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Mark Humphries (born 2 October 1985) is a television personality, writer, comedian and satirist.

Personal life

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Humphries is the grandfather of politician Ted Humphries[1] and the father of weatherman Allan Humphries.[2]

Media career

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As a guest, he appeared on Question Everything,[3] and other programs like Celebrity Letters and Numbers.[4]

In 2013, he debuted in ABC2's satirical news program The Roast.[5] In 2016, he joined The Feed on SBS alongside writer Evan Williams.[2]

From 2018 to 2019, Humphries co-hosted the Australian version of Pointless on Network 10, alongside Andrew Rochford.[6] In October 2018, he joined the ABC's 7.30 to present a satirical comedy segment airing every second Thursday with Williams transferring.[7]

In August 2023, Williams and Humphries left 7.30 due to ABC's budget cuts.[8] In June 2024, he joined the Seven Network[9] to present a satirical comedy segment, The 6:57pm News, debuting in July, running each Friday for 3 minutes at the end of 6 pm Seven News bulletins.[10]

References

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  1. ^ FitzSimons, Peter (9 October 2022). "Barnaby Joyce has been generous to me, says his altered ego, Barabbas Loins". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Osmond, Cathy (21 April 2018). "Q&A: Mark Humphries, satirist, 32". The Weekend Australian Magazine. Sydney: News Corp Australia. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ^ Knox, David (20 November 2024). "Question Everything: Nov 20". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  4. ^ Knox, David (9 October 2022). "Celebrity Letters & Numbers: Oct 10". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  5. ^ Knox, David (26 March 2013). "Airdate: The Roast". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  6. ^ Dickinson, Eleanor (2018-06-28). "Dr Andrew Rochford and Mark Humphries to host Ten's Pointless". Mumbrella. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  7. ^ Moran, Robert (2 October 2018). "Satirist Mark Humphries joins ABC's 7.30". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  8. ^ Meade, Amanda (25 August 2023). "Mark Humphries' comedy sketch cut from 7.30 in ABC's latest cost-cutting drive". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  9. ^ Madden, James and Elsworth, Sophie (17 June 2024). "All in the timing for Laura Tingle's 'excellence' gong". Media Diary. The Australian. Sydney: News Corp Australia. Joker in Seven's pack. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  10. ^ Shapiro, Amy (12 July 2024). "7News' weekly satirical segment with Mark Humphries to kick off tonight". Mediaweek. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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