David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

  • Dissecting a Frog Podcast

    I was recently a guest on the excellent ‘Dissecting a Frog’ podcast, where host Luke Morris from Comedy Victoria and I discussed the finer points of writing comedy for radio, TV & online.

    Highlights include some things I’ve never told anyone, like how I derive inspiration from the ABC toilets, some behind the scenes tidbits from Mad as Hell, my brief time at Triple M in 2009, fun with autocues and the latest season of VHS Revue.

    They’re all good episodes and if you’re interested in writing and/or performing comedy and the mechanics of it, I highly recommend listening to the whole series.

    -DMG

  • VHS Revue 42 – NewsWorld (1986)

    Highlights from a 1986 VHS tape of “NewsWorld”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – A brief history of NewsWorld with Clive Robertson, with clips from 1986 and 1989
    – Channel 7 Sydney neon animation ident
    – Sydney Morning Herald TVC with Sherman Wormster the undertaker
    – The Sun newspaper TVC
    – Woman’s Day TVC with Ita Buttrose
    – Cosmopolitan magazine August 1986 TVC
    – Deliziosa Lasagna TVC
    – Holden Barina TVC with the Road Runner
    – Homestead Motor Inns TVC
    – Can’t Do That Any More
    – Bornhoffen bread TVC featuring Paul Chubb
    – Codral cold and flu tablets “Soldier On” TVC
    – KFC cartoon TVC with Fredrick Fox and Charlie Chickenhawk

    Footage recorded from Sydney’s Channel 7 in July 1986 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Dan Ilic, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Zoe Charman and our generous supporters on Patreon.

    VHS Revue Links:

    -DMG

  • VHS Revue 41 – Alice in Wonderland (1999)

    Highlights from a 1999 VHS tape of the TV movie “Alice in Wonderland”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – WIN TV ident
    – Illawarra Mercury TVC
    – Rowen’s Funland Ulladulla Indoor Park TVC
    – Collegians Club TVC
    – Mitchell’s Fruit & Snowy River Meats TVC with joint jingle
    – WIN TV ident Toowoomba, Queensland
    – Clints Crazy Bargains rug store TVC
    – Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on WIN TV promo with Eddie McGuire
    – Sydney 2000 Olympics Tourism New South Wales TVC
    – WIN TV ident Rockhampton, Queensland
    – Tenuous Premise Segment
    – NRMA Building Society TVC with cartoon goldfish
    – H. Parsons Funeral Directors TVC
    – Land Rover Financial Services TVC
    – 1999 Mazda 626 with air conditioning TVC with question for Randall Munroe
    – I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter TVC
    – Hahn Premium Light TVC with Michael Caton and ‘Born to Be Alive’

    Footage recorded from WIN TV in Gerringong, NSW on 10 April 1999 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Lochlann Dwyer, Gerard Kotlowy, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Zoe Charman and our generous supporters on Patreon.

    VHS Revue Links:

    -DMG

  • I went on commercial TV to play some commercials

    Had a great time chatting with the gang at Studio 10 about VHS Revue and showing some of the weird ads I’ve found on old video tapes!

    Originally broadcast live on Channel 10, 25 May 2023.

    Ads shown included Smith’s Chips Lites (1989), Australian Fresh Orange Juice plus Calcium (2003) and McCain Baby Peas (1994).

    More Studio 10 on YouTube here.

    -DMG

  • The Adelaide Show Podcast

    Had a great chat the other day with Steve Davis on The Adelaide Show Podcast. Listen to it here.

    We talked in depth about writing for Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell. I went into the finer details about how I wrote that Bunnings Conspiracy fake ad and discussed what makes a good ‘out of context footage’ joke.

    Also touched on working in radio, Good Afternoon Adelaide, VHS Revue and old Adelaide TV commercials like Southern Music Centre, Force Electronics and Cunningham’s Warehouse.

    Enjoy!

    -DMG