Catherine Deveny

Catherine Deveny (born 1968) is a comedy writer, comedienne, and a regular TV and sometimes controversial opinion columnist in the Age newspaper since 2001. She also writes for other Australian and overseas publications. She has performed on most Australian TV networks, Australian premier comedy venues and on radio. She has been described as a left-wing Andrew Bolt.

Deveny's television work has included Network Seven's Tonight Live, Full Frontal, The Eric Bana Show, All Star Squares, Channel 9's The Midday Show, In Melbourne Tonight and Super Debate Series, ABC TV's Something Hot Before Bed, Good News Week, The 7.30 Report and Backberner, SBS's Mum's The Word and Network 10's Unreal TV, Unreal Stuff Ups and Unreal Ads Rove Live The Wedge and Skithouse. She is a regular and popular fill in broadcaster on ABC 774.

She has written for The Logies, The Aria Awards and most interestingly co-wrote the 2005 AFI awards with Russell Crowe.

Her latest book is a collection of her columns, titled "Say when", published by Black Inc. She is also the author of "Rank and smelly", "Babies, bellies and blundstones", "It's Not My Fault They Print Them" and "Our New Baby".

Catherine Deveny has been named in the Top 100 Most Influential Melbournians by The Age (Melbourne) Magazine. She is in constant demand as a speaker in universities, schools and at corporate functions. She is an atheist. [Carbone, Suzanne. " [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/speaking-of-marceau-he-has-a-famous-chair/2007/09/24/1190486225504.html Speaking of Marceau, he has a famous chair] ", "The Age". Retrieved on October 10, 2008.]

Deveny describes herself as "a serial pest and professional pain in the arse" [ http://www.mwf.com.au/2008/content/mwf_2008_standard.asp?name=DevenyC ] . She is dyslexic [http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/dyslexics-may-take-a-different-route-but-we-get-there-in-the-end/2008/04/08/1207420388187.html]

Selected publications

Books

* "Rank and smelly". South Melbourne: Addison Wesley Longman Australia, 1997.
* "Babies, bellies and blundstones". Port Melbourne: Lothian, 1999.
* "Our New Baby". Port Melbourne: Lothian Children's Books, 2005.
* "It's not my fault they print them". Melbourne: Black Inc Books, 2007.
* "Say when". Melbourne: Black Inc Books, 2008.

Newspaper articles

* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/fences-suburbs-where-petrolheads-live/2007/03/20/1174153055143.html "Let's put fences around the suburbs where petrolheads live"] , "The Age", 21 March 2007.
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/womens-day-again-so-what-is-there-to-celebrate/2007/03/06/1173166689261.html "Women's Day again, so what is there to celebrate?"] , "The Age", 6 March 2007.
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/life-support/2007/05/02/1177788222344.html "The culture of natural childbirth is changing for the better"] , "The Age", 2 May 2007.
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/05/22/1179601407657.html "If you want private education, pay for it yourself"] , "The Age", 22 May 2007.
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/08/21/1187462262345.html "Lib's dirt unit threw sand in its own face"] , "The Age", 23 August 2007.
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/why-do-some-wives-still-change-their-names/2007/09/04/1188783231779.html "Why do some wives still change their names?"] , "The Age", 5 September 2007.
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/09/11/1189276715588.html "I don't give a stuff what you do. I'm paid to write what I think"] , "The Age", 12 September 2007.
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/bring-on-the-election-night-party/2007/09/18/1189881511217.html "Bring on the election night party (and kabana on toothpicks)"] , "The Age", 19 September 2007.
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/spend-spend-spend-its-no-way-to-happiness/2007/09/25/1190486307021.html "Spend, spend, spend. It's no way to happiness"] , "The Age", 26 September 2007.

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