The Good

Mark Gambino is an enigma, wrapped in a riddle, wrapped in a grilled cheese sandwich. While many believe the man was born from an egg on a mountaintop, he was actually born and raised in a cave by dragons. It was during this time that Gambino learned improvisation from a young dragon named Isondraag, who had attended a month-long intensive impro training course at the Kim Jong-il School of Making Things Up for the Betterment of Kim Jong-il.

After being forced from the cave (as all young dragons are at the age of 57), Gambino then made his way to the land of Todukoon (otherwise known as Melbourne), where he was challenged to an improvised showdown by the evil Emperor Shankil Fuk Tandar III. For 117 days and nights they waged a bitter, frenetic and hilarious battle. Then, just when all hope seemed lost, the evil Fuk Tandar tripped hazardously on one of his own metaphors and fell into the Pit of Hot Embarrassment. Gambino was crowned champion of the realms and invited to join The Big Hoo-Haa Melbourne. There was much rejoicing.

The Bad

He once wrote a terrible haiku about Nelson Mandela, which was banned from publication by the UN. Apparently, Gambino had used the word ‘tangerine’ eight times.

The Ugly

Hey, come on, guys! We’re all just friends, right? We don’t really need to go into this …

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(photo: James Penlidis)