Matt F

20+ years media background experience. Producer. Lover of comedy. Loves Australian nostalgia for the greater good.

Most commented posts

  1. Remembering: The ACTUAL Show itself: Tom and Santo Speak — 7 comments
  2. The Scumbus Is Coming — 7 comments
  3. Remembering: The Pissweak Kids (with bonus interview) — 6 comments
  4. Santo, Sam & Ed are goooooo!!! — 6 comments
  5. Happy 20th Anniversary, The Late Show! — 5 comments

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The Castle Now on Blu-Ray

Today (12/12/12) marks the release of Working Dog‘s first effort onto the silver screen, everyone’s favourite Aussie film, The Castle on Blu-Ray.  Just a couple of days out from it’s official 15 year anniversary of release, after the original transition to DVD years ago, and a ‘re-mastered and replastered’ DVD re-release, the cherished film that …

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Dude Looks Like A 55th Annual Logie!

—>VOTE NOW! <— The 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards are coming in 2013. The voting is now open to the public for various awards. And guess what? Some of the Working Dog team are nominated for some this year! In alphabetical order: Most Popular Presenter * Brian Nankervis – Pictures Of You * Ed Kavalee …

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Undiscovered Masterpieces Of YouTube: Jane Kennedy on Hey Hey It’s Saturday

Jane Kennedy of “The D-Generation” appearing as a judge on Red Faces from Hey Hey It’s Saturday – June 1989

Santo, Sam and Ed’s Pod Fever!

Well, that’s not their official name, but Santo, Sam and Ed have hit the interwebs to bring you a delicious podcast consisting of their sparkling repartee. Santo Cilauro, Sam Pang and Ed Kavalee have managed to sit down together again after empyting so many bins and randomly chat about the last 7 days of current …

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Dufflecoat Supreme: The Facts

Join us on Twitter on Melbourne Cup Day (Tuesday 6 November 2012) and help make #DufflecoatSupreme trend. Some people have been flummoxed about who to bet on for the Melbourne Cup every year. So here at Champagne Comedy, here is a cheat sheet for the ultimate contender of horses entering races that trots all over …

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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 …

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Top or Frontbottom?

Top and Bottom lists that rank the topic of discussion can be entertaining and compelling at the same time. While there are no thorough and correct answers (unless a registered survey or census has been performed), many listings are usually done by matter of opinion, and with the odd listener / reader / viewer interaction. …

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Vale “Dr” Aaron Beaucaire

Aaron Beaucaire, or “Doctor” Aaron Beaucaire – according to a Muckraking segment based on violence, passed away late August. Beaucaire was popular with The Late Show fans. Known for his over-the-top explosions and special effects on the show, he was also considered “The Fifth Beatle” when props man Alf Camilleri* wasn’t around (but the fans …

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Any Rentals For Ben?

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Instead of writing about the DVD release of Working Dog‘s latest movie feature Any Questions For Ben?, I thought I might change things up and write about  how I viewed it. You see, I never got the chance to see AQFB at the cinemas when it was released nationwide. I had plenty of opportunities to check it …

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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 …

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