Monthly Archive: June 2012

Jun 20

Remembering: The Pissweak Kids (with bonus interview)

The Pissweak Kids, I think.

Over the two years of The Late Show, there were various sketches starring children ranging from 8 – 14.  They eventually became known and credited as The Pissweak Kids. What originally began as sketches from The D-Generation in 1986 – 1987 as Tommy Cravat Jnr promoting pissweak theme parks, the idea was rejuvenated for The Late Show, …

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Jun 14

Scarcely E-Relevant

Scarcely Relevant

Okay, so the header paints this in a negative way.. but it isn’t! It’s supposed to be a pun on the whole story. It just sounds wrong. The “E” in “E-Relevant” is referring to the e-reader / e-book, because Tony Martin has compiled his scribblings from his now defunct site The Scrivener’s Fancy and compiled them into …

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Jun 08

Mick Molloy = Boy(s)Town!

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A big hug and heartful congratulations to Mick Molloy! Mick made a major announcement on Triple M Melbourne’s “The Hot Breakfast” show this morning (Friday 8 June, 2012) that he will become a father for the first time. To the amazement to his on-air colleagues who knew nothing of the news, the double zinger was …

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Jun 04

Will There Ever Be A DVD Box Set Of The Entire “The Late Show”?

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Many people come to this site, being fans of The Late Show, reminising about the sketches they remember in their minds and wearing out their VHS and Betamax tapes of episodes recorded 20 years ago. There’s the Champagne Edition DVD which has Volumes 1 – 3 of The Late Show, as well as “More Bits”, …

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