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Posted by: jurgen200, March 19, 2006, 6:27pm
Does anyone have any idea what that show on ch ten is, "thank god you're here"? I've seen the ads and i can't be bothered looking it up anywhere else
Posted by: astrogirl, March 19, 2006, 6:31pm; Reply: 1
Thank God You're Here brings together a group of celebrities whose improvisation skills are tested to the max when they are thrown into an unknown situation which they must ad-lib their way through. Each star walks, clueless, through a doorway and into a scene which might be an operating theatre, a Roman dungeon or a spaceship. Greeted by the catchphrase "Thank God You're Here...", the celebrity must think on their feet and quickly figure out who they are and why they are there. source:
http://www.fremantlemedia.com/page.asp?partid=476apparently its done by the people that did "the panel" and "D-generation" etc. Rob Stitch etc.
Posted by: jurgen200, March 19, 2006, 6:37pm; Reply: 2
thanks! hmmm.... i'll wait and see about that
Posted by: anniea, March 19, 2006, 8:34pm; Reply: 3
I think I'll be tuning in to this one.
Posted by: tia_ballerina, March 19, 2006, 9:27pm; Reply: 4
depends who the celebrities are...
Posted by: The Orichalcon, March 19, 2006, 10:16pm; Reply: 5
yeah, the term "Celebrity" is loosely thrown about today. Apparently "celebrity" means "I spent 1 week in the big brother house before being voted out."
Posted by: AussieMaddog (Guest), March 20, 2006, 12:08am; Reply: 6
Hmmm, sounds interesting, kind of like a cross between the old 80's(ish) ABC Show Theatre Sports, and Who's Line is It Anyway done in a pantomine way, could be good depending on who the Celebs are, stand-up Comics and Stage Actors would be good for this I would think (like the ones who did Let The Blood Run Free, especially when it was Live On Stage, and the Audience decided the way the story went, which of course they tried to replicate on TV).
And yeah Celebs is thrown around loosely these days, then again what else are they going to call them, Entertainers would not do ... as I would hardly call some of the BB and Idol People Entertainers either.
Posted by: elie06, March 20, 2006, 8:03am; Reply: 7
I hate that ad. It's so stupid and doesn't fit it with any of the other ads.
Posted by: Simpson, March 20, 2006, 9:12am; Reply: 8
Quoted from elie06
I hate that ad. It's so stupid and doesn't fit it with any of the other ads.
I think thats the whole point of the ad, to stick out, make ppl talk - like this!
It sounds like it could be a good show, if the right ppl are used. I absolutly loved 'Who's line is it anyway?', talk about smart comedians! But I will be totally disgusted if they end up using Big Brother,Idol and washed up sports stars. It HAS to have actual quick thinking comedians to work, by the sounds.
Posted by: MorganPym, March 20, 2006, 11:53am; Reply: 9
Quoted from astrogirl
apparently its done by the people that did "the panel" and "D-generation" etc. Rob Stitch etc.
Just for future reference... the production company is called Working Dog
Posted by: The_Phantom, March 20, 2006, 2:49pm; Reply: 10
Isn't that Rove's company?
Posted by: MorganPym, March 20, 2006, 2:52pm; Reply: 11
Quoted from The_Phantom
Isn't that Rove's company?
No Sir... that would be the highly original, Roving Enterprises
Posted by: Laurz, March 20, 2006, 5:23pm; Reply: 12
It would definately have to depend on the celebrity - If they used big brother celebrities i couldn't see it working as they weren't the cleverest bunch of people around
Posted by: asdfg, March 20, 2006, 6:12pm; Reply: 13
This will be the biggest bunch of s**t ever....
The americans have been doing the same sort of thing for years... Anyone ever seen Drew Carey's Green Screen???? Whose line is it anywhere???
And the fact that they're going to get australian "celebrities" and "comedians" who are so terrible they couldn't make a 5 year old laugh....
This will have to be one of the most truly pointless shows along with Friday night games... what a waste of time... We could have had more American comedy instead.
Posted by: tin, March 20, 2006, 9:30pm; Reply: 14
Quoted from The_Phantom
Isn't that Rove's company?
It's the company that's brought us such things as "The Panel"... And Russel Coight.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Dog_ProductionsPersonally I dont like the name, and I suspect there are plenty of other people arround Australia and the work that would feel the same.
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, April 5, 2006, 9:19pm; Reply: 15
So who watched Thank God You're Here tonight?
I thought it wasn't too bad. Heck, at least its not another reality show, American drama or lifestyle show.
Shane Bourn was good, and so was Frank Woodley.
They'll have to get really funny people on though.
The novelty of people ad libbing lines will soon wear off if its not funny.
I'd like to see Dave Hughes on this show.
Posted by: coctosan, April 5, 2006, 10:07pm; Reply: 16
Yeah, it was ok, not great but not too bad. It has potential, but as noted it will really depend on who the "celebs" are....
Posted by: karli, April 5, 2006, 10:21pm; Reply: 17
I Didn't like it at all. I am really getting sick of "celebrities" on TV (that sounds wrong...) But I mean, even Berts Family Feud and Temptation and countless other shows are using the B and C grade celebrities to boost the ratings. i would muchrather watch ordinary people on game shows.
Back to the topic - Thank god your'e Here was pretty lame.
Posted by: 80 (Guest), April 6, 2006, 12:57am; Reply: 18
I only saw the first part with the girl doing the fitness thing. I thought it was pretty good but I don't know how the other 3/4 of the show went. It's got potential to be really good or really bad and everything in between so I reckon it's not the type of show that should be judged from one episode or even two or three.
It is getting kind of old to have celebrities on TV for this and that, I was dissapointed to see Australia's Brainiest AFL player this weekend, but with this show I think it's probably better that the people who go on it are used to audience to begin with.
Posted by: Cassiepeia, April 6, 2006, 1:06am; Reply: 19
Didn't like it at all. I was really disappointed with Working Dog, they're usually pretty good but this one wasn't up to scratch. At least not for me. I won't be watching it again.
Cass.
Posted by: astrogirl, April 6, 2006, 7:10am; Reply: 20
it was ok... but I think it was only saved by Frank Woodley imo. he was hilarious. the rest though.. I lost interest half way through. Doubt I will watch next week unless there is someone good on. And by good I mean someone who I know is really funny and that I like. I didnt like anyone on tonights show (aside from frank), Id never even heard of two of them! I can just see it becoming the show that ex-reality show people end up on. :-/
and yes! dave hughes is someone I would like to see on it. -that- would be funny.
Posted by: Rossatron, April 6, 2006, 9:42am; Reply: 21
You could put hughsy on anything and it'd be funny
But Im afraid this show is pretty lame ,but Im not a fan of adlib/improvisation stuff anyhoo.
Bring back the panel and ill watch ,but im not watching this.
Posted by: aquamonkey, April 6, 2006, 11:06am; Reply: 22
It wasn't my cup o' tea and I think it can only be a matter of time before they're scraping the barrel for people to be on it (read BB and Idol retarts/rejects)
Quoted Text
Bring back the panel and ill watch
Preferably without Kate!
Posted by: Rossatron, April 6, 2006, 11:15am; Reply: 23
Quoted from aquamonkey
Preferably without Kate!
That would be my preference as well.
She must be one of the most unliked 'celebrities' in australia.
Posted by: Laurz, April 6, 2006, 11:24am; Reply: 24
it was half funny - i think it will get old real quick though
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, April 6, 2006, 12:07pm; Reply: 25
It would be better if they have a limited set of really funny people that they use regularly, instead trying to find new people all the time, and using any old nobody.
Here's some other people who could be good
Colin Lane
Carl Baron
Ross Noble
Alan Brough
Jimeoin
Shaun Micallef
It has to be comedians, not news readers and such.
I reckon there are plenty of under-used Australian comedians.
Posted by: ozdvl, April 6, 2006, 12:33pm; Reply: 26
I think woodly made it more watchable last night, he had me laughing especially at the end where he walked off in the moose costume (er..i think it was a moose)
Posted by: elie06, April 6, 2006, 1:49pm; Reply: 27
I loved this show. Everyone (expect for the last performer, the one who was doing the dolphin thing) was reaaaally funny. I couldn't stop laughing in some parts.
Great show, looking forward to next week.
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), April 7, 2006, 11:15pm; Reply: 28
I thought it was hilarious. Better than most other TV offreings... who still watches McLeods's Daughters?
Posted by: nitehork, April 8, 2006, 4:53am; Reply: 29
This show was very nearly the worst thing I have ever seen on television. The Panel guys have missed with this one in my opinion. I hated it. Unfunny in the extreme. It was embarassing to even watch it. I hope they stop at this one ep and leave it at that.
Posted by: elie06, April 8, 2006, 9:42am; Reply: 30
Well, I completely disagree with you, and fyi it got 1.47 mil viewers, so I don't see it being cancelled. Sorry to dissapoint you.
Posted by: Rossatron, April 8, 2006, 11:09am; Reply: 31
Quoted from nitehork
This show was very nearly the worst thing I have ever seen on television. The Panel guys have missed with this one in my opinion. I hated it. Unfunny in the extreme. It was embarassing to even watch it. I hope they stop at this one ep and leave it at that.
Yeah it was truly bad television ,the panel people should get back to doing something that was funny..like ,um the panel!
It rated well first up but hopefully it'll drop off and be mercifully cancelled.
