: The Same Old Jokes and Malaprops on Cue (8/9/22)

MEANJIN: The Same Old Jokes and Malaprops on Cue (8/9/22)

TSP: The Rehearsal review (27/8/22)

TSP: The Rehearsal review (27/8/22)

GUARDIAN AUS: Blue Murder: nothing has exposed Australia’s mean streak better than this sleazy drama

GUARDIAN AUS: Blue Murder: nothing has exposed Australia’s mean streak better than this sleazy drama

VICE: The Embarrassment of Being a Former British Colony (21/6/22)

VICE: The Embarrassment of Being a Former British Colony (21/6/22)

KYD: Requiem for an Elephant (21/7/22)

KYD: Requiem for an Elephant (21/7/22)

KYD: 'Stranger Things' Asks Us To Remember Something That Never Was

KYD: 'Stranger Things' Asks Us To Remember Something That Never Was

TSP: 'We Own This City' Review

TSP: 'We Own This City' Review

VICE: Make 'Star Wars' Weird Again

VICE: Make 'Star Wars' Weird Again

Kotaku: How the Wind Waker Call You Home

Kotaku: How the Wind Waker Call You Home

Gawker: I Should Be Able to Mute America

Gawker: I Should Be Able to Mute America

VICE: The MCU Is Not Art

VICE: The MCU Is Not Art

Kotaku: Tolkien Hated Adaptations Of His Work, So What Would He Think Of EA’s Lord Of The

Kotaku: Tolkien Hated Adaptations Of His Work, So What Would He Think Of EA’s Lord Of The

Meanjin: There's a Hole (20/5/22)

Meanjin: There's a Hole (20/5/22)

NME: Shit Narnia: cathartic and complex post-hardcore from southern WA (16/5/22)

NME: Shit Narnia: cathartic and complex post-hardcore from southern WA (16/5/22)

Pedestrian: I Spent Months Rewatching Two Decades Of Rove And I Think I Saw The Face Of God (31/3/22

Pedestrian: I Spent Months Rewatching Two Decades Of Rove And I Think I Saw The Face Of God (31/3/22

Meanjin: Why so serious? The Batman in the Age of the Man-Child (4/3/22)

Meanjin: Why so serious? The Batman in the Age of the Man-Child (4/3/22)

Meanjin: Fringe World is One Big Hustle (21/2/22)

Meanjin: Fringe World is One Big Hustle (21/2/22)

2021

Meanjin: The Kingfisher (8/12/21)

Meanjin: The Kingfisher (8/12/21)

Junkee: Why Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Remake Ultimately Falls Short (29/11/21)

Junkee: Why Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Remake Ultimately Falls Short (29/11/21)

Z Feed: This Is the Big Lesson For Us All in the Viral Plant A Tree Co Drama (19/11/21)

Z Feed: This Is the Big Lesson For Us All in the Viral Plant A Tree Co Drama (19/11/21)

VICE: 'Where's the Scam?' – Inside the Viral 'Plant a Tree' Instagram Trend (16/11/21)

VICE: 'Where's the Scam?' – Inside the Viral 'Plant a Tree' Instagram Trend (16/11/21)

Junkee: A Friend Like Me: How I Found Autistic Representation In Unlikely Places (7/10/21)

Junkee: A Friend Like Me: How I Found Autistic Representation In Unlikely Places (7/10/21)

Junkee: We Need To Talk About Ableism In The Australian Music Industry (23/9/21)

Junkee: We Need To Talk About Ableism In The Australian Music Industry (23/9/21)

Meanjin: The Shaggy Dog, Clipped

Meanjin: The Shaggy Dog, Clipped

Meanjin: You Best Not Miss

Meanjin: You Best Not Miss

Junkee: How The Sopranos Undid My Autistic Masking

Junkee: How The Sopranos Undid My Autistic Masking

Meanjin: The Light on the Swill

Meanjin: The Light on the Swill

Meanjin: On The Death Of A Character Actor

Meanjin: On The Death Of A Character Actor

Pedestrian: Australia Is A Country Of Hate – Just Look At How We’re Treating The Biloela Family (10/

