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Sunday Afternoon Fever, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1993.

Apr 16, 2020 Maynard

Maynard returns to the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 1993. Broadcast rather excitedly on Triple J across Australia on Sunday, 4th April.

A two and a half hour spectacular Sunday Afternoon Fever show from the “Scott Carne Suite”, otherwise known as Studio 320 at ABC Melbourne. With a live audience that are up for it. Just what that is, you’ll find out.

The live house band for the show was Boom Crash Opera, with guests Miss Dorothy & His Fools in Love, Tlot Tlot, Mrs Sinatra, the Totally Lost in Space improv show, The Real Live Brady Bunch, Lano & Woodley AND heaps more.

You’ll need a wiglet.
Mrs Fred Sinatra on haircare

There are audience song requests, 3 rounds of Maynard’s Mastermind and rather inexplicably the chance to win Bobby Brown’s tracksuit.

Miss Dorothy sings beautifully, Tlot Tlot have a new album, Mrs Sinatra (live on the phone from Las Vegas) has hair care tips for the ladies, Warren Coleman fills us in on behind the scenes of The Real Live Brady Bunch, Ross Daniels goes all Dr Smith for the live audience, Lano & Woodley relive painful school days in song and Boom Crash Opera do their version of Detachable Trombone. It’s a class act all the way with Triple J.

So, get down in your underpants and pray to the Church of the Funky Chicken. It’s time for Sunday Afternoon Fever at The Melbourne Comedy Festival 1993.

Thanks to all our funny guests. Special thanks to the very professional Triple J Producers Anne-Maree Sargeant, Phil McKelar and all at ABC Melbourne 1993.

Maynard with Tlot Tlot 1993 — Maynard & Tlot Tlot 1993

Maynard at 1992 Melbourne Comedy Festival

Maynard on Foxtel Channel V at 2000 Melbourne Comedy Festival

Tlot Tlot with The Girlfriend Song

Maynard, Video

Maynard at the Melbourne Comedy Festival 2000

Apr 9, 2020 Maynard

It’s Maynard at Melbourne Comedy Festival 2000

Foxtel’s Channel V sent me to the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2000.

I was lucky to spend 2 days in Melbourne in March 2000 putting together a one hour special for Channel V on Foxtel, where I did my twice weekly show Rewind.

Featuring interviews with more than 20 of the comedians performing that year, it’s a unique snapshot of Melbourne comedy at the turn of the century.

It was a music channel after all, so I picked some of my favourite humorous clips from around that time.

Eric Bana describes to Maynard the first joke he ever told.

But who is on the show Maynard?

In order of their appearance: Peter Hellier, Shane Bourne, The Comedy Zone standups, Miss Itchy, Chris Franklin, Garry Who, Ross Noble, Kim Hope, Eric Bana, Loose Moose, Boothby Graffoe, Adam Bloom, Tom Rhodes, Johnny Vegas, James O’Loghlin, Peter Berner, Wil Anderson, Kitty Flanagan, Greg Fleet, Tripod, The Four Noels, North and Mickey D.

Kim Hope looks less than impressed with Maynard's Nanook snow shoes. — Kim Hope looks less than impressed with Maynard’s Nanook snow shoes.

With wild and whacky music from the likes of Weird Al Yankovic, Foo Fighters, The Cruel Sea, Bloodhound Gang, Chris Franklin, Kenny Chesney, Beastie Boys, Scared Weird Little Guys, Fatboy Slim and Madness.

Miss Itchy & Maynard in Chapel Street, Melbourne. Shortly before they stole my jacket and goosed the unsuspecting public.

This show takes a shallow and imprecise dive into the fashion of comedy, the boundaries of comedy and the who, what and where of comedy. So shut up and laugh at people who do this for a living.

The 2000 Melbourne Comedy Special, presented lovingly from the boot of Maynard's 1978 Holden Gemini — The 2000 Melbourne Comedy Special, presented lovingly from the boot of Maynard’s 1978 Holden Gemini

Thanks to Desleigh Pender for production and Mary Datoc for programming.