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, April 8, 2006, 4:22pm; Reply: 32
Pretty harsh, fajo and nitehork. OK, it wasn't champagne comedy, but it wasn't that bad. Its ceratinly a step in the right direction for local content.
We're still crying out for a really good sketch comedy show though.
Posted by: Rossatron, April 8, 2006, 4:31pm; Reply: 33
If you compare it to other local stuff like spicks and specks and the glass house it falls way short.It's ambitious I agree but it doesn't work.
As for sketch comedy we have the ronnie johns show and nothing else,so maybe the boys from the panel should look at that area instead of a silly improv show.
Posted by: Cassiepeia, April 8, 2006, 6:31pm; Reply: 34
Quoted from elie06
Well, I completely disagree with you, and fyi it got 1.47 mil viewers, so I don't see it being cancelled. Sorry to dissapoint you.
The guys from Working Dog are popular and have a good reputation. It doesn't surprise me that a lot of people tuned in to see what the show was like. But I don't think it'll last...in fact I think the ratings for next weeks show will have dropped dramatically.
I agree Fajo...it
is ambitious, but
really doesn't work.
I'd like to see the Panel (minus Kate) come back too. :D I actually really missed it last year.
Cass.
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, April 12, 2006, 2:15pm; Reply: 35
Saw Tom Gleisner and Shane Bourne on Rove last night. A fairly shameless piece of cross promotion, but I was pleasantly surprised to see my prayers had been answered, and Shaun Micallef is on TGYH tonight. They showed a bit of his performance, and it looks like it will be worth watching.
Sadly I was equally dismayed to learn that one of the other guests is Bert Newton's son.
If only they stuck to proper comic performers, they'd have a good show.
Posted by: Saphyre66, April 12, 2006, 2:58pm; Reply: 36
I didn't find it funny at all...but then the comedians they use on it have never been my cup of tea anyway. My hubby laughed all the way through though so they at elast one fan!
Posted by: lurveit, April 12, 2006, 9:20pm; Reply: 37
Well. I'M HOOKED!!! I had tears in eyes! :D I love the panel...but this had me just as entertained if not even more!!
I love that the main celebrities they've so far had on aren't 'overnighters', 'reality tv contestants' or all 'signed to ten'. I love that they all seem to have a decent background in comedy. It's what makes it work...they're actually funny!!
It's also on at a good time in the week.. when it's all a bit boring these guys will set you up for a night of laughs. If I had to critique..i'd have a few things i'd change. Like 'THE AWARD' and FLOWERS?? I kinda hope they have regulars with newbie comedians thrown in every now and then. why can't they just say who they thought was the best. They don't need to give them anything for it!? .. flowers??
Also, I really hope they do something about the hosts one-liners. Shaun Micallef is a great host..but with BAD one-liners.. and Tom the judge..he's really awkward to watch and not a whole lot funny. Shaun did say though 'special judge for this evening' so hopefully they'll actually chop n change it every week.. SURPRISE US! haha.
The Neighbours guest too, I'm not keen on that. They had TWO of them on tonight? I love the 'special guest' celebrity thing.. them popping into a skit to surprise us but they had TWO kids from Neighbours.. I don't watch the show so I don't care for them. I get that they’re probably filming in the next room but what??.. should be waiting for Toadie to pop in one week and then one of the bad teen actors the next? I'm sure it was Full Frontal (and plenty others) that did that back in the 80's/90's. Think outside the box Working Dog... or possibly even channel ten.
Anyway, that’s the four things I'd change...but I LOVED IT!! tears..loud laughs.. i'm tuning in EVERY week!! n memba.. Big Idiots Not Good Ever! what a slogan!! :P
Posted by: astrogirl, April 12, 2006, 9:30pm; Reply: 38
I only watched the first two sketches as I had a phone call but it was only SM in the kids show sketch that saved that half of the show for me.
Im trying to give it a chance, but Im just not finding it all that funny.
I turned to ABC after I got off the phone and was LMAO at spicks & specks. It was such a difference that I noticed it myself. stopped mid laugh and was like "now -this- is funny. why arent I laughing like this during TGYH?"
Posted by: elie06, April 12, 2006, 9:40pm; Reply: 39
Lol, I thought tonight's ep was hillarious. Couldn't stop laughing! They were all great, but Bert's son was a little... :-/...not that good.
The rest were awesome though :)
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), April 12, 2006, 11:04pm; Reply: 40
I wonder what the ratings were.
Posted by: Paula, April 13, 2006, 7:04am; Reply: 41
I found it refreshing and even funny! The guy with the beard was terrific at ab lib stuff and Micallef's German was a scream!
Posted by: Devman, April 13, 2006, 8:34am; Reply: 42
I'm not sure what the shelf life is for it, but I really enjoyed last night and it's really refreshing to see this sort of entertainment on the screen.
The World War II skit was especially magical - sort of suggests what Australian comedy could really do in the line of sitcoms, if we gave our comic talents free reign..
I sense a sitcom comeback soon.
Posted by: Rossatron, April 13, 2006, 10:13am; Reply: 43
Quoted from astrogirl
Im trying to give it a chance, but Im just not finding it all that funny.
I turned to ABC after I got off the phone and was LMAO at spicks & specks. It was such a difference that I noticed it myself. stopped mid laugh and was like "now -this- is funny. why arent I laughing like this during TGYH?"
I hear ya..watched a little but it's really unfunny..im an avid spicks and specks fan too,never miss it.
Bring back the panel >:(
Posted by: elie06, April 13, 2006, 10:14am; Reply: 44
The Panel, in all honesty, is one of the most boring shows I have ever seen in my life. At least Thank God you're here is creative and funny, two aspects which cannot be said about The Panel.
Posted by: Rossatron, April 13, 2006, 10:23am; Reply: 45
Yeah but tgyh isn't funny to me,it's cringe worthy,whereas i like the panel which i found funny and entertaining..
Posted by: cliptrip, April 13, 2006, 10:32am; Reply: 46
really enjoyed the first 2 episodes of this show, as mentioned the things I would like to see fixed are the prepared 1 line comments by both Bourne and Tommy G which fall flat on their face. Bourne should just be the straight man in the show with a little energy thrown in.
Posted by: Jules, April 13, 2006, 10:50am; Reply: 47
Watched it for the first time last night, not too bad, Fi Fi Box is really good on it :)
Posted by: lurveit, April 13, 2006, 11:07am; Reply: 48
Quoted from cliptrip
really enjoyed the first 2 episodes of this show, as mentioned the things I would like to see fixed are the prepared 1 line comments by both Bourne and Tommy G which fall flat on their face. Bourne should just be the straight man in the show with a little energy thrown in.
Clip trip... spot on. thats exactly what he should be..i couldn't put my finger on it. I just knew i hated the bad one liners. but yeah, the straight man with energy!
Posted by: Rossatron, April 13, 2006, 11:53am; Reply: 49
Shane Bournes humour is so 80's he's a washed up hack.
Now if they got Hughsy to host then it might be enjoyable.
Tom gleisners a bit of a tool as well,rob sitch would have been better..
Posted by: lurveit, April 27, 2006, 7:07pm; Reply: 50
ok... i'm keen on this show n i've said that from the start... n i'm keen to see it actually last but i'm seriously having my doubts! :(
lasts nights ep was ... pretty bad! The only two people that seriously saved that show... if only a little, would be Peter Rowsthorn and Angus Sampson.
It reminded me a lot of one of their other episodes... car yard = boat yard ?!? ..I’m sure there are other life situations they could manipulate ?!
I think Bourne has his role down pact... just introduce them to the door! but that Tom Gleisner.... I can't put up with him anymore! His beattie lil eyes...reminds me of bear in the big blue house... he's such a huge cringe factor!! ??)... ::) Does anyone else find it a contradiction that these comedians/actors have to improvise everything they say... yet, Tom Gleisner needs a script to read every bloody word off. (naughty)
He was the least fav on the panel... only there to shut people up when they needed to go to a break.... why have him back on tv?!? simply, he's not needed on this show... and if it fails i think his stupid judging with their weird little trophy (even though most of them are regulars) would be the main cause! The trophy and Gleisners judging... is just unnecessary.
They seriously need to ditch him from this show... just give bourne the red buzzer! ... or have a weekly celebrity push the red buzzer to end the skit. Don't over critique, we don't care!! n don't give them a stupid trophy. It's such a weird way to end the show... it's not needed! ::) lol, spesh cause they’re regulars!
I can just picture their houses...now, like, 20 of these perspex things, hanging around, used as book holders or something.... GAY! :P
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, April 27, 2006, 7:35pm; Reply: 51
Yes, last night's show was pretty flat, Tom Gleisner's role is superfluous, and the extra bits like the boat yard and the commentating thing are frankly crap. But as far as Australian comedy goes, what else have we got?
With the Comedy Festival going on, it would have been good if they'd got some international comedians on.
Posted by: lurveit, April 27, 2006, 7:47pm; Reply: 52
oh c, now, thats an idea!! :D
Posted by: zyrad, April 27, 2006, 9:53pm; Reply: 53
its good, just sometimes there is s**t ppl on
but any who just ask the jizzle for some better ones
ps. 2. Thank God You're Here - 1.750
its the number 2 most watch show last week, so it is getting good rates
Posted by: lurveit, April 27, 2006, 10:02pm; Reply: 54
yeah, its a good show, no doubt (i'm one of those viewers) but i want that tom tosser gone already.... he's really crap! oh, and the 'award' thing... unnecessary. (allthumbs)
Posted by: Rossatron, April 27, 2006, 10:22pm; Reply: 55
Yeah Tom Gleisner is a tosser alright ,couldn't Rob Sitch do it ?
