This is a radio sketch I made for SYN a couple of years ago, using clips from ACTUAL news bulletins broadcast on Adelaide’s Fresh 92.7FM circa December 2008 – January 2009.
At the insistence of my good friend Van Badham, I knocked up this visual version using stock footage from some American educational film about the 1956 Interstate Highways Act.
If you know anything about news or journalism, you should enjoy this.
Kind regards,
David M. Green
Chelsea, you’ve done it again!
Yes finally!
It’s been two weeks since Antonio Cafasso and I teamed up for a 7-hour straight graveyard broadcast on Melbourne’s SYN 90.7FM, and I’ve finally cut together the podcast.
Now, I know you people are busy with your various “commitments” (work/family/various drug addictions/etc.) so I’ve created a “Best of The Magic Factory” podcast just for you, the listener on the go:
The Magic Factory – BEST OF – Podcast (66 mins)
Featuring the best bits of David M. Green & Antonio Cafasso’s graveyard shift on 3SYN 90.7FM January 27-28 2011. Taylor’s Hill Tailors, Antonio’s weight loss job, David M. Green’s Songs to Have Sex to, live cross to Sam Mac in Perth, Shane Warne Soundboard Prank Calls, re-setting public transport, The Magic Factory Newsroom, fun with sound effects & Alan Jones clips, song intro challenge, Lorne Lawns & a live call from “Steve” at a Lilydale petrol station.
But for the REAL fans, or if you just don’t have a life and you’d like to listen to the FULL podcast, you’re in luck!
The complete The Magic Factory podcast can be downloaded below in three parts, for your convenience. Obviously the music has been removed, which reduces 7 hours to about 3 hours and 45 minutes.
Perfect for any long drive (when, for some reason, you don’t want to listen to music). Alternatively, import them into your Grand Theft Auto PC game so you can listen to Antonio and me play wacky sound effects as you mow down hookers with an AK-47!
The Magic Factory FULL Podcast PART #1 (72 mins)
Taylor’s Hill Tailors, driving in Melbourne & dealing with VicRoads, Antonio’s weight loss job, David M. Green’s Songs to Have Sex to, live cross to Sam Mac in Perth, Shane Warne Soundboard Prank Calls, re-setting public transport, Too Easy: The Webseries & DMG’s pen.
The Magic Factory FULL Podcast PART #2 (72 mins)
DMG’s adventures in commercial radio, The Magic Factory Newsroom, origins of the Alan Jones clips, horrible share-housing experiences, Peter Macinkovic calls in, DMG records some demo radio talkbreaks for Gold 104.3FM, song intro challenge, Antonio’s hilarious fart sounds, Lorne Lawns & Rove L.A.
The Magic Factory FULL Podcast PART #3 (79 mins)
Elaborately over-produced IDs, bed music samples, Adelaide v. Melbourne, more Alan Jones, DMG “picks up” at the cinema, texts from the listeners, David M. Green’s Songs to Have Sex to (reprise), DMG’s “31 Questions” TV game show pilot, a live call from “Steve” at a Lilydale petrol station, plans for the day, a chat with Nicholas Waxman from “Get Cereal” & a live call from “Jennifer”, some random listener.
Overall a fantastic experience. Comedy on radio is a huge passion of mine and it was great to get back behind the panel. Although, I’m not jumping at the opportunity to do 7 hours straight again… This is us at 6AM…
Although, a return to a regular hour slot is not out of the question. The question is where, who and when…
Special thanks again to Antonio. You can hear from the clips we were genuinely having a great time. The laughter is real, I can assure you. That’s what makes great radio, in my opinion.
Happy listening.
Kind regards,
David M. Green
I’m radioactive!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt1-QaDuzww
Ahoy!
Above is the first of many Shane Warne soundboard prank calls coming soon to the Internet!
Antonio Cafasso and I made them for our graveyard shift on SYN 90.7FM last Thursday, which we dubbed “The Magic Factory”.
As I gradually make my way through the 7 consecutive hours of radio we broadcast to Melbourne and beyond, I’ll eventually assemble a “best-of” podcast for you. Such a podcast will be considerably shorter than 7 hours, I can assure you.
Overall it was a fantastic experience. We both had a lot of fun. And we had listeners from as far away as Kansas City, Missouri tuning in! I’m looking at YOU Brad Westmar!
The period from 11:30PM to 3:30AM was probably the best. After that we ran out of pre-recorded stuff, as well as things to talk about, and we just got freaking tired. From memory I think the last couple of hours got a little weird.
But any who, check out the SYN 90.7FM Page on my website to listen back the sketches. There are a few up there already, and more are on the way.
Personally, I think David M. Green’s Songs to Have Sex to is my favourite. I truly am a terrible singer.
Many thanks to Antonio and everyone who listened and texted in. And thanks to Alan Jones and his bite-sized pieces of audio rage for hours of small hour amusement!
We had a few callers too but the SYN studio phone doesn’t ring and the tiny little red light wasn’t always in our line of sight, so I apologise if we didn’t pick up everytime.
This has certainly re-lit my spark for audio production. I think a return to the air waves on a more regular basis isn’t too far off.
And look out for more Warnie prank calls. They’re coming!
Subscribe to me on YouTube to be the first to know about them.
Kind regards,
Radio’s David M. Green
Jesus, can we get someone in here?
I guess I did cast a shadow at this afternoon’s Raw Comedy heat at Melbourne’s fabulous Northcote Social Club, but this literal shadow wasn’t what the judges were looking for.
I was on first, which is always a tough spot. The audience wasn’t really warmed up. And no one was drunk yet. However, I’m not sure whether alcohol would have increased the crowd’s appreciation for my cerebral blend of humour.
I am not a particularly good “stand-up” comedian.
I think a lot of my gags would work better if written on a desk calendar…
I don’t do jokes about where I’m from (who cares?). I don’t play to the room. I don’t swear in my routine. And David M. Green doesn’t go blue, unless it’s “clever”, and even then, I personally find using the scientific words for things funnier than their crude slang equivalents. This doesn’t seem to be a shared love.
Maybe if I did the opposite of what I just stated above, I’d get more laughs. But, what would be the point?
I have really high standards, both for my own material, and that of other comedians. So generally I find myself sitting quietly in the audience hearing other comedians play on some old gender/racial/locational stereotypes, thinking, “this has been done”.
It’s quite heart-breaking. But of course, what do you expect? People are idiots, after all.
So why do I keep doing this?
Because comedy is networking. Because people don’t take you seriously as a comedian unless you do stand-up. To show people I can write and perform, fundamental skills that apply to other comedy formats, eg. television, radio, etc.
And also, so stuff like this happens:
Triple J’s Dave Callan came up to me after the show and took me up on my offer of free autographed headshots!
I guess the day wasn’t a complete waste of time.
So that’s it for me and Raw Comedy. You can only enter 3 times, which I have now done. Certainly my best appearance was last year, when for some reason, everything just worked:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmdTp97X9oA
But if you want to experience a more DMG-friendly comedy format, tune in to “The Magic Show” on SYN 90.7FM from 8pm, Thursday January 27. I’ll be radio-ing with Antonio Cafasso until 6am! Ten hours of sketches, prank calls, guests, obscure ’80s new wave music and a few other surprises…
Now you’re talkin’!
Kind regards,
David M. Green
Did someone say excessively over-produced IDs?
Click the image to hear my “interview” with independent MP Tony Windsor two days after he put Julia Gillard into power, and one day after admitting he doesn’t know how to use a computer.
Kind regards,
David M. Green
I am loving this impression!