February 2007 marked Champagne Comedy’s second birthday; although my original Late Show page on Geocities has been online for – wait for it – more than TEN YEARS. The fact that The Late Show still entertains and endures proves how talented the D-Gen alumni are. I’m also ecstatic that a couple of new forum members who …
Category: News
Feb 17 2007
Less music, more talk
We hope that the irreverent banter on Tony Martin’s Triple M Get This radio slot is here to stay, but the crap music threatens to take over the 2 hour slot! If you listen to the ‘new’ Get This on TripleM, are less than pleased and would prefer the talk to stay and the crap …
Feb 02 2007
RIP Alf
A couple of days ago Tony Martin announced on his new Get This slot that Alf Camilleri, the silent Late Show prop man extraordinare, has passed away aged just 54. Forum member Steve recieved an email from a Late Show crew member who has given him permission to post some of it online. “….Alfie was …
Dec 14 2006
Tony Martin to take over Mick Molloy’s slot
The Sydney Morning Herald blog tells us that Mick Molloy is departing his Triple M radio slot and will next year be replaced by Tony Martin, who had a 9am Get This slot. Making his exit in typical good humour, Molloy’s official comment yesterday was: “The relentless grind of a one-hour show has finally taken its toll. …
Nov 21 2006
We get Get This!
Champagne Comedy has obtained a copy of Tony Martin’s limited edition CD “Illegal Download” from his show Get This! Now, despite the fact that the CD’s title is practically encouraging piracy and subsequent mayhem I for one won’t be putting the files up on this website… 1. You Dirty Bird (28/04/06) 2. Car City Eyes (26/07/06) …
Nov 21 2006
Bring back The Late Show!
Tony Martin – we want you to bring The Late Show back! Anyone share my views? Then please sign the petition… http://www.petitiononline.com/champers/petition.html
Oct 20 2006
BoyTown is out now
Unfortunately, I just left Sydney as Boytown was being released so I’ll miss out on seeing it. I have, however, listened to several of the tracks thanks to Tony Martin’s podcasts – Dishpan Hands being my favourite. If you don’t know what Boytown is all about – well, it’s about a boyband making a comeback …
Oct 16 2006
Santo and Tony interviews on student radio
You may be interested in these interviews with Tony Martin and Santo Cilauro: Flinders University Student Radio and “The Green Room? Present: An Interview with Santo Cilauro You may remember him from television shows such as “The D Generation,? “The Late Show,? “The Panel,? “Welcher & Welcher? and more recently “Thank God You’re Here.? Flinders …
Jul 22 2006
Martin/Molloy autograph card
Thanks to Scott McPhee for scanning in this gem of an autograph from Mick and Tone! Click the photo for a larger version.
Jun 29 2006
Damn, I’m still in Glenrowan!
Thanks SO much to Lucas Buck for sending me this picture of the Glenrowan ‘attraction’. Lucas writes: “When a friend and I went up to Sydney to watch Australia qualify for the soccer World Cup we stopped off at Glenrowan and took this picture from outside the infamous business portrayed oh so well by Tony …
