Craig Anderson

Craig Anderson is a comedian who works in the medium of film. As a director he has twice won the Australian Oscar (AFI - Best Comedy TV Series 2004, and AACTA - Best Director - Light Entertainment or Reality 2015) and an International Gold Promax for his network promos for Showtime Australia.

In 2016 Craig's horror film Red Christmas (starring horror/sci-fi icon Dee Wallace) had a very successful festival circuit receiving praise from Variety, Scream Magazine, Fangoria and Bloody Disgusting. ABC Arts Australia has also commissioned a 'making of' film of the production which will broadcast in 2017.

As an actor Craig has appeared in many successful comedy television programs including Black Comedy, Double The Fist, The Moodys, Review With Myles Barlow, and The Elegant Gentleman's Guide To Knife Fighting. He starred in indie comedy The Tail Job which screened at Slamdance 2016. Craig has also starred in the ob-doc programs Next Step Hollywood and Miso Hungry.

Craig has a First Class Honours degree in Performance from the University of Western Sydney where he also lectured for three years in Performance and Anthropology. He has currently deferred the writing of his PhD, an epistemological analysis of academic comedy.