question: What career did the writer of the comedy series The Ex-PM have before turning to comedy full-time ?
answer: solicitor
context: Title: Clifton Ko
  Passage: Clifton Ko (; born 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, actor, producer and scriptwriter.  He graduated from Kwun Tong Maryknoll College, and entered TV and film industry in late 1970s, firstly worked with director Clifford Choi.  In this period he wrote Choi's "No U-Turn" (1981) and "Teenage Dreamers" (), and John Woo's comedy "Once a Thief".  In 1982 Ko entered Raymond Wong's the newly founded Cinema City & Films Co., and directed his first film "The Happy Ghost" in 1984.  The film series, like all his major works, is a slapstick comedy with moral teaching, family value, and optimism.  Ko, together the company, is prolific in making "Chinese New Year movies".  Important titles include family comedy series "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World" (beginning in 1987); "Chicken and Duck Talk", a collaboration with comedian/writer Michael Hui; and ensemble comedy series "All's Well, Ends Well" (beginning in 1992); and "It's a Wonderful Life" (1994) (Stokes).
  Title: The Ex-PM
  Passage: The Ex-PM (pronounced 'ex P.M.') is an Australian television comedy series that first aired on ABC on Wednesday 14 October 2015.  The six-part series is written by and stars Shaun Micallef with director Sian Davies and producer Nick Murray for Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder.
  Title: Shaun Micallef
  Passage: Shaun Patrick Micallef (born 18 July 1962) is an Australian actor, comedian and writer.  After ten years of working in insurance law as a solicitor in Adelaide, Micallef moved to Melbourne to pursue a full-time comedy career in 1993.  He first gained recognition as a cast member of the sketch comedy show "Full Frontal", which in turn led to a number of television roles including his own sketch show, "The Micallef P(r)ogram(me)", the sitcom "Welcher & Welcher" and the variety show "Micallef Tonight".  He also fronted the satirical news comedy series "Newstopia" on SBS, hosted the game show "Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation" on Network Ten for four seasons, and "Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell" on the ABC.  He also co-created and starred in "Mr & Mrs Murder" on Network Ten.
  Title: Chris Parnell
  Passage: Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell (born February 5, 1967) is an American actor, voice artist, comedian, and singer.  He is best known as a cast member on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" from 1998 to 2006 and for his role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's comedy series "30 Rock".  In animation, he voices Cyril Figgis on the FX comedy series "Archer" and Jerry Smith on the Adult Swim sci-fi comedy series "Rick and Morty".  He is also notable for his voice work on the animated PBS series, "Wordgirl", particularly as the narrator.  He also voices "The Progressive Box," in a multitude of spots featuring the character, in Progressive Corporation insurance advertisements.
citations: The Ex-PM Shaun Micallef