At least he's likeable and funny.
And they get 'comedians' who are reasonable on the panel(santo) but sadly unfunny on anything else ,except Glen.
Posted by: lurveit, April 27, 2006, 10:42pm; Reply: 56
hahaha luv glen! :D
i'd luv to see the girls off kath and kim do an episode!
n sumone said dave hughs... ye, he'd be good!! :)
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, April 27, 2006, 10:59pm; Reply: 57
Yeah, these heaps of comedians they could use. They should at least make sure they have 2 proper comedians every week.
How about Jimeoin, Magda, Wil Anderson, Rove, Peter Hellier....
Someone else who'd be really good is Ross Noble. That would be unmissable.
Posted by: lurveit, April 27, 2006, 11:21pm; Reply: 58
yes.... :D
next time i get a chicken wish bone i'm gonna wish working dog stumble across this thread... lol :P
Posted by: lurveit, April 28, 2006, 2:19pm; Reply: 59
mod...can you change the name of this thread from 'thank god what's here' to 'thank god you're here'
Somebody's already tried to start a new thread... (allthumbs)
Please :D thank you :)
Posted by: elie06, April 29, 2006, 12:10pm; Reply: 60
Hehe, I thought this week's ep was pretty good. I'd like to see Rove on the show, I don't understand why he hasn't already been on it.
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), April 29, 2006, 12:37pm; Reply: 61
I'd like to see Tom Gleisner put up onto the stage to do it himself :P
Posted by: lurveit, April 29, 2006, 12:43pm; Reply: 62
I'd like to see Tom Gleisner told to take a hike :D
Posted by: antman, April 29, 2006, 12:49pm; Reply: 63
Great show! Love to see a lot of different comedians on here :P
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), April 29, 2006, 1:03pm; Reply: 64
Quoted from lurveit
I'd like to see Tom Gleisner told to take a hike :D
I'd like to see you host a TV show.
Posted by: lurveit, April 29, 2006, 1:14pm; Reply: 65
?!?! he doesn't host the show?!
do you even watch?
shane bourne hosts.. ne he's good
tom gleisner judges... n he's crap n unnecessary :P
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), April 29, 2006, 1:17pm; Reply: 66
I'd like to see celebrity judges instead of him, or alternating members of 'The Panel'.
Posted by: lurveit, April 29, 2006, 1:18pm; Reply: 67
Quoted from normangerman
I'd like to see celebrity judges instead of him, or alternating members of 'The Panel'.
yeah, thats what i think. he's just not working. its awkward to watch him.. but lurve the rest of it! :D
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, April 29, 2006, 1:44pm; Reply: 68
Tom Gleisner's alright though. The real problem with it is the guests who just aren't good at improvising comedy.
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), April 29, 2006, 1:54pm; Reply: 69
We'll have to see if they improve as the show progresses.
Posted by: zyrad, April 30, 2006, 2:22am; Reply: 70
sometimes that host is funny, sometimes hes not
ps. i would like to c an ep just with
(4 abc comedians)
(glass house and spick and specks)
Corrinne
hughyeeeees (holden guy)
Wil
adam hill
can they fit that into one episode, it would be goood
and wat would be funny would be sandra sully on the show
just imagine all the puns she could use
and thank god channel ten hasnt done mass cross promoting lon the show like with rove, lets just hope they dont get ppl from bb,nieghbours, rove or some of there shows that try to be funny
oh please!
Posted by: Gizmo, April 30, 2006, 6:04am; Reply: 71
Ever thought of suggesting politicians for an episode??
They think fast on their feet. . come up with the most outrageous scenarios for serious events. . can fake it like nobody else. . look people in the eye and lie their heads off . . and their 'improvisational' skills are proven. :P :P :P
Roll on John Howard as a contestant. :P :P :D
*his first 'room' could be an airport waiting room and the family of a returning dead soldier*. ::)
Posted by: elie06, April 30, 2006, 10:29am; Reply: 72
Johnny as a contestant! :o
That would be excellent :D Funniest thing to watch!
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), April 30, 2006, 1:00pm; Reply: 73
Posted by: lurveit, April 30, 2006, 1:12pm; Reply: 74
lol :D to the above!!
this show has sooo much potential but yeah, please nobody from neighbours. its been done O' so many times on past comedy shows!
Posted by: Paula, April 30, 2006, 1:13pm; Reply: 75
Quoted from Gizmo
...*his first 'room' could be an airport waiting room and the family of a returning dead soldier*. ::)
*snort, that'd be the funniest thing to see, but not just yet. Give it a year or two
I agree they need far more talent eg, Woodley (one half of Lano and Woodley) and Glen Robbins. The guy that plays opposite Rove and is one of the hosts of
Before the Game would be a good choice, too.
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), April 30, 2006, 1:23pm; Reply: 76
Peter Helliar? He's hilarious :P
I'd like to also see Both Lano and Woodly in there at the same time.
Posted by: Paula, April 30, 2006, 2:02pm; Reply: 77
Quoted from normangerman
Peter Helliar? He's hilarious :P...
Yup, that's him; he's a hoot!
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, May 3, 2006, 10:20pm; Reply: 78
Good show tonight. Good guests. Even those extra bits weren't too bad.
Hooray for Shaun Micallef.
Posted by: coctosan, May 3, 2006, 10:49pm; Reply: 79
How come the ones who did the best never seem to win?
Posted by: elie06, May 3, 2006, 11:05pm; Reply: 80
Joint win, that was interesting but personally I thought the woman (forgot her name) was awesome. I couldn't stop laughing in that part, lol.
Posted by: lurveit, May 3, 2006, 11:25pm; Reply: 81
i missed this tonight!! :'(
bloody work!
*has Gleisner ticked off yet?!?!
Posted by: dave, May 4, 2006, 12:38am; Reply: 82
What's with the scoring system? Gleisner seems like a bit of a token gesture. What purpose is he serving apart from looking like Gollem?
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, May 4, 2006, 11:30am; Reply: 83
Yeah, I reckon the trophy thing is pretty tokenistic. Otherwise the same people would win all the time. Not many could compete with Frank Woodley.
Posted by: Rockchick, May 4, 2006, 11:44am; Reply: 84
I agree the trophy is pretty tokenistic and beside the point, but I think that's the way it's suppose to be - they do take the mickey out of the award at the start. It's suppose to be a fun, pub-like award.
Some people I'd love to see:
Judith Lucy
Mick Molloy
Jane Turner
Gina Riley
More Lano / Woodley
Bob Downe
Posted by: elie06, May 4, 2006, 2:58pm; Reply: 85
Hamish and Andy, Rove, Peter Helier, Matt and Jo (Fox fm) should all go on the show. They shouldn't keep on recycling the same people.
Anyways, the show was the really quite entertaining last night. I actually found myself ready to turn the TV off after it (even though I usually watch Prison Break). Having said that, I didn't end up turning the tv off :P
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, May 4, 2006, 9:47pm; Reply: 86
Hamish and/or Andy- good idea.
Hopefully they'll work out who's good and who's not and build up a decent sized talent pool. Judging by last night they seem to be on the right track.
Funny how the same people can keep popping up on Wednesday nights between Thank God, Spicks &Specks and the Glass House.
Posted by: lurveit, May 4, 2006, 11:57pm; Reply: 87
Quoted from dave
What's with the scoring system? Gleisner seems like a bit of a token gesture. What purpose is he serving apart from looking like Gollem?
haha gollem or... Bear??? :P
Posted by: lurveit, May 11, 2006, 12:49am; Reply: 88
OMG !!!
PLEASE!(pray) Get rid of that bloody Tom Gleisner! He's sooo crap! Annoying to watch. Bad at entertainment... real bad! I feel like I'm watching a Big Brother contestant... grrr (you pissed me off)
N does anyone remember ANY of the past winners of that bloody piece of plastic?? its such a waste of time! You know, I couldn't even recall one of the ppl that won that thing... simply, because I DON'T CARE!!!
I love this show.. everyone knows what they're there to do n its heaps of fun to watch but when tom comes on its like... so what’s on the other channels? It's a MUST to change the channel when his face shows up with nothing of interest or entertainment to waste my time with. N' his comedy is soo crap. Out of all the panel hosts why'd we have to get stuck with that mofo?? ??)
He and that award are such a waste of viewing time! Channel Ten… have a meeting about it already! PLEASE !!! ::)
Posted by: Rossatron, May 11, 2006, 10:53am; Reply: 89
Agree Tom Gleisner is a bit of a tool.
I don't watch but if I did I'd rather see Glen or Rob or even Santo..actually no Santo is almost as annoying ;D
Posted by: cliptrip, May 11, 2006, 11:07am; Reply: 90
Quoted from lurveit
OMG !!!
He and that award are such a waste of viewing time! Channel Ten… have a meeting about it already! PLEASE !!! ::)
Thats exactly right! the only reason for the introduction to Tom and the explanation of the award at the start is to waste a bit of time in order for the performers to get ready. Even though the show is not live? putting in the extra segments (piano salesman, interview room, tarot cards) and the discussions with Tom are there to pad up the show and provides a bit of continuity.
I'm not saying its done well but thats the reasoning for it.
Posted by: elie06, May 11, 2006, 4:46pm; Reply: 91
Forgot his name, but the guy who won last night was terrible. He was definitely the least funny out of the pack. I thought the girl was good and the home and away star was quite funny. Good episode, but seriously bad choice for the winner.
