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Michael Veitch (born 29 November 1962) is an Australian comedian author and broadcaster, best known for his roles on the sketch comedy television shows D-Generation, Fast Forward and Full Frontal and books on Second World War aviation.

Veitch emerged from the tradition of Melbourne University (where he completed and Arts degree) sketch comedy and revue. In 1985 the Australian Broadcasting Commission gave the green light to three locally produced comedy series: The Gillies Report, Australia You're Standing in it and D-Generation, the latter absorbing the current group of talent performing in Melbourne Uni revues. Veitch performed a wide variety of characters over two seasons of D-Genereration, a programme which eventually cemented among the annals of Australian comedy. Some of his characters included Kelvin Cunnington, a peurile young man obsessed with smutty innuendo (rumoured to be based on a real-life commercial radio host) Murray Beckworth a semi-senile veteran of the Second World War and many roles with Magda Szubanksi. Later on Fast Forward and Full Frontal as the leading male actor, Veitch became known for his many impersonations of current personalities movie and TV icons such as Sonny (Skippy parody), Clive Robertson, Clive James, and particularly Wayne, the gay airline steward which he performed alongside Steve Vizard.

In 2005, Veitch made a short-lived return to sketch comedy, appearing alongside former Fast Forward patrons Peter Moon and Marg Downey in Let Loose Live. The series was axed after 2 episodes, due to dismal ratings.

From 2006 to 2009 he began hosting Sunday Arts on the ABC, a role which, ironically, he had performed in parody a decade before on Fast Forward!

Hailing from a family of journalists, Veitch wrote 'Flak - True stories from the men who flew in World War II published in 2006 by Pan Macmillan and later, 'Fly: True stories of courage and adventure from the airmen of World War II published by Penguin in August 2008.

In 2010, Veitch moved to Hobart Tasmania, to host afternoons on 936 ABC Hobart Hobart local ABC radio. With the retirement of Andy Muirhead pending legal proceedings, Veitch was given the breakfast program on the same station in June 2010.

He is the father of three children, Zoe (2005) and twins William and Thomas (1991).

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