Mitch McTaggart

Mitch McTaggart is an Australian writer, producer and comedian.

Career In 2019, he wrote and presented comedy review programme The Last Year of Television for C31 Melbourne, which moved to SBS Viceland from 2020. While at SBS, he also wrote and produced the first series of The Back Side of Television in 2021, before both shows moved to Binge from 2022 onward. In 2023, McTaggart won an AWGIE Award for The Last Year of Television.

Through his shows, McTaggart's criticisms of Australian TV have been noted as "savage", "quick witted and incisive" while he has been described as a "kind-hearted cynic" who also "knows... how to hit a nerve". McTaggart composes theme music for his TV shows

Selected works +YearTitleNetwork/PlatformNotes2019–presentThe Last Year of TelevisionChannel 31 (2019)6 specials Winner of 2023 AWGIE for Comedy – Sketch and Light EntertainmentSBS (2020-2021)Binge (2022–present)2021–presentThe Back Side of TelevisionSBS (2021)3 series, 14 episodes