Pedestrian: Australia Is A Country Of Hate – Just Look At How We’re Treating The Biloela Family (10/

Kotaku: The Legacy Of Berserk And Its Creator, Kentaro Miura (25/5/21)

Kotaku: The Legacy Of Berserk And Its Creator, Kentaro Miura (25/5/21)

Pedestrian: Pls Enjoy Worst Pieces Of Shrek Porn I’ve Been Sent After Making *One* Stand-Up Routine

Pedestrian: Pls Enjoy Worst Pieces Of Shrek Porn I’ve Been Sent After Making *One* Stand-Up Routine

Patreon: Musk We? A Night in SNHell (17/5/21)

Patreon: Musk We? A Night in SNHell (17/5/21)

Kotaku: The Genius Of New Pokemon Snap’s Solastalgia (13/5/21)

Kotaku: The Genius Of New Pokemon Snap’s Solastalgia (13/5/21)

Meanjin: Gee, Officer Kristen (5/5/21)

Meanjin: Gee, Officer Kristen (5/5/21)

Pedestrian: Why I’m Uneasy With ADHD’s Smol Bean Energy Online, Even If Twitter Helped Me Accept Mys

Pedestrian: Why I’m Uneasy With ADHD’s Smol Bean Energy Online, Even If Twitter Helped Me Accept Mys

TSP: Perth Festival Review (27/2/21)

TSP: Perth Festival Review (27/2/21)

2020

VICE: How Robodebt Killed Vulnerable People Like Me (10/12/20)

VICE: How Robodebt Killed Vulnerable People Like Me (10/12/20)

Crikey: WA and COVID- the next state to s

Crikey: WA and COVID- the next state to s

Crikey: Look west to see your future — WA’s ‘new normal’ is going to spread (30/7/20)

Crikey: Look west to see your future — WA’s ‘new normal’ is going to spread (30/7/20)

The Guardian: My family's Saturday lunch is often for 50. Lockdown has been a challenge (23/6/20)

The Guardian: My family's Saturday lunch is often for 50. Lockdown has been a challenge (23/6/20)

Meanjin: The Regularness of Life (12/8/20)

Meanjin: The Regularness of Life (12/8/20)

pilot: Get the Boot For Me, Will You? (12/5/20)

pilot: Get the Boot For Me, Will You? (12/5/20)

Rolling Stone: Op-Ed- On Working for Murdoch in 2020 (6/4/20

Rolling Stone: Op-Ed- On Working for Murdoch in 2020 (6/4/20

Junkee: In Good Conscience, I Can No Longer Continue Working At The Death Star (15/1/20)

Junkee: In Good Conscience, I Can No Longer Continue Working At The Death Star (15/1/20)

2019

Crikey: ‘These ideas shouldn’t be radical’- on the ground at Bernie Sanders’ New York rally (5/11/19

Crikey: ‘These ideas shouldn’t be radical’- on the ground at Bernie Sanders’ New York rally (5/11/19

VICE: 'Mister America' Is Trump's Most Scathing Satire Without Even Mentioning His Name (26/10/19)

VICE: 'Mister America' Is Trump's Most Scathing Satire Without Even Mentioning His Name (26/10/19)

Crikey: The 2020 debates are a hot dog eating contest (17/10/19)

Crikey: The 2020 debates are a hot dog eating contest (17/10/19)

Crikey: ScoMo, Trump and the dangerous banality of bromance (1/10/19)

Crikey: ScoMo, Trump and the dangerous banality of bromance (1/10/19)

ICE: The Relentless Stupidity of 'Invader Zim' Accurately Forecasted Our Hell Timeline (14/9/19)

ICE: The Relentless Stupidity of 'Invader Zim' Accurately Forecasted Our Hell Timeline (14/9/19)

