ABOUT PAUL MCDERMOTT
Known best for his work on the Australian satirical program Good News Week, this popular comedian also performed with GUD and several other music and comedy bands. Also a writer, he penned columns for The Weekend Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, and other publications.
At the start of his entertainment career, he was a street performer and a member of a comedy act called Gigantic Fly.
He earned a 2010 Gold Logie Award for his comedic television hosting work.
He and his fraternal twin grew up in Sydney, Australia, with four other siblings. Later, he had a relationship with Melissa Lyne that resulted in a son named Xavier.
In the late 1980s, he joined fellow comedian Tim Ferguson in a performance group called the Doug Anthony All Stars (DAAS).
