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Known For. John Safran vs. God Writer. Music Jamboree Writer. John Safran's Race Relations Writer. The Bazura Project Lee's Father. Show all Hide all Show by Hide Show Writer 9 credits. Where once the impish provocateur was famous for inhabiting the fringes of culture, those fringes now occupy centre stage.
Health reporters ponder the rising human consumption of deworming paste for cattle, while tech writers explain the global torching of mobile phone towers.
The extreme is mainstream, the author likes to say, and paranoia, civic distrust and quack theories are front-page news. So, what now for Safran? He dropped out and joined the world of advertising. Safran enjoyed it — making a successful ad was like solving a logic puzzle, he says — and while driving around the city he found himself pondering the invisible design of billboard ads. He also learned two valuable lessons.
In the Ivory Coast, Safran conscripted a voodoo priest to curse his girlfriend; in California, he showed viewers how to break into Disneyland. Safran won the public vote, but was disqualified by judges after secretly filming Brazilian priests giving confession. A star was born. Lampooning the aggressive doorstop techniques of A Current Affair, Safran forced a legendary confrontation with its host Ray Martin.
The pilot never aired, but the footage has enjoyed a long and cultish life online. Early in his career, Safran says, he realised how to attract an audience. Please try again later. The Sydney Morning Herald. By Peter Wells November 27, — 4. Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later.
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