Posted by: asdfg, May 11, 2006, 11:26pm; Reply: 92
Just when I thought the australians couldn't come up with a worse show than Comedy Inc and the morons who brought you Russell Coights completely stupid blunderings around australia... they managed to shove this through the door... not to mention Friday Night Games which is the biggest pile of crap (and I do mean that literally) and big brother is disgraceful.... (Having said that - big brother in all countries is generally washed up trashy crap).
I say we surrender to the huge flow of US shows and just watch good old Proper American Shows.
Posted by: lurveit, May 11, 2006, 11:49pm; Reply: 93
mmm... i actually like friday night games. got to catch the penguin task last year.. good stuff! lol
n i like this show.. its funny. they just need to watch who they have on the show.
tom gleisner needs to be sacked already! the stupid trophy's boring n the show in my books could be a good 8 outta 10 but that d*k brings it to a slamming 4 or something. he's sooooooo boring to watch with a uninteresting cringe factor about him. He hasn’t got enough talent to be the only person on the screen... channel ten, seriously! The people needed to make this show work are the comedians, the extras, bourne, crew and the cool kids doing the props. Tom Gleisner… I think not! They say he’s there to fill time but why can’t they just have bourne host, introduce, comedians do their skits, throw in a couple more of those pre-taped things, bourne finalises the show n it’s set! No stupid trophy … No talentless Gleisner!
N like I said before, the only reason we didn’t kick up a stink about him getting on the panel was because we had plenty of other entertainment to have us forget he was even at the table! His only reason for being on that show was to shut them up and cut to an ad. Well, he isn’t needed full stop on TGYH! n he isn’t comical enough to keep audiences watching the show. The guy needs his script to be funny. Tosser!
I wish they’d just get rid of him already. I lose such interest in the program when his face is on screen!
Posted by: zyrad, May 12, 2006, 6:32pm; Reply: 94
asdfg, if that is ur name, ur a noob, ur prbly just like crap tv, tats why u think this is crap, what shows do u like then?
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i await ur reply
Posted by: elie06, May 15, 2006, 2:33pm; Reply: 95
Why is the season finale coming so soon....?
Posted by: lurveit, May 15, 2006, 5:22pm; Reply: 96
what the?!?
really?!
maybe it's not doing too well :(
MAYBE they're getting rid of tom!! yay!!! (bigsmile)
Posted by: Rossatron, May 15, 2006, 5:33pm; Reply: 97
Quoted from asdfg
Just when I thought the australians couldn't come up with a worse show than Comedy Inc and the morons who brought you Russell Coights completely stupid blunderings around australia... they managed to shove this through the door... not to mention Friday Night Games which is the biggest pile of crap (and I do mean that literally) and big brother is disgraceful.... (Having said that - big brother in all countries is generally washed up trashy crap).
I say we surrender to the huge flow of US shows and just watch good old Proper American Shows.
I pretty much agree though there are quality Australian shows primarily on the ABC. all the shows you mentioned are bottom of the barrel trash tv and TGYH is just the most recent sorry example.
Posted by: Paula, May 15, 2006, 5:57pm; Reply: 98
Quoted from asdfg
...
I say we surrender to the huge flow of US shows and just watch good old Proper American Shows.
Like?
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, May 15, 2006, 8:03pm; Reply: 99
Quoted from elie06
Why is the season finale coming so soon....?
Really? Its rating really well though, isn't it?
They probably decided it would be more profitable to send someone to wander around a hospital with a camera or something.
Posted by: zyrad, May 15, 2006, 9:27pm; Reply: 100
yay! 100th reply
its ending the season, becuase they cant get many people on it :(
Posted by: zyrad, May 15, 2006, 9:28pm; Reply: 101
o
thats why the keep havin repeats
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, May 15, 2006, 11:11pm; Reply: 102
Bollocks.
Its one of the few watchable things on commercial TV.
I wonder why they're having trouble getting people on?
Posted by: lurveit, May 16, 2006, 12:34pm; Reply: 103
what the??
they can't get many people on it??
they are paying these people aren't they?! .... I KNOW!! FIRE TOM and then we'll have extra money to get them with!?!?! sounds good to me!! :P
Australia has HEAPS of comedians and decent funny actors!?!
Posted by: count_grishnackh, May 21, 2006, 1:19pm; Reply: 104
Can anyone tell me what the theme song is? It's really important...i need to know for a university presentation...
Thanks.
Posted by: count_grishnackh, May 21, 2006, 1:33pm; Reply: 105
Can anyone tell me what the theme song is? It's really important...i need to know for a university presentation...
Thanks.
Posted by: coctosan, May 21, 2006, 2:32pm; Reply: 106
Quoted from count_grishnackh
Can anyone tell me what the theme song is? It's really important...i need to know for a university presentation...
Thanks.
it must be important - you've requested it 4 times!
maybe its something to do with your username..."count"? :D
Posted by: count_grishnackh, May 21, 2006, 2:36pm; Reply: 107
Posted by: lurveit, May 21, 2006, 5:11pm; Reply: 108
i'm sure its an old 80's aussie song. i'm havin an 80's party soon n came across it.
i know its for sure an aussie band... try split enz or australian crawl
sorry.
Posted by: Akela, May 23, 2006, 8:13pm; Reply: 109
I've not seen anything in these forums about this show ... so I thought I'd start a discussion. I LOVE IT! This is one of the freshest comedy based programs I've seen in years. Anyone who likes quality improve can't help but think this show is good.
They are winding down on their "ratings first few" programs ... I'd like to see people get behind this one ... its raw comedy ... and its fun
Posted by: lullaby, May 23, 2006, 10:35pm; Reply: 110
Yes totally love it! I am looking forward to watch every week, though I missed the few first episodes. Quite different kind of Tv shows out there. Fun and not to be missed.
Anyway anyone know the guy's name who win tonight show? They guy who cant spell ACADEMIC 8)
Posted by: Ised, May 24, 2006, 4:45pm; Reply: 111
Quoted from count_grishnackh
Can anyone tell me what the theme song is? It's really important...i need to know for a university presentation...
Thanks.
"Come Anytime" by Hoodoo Gurus :)
Posted by: lurveit, May 24, 2006, 5:20pm; Reply: 112
told ya... lol well i was half way there :P
Posted by: xDeadlyxButt3rflyx, July 28, 2006, 5:12pm; Reply: 113
Lol, it definetly wasn't Split Enz! Me being a huge Enz fan and all =P.
Posted by: xDeadlyxButt3rflyx, July 28, 2006, 5:12pm; Reply: 114
Do you think they'll release TGYH on DVD? Hope so
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), July 28, 2006, 6:33pm; Reply: 115
No, Ten usually don't release their own DVDs. You can download them though over BitTorrent.
Posted by: elie06, July 30, 2006, 6:33pm; Reply: 116
Is the second season of this show coming back soon?
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), July 31, 2006, 1:11am; Reply: 117
Yes, either this or next year.
Posted by: tiger_tim, July 31, 2006, 1:48pm; Reply: 118
In September, apparetly around 8 episodes
Posted by: elie06, July 31, 2006, 3:48pm; Reply: 119
That sounds good, except only 8 eps isn't enough. I hope they bring on Matt Tilly or Jo Stanly. They probably will put Jo on since she is also hosting Yasmin's getting married.
Posted by: antony, September 5, 2006, 12:06pm; Reply: 120
Network Ten to offer downloadable episodes of its popular show -
Thank God You're Here
Quoted Text
Network Ten today announced it will offer free, advertising-supported downloads from its hit show Thank God You're Here.
From tomorrow night, fans will be able to access each week's best Thank God You're Here scenario from midnight (AEST) on the night of broadcast.
The downloads will be available from the new Thank God You're Here website,
http://www.tgyh.com.au.
(source:
Network Ten)
Posted by: sillygostly, September 5, 2006, 1:07pm; Reply: 121
Technically, Ten will only be posting "each week's best" skit for viewing like what they did for the first batch of episodes. Nothing new. However, I wonder if TGYH will be released on DVD...
Hell, THE WEDGE is coming out on DVD next month. (puke)
I'm a little perplexed as to whether this week's new episode will be considered a part of the first or second season of the programme as technically, the first batch of episodes was only a trial to determine whether the ratings justified making new episodes.
(They did this with a number of US TV shows including 24 and The O.C.)
Posted by: sav0001, September 6, 2006, 11:39am; Reply: 122
Thank God You're Here season 1 is out november 2nd 2006.
source:www.ezydvd.com.au
Posted by: sillygostly, September 6, 2006, 2:40pm; Reply: 123
Cool. Shame that its a little pricey though.
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), September 6, 2006, 5:20pm; Reply: 124
Posted by: Seriously, September 6, 2006, 10:28pm; Reply: 125
Glad it was back on air tonight, it lead off a great night of viewing on TEN (and ABC, The Glass House, lol).
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), September 6, 2006, 10:45pm; Reply: 126
It was awsome tonight! I loved Cal Wilson's performance.
Posted by: TSS, September 6, 2006, 10:49pm; Reply: 127
I started to watch this, but I was sick of the recurring 'celebrities'. Has this changed or do they use the same ones over and over again, like they used too?
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), September 6, 2006, 11:00pm; Reply: 128
They got 3 new ones this week.
Posted by: Paula, September 7, 2006, 1:11am; Reply: 129
Quoted from normangerman
Bitorrent :P
Is that legal?