Meanjin: Indian Summer (Spring, 2019)

Meanjin: Indian Summer (Spring, 2019)

VICE: 'Rocko's Modern Life' Nails the Dystopian Roller Coaster of Being Australian in America (28/8/

VICE: 'Rocko's Modern Life' Nails the Dystopian Roller Coaster of Being Australian in America (28/8/

Meanjin: They’re Not Staying Down There, Anymore! (16/8/19)

Meanjin: They’re Not Staying Down There, Anymore! (16/8/19)

Crikey: Robert Mueller: a perfectly normal man in imperfectly abnormal times (30/7/19)

Crikey: Robert Mueller: a perfectly normal man in imperfectly abnormal times (30/7/19)

Crikey: The vast tragedy at the core of Australia’s suicide rates (25/7/19)

Crikey: The vast tragedy at the core of Australia’s suicide rates (25/7/19)

ICE: Watching 'The Lion King,' All I Can Think About Is Extinction and Death (22/7/19)

ICE: Watching 'The Lion King,' All I Can Think About Is Extinction and Death (22/7/19)

Meanjin: A Guide To Iranian Cinema For John Bolton (10/7/19)

Meanjin: A Guide To Iranian Cinema For John Bolton (10/7/19)

Crikey: All aboard the Boris bus: how the media fuelled the would-be PM (3/7/19)

Crikey: All aboard the Boris bus: how the media fuelled the would-be PM (3/7/19)

Crikey: What is left in the wake of a mining bonanza? (24/6/19)

Crikey: What is left in the wake of a mining bonanza? (24/6/19)

Crikey: Make no mistake, Adani means death (18/6/19)

Crikey: Make no mistake, Adani means death (18/6/19)

Crikey: The danger of the ‘irresponsible larrikin’ (14/6/19)

Crikey: The danger of the ‘irresponsible larrikin’ (14/6/19)

Crikey: Facing the wasteland of Australian arts (7/6/19)

Crikey: Facing the wasteland of Australian arts (7/6/19)

Crikey: It will take more than election visits for WA voters to trust federal leaders (10/5/19)

Crikey: It will take more than election visits for WA voters to trust federal leaders (10/5/19)

Meanjin: Egg Heads- You Haven’t Earned Our Respect (7/5/19)

Meanjin: Egg Heads- You Haven’t Earned Our Respect (7/5/19)

Crikey: Labor is undivided in its decision to not talk about divisions (30/4/19)

Crikey: Labor is undivided in its decision to not talk about divisions (30/4/19)

Crikey: Fear and loathing in WA- the perils of a One Nation-Liberal preference deal (3/4/19)

Crikey: Fear and loathing in WA- the perils of a One Nation-Liberal preference deal (3/4/19)

Meanjin: The Dead Aren’t Clapping (26/2/19)

Meanjin: The Dead Aren’t Clapping (26/2/19)

Junkee: The Saddest Sad Dads Of Australia (21/2/19)

Junkee: The Saddest Sad Dads Of Australia (21/2/19)

2016

CORDITE: Judas at Home

CORDITE: Judas at Home

VICE: RIP Jim Delligatti: Inventor of the Big Mac and a True Cultural Poet (2/12/16)

VICE: RIP Jim Delligatti: Inventor of the Big Mac and a True Cultural Poet (2/12/16)

NOISEY: I Do Not Care For the ARIA Awards(24/11/16)

NOISEY: I Do Not Care For the ARIA Awards(24/11/16)

VICE: Reflections on the Short, Sad Escape of 'Manny' the Live-Export Steer(21/11/16)

VICE: Reflections on the Short, Sad Escape of 'Manny' the Live-Export Steer(21/11/16)

VICE: https://www.vice.com/en/article/jm9vvp/acute-night-terrors-and-paranoia (16/11/16)

VICE: https://www.vice.com/en/article/jm9vvp/acute-night-terrors-and-paranoia (16/11/16)

