Danny Katz

Danny Katz (born 1963) is a Canadian-born, Jewish Australian columnist and author who writes for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. His column was syndicated in The West Australian until its unexplained removal in 2016. He is the Modern Guru in the Good Weekend magazine, a parody on modern etiquette advice columns.^[1]

Originally from Canada,^[2] Katz's father had worked in Sri Lanka as a geolist, before moving to Sydney.^[1]

Living in Melbourne, Katz started out as a stand-up comedian and wrote columns for The Age since the mid-1990s before giving up his column in 2021.^[1]^[3]

Katz is also known as the author of the award-winning children's book series, Little Lunch, published by Black Dog Books and features illustrations by Katz's wife Mitch Vane, which has been adapted into television series Little Lunch.

Katz has two children.^[4]

Bibliography

1999 – Spit the Dummy (ISBN 1864489448)
2002 – Dork Geek Jew (ISBN 1865087912)

Books for children (featuring illustrations by Mitch Vain)

2000 – Smart Alec (ISBN 0733916007)
2000 – The Incredible Something (ISBN 0733916090)
2001 – A Really Good Scare (ISBN 0733916171)
2006 – Big, Bad Bunnies (ISBN 0143302280)
2007 – A Little Election (ISBN 978-1921167591)
2008 – The Parents are Revolting (ISBN 978-0143303077)
2008 – The Little Lunch Games (ISBN 978-1742030241)
2011 – No-Thanks-Hanks and Other Unmannerly Tales (ISBN 978-1742485829)
2012 – Click, Clack: Buckled in Your Booster Seat (ISBN 978-1742035260)
2012 – That's the Sound the Street Makes (ISBN 978-1742035307)
2012 – S.C.U.M (ISBN 978-1742379241)
2013 – Mucked Up (ISBN 978-1742379258)
2013 – A Book About Scary (ISBN 978-1743460443)
2018 – The Poppa Platoon in Operation Dessert Storm (ISBN 978-1742769240)
2018 – The Poppa Platoon in World War Chew (ISBN 978-1742769189)
2019 – The Poppa Platoon in Saving Private Rabbit (ISBN 978-1742769257)

Little Lunch series

The Slide
The School Gate
The Old Climbing Tree
The Monkey Bars
The Bubblers
Triple the Treats
Triple Snack Pack
Triple the Trouble
Triple the Laughs
Triple the Games
The Block B Roof
The Off-limits Fence
The Bin Shed

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Susskind, Anne (17 August 2021). "Danny Katz: 'I'm an idiot writing an idiot column posing as a wise man'". The Jewish Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
^ Purcell, John (1 August 2013). "Danny Katz, author of A Book About Scary, answers Ten Terrifying Questions". Booktopia. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
^ Katz, Danny (11 July 2021). "How one lightbulb moment led to 25 years of laughs". theage.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
^ Zubek, Heather (11 September 2012). "So cool Katz knows it all". The West Australian. Perth, Western Australia: Seven West Media. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

External links

Harper Collins
Opinion Column Archived 11 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Once Upon A Tram Ride
Modern Guru

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