Michael Scattergood Archive

ThealityBites: Gervais and the Scarecrow

 Ricky Gervais is one of my favourite comedians. He’s quick, insightful, and his accent is entirely unmistakeable. Like Simon Pegg, he excels at comedy, and yet hides an amazing ability to pull drama out of the hat, before launching back into the …

ThealityBites: Harris the Brave

I admire Sam Harris, I really do. I disagree with him on almost every level, by the way, but I do really and truly admire him. This weekend just gone, Harris kicked off the 2012 Sydney Festival of Dangerous Ideas with his …
Comedian stands-up to save Comp

Comedian stands-up to save Comp

It was a comedy of errors at Sydney Supanova pop culture expo this weekend, as the Madman entertainment ‘Cosplay’ championships suffered a number of technical difficulties, writes Michael Scattergood. Short for ‘Costume Play’, the Madman Cosplay championships have become a pop culture …