24 Jul 2025
Humour is a serious business with Sammy J
Length: 57:00
How did education shape Sammy J’s sense of humour and how did humour shape his sense of education?
In a very special hour to lead our inaugural 'Teaching Excellence Talks', Sammy shares his experiences in the classroom and the workplace to help us unpack the role of:
- humour as curriculum
- humour as pedagogy
- humour as wellbeing and why we all need it to make sense, and occasionally non-sense, to help us manage life beyond the school walls.
About the facilitators
Sammy J
Australian comedian author, composer and broadcasterSammy J is an Australian comedian author, composer and broadcaster.
Sammy J has made a living being funny. He has done it in school halls, town halls, concert halls, even the halls of power. He has done it for television, radio, stage and page. He has written it, sung it, played it, acted it, drawn it. He has parodied, satirised, but above all humanised.
Sam Mackie
Expert Teacher in Residence for The ArtsSam Mackie is the Expert Teacher in Residence for The Arts. Thirty-five years of teaching, across regions and sectors, has taught him a fair bit about teaching. Consequently, he has developed numerous resources for arts organisations and curriculum bodies, devised and run workshops here and abroad, won awards, and built up a teacher network dedicated to teachers helping teachers. He is dedicated to raising the status of the teaching profession.
