Jon Doust

He gained a BA majoring in English from the Western Australian Institute of Technology (now Curtin University) and worked in farming, retailing and journalism before pursuing a career in comedy and writing.

He has supported local and international comedy acts including Alexei Sayle, Hale and Pace, Richard Stubbs, Rachel Berger and illusionist Robert Gallop.

[3] Doust was a guest lecturer at the Curtin University Business School's Centre for Entrepreneurship[4] and for many years ran a University of Western Australia Extension Program course entitled How to Laugh Your Way out of a Paper bag, in collaboration with others including Steve Wells and Don Smith.

[citation needed] In the 1993 Australian federal election, he unsuccessfully stood for the seat of Curtin against incumbent Allan Rocher gaining only 428 votes (0.59%).

In the 1998 Australian federal election he stood against sitting member Geoff Prosser in the seat of Forrest, this time gaining 424 votes (0.56%).