Zig and Zag, were an entertainer clown duo from Melbourne consisting of Jack Asher Perry (31 December 1916 – 22 June 2006)[citation needed] and Douglas McKenzie (22 March 1918 – 4 August 2004), respectively.

In March 1999 it was revealed that Jack Perry had been convicted in 1994 of the indecent assault of his granddaughter, which caused considerable controversy and the duo subsequently parted ways.

This led to Zig and Zag regularly appearing on a Saturday morning children's show hosted by Frank Thring,[2] alongside Newton and disc jockey, Stan Rofe.

[2] The Seven Network local TV station HSV7 broadcast the first episode of Peters Fun Fair on 10 November 1956, with the duo as its stars in the first children's session televised in Australia.

[3] During World War II he worked for Sutton Tool & Gauge, Melbourne which was a company listed as an "essential service" and so he did not enlist in the armed forces.

[3] Perry made many TV appearances outside his clown character, including as an actor in drama series such as Homicide, Division 4 (1970), Matlock Police (1971) and Prisoner (in nine episodes from 1979 to 1985).

In November 2006, it was reported that Perry had died in April, aged around 88–89, with furniture marked "Heritage" and "Once belonged to Zig the Clown" being sold by the Salvation Army's South Melbourne store.

His vintage Peters Ice Cream cylindrical hat was held at Australian Centre for the Moving Image museum in Federation Square; it apparently dates back to the 1950s[8][9] Douglas McKenzie (Zag) was born on 22 March 1918 in Gloucester, England.

"[3] His mother, Violet (née Viola Rene), was a soprano; the couple toured as a pantomime act and visited New Zealand before settling in Australia.

It was disclosed that, in 1994, at Heidelberg Magistrates' Court, Perry had "pleaded guilty to seven counts of unlawful indecent assault against his granddaughter" Debra Clark, which had occurred "from the age of 12, between 1979 and 1981, while she lived with her grandparents".