Hey, you know that Tony Martin guy who looks like the bloke from the ‘Where’s Wally?’ books? And you know how he’s written 3 books (2 physical, 1 virtual)? Well he’s bringing one of the chapters to the stage for the Melbourne Fringe Festival at The Butterfly Club in September / October. Tony Martin: The …
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Jun 05 2013
Happy 21st Birthday Late Show – 20 Years Season 2!
Okay, we might be stretching it a bit, but who’s complaining?! Even though July 17 last year we celebrated 20 years since the first episode of The Late Show was broadcasted, Saturday June 5 1993 was the first day that the first episode of Season 2 went to air. By then, the show had developed a …
May 29 2013
Border Protection Squad: Trailer
From the scrivener’s ink of Ed Kavalee comes the sizzle that has been making traction and cut-through for years. First, we copped a dosage of delicious filler from Scumbus… now here’s Kavalee’s second film: The trailer has just been released, with appearances by Peter Helliar, Ryan Shelton, Dave Hughes, Ash Williams, Andy Lee, Ryan Fitzgerald, …
Oct 27 2012
The Scumbus Is Coming
Never since the major sizzle and reveal of Australian Pie / Meat Pie / Going Down Under has there been talk of Tony Martin‘s co-host of radio’s Get This Ed Kavalee on his own movie adventure – we FINALLY get to see it! A film project that Kavalee has been working on for the last few years – Scumbus …
Aug 12 2012
Kane & Disabled on ABC2
Another short dramedy is popping up on your very own ABC digital channel – ABC2. Brand new Australian comedy Kane & Disabled shows a behind-the-scenes look at the lead up to the 2012 Paralympics, sports commentator Ernie Kane (Lawrence Mooney) interviews Paralympian Athletes, but without the awkwardness and borderline insensitivity. His producer on the show, Noah …
Jul 17 2012
Happy 20th Anniversary, The Late Show!
20 years ago today, “Generation X”ers (and a few older “Generation Y”ers) were about to embark on a new form of Australian comedy. Channel 7 sketch comedy show Fast Forward was the talk of the town, into their 4th season, but was nearing the end of its life cycle. Where will Australia turn to for laugh-a-minute …
Jun 14 2012
Scarcely E-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 …
May 28 2012
Tony Martin on Late O’Clock With Rob Hunter
Everyone’s favourite nerdy Comedian Tony Martin graced the brown velour desk for Late O’Clock With Rob Hunter starring Comedian Rob Hunter. Rob Hunter is a comedian and writer who began his career in Adelaide eventually moving himself to comedian capital of Australia – Melbourne. A wealth of experience behind him, Rob has performed stand-up all around Australia and …