A Very Maynard Xmas 2024 will be unlike any other lo-fi Xmas special ever seen by anyone ever.
Broadcasting from the main arena at Maynard International Studios, just opposite the Gilmore Girls Memorial Auditorium, it will bring the magic of Santa’s grotto back into our lives. Hopefully in the good way.
Feature guests in A Very Maynard Xmas 2024 include Lesley Fountain/Glenn Keenan, Roy Darby, Chris Kelly of Ship o Fools. With Christmas greetings from Mari Wilson, Rob Darby, Christopher Laird of Radio Nowhere, George Hrab with The Christmas Sweaters, Brigitte Handley, Tony Push and his poinsettia, even Paul Field and Bronwyn Mulcahy of Countdown Live wave hello in this most awkward of Xmas variety shows.
Prepare yourself for the video livestream of the warmest parts of The Coldest 100, 2024.
Maynard hosts a video livestream of Australia’s own Coldest 100 – 2024. Saturday 29th June 8.15-9.30pm. Mostly picked by Andrew Sholl, it will feature world class musical shonk that only Australia can produce.
The Coldest 100 is songs about Australia, that sometimes don’t work out that well…
Expect to see Don Lane, Barry Crocker, Donnie & Marie, Cilla Black, John Farnham, Charo, Kahmahl and a lot of kangaroos (again) doing their bit to get on the show.
Hopefully we’ll have quest appearances from my fellow Aussie travellers Tim Ferguson, Tony Push, that guy in Orange, Brigitte Handley and the man in a tree.
August 1998, Tim Ferguson visits Jumpstart, the Maynard breakfast show on Channel v on Foxtel to promote his performance as Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show that just opened at Star Casino in Sydney.
“Come for me Maynard!” Tim Ferguson on Foxtel 1998
Tim and the 1998 Rocky Horror Show cast on Today Tonight
The greatest and longest tradition in Australian history is the screening of Village People’s Can’t Stop The Music every NYE across Australia. So elevate your experience this NYE by watching this anytime before you watch the movie, anywhere, anytime, to get you in the mood for the musical extravaganza of 1980.
It’s not New Year’s Eve in Australia till we see Steve Gutenberg over excitedly skating down Broadway!
Thanks Felipe Rose for kicking off the show on New Year’s Eve.
A Very Maynard Xmas is the highlight of the year for people who don’t get out a lot. It’s just like an old style Xmas variety show, but without the style, or the show.
Our guests dropping by this year include Tim Ferguson getting a surprise gift, Lesley Fountain dancing with a choir, Brigitte Handley hanging out with some creepy German dolls, Christopher Laird eating some sort of donut, Tony Push reading his Bowie inspired Xmas poem, George Hrab becoming a super hero, Rob and Roy Darby supplying some quality original music and other people who should have something better to do at this time of year.
Watch the festive foolishness of A Very Maynard Xmas 2023
A Very Maynard Xmas 2023 promises you almost an hour of Xmas entertainment that you will only have yourself to blame for. Musically the show has everything from David Essex to The Gibson Brothers and Lulu. Plus a monkey washing a cat.
Tim Ferguson doesn’t seem too keen on the present Maynard got him for Xmas
A Very Maynard Xmas 2023 gift. A Golden Girls metal lunchbox
Lulu is the performer who will save the day on this year’s A Very Maynard Xmas
Tim Ferguson and I let you know what you can expect. You will have trouble describing it yourself.
Join me Maynard for A Very Maynard Xmas 2023, my frugal festive video livestream from my enchanted Xmas grotto for the annual extravaganza of shamelessness. This year in Cheap-O-Scope!
Yuletide guests include Tim Ferguson, Lesley Fountain (the dancin’ fool), George Hrab, Brigitte Handley and notorious Communist teddy bear lawyer Noam Chomsky.
