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Hamish And Andy (radio Show)
From 2006 to 2017, Australian comedy duo Hamish & Andy hosted a number of radio shows. Their first programme, ''Hamish & Andy'', began on Fox FM in 2006 and was broadcast nationwide on the Hit Network from 2007 to 2010 in the weekday drive time slot. The show was the highest-rated radio series in Australian history, consistently gaining up to 20% market share in the crucial Melbourne market, with around 2.7 million listeners and 1 million podcast downloads each week. From 2011 to 2012, the show was restructured to broadcast weekly on Fridays. In 2013, a new programme, ''Business Brunch'', was broadcast every morning from Tuesday to Friday, until July 2013 when the show was moved to weekday afternoons in their ''Happy Hour'' show. In 2015, the show returned to its original drive-home time slot on weekdays. The duo retired from radio broadcasting at the end of 2017, choosing to instead focus on podcasting in a weekly show titled '' Hamish & Andy'', releasing every Thursday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Comedy
Radio comedy, or comedy, comedic radio programming, is a radio broadcast that may involve variety show, sitcom elements, sketch comedy, sketches, and various types of comedy found in other media. It may also include more surreal or fantastic elements, as these can be conveyed on a small budget with just a few sound effects or some simple dialogue. Radio comedy began in the United States in 1930, based on the fact that as most United Kingdom music hall comedians such as Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel progressed to silent films, they moved to cinema of the United States, Hollywood and fed the radio comedy field. Another British music hall comic, George Formby, stayed in the British movie industry, and in 1940 joined the Entertainments National Service Association to entertain British World War II troops. UK radio comedy therefore started later, in the 1950s. Background and history Radio comedy began in the United States in 1930, and got a much later start in the United Kingdom becaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Shelton
Ryan Shelton is an Australian comedian, actor, radio presenter, television personality, host and writer. Biography He attended St Leonards College for some of his schooling, where he met Hamish Blake. He started his media career in Melbourne's community access media scene, hosting and producing shows for RMIT University's student television company RMITV, for Channel 31, and its campus radio station SYN. Shelton plays mixed netball. Television With Hamish Blake and Andy Lee, he wrote and co-starred in ''Hamish & Andy'' (2004) and ''Real Stories'' (2006). He was also a co-writer of Chris Lilley's award-winning '' We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year'' (2005).Stephen Downie and Marcus Casey, 20 September 2007"Meet Chris Lilley – the man behind the comic creations" Retrieved on 12 August 2009 In 2007, he became a regular cast member on television programme ''Rove''. His signature segment in 2007 was called ''Rydeas'' (pronounced "rye-deers" a portmanteau of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Basset (greyhound)
Fred Basset (born 4 October 2004) is a greyhound dog which was owned and raced by Australian comedy duo Hamish & Andy. The dog's name is taken from the comic strip character Fred Basset, whose strip featured regularly on the '' Hamish & Andy'' radio show. Since retiring from racing, Fred Basset has become an ambassador for greyhound adoption. History The search for a greyhound Andy Lee was nominated for the 2006 ''Cleo'' Bachelor of the Year competition. Hamish Blake took $860 (initially intended for a holiday for himself and his girlfriend) and won over $12000 for betting on Andy to win. Listeners suggestions led to the duo continuing gambling. The pair found "Ange the Dog Whisperer", a greyhound trainer who provided a greyhound sired by Awesome Assassin. On 26 August 2006, this greyhound was named Fred Basset after receiving 77% of listeners' votes. In September 2006, Hamish and Andy purchased the greyhound for $9,000. The People's Greyhound Fred's journey was a regul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gobbledok
The Gobbledok is a fictitious television character used to promote The Smith's Snackfood Company brand potato chips in Australia. A light brown alien from "Dok the Potato Planet", the Gobbledok was known for its multi-colored mohawk hairstyle, its obsession for eating Smith's potato chips, and its catchphrase "chippie, chippie, chippie!" Initially conceived for a one-off advertisement by John Finkelson of Sydney's George Patterson Advertising agency, the Gobbledok was designed and created by special effects worker Warren Beaton, who later worked for Weta Workshop. The character's unexpected success led to numerous further appearances between 1987 and 1996. It continues to make occasional appearances in commercials and on packaging, and was used in an advertisement in 2021 to commemorate The Smith's Snackfood Company's 90th anniversary in Australia. The Gobbledok was voiced by Dave Gibson, who was also known for voice-work on the TV series ''Australia's Funniest Home Videos''. Gibs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
