Posed here as a "derro" in a back lane in South Melbourne, Australian comedian Peter Moon is well-known for playing one of television's seedier characters. (Photo, circa mid-2000s.)
Writing and performing in the sketch comedy show Fast Forward, Moon later also wrote and guested on the highly successful Full Frontal.
One of Moon's memorable roles was as a "one-eyed" Soviet news presenter who would make suggestive remarks to his unflappable co-host, "Svetta" (played by actress and writer Jane Turner).
Her final and fitting response? "Victor, you're a very unattractive man!"
**This photograph is part of an IA series that looks at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley.**
Bill McAuley's 40-plus-year news career began in 1969 as a cadet photographer at 'The Age' in Melbourne.
He has several published collections, including 'Portraits of the Soul: A lifetime of images with Bill McAuley' and 'Last light on Victoria Dock, 1999'. To see more from Bill, click here.
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