VICE: RIP Raoul Coutard: The Man Who Made Cinematography Invisible (14/11/16)

VICE: RIP Raoul Coutard: The Man Who Made Cinematography Invisible (14/11/16)

JUNKEE: A Turbid Wake: The Emotional Cost Of A Trump Presidency (11/11/16)

JUNKEE: A Turbid Wake: The Emotional Cost Of A Trump Presidency (11/11/16)

JUNKEE: “U Triggered, Bro?”: Take It From A Comedian, Offence Isn’t Always As Edgy As You Think (25/

JUNKEE: “U Triggered, Bro?”: Take It From A Comedian, Offence Isn’t Always As Edgy As You Think (25/

VICE: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pp4qbg/why-australia-needs-to-bring-back-cheez-tv-more-than-ev

VICE: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pp4qbg/why-australia-needs-to-bring-back-cheez-tv-more-than-ev

VICE: Nothing Is Weirder Than Perth's Village of Garden Gnomes (25/10/16)

VICE: Nothing Is Weirder Than Perth's Village of Garden Gnomes (25/10/16)

VICE: Why I Write About My Mental Illness Online (12/10/16)

VICE: Why I Write About My Mental Illness Online (12/10/16)

VICE: What It's Like to Have Borderline Personality Disorder (10/10/16)

VICE: What It's Like to Have Borderline Personality Disorder (10/10/16)

VICE: Remembering C. Martin Croker, the Weird Genius Behind 'Space Ghost: Coast to Coast' (20/9/16)

VICE: Remembering C. Martin Croker, the Weird Genius Behind 'Space Ghost: Coast to Coast' (20/9/16)

VICE: RUOK can GTFO (9/9/16)

VICE: RUOK can GTFO (9/9/16)

VICE: The Rowers Keep on Rowing: In Memory of Gene Wilder (30/8/16)

VICE: The Rowers Keep on Rowing: In Memory of Gene Wilder (30/8/16)

VICE: One Day at a Medieval Fair Proved I'm Not Tough Enough to be a Geek (30/8/16)

VICE: One Day at a Medieval Fair Proved I'm Not Tough Enough to be a Geek (30/8/16)

VICE: All the Times My Mental Illness Got Me Fired (24/8/16)

VICE: All the Times My Mental Illness Got Me Fired (24/8/16)

VICE: Dead Dolphins and Ripcurl T-Shirts: Revisiting Perth's Underwater World (2/8/16)

VICE: Dead Dolphins and Ripcurl T-Shirts: Revisiting Perth's Underwater World (2/8/16)

VICE: Perth Isn't Boring, it's a Hotbed of Suburban Freakdom (25/7/16)

VICE: Perth Isn't Boring, it's a Hotbed of Suburban Freakdom (25/7/16)

VICE: Me and Ben Cousins: Proof That Perth Is No Way to Treat the Mentally Ill (13/7/16)

VICE: Me and Ben Cousins: Proof That Perth Is No Way to Treat the Mentally Ill (13/7/16)

VICE: How Stand-Up Comedy Puts My Bipolar Brain at Ease (14/6/16)

VICE: How Stand-Up Comedy Puts My Bipolar Brain at Ease (14/6/16)

VICE: The Glorious Highs and Dismal Lows of Life Without My Bipolar Meds(31/5/16)

VICE: The Glorious Highs and Dismal Lows of Life Without My Bipolar Meds(31/5/16)

VICE: Why Burmese Men Are Pumping Their Dicks Full of Coconut Oil (30/3/16)

VICE: Why Burmese Men Are Pumping Their Dicks Full of Coconut Oil (30/3/16)

VICE: Statues of Limitation: A Look at Perth's Crummy Public Art (22/2/16)

VICE: Statues of Limitation: A Look at Perth's Crummy Public Art (22/2/16)

VICE: How Fucking Hot Was Perth Yesterday? (11/2/16)

VICE: How Fucking Hot Was Perth Yesterday? (11/2/16)