“We choose to do these things because they are cheap, as am I”
This year the show is on a budget and has no crew, but you will be amazed what I do with old string and a piece of tinsel. There will be choral music, but Lesley Fountain (Glenn Keenan) will be showing you some dance moves that will have those pesky singers off your lawn in no time.
So this year the video livestream is ALL about hastily conceived gift ideas for people you don’t even like.
A Very Maynard Xmas 2023 happens on Saturday December 2nd at https://www.mixcloud.com/live/dj-maynard/ with a pre show starting at 8.15pm (9.15 UTC). It’s free to watch and you can join all the fun in the live chatroom so be in on it.
Tim Ferguson and I promise you a Cheap-O-Scope Xmas 2023Maynard with co hosts on A Very Maynard Xmas 2022, this year even cheaper.
Australia has always enjoyed an inordinate ability to laugh at itself, so needing a good laugh and well meaning carry-on, enjoy Brain Freeze with 30 odd (very odd) video clips from theColdest 100 – 2023.
With two big shows over two Saturday nights, it is Australia’s Coldest 100 – 2023. Hand picked by Andrew Sholl, it features world class musical shonk that only Australia can produce. From Marlene Dietrich to Steven Farnham via Skippy. The Coldest 100 is songs about Australia, or by Australians that sometimes don’t work out that well…
Brain Freeze Part Two
Appearances from Tim Ferguson, Lesley Fountain (Glenn Keenan), Brigitte Handley, Charlie Fatt, Tony Push, Richard Saunders and (time permitting) Noam Chomsky the communist teddy bear arts lawyer.
Just look at this list of artists that Andrew Sholl has curated that you’ll never again see on the same bill. The Coldest 100 – 2023 brings Bud Tingwell, Germaine Greer, Tina Arena, The Singing Citizens of Macarthur, Johnny Raper, Ian Turpie singing some Nirvana, and the legend himself, Steven Farnham.
From Skippy to The Muppets, Kamahl, Young Talent Time, Julia Morris and Melissa Tkautz, it’s two shows YOU don’t have to apologise for.
Going out as livestreams in HQ with a pre show, here are the edited versions for you.
Keep an eye out for special guests Tim Ferguson, Brigitte Handley, Lesley Fountain/Glenn Keenan, Charlie Fatt and others that were sucked in to add to the cultural carnage.
@OzKitsch on Twitter has been compiling this list every January for the last eight years. This year his clips were so good we made the show twice…
Prepare yourself for the video livestream of the warmest parts of The Coldest 100, 2023. So much this year it takes TWO one hour shows to appreciate it.
Maynard hosts a video livestream of Australia’s own Coldest 100 – 2023. Saturday 6th May AND 13th May 8.30-9.30pm. (UTC 10.30-11.30) Pre-show from 8.15pm (UTC 10.15) Hand picked by Andrew Sholl, @OzKitsch on Twitter & Instagram, it will feature world class Australiana that only Australia can produce (obviously).
The Coldest 100 is songs about Australia, or by Australians that somehow worked out well (or not)
Expect to see Bindi Irwin and her Crock Men, Johnny Raper, some of the Young Talent Team, Julia Morris, the legend that is Kamahl, Marlene Dietrich, Miss Piggy, Bud Tingwell and Yahoo Serious doing their bit to get on the show.
With guest presenter appearances from Tim Ferguson, Brigitte Handley, reality challenged Tony Push, some Planet Maynard Patreons, Lesley Fountain (Glenn Keenan) and the guy who started the whole shabang Andrew Sholl.
See you then! Cobbers…..
Just watch the clip below to see what you can expect…..
Weird Al Yankovic rocked the very foundations of Australian society during his recent tour of the continent. With his hot accordion and even hotter band he left little or no doubt who wears the Hawaiian shirt in his relationship with his dedicated fans. Maynard interviewed Al and some of his fans at Enmore Theatre, Sydney 14th March.
Enjoy watching a show no sane adult should be party to.
