David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

Category: Tim Wray

  • God-like Status Achieved at TraxxRADIO

    Yo blog-fans!

    To my utter surprise (and partial disgust) Brisbane-based Internet radio station TraxxRADIO actually wants to re-broadcast the somewhat funny (at times) AM-style talk-back parody show we did back in summer… On The Yacht.

    As soon as Program Director Ruby Tuesday declared his interest, I immediately triple checked we were talking about the same show. In fact we were. It’s not that I think On The Yacht wasn’t funny. Quite the opposite. At its best it’s hilarious. But I think we did such a good parody at times that you could be listening for several minutes before you worked out it’s not a real talk show, and even then you still can’t be sure. For TraxxRADIO’s unwavering dedication (not to be confused with their desperation for programming), I sent them an autographed David M. Green head shot, which they promptly framed and hung on the studio wall. My judgemental expression and sensible hair-cut forever gazing down at and distracting whoever’s on air. Obviously I use the term “head shot” in the G-rated sense. Although the sensible hair-cut extends to all areas of David M. Green.

    So once again join Radio’s Adam, Norman Vine, Dr Kevin Goodall and Tim Wray (in the news room) as they potter on about all things irrelevant Wednesdays and Fridays 7am and 7pm AEST (GMT+10) online at TraxxRADIO.

    On The Yacht: Not commercial. Professional.

    Kind regards,
    David M. Green
    Oh ho ho ho yessssss…

  • Carole Whitelock’s invitation to The Dream Factory

    Hey hey,

    What a bizarre situation I found myself in yesterday… After a chance meeting with 891 ABC Adelaide’s own Carole Whitelock, whilst working at the Palace Nova cinema (I was working there, not her, obviously), one thing lead to another (no, not in THAT direction…) and she invited me onto her radio show!

    I’m of course no stranger to ABC 891. Last year I made some appearances and performed sketch comedy for Peter Goers. Funnily enough, it was that experience, combined with listening to a lot of AM radio in general, that provided the inspiration for my latest comedy show “On The Yacht.” The show featured a number of characters, most of which were based on other personalities from the AM-band. And there I was, ON one of the very shows we, let’s be honest, pillaged for material, talking about how we did it…

    I was allowed to play a couple of clips from “On The Yacht.” Surreal to hear them broadcast via amplified modulation, presumably to an audience, which was a nice change. And so much fun. Had a slight technical problem recording it, but hopefully I’ll have the audio up here soon. It’s light entertainment, so I couldn’t be too zany. But then again, that’s what “On The Yacht” was all about… at least, initially… but then it got pretty zany at the end… I think we had a ghost in the studio at one point…

    But anyway, here’s the clip: Click here click here click here. And thank you also to Elk and Robbie, Carole’s fantastic producers, who, unlike certain others that shall remain nameless, managed to play the sketches without cutting them off with a bushfire alert.

    Kind regards,
    David M. Green
    Bringing back the Hawaiian shirt

  • The Partially Complete News from Tim Wray

    Greetings,

    As anyone who listened to the latest satirical radio show I was kinda involved with would know, and anyone who didn’t wouldn’t, but will soon… a staple segment of On The Yacht was a cross to Voice-Over’s Tim Wray, in the news room. And now, for no reason, here are 10 of his very fake and somewhat hilarious news breaks:

    News Update #1 – Blood, Finance & Snow
    News Update #2 – Sports, Ships & Celebrities
    News Update #3 – Trials, Traffic & The Middle East
    News Update #4 – Classifieds, Politics & Traffic
    News Update #5 – Vienna, Telecommunications & Killer Campervans
    News Update #6 – Pronunciation, Markets & RIP Brian Simmons
    News Update #7 – Feminism, Adult Relaxation & Melbourne
    News Update #8 – Fire, Obituaries & Nick Blue
    News Update #9 – Weather Alert, A Fleeting Affair & Bad Traffic
    News Update #10 – Lottery numbers, Child Abduction & Asbestos

    And for the fanatical, you can learn how to make a bomb here, or if you’re just a fan of Tim Wray, there are a few little extra ‘breaking news’ sketches on the On The Yacht page. Enjoy. Or perhaps not. Up to you!

    Kind regards,
    David M. Green
    Hmmm… news…