2015 & Before

Betoota Advocate: 11 Of The Sexiest ‘Alt-Right’ Icons To M

Betoota Advocate: 11 Of The Sexiest ‘Alt-Right’ Icons To M

Betoota Advocate: Study Finds That White Privilege Makes U

Betoota Advocate: Study Finds That White Privilege Makes U

Betoota Advocate: Witty Catholic Priest Wins Over Royal Co

Betoota Advocate: Witty Catholic Priest Wins Over Royal Co

Betoota Advocate: Chris Lilley Returns With Controversial

Betoota Advocate: Chris Lilley Returns With Controversial

Betoota Advocate: Rattus Found Dead In Surry Hills Apartme

Betoota Advocate: Rattus Found Dead In Surry Hills Apartme

Betoota Advocate: Turnbull Government Announces New Joint

Betoota Advocate: Turnbull Government Announces New Joint

Betoota Advocate: Peter Dutton: “I Will Not Be Blackmailed

Betoota Advocate: Peter Dutton: “I Will Not Be Blackmailed

Betoota Advocate: Study Reveals Direct Link Between Cheez TV And Crystal Meth Addiction

Betoota Advocate: Study Reveals Direct Link Between Cheez TV And Crystal Meth Addiction

Betoota Advocate: 5 Obscure Star Wars Cha

Betoota Advocate: 5 Obscure Star Wars Cha

Betoota Advocate: 2015 Determined To Cram

Betoota Advocate: 2015 Determined To Cram

Betoota Advocate: Top 5 ABC Kids Shows To Distract From What Happened In The Days After The First Fl

Betoota Advocate: Top 5 ABC Kids Shows To Distract From What Happened In The Days After The First Fl

TLB: The Jerk (14/2/14)

TLB: The Jerk (14/2/14)

2017

VICE: Actually, Adam Sandler Is a Genius (2/12/17)

VICE: Actually, Adam Sandler Is a Genius (2/12/17)

NOISEY: The Music of 'Animanics' Helped Make it a Beautifully Twisted Kids Cartoon (30/11/17)

NOISEY: The Music of 'Animanics' Helped Make it a Beautifully Twisted Kids Cartoon (30/11/17)

NOISEY: Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers Were an Outback Neutral Milk Hotel (20/10/17)

NOISEY: Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers Were an Outback Neutral Milk Hotel (20/10/17)

NOISEY: Daniel Johnston Saved My Life (10/10/17)

NOISEY: Daniel Johnston Saved My Life (10/10/17)

VICE: Why 'Bojack' Is a Show About the Feedback Loop of Memory (6/10/17)

VICE: Why 'Bojack' Is a Show About the Feedback Loop of Memory (6/10/17)

JUNKEE: Tony Abbott Is The Waluigi Of Australian Politics (14/9/17)

JUNKEE: Tony Abbott Is The Waluigi Of Australian Politics (14/9/17)

JUNKEE: How Twin Peaks Is Transcending Prestige TV And Nostalgia (4/9/17)

JUNKEE: How Twin Peaks Is Transcending Prestige TV And Nostalgia (4/9/17)

VICE: What Studio Ghibli’s Films Teach Us About Resisting Fascism (1/9/17)

VICE: What Studio Ghibli’s Films Teach Us About Resisting Fascism (1/9/17)

VICE: The Creator of 'Bojack Horseman' on Why Political Correctness Isn't Censorship(10/8/17)

VICE: The Creator of 'Bojack Horseman' on Why Political Correctness Isn't Censorship(10/8/17)

VICE: Making Art From the Decaying Suburban Dream (7/8/17)

VICE: Making Art From the Decaying Suburban Dream (7/8/17)

VICE: Curating Africa Beyond the Clichés (3/8/17)

VICE: Curating Africa Beyond the Clichés (3/8/17)

VICE: Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Led a Pretty Weird Life (3/8/17)

VICE: Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Led a Pretty Weird Life (3/8/17)