Posted by: Vecordious, September 7, 2006, 7:50am; Reply: 130
I remember trying to watch this in the first season, but could not get over Tom's critiques (or rather the way he spoke) of performances. Is it just me or does anyone else get the irrits watching him speak? It's like his head is loose and about to fall off his shoulders.
Other than that, the performances by the stars were quite funny. I only caught the last part of last night's show, but still enjoyed it :)
Posted by: Mal Function, September 7, 2006, 8:43am; Reply: 131
Quoted from normangerman
It was awsome tonight! I loved Cal Wilson's performance.
who was that anyway ? ... (smitten)
thought she was quite quick & funny , and that just added to it lol ;)
Posted by: SuziH, September 7, 2006, 10:11am; Reply: 132
No it's not legal, Paula, and should not be referred to openly on here. :o
Cal Wilson lives in Alice Springs, with her husband and kids. In her stand up Cal always incorporates reference to the kids, hubby and Alice Springs into her routine. She is one of Australia's top female Comediens. IMHO. A Natural.
Recorded last night's ep and am about to watch it. :D
Posted by: bauhaus, September 7, 2006, 10:29am; Reply: 133
Good figures last night - 1.756 million
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), September 7, 2006, 10:41am; Reply: 134
Quoted from SuziH
No it's not legal, Paula, and should not be referred to openly on here. :o
Fine :P
Quoted from SuziH
Recorded last night's ep and am about to watch it. :D
So did I, and I plan to record the other episodes as well, cut out the ads and put it onto DVD so that I don't have to buy the DVD :P
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), September 7, 2006, 10:41am; Reply: 135
Quoted from SuziH
No it's not legal, Paula, and should not be referred to openly on here. :o
Fine :P
Quoted from SuziH
Recorded last night's ep and am about to watch it. :D
So did I, and I plan to record the other episodes as well, cut out the ads and put it onto DVD so that I don't have to buy the DVD :P
Posted by: tiger_tim, October 7, 2006, 1:07pm; Reply: 136
Am I the only one that thought Anthony Field was the worst performer on Wednesdays show? And yet he ends up as the "winner"....
Posted by: sillygostly, October 7, 2006, 5:29pm; Reply: 137
Oh, they just felt sorry for him. :P
Like Anh Do, who IMO, sucked.
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), October 7, 2006, 6:13pm; Reply: 138
Yeah, even The Wedge woman was awesome.
Posted by: BearaceDougie, October 8, 2006, 2:56am; Reply: 139
Well, Andrew G (American Idol) is the 'New Comer' for the coming Episode.
He may even be as bad, or even worse, then Anthony Field and Anh Do. I hope they have someone really good to overcome Andrew's most likely unfunny performance.
His not even a funny person right? (You can see i dont watch Idol =P)
Posted by: juugoolart, October 8, 2006, 8:02am; Reply: 140
maybe they're giving awards to those people who won't be invited back onto the show..so the award is like a little souvenir?
Posted by: The Orichalcon, October 8, 2006, 8:21am; Reply: 141
The award doesn't really matter. I think they give it to "Best effort" more than "Who gets the most laughs" so to speak. It takes a lot of guts for someone inexperienced at adult-comedy like Anthony Field to get up there and make an entire audience laugh, more so than the more experienced players such as Angus or Akmal.
Either way, I like the current system as is. They could've set it up as a horrible text-vote thing like Big Brother/Australian Idol if they wanted, but they didn't and I respect the show for that. It's not a massive excuse for a cash-grab, but rather some solid, legitemate entertainment by some of Australia's finest talent.
Posted by: sillygostly, October 8, 2006, 5:51pm; Reply: 142
Quoted from normangerman
Yeah, even The Wedge woman was awesome.
That weird chick who's always on the pokies? Darn, if I'd known I probably would have taped it just to see how she performs outside The Wedge. Oh well...
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), October 8, 2006, 7:34pm; Reply: 143
I recorded it, so I will get around to cutting it out for you and sending it to your E-Mail address. Expect a PM tonight with all the details.
And Andrew G is from Australian Idol ;)
Posted by: juugoolart, October 8, 2006, 11:20pm; Reply: 144
wow..you sound like you have a lotta time on your hands :P, don't you have exams to prepare for ?! ;D
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), October 8, 2006, 11:26pm; Reply: 145
Posted by: Paula, October 12, 2006, 12:04am; Reply: 146
I thought Andrew G was quite good tonight.
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), October 12, 2006, 12:34am; Reply: 147
I preferred the Alan guy tonight, especially in the last scene. I had tears in my eyes after that performance.
Posted by: Vecordious, October 12, 2006, 7:43am; Reply: 148
Who wouldn't love 'Sister Beyonce of the Jiggy'
Posted by: Paula, October 12, 2006, 11:49am; Reply: 149
Yeah Alan Brough is good, but Andrew isn't (to my mind at least) a genuine comedian. Alan is, so you expect good things from him. I expected Andrew to bomb badly.
Posted by: Devman, October 12, 2006, 12:26pm; Reply: 150
Thank God You're Here is a great example of pure escapist TV. There should be alot more of it.
I reckon the guys who right the sketches for TGYH could easily get into sitcom writing - we could definately do with a good aussie sitcom or two. That said, it doesn't have to be 'Aussie' as such. I think the best sketches from TGYH are the Hogan's Heros / Period Costume type sketches. I reckon Australia would be good at producing something like that - we're great at inventing charactertures and 60's sitcom TV was full of those. Instead of a typical sitcom with 3 kids and the zany Next Door Neighbour, we could easily create a sitcom about a witch or a jeannie!
Posted by: AussieMaddog (Guest), October 12, 2006, 2:42pm; Reply: 151
Quoted from Paula
Yeah Alan Brough is good, but Andrew isn't (to my mind at least) a genuine comedian. Alan is, so you expect good things from him. I expected Andrew to bomb badly.
Same with Andy G, thought he would bomb however he did a great job, have noticed though that when it goes a little past what Tommy judges "dubious" for a 7:30pm timeslot (no matter how funny or good it is), that person generally never wins (like with Josh Lawson a couple of weeks back and his explorer one), so when Andy went down the whole Thailand Road and Ping Pong Balls, I think right then the chance of him winning was gone.
Alan Brough was good though, his WW1 bit was very reminiscent of all those old semi-bawdy English Comedies like the Carry On Movies, It Aint Half Hot Mum and etc ... was very well done for thinking on your feet ... and yeah it is escapist TV, put the brain on hold and just sit back and enjoy.
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), October 12, 2006, 2:54pm; Reply: 152
Sillygostly, check your PM ;)
Posted by: Paula, October 18, 2006, 11:30pm; Reply: 153
Did anyone see this tonight? I can't remember her name, but the female comedian was really good. Miss Caicos! :D
Posted by: Seriously, October 18, 2006, 11:40pm; Reply: 154
Cal Wilson is her name. Yeah, she was great, very quick with her comebacks, better than her first time.
Posted by: Rob, October 19, 2006, 8:07am; Reply: 155
Taj barker (think that was the name) was pretty funny too.
Posted by: sillygostly, October 19, 2006, 9:24am; Reply: 156
Posted by: Seriously, October 19, 2006, 6:30pm; Reply: 157
Tahir Bilgiç, Tony Martin, Cal Wilson and Arj Barker.
Thank God You're Here will be back next year for another two seasons (according to eNews), how great is that!
Posted by: Paula, October 19, 2006, 6:41pm; Reply: 158
Quoted from Seriously
... Thank God You're Here will be back next year for another two seasons (according to eNews), how great is that!
Very! :)
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), November 8, 2006, 8:20pm; Reply: 159
Wow, tonight's finale was awesome! Can't wait till next year!
Posted by: Seriously, November 8, 2006, 9:45pm; Reply: 160
Tonights episode would have to be the best one this year, it was all really well thought out (elaborate sets, Celebrity Island etc), I hope next year is even more so like tonight (although that is a high standard to keep). Also good was that even though the show went for an extra 30mins, it didn't feel dragged out at all.
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), November 8, 2006, 9:55pm; Reply: 161
I hope it rated well, and kept the audience for Tripping Over. No doubt BS dragged some viewers though.
Posted by: Paula, November 9, 2006, 5:57am; Reply: 162
Quoted from Seriously
Tonights episode would have to be the best one this year...
The skit on the ship was hilarious. LOL
Posted by: sillygostly, November 9, 2006, 8:57am; Reply: 163
The ship was probably my least favourite sketch. :P
But overall, of all the episodes I've watched thus far, this one was certainly the best. :)
And I'm not surprised with the renewal. It's one of Ten's very few high rated shows.
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, November 9, 2006, 9:06pm; Reply: 164
Yes, last night's show was great, easily the best so far for me. Good to see they know who the best performers are. Hopefully they use them a bit more in the next series than they have so far.
The better stuff from TGYH is infinitely better than The Wedge, and probably the rest of the comedy the networks have done over the past 5 years. I hope it does lead to some new sit-coms with unique settings and characters, the way they're done in the UK.
Posted by: SuziH, November 10, 2006, 7:13am; Reply: 165
Love this show! Have always loved Shane Bourne (there is a man on the sunny coast looks just like him!). Frank Woodly is so cute I want to adopt him. How funny was Hamish as the eighty year old man?! The girl in the skit is now scarred for life! The support guy (son-in-law) in the skit was laughing his head off by the end of it. I really liked them all but I think the SWAT team guy (Tony Martin is it?) was hilarious. I think they should mix it up with their guest comedians but keep bringing back one or two favourites every week. Gotta give other's a chance to show what they are made of!
