Jul 17 2012
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 …
Jul 11 2012
Old school fellow friends of The Late Show crew Jane Turner, Gina Riley and Magda Szubanski have just released the full length trailer to the foxy ladies of Fountain Lakes fillum – Kath & Kimderella. Kath & Kimbegan as minor characters on the short lived sketch comedy show Big Girls Blouse and Something Stupid in the mid …
Jun 04 2012
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”, …
May 26 2012
Today (26/5/12) marked Detective Sargeant Bargearse‘s 84th birthday. Well, kind of. It was the great, late actor Leo “Lucky” Grills who played Detective Sargeant ‘Bluey’ Hills in the Channel 7 drama production Bluey from 1976 to 1977. Bluey wasn’t your typical detective. What made him unique was that he drank, ate, smoked and did all the …
Apr 14 2012
The 54th Annual TV Logie Awards are around the corner, which The D-Generation/Working Dog are regular attendees to the the awards. The year is 1998. The Working Dog team have three successful seasons of the current affairs piss-take Frontline under their belts. The 40th Annual TV Week Logie Awards are being shown on national television, thanks …
Apr 03 2012
They did it! They can’t of! They really did it! They grew up! Santo, Sam and Ed went all golden ticker-tape for their 100th series finale episode of Sports Fever! Primed with their Scarlett Butternut Brain Snaps, Santo Cilauro, Sam Pang and Ed Kavalee summarised the world of the oblong and round footballs and an …
Mar 27 2012
Straight after the grand final of My Kitchen Rules (running 10 minutes overtime), the newest production from the Working Dog offices Pictures Of You hit the ground running. After a warm and brief introduction from host Brian Nankervis, the show started. A simple concept, a whopping 1.63 million viewers watched the guests in the spotlight for the premiere episode. …
Mar 26 2012
Episode 9 of Sandra, Simone and Elle’s Sports Fever! hopped along after a hernia operation and a 30 month dry run. Summarising the One Day International Cricket within a few minutes that would make a New Zealand spectator stay awake for more than five minutes, the start of the AFL season launch was bounced down, …
Mar 22 2012
I remember sitting through an entire episode of Birds of a Feather before The Late Show aired, aged 15/16. I meticulously set up the VHS with a blank tape, and made sure that the aerial was set up correctly to avoid any interference. The remote control was in hand, ready for me to hit record …
Mar 22 2012
Source: Ch 10 Other than Santo, Sam and Ed’s Sports Fever!, The Late Show‘s other sports nut regular Mick Molloy is returning to the small screen for more AFL commentary for Channel 10’s Before The Game. Molloy returns with fellow footy enthusiasts Dave Hughes, Anthony “Lehmo” Lehmann, Samantha Lane, Andrew Maher and Ryan “Fitzy” Fitzgerald for some …
