Craig Reucassel
Renowned Writer, Comedian, Facilitator, MC & Host
Australian writer, comedian and broadcaster who is best known for his work with The Chaser, for going through your bins on The War on Waste, and for presenting Breakfast on ABC Radio Sydney.
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Australian writer, comedian and broadcaster who is best known for his work with The Chaser, for going through your bins on The War on Waste, and for presenting Breakfast on ABC Radio Sydney.
With a fast paced wit and great intellect Craig Reucassel is a highly effective facilitator and an entertaining, supremely organised MC and host.
Craig and a group of friends founded The Chaser newspaper, which led to a number of ABC TV Chaser programs including The Election Chaser, CNNNN, The Chaser’s War on Everything, The Hamster Wheel, and the satirical consumer affairs show The Checkout. Craig also hosted the two influential series of The War on Waste on ABC TV.
Craig was born in South Africa but moved to Australia at a young age. He attended the University of Sydney, and graduated with honours in Bachelor of Economics (Social Science) and Bachelor of Laws.
As well as his TV work, Craig has worked on Triple J with fellow Chaser Chris Taylor and commercial radio. His CV extends to acting with performances in David Williamson’s Jack of Hearts and Tim Firth’s Neville’s Island at The Ensemble.