Posted by: sillygostly, November 10, 2006, 8:57am; Reply: 166
Quoted from Billy_Anacronysm
The better stuff from TGYH is infinitely better than The Wedge, and probably the rest of the comedy the networks have done over the past 5 years. I hope it does lead to some new sit-coms with unique settings and characters, the way they're done in the UK.
I think comparing TGYH with The Wedge is a *little* much. :P
But I agree that this is one of Australia's finest shows. I also want to get Frontline on DVD. We had to study it for school and I never really had a chance to enjoy it much.
Quoted from SuziH
How funny was Hamish as the eighty year old man?! The girl in the skit is now scarred for life!
I know! I was looking at the girl half the time feeling sorry for her lol.
I don't really like Frank because he tries WAY too hard to be "funny". But Tony's "Renovation Rescue" line was hilarious. :P
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), November 10, 2006, 11:16am; Reply: 167
Quoted from Sillygostly
I also want to get Frontline on DVD. We had to study it for school and I never really had a chance to enjoy it much.
I haven't had a chance to catch Frontline yet, but if you haven't seen We Can Be Heroes, do yourself a favour and get it or rent it. We had to watch it last year for English Communications and it was hilarious.
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, November 11, 2006, 7:36pm; Reply: 168
Quoted from Sillygostly
I think comparing TGYH with The Wedge is a *little* much. :P
You mean because The Wedge is so crap?
It is funny though isn't it, that the people on TGYH can improvise something way funnier than the writers of the Wdge can write.
By the way, I've noticed you can get Frontline as a box set now.
Posted by: sillygostly, November 12, 2006, 7:11am; Reply: 169
Quoted Text
It is funny though isn't it, that the people on TGYH can improvise something way funnier than the writers of the Wdge can write.
I know lol. That's a little sad. But I've watched Great Comedy Classics for the first time last night (I tuned into a full episode of Are You Being Served and a bit of George and Mildred), and my god, Russell Gilbert is HORRIBLE. His sense of "humour" is like 500 years old. And BTW, he's one of the writers of The Wedge *shudders*.
Yeah, I went to HMV about two weeks ago, and I saw a complete series boxset of Frontline, but it was like $88 so I gave it a pass. :P
Posted by: SuziH, November 12, 2006, 8:21am; Reply: 170
Russell Gilbert has NEVER been funny. Any wonder 'The Wedge' is/was so very unfunny! ::)
Was Tony Martin something to do with 'Frontline'? I never watched it but somehow he seems connected to it.
Posted by: sillygostly, November 12, 2006, 10:03am; Reply: 171
I dunno. But lately I've seen these Qantas commercials, and I could swear that the old bloke in those commercials is from Frontline (he played on-field reporter Martin di Stasio).
Posted by: Dalton, November 12, 2006, 10:20am; Reply: 172
Quoted from SuziH
Russell Gilbert has NEVER been funny. Any wonder 'The Wedge' is/was so very unfunny! ::)
Was Tony Martin something to do with 'Frontline'? I never watched it but somehow he seems connected to it.
Hi SuziH
don't know if Tony Martin was involved with Frontline , but back in 1986 ( ugh , showing my age here ! ) he was involved with a skit comedy show called D Generation
The writers / actors included people such as Rob Sitch , Tom Gleisner , Santo Cilauro and Jane Kennedy who went on to form Working Dog Productions , producers of Frontline and currently make TGYH
They also made The Castle , The Dish , Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures , etc
So there are past and current connections with the Frontline "team" and a shared comedy style
D Generation also included Magda Szubanski , Jane Turner ( Kath in Kath & Kim ) , Marg Downey ( Marion in K & K ) and Michael Veitch
Posted by: Paula, November 12, 2006, 10:23am; Reply: 173
I remember D-Generation; it was the funniest show on TV at the time!
Posted by: Dalton, November 12, 2006, 10:29am; Reply: 174
Quoted from Paula
I remember D-Generation; it was the funniest show on TV at the time!
AGREED !!!!
Look at the people involved and where they have taken Aussie comedy -- talented writers and actors who are still making us laugh !
Posted by: Rossatron, November 12, 2006, 10:35am; Reply: 175
From someone who disliked this show when it started I've come to enjoy it quite a bit. Although Tom Gleisner is still a tool! From the bits I've seen I really enjoyed Glenn Robbin's bad santa and Hamish's dirty old man. The survivor bit was quite funny as well. I may become hooked next year.
As for the d-generation didn't see it but if it were repeated would love to watch it as it sounds hilarious. I remember a friend telling me about it and a skit they did called p*** weak park.
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, November 12, 2006, 4:09pm; Reply: 176
You can get the D-Generation on DVD as well.
Yes, the guy in the qantas ad is the guy who played Martie. I think his name is Tyrel Moira.
I don't think Tony Martin is actually a part of working dog, but he appeared with Mick Molloy in an episode of Frontline.
Posted by: SuziH, November 13, 2006, 3:26pm; Reply: 177
Ahhhh, now that's all cleared up! ??) Yes... and I do remember D-Generation and everyone you mention Dalton. Oh the memories. Loved The Castle and The Dish but absolutely hated the Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures.
Great comedy and written by great comedic writers. Unlike some we can mention... in particular the Wedge.
Posted by: normangerman (Guest), November 13, 2006, 5:18pm; Reply: 178
FYI Suzi, The Dish is on on Friday :)
Posted by: sillygostly, November 14, 2006, 4:08pm; Reply: 179
Oh cripes, the dead Bishop from Neighbours stars in it. (puke)
Although I'll probably tune in anyway.
Posted by: astrogirl, March 1, 2007, 5:05am; Reply: 180
some info about the US series of TGYH.
Judges/hosts will be Kids in the Hall's Dave Foley and In Living Color's David Alan Grier.
Guests scheduled to appear include Jennifer Coolidge, Fred Willard, Bryan Cranston, Jason Alexander, Wayne Knight, Ana Gasteyer, Chelsea Handler, Joel McHale, George Takei, Tom Green, Nicole Sullivan, Tom Arnold, Fran Drescher, Shannon Elizabeth, Paul Rodriguez, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mo'Nique, and Alanis Morrisette.
......
Thank God You're Here premieres on two Mondays, April 9 and 16 at 8 pm, before moving to its permanent timeslot on Wednesday, April 18 at 8 pm.source:
http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/26/nbc-sets-premiere-date-for-improv-series/I don't like the aussie series much, but the guests for the US one seem really good in some cases. I want to see the George Takei episode. :)
Posted by: Paula, March 1, 2007, 6:15am; Reply: 181
Who are those people when they're at home. Most of them I've never heard of!
What channel is the US series on?
Posted by: 10_rules, March 1, 2007, 6:50am; Reply: 182
Posted by: astrogirl, March 1, 2007, 10:07am; Reply: 183
Quoted from Paula
Who are those people when they're at home. Most of them I've never heard of!
the ones I know...
Fred Willard = actor/comedian (was in everyone loves raymond for a bit and was in this weeks (US) SG1)
Bryan Cranston = hal, malcolm in the middle
Jason Alexander = george, seinfield
Wayne Knight = newman, seinfield
George Takei = sulu, star trek and he is in heroes now
Tom Green = comedian
Nicole Sullivan = holly, the king of queens
Tom Arnold = stacks of stuff - roseanne and movies
Fran Drescher = fran, the nanny
Shannon Elizabeth = was in that 70s show for a bit
Eddie Kaye Thomas = finch, american pie
Mo'Nique = stand up comic
Alanis Morrisette = singer
Posted by: sillygostly, March 1, 2007, 10:21am; Reply: 184
Jennifer Coolidge (Stifler's mom in the American Pie movies, and played parts in Scary/Date/Epic Movie, and plays Luanne's b*tchy beauty school teacher in King of the Hill :P)
Wow. I've actually heard of a lot of them lol. I hope Ten gets the rights to play the US version too. That way they can play TGYH all year round. :)
Posted by: Paula, March 1, 2007, 6:14pm; Reply: 185
Quoted from 10_rules
NBC
Ah, Pay TV?
Posted by: Ised, March 1, 2007, 6:33pm; Reply: 186
Wow there's lots of episodes in there I'd like to see! :D
Posted by: sillygostly, March 1, 2007, 6:45pm; Reply: 187
I think Luke's gonna wet his Nanny DVD collection in excitement. :P
Posted by: nannyfan7, March 1, 2007, 7:47pm; Reply: 188
Quoted from Sillygostly
I think Luke's gonna wet his Nanny DVD collection in excitement. :P
OH MY GOD, OH MY, GOD, OH MY GOD YAY, TEN BETTER BUY THE SERIES. OH MY GOD :o :o :o :o :o :o :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :D :D :D
Posted by: riTa, March 1, 2007, 9:45pm; Reply: 189
Quoted from Sillygostly
Wow. I've actually heard of a lot of them lol. I hope Ten gets the rights to play the US version too.
Haha yeh, ive heard of a lot of them too....
to add to the list
Ana Gasteyer - Ex SNL cast member
i read in the green guide that they weren't going to buy the rights to the US version. But that could change later on i guess
Posted by: 10_rules, March 1, 2007, 10:01pm; Reply: 190
Quoted from Paula
Ah, Pay TV?
No, NBC is a US TV Station :P
Posted by: TSS, March 1, 2007, 10:02pm; Reply: 191
Quoted from Paula
Ah, Pay TV?
