Feb 13 2013

Santo, Sam & Ed’s Cup Fever! out now on iTunes

It’s the one you’ve kind of been waiting for!

While we couldn’t get enough of Santo Cilauro, Sam Pang, and Ed Kavalee on their SBS World Cup themed show Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup Fever! in 2010, Channel 7 poached them for Santo, Sam and Ed’s Sports Fever! in early 2012, then the ear-sounding friendly Santo, Sam and Ed podcast (2012 – present), the guys have released the delicious:

Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup Fever! Special on iTunes!

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Every night on SBS during the World Cup 2010 Santo Cilauro, Sam Pang & Ed Kavalee were devouring, debating, deconstructing, and even disemboweling the beautiful game. Catch up with all the quirky, funny and downright controversial happenings that occurred during the World Cup.

As a great man once said: “They say football’s a matter of life and death – but it’s more important than that.” We say fair enough, but only if you can have a laugh while you’re at it.

Nearly everything in the 1 hour feature is included – minus the actual World Cup footage (due to obvious legal reasons). For the price of 2 Maradonuts, you get the best of Cup Fever’s funny bits:

Cupdate
Bresh’s Diary
Judge Dukes
My Mother Could Have Scored That
Green and Gold Glasses
New Zealand Commentators
Bin Night

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As well as interviews with
Luke Wilkshire
Archie Thompson
John van’t Schip
Mark Bresciano

And special guests appearances by
Diego Maradona
Pim Verbeek
Carles Puyol
Joachim Low
George Calombaris
And the late Kim-Jong-il

Grab your copy now for $2.99AU to watch on your iPhone, computer, Apple TV – where ever – as long as you don your big spectacle!

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While you’re there – you might as well subscribe to their free podcast, if you haven’t already.

Feb 03 2013

Yarras Up The Guts

Apologies for the terrible Get This “Yobbos Up The Guts” reference, but this is worth it.

It’s that time of the year where the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is fast approaching. While there are many high quality and talented performers popping up in various places, here’s one for the regular site visitors.

Yarraville Laughs at The Yarraville Club begins late February with a star-studded cast doing their stand-up over various nights.

 

Yarraville Laughs at The Yarraville Club

Yarraville Laughs at The Yarraville Club

Mick Molloy, Glenn Robbins, Bob Franklin, Brian Nankervis, Greg Fleet and many, many more are spread over FIVE shows before, during and after the MICF – all at The Yarraville Club in Victoria.

For more details on ticket prices and purchases, as well as who else is performing over the 5 shows, visit yarravillelaughs.com

 

Jan 14 2013

Happy 2013 and thanks for your continued support!

A HUGE thank you to the many generous donors who are helping to keep Champagne Comedy running. Apart from the hosting costs, an upgrade of the forum is long overdue. A new forum licence costs $250, so not cheap.. but we have now raised half the money for this, which also equates to the year’s hosting costs.

(Donations are appreciated at any time; if you log into the forum you will see the request in the Members Only area – let me know when you’ve sent a donation so I can check my bank account/PayPal and mention you on the forum.)

Of course, it is more than enough just being an active member of the community – thank you for all the contributions, the friendship and the neverending enthusiasm for this classic comedy series 🙂

Kim

Jan 06 2013

UMOYT: Graham & The Colonel – The Panel Xmas Wrap 2007

Dec 12 2012

The Castle Now on Blu-Ray

Scooped straight from the punnet.


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 put Bonnydoon on the map with its scenic views and serenity has been given the Blu-Ray treatment.

Unfortunately this site does not presently have a copy to review the Kerrigan Family fighting for their castle because ‘it’s the vibe’, so if you have recently purchased your own version of the film on Blu-Ray, feel free to review in the comments below. 

Is it the original film? or did they use the ‘degrained’ re-mastered edition on Blu-Ray? Are there any Extras?  With the Blu-Ray edition, a digital copy is included so you can take The Castle with you anywhere you want on your portable digital device that you bought for $20 from The Trading Post.

So dust off the mantlepiece and place this version along side your other 2 DVDs and VHS version of The Castle in the pool room.

Nov 29 2012

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 – Santo, Sam & Ed’s Sports Fever!
* Mick Molloy – Before The Game
* Sam Pang – Santo, Sam & Ed’s Sports Fever!
* Santo Cilauro – Santo, Sam & Ed’s Sports Fever!

Most Popular Presenter – includes KD Lang

Most Popular Light Entertainment Program

* Pictures Of You

Pictures Of You, Pictures Of Logies

Most Popular Sports Program

* Santo, Sam & Ed’s Sports Fever!
* Before The Game (associated with Molloy)

Sadly, “Mick Gatting Goes F**k! The Musical!” didn’t quite make it this year.

The online voting form takes a few minutes to fill out, so get clicking and make your selection wisely. Let’s step back to the day when the cards were played right, this might happen.

—>VOTE NOW! <—

Nov 28 2012

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

http://youtu.be/4PxaBI16G8U

Nov 24 2012

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.

Source: facebook.com/sportsfever7

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 events. We previously heard Santo and Sam on Triple M earlier this year filling in for Melbourne’s drive shift ‘Rush Hour’ during the olympics – doing their best not to mention the olympics at all.

Is Sports Fever! returning to TV? We don’t know – so enjoy the freshly delivered podcast direct your your ears.

Download the simply titled Santo, Sam and Ed below.

iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/…ed/id581451011

Non-iTunes feed: http://workingdog.com/podcasts/SSE/SSE.xml

Or follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SantoSamEd

Nov 04 2012

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 Phar-Lap and Black Caviar. It is Graham and The Colonel‘s very own: Dufflecoat Supreme.

Dufflecoat Supreme owners: Graham and The Colonel.

The gorgeous breed of rodeo horse is a sure-fire winner in any race, including the Greyhounds, with a record number of times being scratched. We cannot supply a photo of this horse due to being in a witness protection program, so here’s a rundown of special abilities that make Dufflecoat Supreme a truly special horse.

  • Almost died of a mystery illness: head kicked in after losing for the 27th time… allegedly.
  • Gout
  • Tennis Elbow
  • Tinea
  • Cracked Lips (possibly from all the punching)
  • Dandruff
  • Receding hair-line
  • Grey hair
  • PMT (and was a Stallion)
  • Vertigo
  • Car Sickness
  • Polio
  • Beer Gut
  • Athletes Hoof

So don’t put a hoof wrong and place your bets on a sure-fire winner. If you’re still unsure, take Bargearse‘s tip: Number 5 with Black Bean Sauce.

 

Disclaimer: If you found this via Google and are not aware of this champagne sketch comedy, it’s satire from 1992 and none of it is true.

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 – is seeing the light of day, thanks to Channel 10. Not to be confused with the vengabus, Scumbus tells the story of two irresponsible police officers who are doomed to a makeshift police caravan in a suburb full of “there’s chuck everywhere!” and “weekend” listeners. Tommy (Kavalee) goes by the book, but Red (Toby Truslove) has other ideas.

Kavalee reportedly spent around $60,000 of his own coin to get the independent project up and running, with friends and colleagues playing roles in the film. The cast includes Martin himself, as well as favourite Lachy Hulme, Glenn Robbins, Ryan Shelton, Dave Hughes, Samantha Tolj and other familiar faces.

Credit: http://stefanduscio.com/scumbus.html

Scumbus will premiere 9:30pm Saturday 10th November on Channel 10. Check your program guide to see if it’s in your area.

So don your jumper pants and crack open a can of Steven Seagal Lightning Bolt energy drink while eating your marinara.. mariana for a thrill ride that may outdo the blades of steel.

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1823197/

See the trailer here.