Bunga Bunga, Maynard

Bunga Bunga 58 – Tim Ferguson & Maynard

Apr 3, 2020 Maynard

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Desperate times call for a highly entertaining and consummate Bunga Bunga.

Tim Ferguson & Maynard are the right duo up in the right place to get down at the right time. Join them as they cower in place in the lofty heights of Tim’s Fortress of Arrogance. But don’t worry, Maynard’s Bug Out Bag has been ready for years, full of questionable cultural content.

Even gossip king Lance Leopard phones in to the show from his ivory tower of scandal, to solve a burning social issue. You know, the Kylie/Madonna one.

Hold the line Australia. Hold the line.
Tim Ferguson

Bunga Bunga 58 contains advice, laughs, wisdom and a little bit of comfort food as Tim & Maynard pirouette on the cutting edge with things that are SO early March, that no one is talking about any more: micro plastics in teabags, waxed baking paper usage and that Greta.

If you can’t lick anybody else, you might as well lick yourself.
Maynard

Learn about yet another emerging threat to Australia from Northcote. Be alert and maybe a bit alarmed about the scourge of overly earnest poetry about to swamp a nation that has already suffered enough.

Kitler 2 oversees the production of Bunga Bunga 58 — Kitler 2 oversees the production.

You aren’t the only one tired of being part of a major historical event. So let’s discuss Julie Andrews in the bathroom, Tim & Maynard’s career having eerie similarities to the Australian economy right now and poop on a plate.

First ever Bunga Bunga live video

13 Minutes to the Moon, Season 2 – Apollo 13

So, Ruby don’t take your love to town. It’s shut. Settle in with Bunga Bunga 58. But remember…..

Don’t Take Pandemic Advice From A Podcast

General, Maynard

Sunday Afternoon Fever, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992

Mar 17, 2020 Maynard

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Hear a time capsule from the Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992. Sunday Afternoon Fever live across Australia on Triple J, 5th April 1992.

Maynard and guests, Wendy Harmer, Bachelors From Prague, Doug Anthony All Stars, Stomp, Mark Little, Found Objects, Chris Lynam, Lily Savage, Corky and The Juice Pigs, Lance & The Hollywood Kids, bring you a music and mayhem filled 3 hours from just one Sunday afternoon that was very 1992.

Found Objects, perform on Sunday Afternoon Fever Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992 — Found Objects, perform on Sunday Afternoon Fever, 5.4.1992

ABC Studio 320 in Broadcast House, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, was the venue for an afternoon of goofin’ off featuring the house band for the show Bachelors From Prague. It was their last public appearance before leaving for Italy.

Bachelors From Prague with Maynard dancing. Triple J, Sunday Afternoon Fever, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992

This 3 hour show includes all the interviews and performances, as well as the flavour of the 1992 music groove.

Stomp perform on Sunday Afternoon Fever Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992 — Stomp perform on Sunday Afternoon Fever Melbourne Comedy Festival, April 1992

This was the first year Stomp toured Australia and before Wendy Harmer began her very successful commercial radio career in Sydney in 1993.

Richard Fidler helps out. Tim Ferguson relaxes live Maynard Triple J Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992 — Richard Fidler helps out. Tim Ferguson relaxes live with Maynard, Triple J, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992

DAAS had just been on The Big Gig and upset ABC viewers even more than usual. Chris Lynham was wonderfully surreal and gave some of the best non sequitur answers ever.

Maynard plays trombone again with Bachelors From Prague. Triple J, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992 — Maynard plays trombone with Bachelors From Prague. Triple J, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992

All of these performers are still around, all every bit as entertaining as in this show. Seek them out, it’s worth the journey.

Maynard works the crowd. Sunday Afternoon Fever show. Triple J Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992

Thanks to all our guests. Special thanks to the very professional Triple J Producers Chris Norris, Anne Marie, Phil McKelar and all at ABC Melbourne 1992.