NBC is a free-to-air US television network. It is not available in Australia.
Posted by: Paula, March 1, 2007, 11:45pm; Reply: 192
Ah ok, then how can astrogirl have seen the show? Or is she in the US?
Posted by: sillygostly, March 2, 2007, 7:32am; Reply: 193
Quoted from Paula
Ah ok, then how can astrogirl have seen the show? Or is she in the US?
Uh... she just copy/pasted a press release or something. TGYH hasn't even begun to air in America yet. :P
Posted by: Cassiepeia, March 3, 2007, 4:26pm; Reply: 194
Anyone got any idea when the Aussie version will return?
Cass.
Posted by: 10_rules, March 3, 2007, 6:04pm; Reply: 195
Just after Easter I have heard.
Posted by: sillygostly, March 5, 2007, 12:52pm; Reply: 196
After Ten's Futurama/New Simpsons double bombed last night, Ten will be replacing it with Thank God You're Here repeats from this Sunday at 6.30pm instead of wasting first run episodes of The Simpsons on that timeslot.
Posted by: Paula, March 6, 2007, 7:29pm; Reply: 197
Quoted from Sillygostly
... Ten will be replacing it with Thank God You're Here repeats from this Sunday at 6.30pm ...
Yes! *pumps air* I can't wait!
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, March 7, 2007, 7:04pm; Reply: 198
Good idea to repeat TGYH on Sundays. Feel a bit sorry for all the poor gits who just bought the DVD though.
Posted by: 10_rules, March 8, 2007, 12:03am; Reply: 199
Yes, because I'm 'getting' my DVD free :P :D
Posted by: astrogirl, March 31, 2007, 6:20am; Reply: 200
Posted by: sillygostly, March 31, 2007, 6:42am; Reply: 201
Little surprised that they use the same music and logo as us. :)
Posted by: Dalton, March 31, 2007, 8:16am; Reply: 202
If a simple format like TGYH doesn't make the grade , there is NO hope for Kath & Kim or Spicks & Specks
I think one of the problems is that the guests want to "take over" instead of giving quick , sharp replies to the actors setting the scene
Sell the concept to the UK -- it will do MUCH better !!!!!
Posted by: Paula, March 31, 2007, 10:23am; Reply: 203
Quoted from astrogirl
...but they give us a glimpse of how bad it is anyways. lol...
That doesn't surprise me, as more often than not when the Americans try to copy British humour, they fall flat on their bottoms (or should I say "fannies"?). What works in one country rarely works in another.
Posted by: Seriously, March 31, 2007, 10:40am; Reply: 204
Its kinda cool to see an Aussie concept actually make it in The US, well its been recorded anyway. :P The set is cool with the walkway and stuff, its looks fresh and clean compared to the Aussie version (but The US always seem to be like that, everything always looks 'perfect' LOL).
Posted by: sillygostly, March 31, 2007, 10:42am; Reply: 205
TEN'S Easter Line-up...
GOOD FRIDAY
7.30pm The Simpsons (Rpt, Easter Theme)
8.30pm All The Pretty Horses (2000, Premiere)
10.40pm Veronica Mars (New)
EASTER SATURDAY
6.00pm The Simpsons (Rpt)
6.30pm World's Wildest Police Videos (New)
7.30pm Catastrophe (Series Premiere)
8.30pm NCIS (Rpt)
9.30pm Law & Order: SVU (Rpt, MA15+)
NINE will be playing Passion of the Christ at 11.00pm Good Friday for those interested, and they'll also play the 16 finalists of the Sony Tropfest 2007 film festival from 9.30pm Easter Saturday. The films were previously available for free on DVD for a limited time with SMH and The Age.
Posted by: Matt, April 1, 2007, 2:48am; Reply: 206
jeez that was poor and i get de ja vu watching it... crummy americans can't come up with their own scenes
Posted by: nannyfan7, April 1, 2007, 1:08pm; Reply: 207
so you have seen the first episode of the american series Matt?
Posted by: Matt, April 1, 2007, 1:13pm; Reply: 208
ive looked at all the links that astrogirl posted
Posted by: nannyfan7, April 1, 2007, 1:17pm; Reply: 209
oh ok I thought you downloaded the show or something.
Posted by: sillygostly, April 1, 2007, 1:22pm; Reply: 210
It's still yet to air in America. ;)
Posted by: music313, April 1, 2007, 1:34pm; Reply: 211
Quoted from Sillygostly
NINE will be playing Passion of the Christ at 11.00pm Good Friday
I think Seven will be showing it...
Posted by: Ised, April 1, 2007, 2:50pm; Reply: 212
The premiere one was good, with Wayne Knight (Newman), Jennifer Coolridge (Stiflers mom) and Bryan Cranston (the dad from Malcolm in the middle) as superheros, very funny :D But the rest were so-so... and I thought Jason Alexander was particularly bad at improv... ::)
Thanks for linkage though! ;)
Seems it's going further than just the US though... see below thanks to wikipedia...
The format has been sold to FremantleMedia for worldwide distribution and has subsequently been sold for creation in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden and US markets.
-The Dutch version, "Gelukkig Je Bent Er" broadcast its first episode on RTL 4 in late September 2006, followed by "Gu' ske lov du kom" on Danish TV3 a few days later.
-The German version, "Gott sei Dank... dass Sie da sind!", piloted in July 2006, premiered on November 30, 2006, in primetime on German channel ProSieben, produced by local Fremantle daughter Grundy LE, but managed only to attract a small audience.
-The Russian version of the show, "Slava Bogu, Ty Prishel" was first aired on STS channel on 24th September 2006.
-The Swedish version, "Tack gode Gud" was first aired on TV4 on 21st March 2007. It follows the same format as the Australian version and reguarly uses similar scenarios.
A pilot for the US version was shot by NBC on November 9, 2006 and is hosted by comedian David Alan Grier. It featured Wayne Knight, Bryan Cranston, Joel McHale and Jennifer Coolidge as contestants and Dave Foley as the judge with producer Rob Sitch flying across to oversee the production. It has been picked up for the 2007 season. Episodes will air starting April 9, 2007.
Guess this also explains why The Panel is only an annual show now, they don't need the cash anymore!! ;) :P
Posted by: 10_rules, April 2, 2007, 8:40pm; Reply: 213
I'd like to see the German version :)
Posted by: 10_rules, April 2, 2007, 8:42pm; Reply: 214
Quoted from Sillygostly
TEN'S Easter Line-up...
GOOD FRIDAY
7.30pm The Simpsons (Rpt, Easter Theme)
8.30pm All The Pretty Horses (2000, Premiere)
10.40pm Veronica Mars (New)
EASTER SATURDAY
6.00pm The Simpsons (Rpt)
6.30pm World's Wildest Police Videos (New)
7.30pm Catastrophe (Series Premiere)
8.30pm NCIS (Rpt)
9.30pm Law & Order: SVU (Rpt, MA15+)
NINE will be playing Passion of the Christ at 11.00pm Good Friday for those interested, and they'll also play the 16 finalists of the Sony Tropfest 2007 film festival from 9.30pm Easter Saturday. The films were previously available for free on DVD for a limited time with SMH and The Age.
I think Ten are airing the footy in the AFL states on Saturday.
Posted by: sillygostly, April 3, 2007, 9:07am; Reply: 215
That would certainly explain all the random crime show repeats. And is that World's Wildest Police Videos show still on in the US? I thought that got axed YEARS ago.
Posted by: cornbe, April 4, 2007, 12:42pm; Reply: 216
Another show I really didn't get into...I watch the first ep and thought that it wasn't going to last long....boy was I wrong LOL and there reason I don't watch it now is because I watch Einstien Factor on the ABC
Posted by: TSS, April 8, 2007, 8:56pm; Reply: 217
The US version of "'Thank God You're Here" premieres on Monday, however there have been some negative reviews.
"Thank God" NBC has other comedies in development
Sat Apr 7, 2007
By Barry Garron
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - There are clever moments in NBC's new improv series "Thank God You're Here," but you can get awfully restless waiting for them.
Mostly, it is because of the unpredictably hit-or-miss nature of the improv form. It nearly is impossible to be consistently funny with the first thing that comes into your head. Comedy club audiences understand and give actors leeway; TV viewers probably won't.
Adapted from a hit Australian show by "American Idol" producer FremantleMedia North America, "Thank God" has a host, a judge and four guests each week. The host, producer David Alan Grier, introduces the guest, who then goes backstage to be put in costume. The guest returns and is thrust through a door and into a scene without knowing the situation. The surprised performer always is greeted with the same line: "Thank God you're here."
The show has a two-hour premiere Monday and then a subsequent two-hour episode the following Monday before shifting to its regular 8 p.m. Wednesday slot April 18, Wayne Knight dons a white lab coat for an interview about his line of food supplements, Jennifer Coolidge becomes a beauty pageant contestant, Joel McHale is an archeologist on the brink of a great discovery and Bryan Cranston turns into an aging rock star. Other anonymous (though often convincing) actors in the scene pepper the guests with open-ended questions. After all of the guest skits, there's a scene in which all four participate.
Dave Foley, as sole judge, gives brief and unfailingly complimentary feedback after each sketch. At the end of the show, he picks one performer to get a plastic award. That's it. No donations to charity. No playing for a member of the audience. Just the plastic award.