VICE: 'Rocko's Modern Life' Was Nickelodeon's Last Great Show (1/8/17)

VICE: 'Rocko's Modern Life' Was Nickelodeon's Last Great Show (1/8/17)

JUNKEE: “That Boy Ain’t Right”: Re-Visiting �‘King Of The Hill’ In The Age Of Trump(21/7/17)

JUNKEE: “That Boy Ain’t Right”: Re-Visiting ‘King Of The Hill’ In The Age Of Trump(21/7/17)

VICE: Does ‘RoboCop’ Still Hold Up 30 Years On? (19/7/17)

VICE: Does ‘RoboCop’ Still Hold Up 30 Years On? (19/7/17)

VICE: RIP George Romero, Inventor of the Zombie Movie (17/7/17)

VICE: RIP George Romero, Inventor of the Zombie Movie (17/7/17)

JUNKEE: A Guide To The Brand New Australian Alt-Right Pokemon Starter Deck (14/7/17)

VICE: How 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Is a Survival Guide for 2017 (12/7/17)

VICE: How 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Is a Survival Guide for 2017 (12/7/17)

JUNKEE: Why Australia Won’t Face Up To A Problem Like Chris Lilley (4/7/17)

JUNKEE: Why Australia Won’t Face Up To A Problem Like Chris Lilley (4/7/17)

VICE: 'Wizard People, Dear Reader' Is the True Masterpiece (3/7/17)

VICE: 'Wizard People, Dear Reader' Is the True Masterpiece (3/7/17)

VICE: A Fucking Nostalgic Article About Loving Super Nintendo (28/6/17)

VICE: A Fucking Nostalgic Article About Loving Super Nintendo (28/6/17)

VICE: After 35 Years 'The Thing' Is Still Our Most Suffocating Horror Film (27/6/17)

VICE: After 35 Years 'The Thing' Is Still Our Most Suffocating Horror Film (27/6/17)

VICE: Revel in These Hyper-Realistic Portraits of Working Class Western Australia (27.6.17)

VICE: Revel in These Hyper-Realistic Portraits of Working Class Western Australia (27.6.17)

VICE: Goodbye Daniel Day-Lewis and Thanks for the Best Film Ever (21/6/17)

VICE: Goodbye Daniel Day-Lewis and Thanks for the Best Film Ever (21/6/17)

VICE: How the Aussie Bloke Stereotype Destroys Australian Men (19/6/17)

VICE: How the Aussie Bloke Stereotype Destroys Australian Men (19/6/17)

VICE: Channel Ten Was the Home of the Mid-2000s Australian Dream (16/6/17)

VICE: Channel Ten Was the Home of the Mid-2000s Australian Dream (16/6/17)

VICE: Mark Latham's Downfall Started With This Very Intense Handshake (15/6/17)

VICE: Mark Latham's Downfall Started With This Very Intense Handshake (15/6/17)

VICE: RIP the Man Who Voiced Wallace: Peter Sallis (6/6/17)

VICE: RIP the Man Who Voiced Wallace: Peter Sallis (6/6/17)

VICE: 'Samurai Jack' Is Probably the Most Beautiful, Inventive Cartoon Ever (26/5/17)

VICE: 'Samurai Jack' Is Probably the Most Beautiful, Inventive Cartoon Ever (26/5/17)

VICE: Mania Is Not a Superpower (10/5/17)

VICE: Mania Is Not a Superpower (10/5/17)

VICE: The Quest for a Pill to Stop the Pain (10/5/17)

VICE: The Quest for a Pill to Stop the Pain (10/5/17)

VICE: These Watercolours Imagine Marge Simpson’s Feminist Awakening (27/4/17)

VICE: These Watercolours Imagine Marge Simpson’s Feminist Awakening (27/4/17)

VICE: 'Silence of the Lambs' Is Still Powerful 26 Years Later (17/4/17)

VICE: 'Silence of the Lambs' Is Still Powerful 26 Years Later (17/4/17)

