[1] Before becoming a writer, Kalowski spent several years working as a lawyer, including clerking for Justice Mary Gaudron at the High Court of Australia.
Kalowski's first screenplay (written with Andrew Jones) was the political satire The Honourable Wally Norman (2003), directed by Ted Emery (Kath & Kim), produced by Emile Sherman (The King's Speech), and starring Shaun Micallef, Kevin Harrington and H.G.
Kalowski was also co-creator (with David McDonald), head writer, producer of the sketch comedy television series Double Take (2009), noted for its Julia Gillard "Nine to Nine" song parody video that predicted Gillard replacing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, and which became a highly popular viral internet item when that political event later occurred in August 2010[3] Kalowski has also developed projects in the United States [4] and the United Kingdom.
[5] In late 2010, Kalowski was appointed Creative Director - Scripted & Light Entertainment at Quail Television, a Sydney-based production company.
[6] His first commission in that role was co-creator/co-writer/executive producer of the sitcom At Home with Julia, starring fellow co-creators/co-writers Amanda Bishop and Phil Lloyd, which began airing on ABC1 on 7 September 2011.