▁should ▁be ▁taking ▁the ▁credit ." ▁ ▁Their ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁show , ▁" G ud ▁U gh ", ▁won ▁The ▁Age ▁Crit ic ' s ▁Cho ice ▁Award ▁for ▁best ▁Australian ▁show ▁of ▁the ▁festival . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁also ▁performed ▁a ▁solo ▁stand - up ▁show ▁entitled ▁Com edy os copy , ▁a ▁de const ruction ▁of ▁comedy , ▁com edic ▁techniques ▁and ▁what ▁makes ▁people ▁laugh . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁frequently ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁tele vised ▁Com edy ▁Festival ▁G ala , ▁appearing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁its ▁host , ▁and ▁has ▁often ▁capt ained ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁compet ing ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁festival ' s ▁Great ▁Deb ate ▁since ▁his ▁first ▁debate ▁appearance ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Other ▁projects ▁Mc D erm ott ▁has ▁written ▁as ▁a ▁column ist ▁for ▁The ▁Sydney ▁Mor ning ▁Her ald , ▁The ▁Sun - Her ald , ▁The ▁Week end ▁Australian ▁and ▁The ▁Age . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁his ▁columns ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁book , ▁The ▁For getting ▁of ▁Wis dom . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁this , ▁he ▁had ▁co author ed ▁books ▁with ▁the ▁Doug ▁Anthony ▁All ▁Stars ▁( Book , ▁DA AS ▁Kap ital ▁and ▁T rip ) ▁and ▁the ▁writers ▁of ▁Good ▁News ▁Week ▁( Good ▁News ▁Week ▁Books ▁One ▁and ▁Two ). ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁and ▁illustrated ▁two ▁children