Jason Gann — Australian Actor born on December 30, 1971,

Jason Gann is an Australian actor, writer, and executive producer. He is best known for his role as the title character in the Australian comedy series Wilfred, directed by Tony Rogers, and the U.S. reboot of the same name... (wikipedia)

My dad was in the army so we moved around a lot and I changed schools every year and had to make new friends, and I found that if I was the funny guy I could do that easier.
I see something that seems like standard fare, that I can imagine any number of actors playing, and I'm generally not interested.
Dogs are more of a responsibility than kids - you can send a kid off to their grandparents or a nanny, but with a dog you can't do that.
British comedy - which has been a big inspiration to me for many years - is very different to Australian comedy and different again to American comedy.
There are no real guidelines or maps in Australia as to how to write a show, whereas in Hollywood it's where the TV industry is created and there's a lot of work that goes into development.