Dec 17 2011

FlashBackChat

Thanks to forum regular Mason Hell-Cat / Flemishdog and the beauty of YouTube, want to know what the fuss was all about before The Late Show appeared?

The D-Generation got their televisual start with a sketch comedy show on the ABC in 1986, with cast members Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, John Harrison, Madga Szubanski, Marg Downey & Michael Veitch. As the show developed, Tom Gleisner, Mick Molloy, and Tony Martin & Jane Turner joined the cast. When The D-Generation sketch show was shown, it was seen as a ‘rebellious’ comedy show that was full of toilet humour and labelled a ‘disgrace’ (mostly from the … very mature… viewers who’d rather watch endless repeats of Fawlty Towers and Dad’s Army).

Take a glimpse at the farce, that was The D-Generation in 1986 from disgruntled viewers (with some added positive feedback.

Starts at 1 minute 22 seconds

Looks like Tim Bowden has had ongoing issues with them for a while…

Starts at 6 minutes 31 seconds

 

Dec 13 2011

Santo Sam & Ed TV fever

We couldn’t get enough of the crazy antics of Santo Cilauro, Sam Pang, and Ed Kavalee in 2010 for their coverage of the FIFA World Cup. Now, after popular demand, Santo, Sam & Ed are coming back to the idiot box for Santo, Sam & Ed’s Sports Fever!

After a successful series on SBS, covering the soccer in various shapes, ways and forms, Cup Fever! developed a cult following. Ranging from team updates to interviews and out-of-control sketches that verged on the “me no rikey” scale, we would have to wait until 2014 to see the guys strut their stuff again. However, Channel 7 have come to the rescue, and given the guys the same show, but different name ending.

We had such a blast doing Cup Fever! that we couldn’t wait until 2014 to do it all over again.

So now we’re back with Sports Fever!

It’s exactly the  same show – 3 blokes at a desk in front of a live audience – same segments and interviews, same shambolic mayhem.

Only a couple of small changes – it’s once a week and will feature ALL INTERNATIONAL sports. Oh, and it’s on Channel 7… so the ads will be in English.

Bring on 2012! Make sure you wear your big spectacle. Sign up to the official Cup Fever Facebook page while you’re at it too.

Dec 06 2011

Thinking of Richard Marsland Three Years today

Nov 23 2011

And the ARIA goes to Martin/Molloy!

This year the Australian Recording Industry Awards (ARIAs) are celebrating 25 years of the celebratory achievements that the Australian Music Industry as given to Australia. Beginning in 1987, the awards were handed out similar to the Logies, but to musicians, producers, writers for their hard work and sales of record albums and achievements.

Between 1995 – 1998, Tony Martin and Mick Molloy released 3 comedy albums, based on their radio show Martin/Molloy that was heard on the Austereo Network. Each album had won awards.

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the ARIAs, full awards shows are being released on youtube gradually. This video is from the 1997 awards, with Tony and Mick taking out the comedy gong for Poop Chute. 90s Indie band The Presidents Of The United States of America presented them with their fantastic trophy.

Hopefully they’ll release more 90s footage, especially the entire version of the 1995 ARIAs with Tony and Mick mucking around with 90s band TISM.

Nov 22 2011

Any Questions For Ben? details

Lukewarm off the internet press is Working Dog‘s preview for their latest film, Any Questions For Ben?. Yes, question mark included.

Starring Josh Lawson, Rachael Taylor, Felicity Ward, Jodi Gordon and Ed “KD Lang” Kavalee, based around we assume to be 25 year olds (the working title was named ‘25‘) the film was completed last year over a period of seven weeks – according to Tom Gleisner‘s interview with Watch Out For.

While the details are still a little hush-hush, a  teaser trailer was released by Roadshow Films on Facebook.

Any Questions For Ben? release date is February 9, 2012.

Nov 13 2011

The Late Show gets the Bergamui Bronze

A nostaglic past to 1992 (like everything on this site) and we dive into an old issue of TV Hits magazine.

As voted by readers, The Late Show sits in at Bergamui Number 3, beating the little fat kid from Hey Dad..! and a few others. The listing is as follows (don’t forget, it was 1992!)

1 – Fast Forward
2 – Married… With Children
3 – The Late Show
4 – Step By Step
5 – Full House
6 – Hey Dad..!
7 – Roseanne
8 – Perfect Strangers
9 – Saved By The Bell
10 – The Cosby Show

Good to see back in the day we had a decent turnout for Australian comedy shows, where some of the original D-Generation cast appeared in Fast Forward.

Nov 09 2011

Joy Of Sets: Out with a Bang!

Source: facebook.com/TheJoyOfSets

The final episode of The Joy Of Sets has now been and gone. A total number of 225,000 ‘weekend listeners’ tuned in for the slaughtering of Warwick Capper‘s meat and two veg being shot off by a machine gun, while the show finally got the ending credit roll at the end with an amusing montage of Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee remembering the good and bad times of the show.

Will JoS be back next year? Not sure. At least Tony and Ed gave it a shot, and we thank Channel 9 for giving the show a chance, instead of canning it after three episodes. Maybe it’ll return on ABC 5 ?

Until then: Watch it on FixPlay. Beware of some heavy pixelation. Feel free to chat about your opinions on the show too in the forum.

Nov 07 2011

Joy Of Sets: The Final Curtain or Begging for a Second Series?

In the eighth and final installment of The Joy Of Sets, Tony and Ed look at. The end.

That’s it.

Oh, the show is about looking at the end of shows finishing. Whether it’s speculation of a second series renewal but no word from the ‘upper management’, to wrapping up a long winded series, to go out with a bang or a whimper. Tony and Ed will try and cover the cliche, major and minor wrap-ups or cliffhangers which never got the completion it needed.

Tuesday 8 November, 10:30pm on Channel Nine.

It’s also the final episode for The Joy Of Sets, with no official word of renewal, so how about we treat this like the end of The Late Show, and go out with a musical number?

Nov 04 2011

People Want Ducks!

Four years on since the axing of Tony Martin‘s highly successful radio show Get This, and people still want ducks.

Photo proof:

That is all.

Nov 02 2011

Joy of Sets: Episode 7 Ratings

What else could go wrong with The Joy Of Sets on Tuesday night? 222,000 – down 20,000 from last week, but still higher than Episode 5 . One right up the bracket, anyone?

Anyway, it was extremely pleasant and rib-tickling to see the legendary Pete Smith make an appearance, especially announcing old Martin/Molloy and Get This references. We’ve always wanted to hear “Up next, THE COMMISH!” again. Even Frank Butcher from Eastenders made an appearance.

If you missed the show last night, hit the official Fixplay site to get the view hits up before Yasmin’s Getting Married knocks at their door. Come Logies time, they might only be able to apply for the Bermagui Bronze Logie.