Michael Cusack

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Speaking of television, well, up next, Michael Cusack is an Australian who's currently nominated for an Emmy thanks to a series that he co-created called called Smiling Friends.

I will speak to him next.

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The show is created by Adult Swim.

It's an animated series called Smiling Friends.

The co-creator of it joins me now, Michael Cusack.

Welcome to Afternoons.

It was fun to see characters long forgotten for me.

You know, like I didn't think that we were ever going to be seeing Michael Cusack.

so recently after Smiling Friends ended.

Yeah, yeah, that was nice.

[laughs]

Uh, Michael Cusack's Crocodile in Cube.

Yes.

Um, and now you have also founded, uh, Hot Snowflakes.

We are doing a great show called Dad's House for Netflix.

Mm.

So that launches, uh, in January, which is an amazing show by Michael Cusack and, um, David and Dario, who are these amazing creators, um, from Adelaide.

Yeah.