Sunday Afternoon Fever show rundown list 5.4.1992

Bachelors From Prague on Facebook

6 other Sunday Afternoon Fever shows for your listening pleasure

Bunga Bunga, Maynard

Bunga Bunga 56 – Tim Ferguson & Maynard

Feb 1, 2020 Maynard

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Bunga Bunga 56 returns for 2020 to save you from an expensive haircut.

Tim Ferguson is sporting the latest look in Summer festival fashion, his sustainable “conflict haircut”. No one died for the look he has this month, described by Green Left Weekly as “no justice, no pants”.

We introduce you to the newest member of the Bunga Bunga family:

Kitler 2, Tim's new cat. — Meet Kitler 2. As Tim says in the show; “He’s just like the second Titanic you never thought you’d see”. Here we see him judging Charlotte.

Only the big issues in Bunga Bunga 56. We answer your Crankmail, find it more difficult than usual to launder money thru Westpac, and ask Tim if he owes Scott Morrison an apology.

This year’s Coldest 100 tunes mentioned in the show.

Tim’s live shows

The Sydney Hellfire Club story Tim keeps asking about.

Maynard supports Pseudo Echo, March 7th.

Newcastle Fringe Festival program

Bunga Bunga, General, Lance Leopard, Maynard, Xmas

A Very Recalcitrant Xmas 2019

Dec 2, 2019 Maynard

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Tim Ferguson and Maynard bring you A Very Recalcitrant Xmas 2019, the Xmas show that doesn’t really want to be here.

Tim wants Lego for Xmas, Maynard doesn’t even want Xmas for Xmas.

Ferguson has his usually spot on predictions for next year, remember he has correctly called every Australian election this century.

To help along the way we have podcast friends from around the world dropping in to make this the most recalcitrant show of your festive season.

Lance Leopard, The Darbys, Karl & Andy from Who Are These Podcasts?, George Hrab, Christopher Laird & Tony Push all bring us their reality of Xmas. See if it matches yours.

From all here at Planet Maynard we wish you A Very Recalcitrant Xmas 2019

The Isotopes Xmas groove on Soundcloud

The Very Barry Crocker Xmas show from 1989

George Hrab with his Geologic podcast

Tune into Who Are These Podcasts?

The Darbys Facebook page

Christopher Laird & Rather Resplendent Records

Everything Tim Ferguson

Maynard, Retro, Xmas

A Very Barry Crocker Xmas 1989

Nov 28, 2019 Maynard

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Unheard since December 1989, Australian legend Barry Crocker live on the Maynard breakfast show on Triple J.

A Very Barry Crocker Xmas has is all, Barry sings with Adeva, advises you on personal security while travelling and gives some 1989 fashion tips.

Barry brings all the festive foolish fun and good humour he is known for as well as a Xmas tune from Damien Lovelock that Barry eventually loved.

Barry Crocker cover of Both Sides now album — Barry never did explain how he could fit in that sportscar.

Barry Crocker on Wikipedia

Barry Crocker’s website with music and clips

Barry Crocker with Doug Anthony Allstars

Barry Crocker & Maynard wish you a very Barry Christmas

Thank you to Chris Norris the producer who recorded this, in the multi track studio of Triple J in William St, December 1989.

Maynard, Retro, Video, Xmas

A Very Maynard Xmas 2000 Channel V

Nov 25, 2019 Maynard

It’s a selection of music and Xmas musings in A Very Maynard Xmas 2000 from Channel V on Foxtel from 2000.

Keep an eye out for Jabba, Yumi, Kyla, Mary, Mike, Andrew G, James Matheson and Andrew Mercardo, as we enjoy a getaway near an open fireplace with some moments from Channel V in 2000.

If you liked the earlier Maynard Channel V Xmas show, this will give you that same funny feeling in your water.

General, Maynard, Retro

Kylie Minogue, Enjoy Yourself tour, Sydney 1990

Nov 14, 2019 Maynard

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Kylie Minogue’s Enjoy Yourself tour played Sydney on 5th February 1990. I was there to cover it for my Triple J breakfast show the next morning. Some of the interviews you’ll hear in this audio never made the breakfast show that next morning (the Dad from Stroud for example).

