May 2007 archive

Mick Molloy’s new show!

The Nation promo – Mick’s new show [tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJWoQHcyCC4[/tube] Thanks to 13schoolyards who has the scoop from the man himself – it sounds great. *The Nation isn’t a panel chat show – rather, it’s a fake news program, with skits, sketches, fake news, comments, etc. Supposedly the idea is to keep the format loose enough so …

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TV Hits 1994

How I remember this article… and thanks SO MUCH to Matt for sending it in to me, who received it from joey_macka. It was a 1994 article from TV Hits, soon after The Late Show had ended and the ABC was repeating the series on Wednesday nights. Several people had requested a top-up dose of their favourite comedy team. Are you …

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80s flashback – Five in a Row

Thanks again to Scott M. for scanning in the Five In A Row cassingle from 1989. Zoom into the PDF to enjoy the extremely niche yet memory-jogging jokes including “Con the Fruiterer Pty Ltd”, the tracks by the Young Talent Team, Molly Meldrum and Wa Wa Nee and “Copperart Road”. From way back in 1989 …

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Thank God You’re Here wins Logie

Working Dog’s successful series Thank God You’re Here has won a TV Week Logie! In the nominees section, it was good to see a strong presence from ABC TV (The Late Show cast’s original home). Discuss this in our forums! Most Outstanding Comedy Program The Chaser’s War on Everything (ABC TV) The Glass House (ABC TV) Spicks & Specks (ABC …

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