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
Highlights from a 1986 VHS tape of the miniseries “Christopher Columbus”. Presented by David M. Green.
Featuring:
– A random clip from the miniseries Christopher Columbus
– Cagney & Lacey promo
– Channel 7 Royal Wedding ident “Let’s All Be There”
– The Royal Wedding H.R.H. Prince Andrew to Miss Sarah Ferguson promo
– Terry Willesee promo with “The Queen of Fleet Street” Jean Rook
– Seven News Sydney Promo
– Seven National News Newsbreak with Greg Grainger: Moura Mine explosion, helicopter crash at Camden, a car crashes into Fred and Betty Flint’s house, lotto results
– American Express travellers’ cheques TVC “Mr Wong!”
– Custom Card TVC with Garry Who and John Newcombe
– Nylex Contact TVC
– Mansours massive winter clearance TVC “brilliant”
– A brief history of Australian Prime Ministers in TV commercials
– Australian Army Reserve TVC with PM Bob Hawke
– 702BL ABC radio TVC
– Penfolds Club Port TVC with Robert Hughes
– Violet Crumble TVC with Kevin Harrington
– What The Hell Was That? Segment
– Dewar’s Scotch Whisky TVC
– Drake TVC (still not sure what this company does exactly)
– CC’s TVC with Dan Ilic cameo
– Christopher Columbus end credits with slightly problematic voice-over read for ‘Allo ‘Allo!
Footage recorded from Sydney’s ATN Channel 7, 16 July 1986 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.
Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Chad Turner, Dan Ilic, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Zoe Charman and our generous supporters on Patreon.
VHS Revue Links:
-DMG
Here are some of my favourite bits I wrote for Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (Series 11 – 13).
These seasons were produced during Melbourne’s Covid-19 lockdowns and hence most of the episodes did not have a studio audience.
Writing on Mad as Hell is the best job I’ve ever had. Every day is a masterclass in creating television comedy, working with the best writers, performers and crew in Australia.
The show is currently preparing for its 15th season. Catch it on ABC TV and ABC iView.
-DMG
The first of this year’s many new VHS Revues is now online!
Highlights from a 1992 VHS tape of the motion picture comedy “Taking Care of Business”.
Featuring:
– NEC Powermate
– Plumbing World with John Burgess
– The Vern Schuppan Award for Best Celebrity Endorsement
– Nathan Buckley promo for Seven News
– Sports Illustrated
– Dunlop tyres
– Promos for “Hey Dad!” and “Acropolis Now”
– What The Hell Was That?
– Ella Baché
– JM (Swahili) Insurance
– Coca-Cola Futureball
– Twisties
– Tribute to Luke C. Green
Footage recorded from Channel Seven Adelaide 1992 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.
Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy (camera, music, audio, autocue, basically everything behind the scenes) and John Hnatowych (how about that new intro sequence?).
VHS Revue Links:
-DMG