People who can spot talent realise Kylie’s not trying to preach from a soapbox. She’s just a young chick who’s having a good time and pleasing a lot of people with her music.
Richard Wilkins MTV Feb 1990

At Kylie Minogue’s third only live show in Australia, you’ll hear Ms Minogue herself, Ray Medhurst (Rockmelons), Nick Ferris (Ten Wedge), Alan Jones (you know him), DJ Pee Wee Ferris, James Freud (Models and bass in Kylie’s stage band), Richard Wilkins (MTV etc), Glen A Baker, even Dave Mason (The Reels). Not to mention the sometimes blunt opinions of the overexcited audience that paid the 1990 price of about $30 a ticket at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.

Kylie Minogue’s set list from the night

But there was a lot of “Kylie cringe” going on still at the beginning of 1990. Regardless of this, a lot of groovers and hipsters from around Sydney were in the audience to see her show that February night, even though some of the black clothing set looked a bit uncomfortable outside Kings Cross and Darlinghurst.

I think there should be more shows like this. It’s unpretentious in so many ways. It’s really honest. It’s showbiz.
James Freud, Feb 5th 1990 (about 11:30pm backstage)

Supported by Indecent Obsession the Enjoy Yourself show played to a capacity Sydney Entertainment Centre crowd that didn’t stop screaming and singing along all night. Most of the music you’ll hear was recorded by me in the middle of that deliriously screaming crowd, which might give you a feel of what it was like to be there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUF-IFJR36Q

Watch the show we saw that night…

Prior to Kylie starting her show, what looked like Jason Donovan in the seated audience section caused a chorus of shrieking just before the show started. Once the show started everyone quickly forgot the Jason incident and had an opinion about Kylie’s black velveteen catsuit (as you will hear, it was her favourite outfit of the show).

Kylie Minogue, performing in concert, Enjoy Yourself Tour, La Cigale, Paris, France, Tuesday 8th May 1990. (Photo by NCJ Archive/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

Thankyou to the producers who helped produce this, some of which never made it to air on the morning of 6th Feb 1990. Chris Norris & Simon Marnie.

Enjoy Yourself, you’ll hear we ALL did that night.

Kylie Minogue Enjoy Yourself tour crew list 1990 — The people who worked on the Enjoy Yourself tour 1990

Maynard, Retro

Maynard’s Loveshack – October 26th

Oct 4, 2019 Maynard

If you like your retro dance sounds eclectic, this is the night for you. Maynard, the retro DJ, presents a night of shameless sounds that celebrate the pop and pretentiousness of the late 20th century. We play both sorts of music Disco AND New Romantic.

A Loveshack good time.

DJ TC will be playing a supporting set of disco dance tracks from 8pm. On the 26th his set will all about “forgotten classics”. Expect to hear Melissa Tkautz “Read My Lips”, Cathy Dennis “Touch Me”, Sigue Sigue Sputnik “Love Missile F1-11” and Mel & Kim “Showing Out”. So get your Disco on early.

80s dancers at Loveshack — Dancers get the Loveshack vibe.

Let’s get straight to the biscuits! What can you expect to hear at Maynard’s Loveshack?

A lot of rushing, hushing and flushing as the famous Loveshack Rocket blasts off into orbit.

Jump on board and get your groove on to cosmic music like this:

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You -Boys Town Gang

Tainted Love – Gloria Jones

Stop – Spice Girls

Venus – Tom Jones

Jump Around – House of Pain

Respectable – Mel & Kim

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy- Bette Midler

Shocked – Kylie Minogue

Express Yourself – Madonna

To Cut A Long Story Short – Spandau Ballet

My Own Way – Duran Duran

Tijuana Taxi – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

So, come along, dress like it’s whatever year YOU want, and check your cool at the door!

Loveshack Facebook event

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