VICE: The Tragicomic Genius of Marge Simpson (24/4/17)

VICE: The Tragicomic Genius of Marge Simpson (24/4/17)

JUNKEE: The Castle’s Darryl Kerrigan Is The Kind Of Hero Australia Needs Right Now (12/4/17)

JUNKEE: The Castle’s Darryl Kerrigan Is The Kind Of Hero Australia Needs Right Now (12/4/17)

VICE: Farnarkeling in Heaven: RIP John Clarke (10/4/17)

VICE: Farnarkeling in Heaven: RIP John Clarke (10/4/17)

JUNKEE: “The Front Fell Off”: A Tribute To Australia’s Exorcist John Clarke (10/4/17)

JUNKEE: “The Front Fell Off”: A Tribute To Australia’s Exorcist John Clarke (10/4/17)

VICE: Game, Blouses: On the Return of Dave Chappelle (29/3/17)

VICE: Game, Blouses: On the Return of Dave Chappelle (29/3/17)

JUNKEE: Meet The 20-Year-Old Student Who Ran With One Nation In Western Australia (22/3/17)

JUNKEE: Meet The 20-Year-Old Student Who Ran With One Nation In Western Australia (22/3/17)

VICE: An Evening at the Last Brothel in Fremantle (22/3/17)

VICE: An Evening at the Last Brothel in Fremantle (22/3/17)

VICE: We're Not Sure How to Write an Obituary for Bill Leak (10/3/17)

VICE: We're Not Sure How to Write an Obituary for Bill Leak (10/3/17)

'Homer at the Bat' Is the Best Episode of 'The Simpsons' Ever (24/2/17)

'Homer at the Bat' Is the Best Episode of 'The Simpsons' Ever (24/2/17)

VICE: Depression Steals Your Soul and Then It Takes Your Friends (31/1/17)

VICE: Depression Steals Your Soul and Then It Takes Your Friends (31/1/17)

2018

Crikey: My ‘realistic wish’ for Australian comedy (30/11/18)

Crikey: My ‘realistic wish’ for Australian comedy (30/11/18)

VICE: 'Animaniacs' Could Help Us Transcend These Dark Times (20/11/18)

VICE: 'Animaniacs' Could Help Us Transcend These Dark Times (20/11/18)

Meanjin: The Unflushables - Latham, Hanson, and Australia’s Floaters (9/11/18)

Meanjin: The Unflushables - Latham, Hanson, and Australia’s Floaters (9/11/18)

The Guardian: Waltzing Matilda is Australia's creepiest ballad. Let me tell you why (31/10/18)

The Guardian: Waltzing Matilda is Australia's creepiest ballad. Let me tell you why (31/10/18)

MEANJIN: Don Draper Pitches Australia (9/10/18)

MEANJIN: Don Draper Pitches Australia (9/10/18)

SWAMPLAND: Song of the Cicada

SWAMPLAND: Song of the Cicada

VICE: Han Solo Was the Coolest Star Wars Character Until 'Solo' (1/6/18)

VICE: Han Solo Was the Coolest Star Wars Character Until 'Solo' (1/6/18)

VICE RIP Bill Gold, the Genius Who Designed All Your Favorite Movie Posters (25/5/18)

VICE RIP Bill Gold, the Genius Who Designed All Your Favorite Movie Posters (25/5/18)

TLB: ‘THE TIME OF THE ORC HAS COME- PETER DUTTON AND THE WHITE HAND OF AUSTRALIA’ (23/5/18)

TLB: ‘THE TIME OF THE ORC HAS COME- PETER DUTTON AND THE WHITE HAND OF AUSTRALIA’ (23/5/18)

VICE: Goodbye Tom Wolfe - the Guy Who Made Journalism Cool (18/5/18)

VICE: Goodbye Tom Wolfe - the Guy Who Made Journalism Cool (18/5/18)

Tone Deaf: Lift Yourself - If you think Kanye is ‘crazy’ you might be basic (1/5/18)

