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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

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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.

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

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