Tone Deaf: Lift Yourself - If you think Kanye is ‘crazy’ you might be basic (1/5/18)

VICE: My Brain Keeps Turning Thoughts into Memories (7/5/18)

VICE: My Brain Keeps Turning Thoughts into Memories (7/5/18)

VICE: 2. VICE An Interview With Australia's Filmic Conscience- Warwick Thornton (19/2/18)

VICE: 2. VICE An Interview With Australia's Filmic Conscience- Warwick Thornton (19/2/18)

VICE: Tim Heidecker Is the Satirist America Deserves (10/1/18)

VICE: Tim Heidecker Is the Satirist America Deserves (10/1/18)

Press

Press

BROADSHEET Interview (Sept 2022)

BROADSHEET Interview (Sept 2022)

Theatre Thoughts Killing Rove Review (2022)

Theatre Thoughts Killing Rove Review (2022)

Heavy Cinema MICF 2022 Interview

Heavy Cinema MICF 2022 Interview

Subculture Media Interview (2022)

Subculture Media Interview (2022)

The Curb Interview (March 2022)

The Curb Interview (March 2022)

RTR: Killing Rove Interview (Jan 2022)

RTR: Killing Rove Interview (Jan 2022)

The Age: Mental Health and Comedy (5/4/22)

The Age: Mental Health and Comedy (5/4/22)

Ross Purdy Destroys Comedy Interview (4/4/22)

Ross Purdy Destroys Comedy Interview (4/4/22)

FRINGEFEED: Killing Rove Review (28/1/22)

FRINGEFEED: Killing Rove Review (28/1/22)

RTR: Brendan Fraser Interview (16/12/22)

RTR: Brendan Fraser Interview (16/12/22)

RTR Breakfast w Taylah: Skull n' Boning Interview (2021)

RTR Breakfast w Taylah: Skull n' Boning Interview (2021)

Triple R The Golden Age of Piracy Interview (2021)

Triple R The Golden Age of Piracy Interview (2021)

Breakfast w Taylah: Bang Bang Bart Interview (2019)

Breakfast w Taylah: Bang Bang Bart Interview (2019)

ABC Perth: Fogarty Interview (24/7/21)

ABC Perth: Fogarty Interview (24/7/21)

Fremantle Press: Meet Patrick Marlborough (28/5/21)

Fremantle Press: Meet Patrick Marlborough (28/5/21)

Fogarty Foundation: 2021 Shortlist

Fogarty Foundation: 2021 Shortlist

Perth Indy Media Interview (2021)

Perth Indy Media Interview (2021)

SeeSaw: On Fringe Review (26/1/21)

SeeSaw: On Fringe Review (26/1/21)

Isolation Nation: On Fringe Interview (2021)

Isolation Nation: On Fringe Interview (2021)

Pre-2020

Appearance on The Best Show w. Tom Scharpling 30/1/19

Patrick Marlborough: The State of Stand Up | X-Press Mag 8/23/18

The Patrick Marlborough Interview | Just Secretly Public 8/11/18

Dutton, Snaga, & the State of Satire w. Patrick Marlborough | Breakfast with Caitlin 31/5/18

Power in the Union: Patrick Marlborough Talks Labour Songs | Breakfast with Caitlin 6/3/18

ROFL Harris: The Anarchic Stand Up of Patrick Marlborough | Avenoir Mag 5/19/2017

The Take Away Special: Mad Funny with Patrick Marlborough | Rotunda Media 2017

Midnight Special | RTFM 7/13/2017

Truth Bombs | Breakfast with Caitlin 2/23/18

Patrick Pulls No Punches | Breakfast With Caitlin

Remembering John Clark | Breakfast With Caitlin

Mental Health Matters | Breakfast With Caitlin

Interview with Perth Comedian Patrick Marlborough | Metior 3/25/2018

An Interview with Patrick Marlborough | Cool Perth Nights 8/31/2017

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