In between skits, there are taped pieces, which Grier said were made to help guests warm up to the process. These were much funnier than the performances before the remarkably appreciative studio audience. That's not ironic. The taped pieces were edited to include only the best ad libs; the studio show has lots of lines that go thud on the stage floor.
There's a reason improv-based shows like ABC's "Sons & Daughters" and Bravo's "Significant Others" shot take after take to come up with 20 minutes or so of funny material. And even with all that, these shows failed to click with a wide audience.
There's a way to make "Thank God" better. Stop dressing the stars in costumes. Let them figure out their characters even as they ad lib their initial responses. That would add some excitement, though probably not enough to prolong the life of the series.
NBC is under a mandate to cut production costs for some of its primetime shows. "Thank God" will certainly help do that. Whether it does anything else for the peacock network is unlikely.
Cast: Host: David Alan Grier; Judge: Dave Foley.
Executive producers: Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Fax Bahr, Adam Small; Producer: David Alan Grier; Line producer: Steven Markowitz; Director: Ron de Moraes; Production designer: John Calkins; Art director: David Edwards.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
I can understand where Garron is coming from. I guess we will just have to wait and see if Nielsen agrees.
Posted by: Paula, April 9, 2007, 9:51am; Reply: 218
I can understand why TGYH won't work in the USA. Most of their "comedy" (and I use that term loosely, because apart from one or two shows, most are very unfunny) is scripted. They aren't used to ad-libbing and therefore their "comedians" aren't as adept at it as they need to be for this type of show.
Posted by: Dalton, April 9, 2007, 10:14am; Reply: 219
Quoted from Reuters by TSS
At the end of the show, he picks one performer to get a plastic award. That's it. No donations to charity. No playing for a member of the audience. Just the plastic award.
"Just the plastic award" ??????
Why can't the show be enjoyed for it's content ?
( Oh , just answered my own question , at least regarding the US version )
Does it NEED donations / audience participation ?????
Would that make it any better ???
If the comedians are good enough the show will carry itself !
Posted by: astrogirl, May 15, 2007, 9:43am; Reply: 220
Posted by: Lowie101, June 12, 2007, 11:15pm; Reply: 221
Yeah I watched a clip with Shannen Elizabeth (Nadia from American Pie) and it really wasnt that good. I cant wait for ours to start again, Ive seen ads for it so hopefully wont have to wait too long
Posted by: Seriously, June 23, 2007, 7:46pm; Reply: 222
TEN's 2006 hit Thank God You're Here is set to return from
7:30pm Wednesday July 11.
Source:
TV Tonight
Posted by: Paula, July 11, 2007, 6:37pm; Reply: 223
Looks like I'm going to have to remember where that '0' button is for tonight.
Posted by: Matt, July 11, 2007, 11:11pm; Reply: 224
:( I only saw the Peter Helliar skit and he was okay... how did everyone else do?
Posted by: Lowie101, July 12, 2007, 9:20am; Reply: 225
I wasnt all that impressed last night, I mean Josh Lawson as always was the best in my eyes, but everyone else was fairly mediocre. It was probably first show back nerves or something and im sure it will improve.
Posted by: sillygostly, July 12, 2007, 10:55am; Reply: 226
I only sat through Peter Helliar's sketch and I thought it was weak.
Posted by: Cassiepeia, July 12, 2007, 12:27pm; Reply: 227
I agree, it wasn't great, but Josh Lawson was fantastic. I hope he stays a regular. Anyone have an idea who else will guest star on the show this year?
Cass.
Posted by: clunie, July 12, 2007, 3:42pm; Reply: 228
Bring back Peter Rosthorn
Posted by: Seriously, July 12, 2007, 11:55pm; Reply: 229
Well next week is Merrick Watts, Kate Langbroek, Nish and Hamish Blake. The new website is a bit better than last year, Ten are doing well with the websites this year.
http://www.tgyh.com.auI didn't think Wednesdays show was to bad, at least I finally have something to watch at 7.30 on a Wednesday. Ten obviously needed it, it dramatically increased thier share for the night (and gives them one less slot filled with a Simpsons repeat or BB special).
Posted by: Lowie101, July 19, 2007, 1:39pm; Reply: 230
Hamish was pretty good last night, as was Merrick. I dont know how Katie won though ??)
Posted by: Paula, July 19, 2007, 3:08pm; Reply: 231
Something to do with lycra, I think. ??)
I thought Hamish should have won.
Posted by: Rossatron, July 19, 2007, 5:32pm; Reply: 232
Wow I missed the end and can't believe Kate won :o She was soooooo incredibly unfunny as always.
Hamish and Merrick's segments were much funnier IMHO.
Posted by: Seriously, July 19, 2007, 6:18pm; Reply: 233
I must have a completely different sence of humour to everyone else on here, I thought Kate was the funniest by far. I really don't find Merrick and Hamish funny, although Hamish made me laugh for a change last night.
Posted by: Vecordious, July 19, 2007, 6:40pm; Reply: 234
I'm with you, Seriously.
I thought Kate was funny too. Didn't like Merrick's part at all. He wasn't as creative as I expected him to be. Hamish made me laugh too, but I think Kate deserved to win.
Posted by: Matt, July 19, 2007, 6:45pm; Reply: 235
I'm just going to be different and say Nish was the best...
lol in all seriousness Merrick should have won... i mean did you see how quick he was trying to grab the gun *puh-pow* lol
Posted by: epodcentral, July 20, 2007, 10:56pm; Reply: 236
there is an interesting blog posted on comedian brendan lovechilds myspace regarding theft of material on this weeks thank god you are here.
check it out here...
http://www.myspace.com/brendanlovechild
Posted by: Lowie101, July 26, 2007, 7:19pm; Reply: 237
Who won last night? I totally forgot. That american guy was pretty lame but youve gotta love Shaun McCalleff (cant spell it).
Posted by: Matt, July 26, 2007, 11:38pm; Reply: 238
:( I missed it... I was at a play :P
Posted by: Cassiepeia, July 27, 2007, 9:31am; Reply: 239
Sean won, thankfully. He is always fantastic. :D I just love him...he's a bloody genius, or possibly completely mad I'm not sure. lol
Eddie Ifft wasn't so bad. He did make me laugh, but they should have put him in a "non-american" situation...if that makes sense? Oh well, maybe they just wanted to ease him into it.
I hope Sean pops up in a lot more episodes too. :) So far Josh Lawson and Sean Micallef have been my favourites, with Sean winning by far.
Looks like Joshie boy is back on next week. :D
Cass.
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, July 27, 2007, 11:40am; Reply: 240
Sean is a complete legend. Apaarently he's doing a show with SBS, and has a movie project in the works as well. Also, Micallef Tonight is coming out on DVD soon.
Posted by: dogg, August 3, 2007, 11:47am; Reply: 241
i love thank god you here but i missed wednesdays episode :( it was season 3 episode 4 with dave hughes and that.. i heard that it was really reallly good and im DESPERATE to watch it.. does anyone know where i can download the full episode or somewhere i can go to watch it ,, ive seen dave hughes performance already and i loved it but i wanna see the rest and the group ones... can anyone help me?
Posted by: sillygostly, August 3, 2007, 6:19pm; Reply: 242
I actually watched it on Wednesday (shocker) and I felt bad for the ensemble cast member that Josh kept taking the piss out of hehe. :D
Posted by: Cassiepeia, August 6, 2007, 8:39am; Reply: 243
Ack...that Wedge chick, Rebel Wilson was AWFUL. I hope we never EVER see her on the show again. Josh was fantastic as usual though. :)
Cass.
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, August 6, 2007, 9:05pm; Reply: 244
Frank Woodley and Ross Noble this week. Should be good.
They seem to be getting the better performers more often this time.
Posted by: Cassiepeia, August 7, 2007, 2:12pm; Reply: 245
Quoted Text
They seem to be getting the better performers more often this time.
Yeah they do seem to be better.
I love Frank Woodly, but I'm
really looking forward to seeing how Ross Noble copes. :)
Cass.
Posted by: Matt, August 9, 2007, 3:26pm; Reply: 246
OMG! Ross Noble was HILARIOUS! I laughed my a** off right through it. Julia Zemiro and Frank Woodley were great as well.
Matt Tilley... yeah no comment
Posted by: slowhand, August 9, 2007, 8:43pm; Reply: 247
Ross Noble was fantastic with Julie a close second, the other two were out of their class.
Posted by: Lowie101, August 9, 2007, 9:09pm; Reply: 248
Julia was crap last night, but Chris Noble was definately the best.
Posted by: slowhand, August 9, 2007, 10:17pm; Reply: 249
Quoted from Lowie_1010
Julia was crap last night, but Chris Noble was definately the best.
Who's Chris Noble, I think I missed him.. ;)
Posted by: SuziH, August 10, 2007, 7:42am; Reply: 250
Ross Noble was recently up here and I don't have a car anymore and only found out he was on the sunny coast a day before his show. :(
I watched and recorded this weeks show, have watched it twice so far, loved both Frank Woodly and Ross Noble's performances. Ross deserved to win though. Frank as a Pet Store employee/owner, was hilarious :D
Posted by: Lowie101, August 10, 2007, 10:44am; Reply: 251
Posted by: juugoolart, August 10, 2007, 11:23pm; Reply: 252
OMGOSH OMGOSH!! my friends and i went to a TGYH recording last night... it was AWESOME!!! i laughed so much me cheeks still hurt. my friend got the tickets after registering her details online (?) a year ago.. the studios are at nunawading, took us more than an hour to get there..but it was worth it + much much more!! the tv world is so exciting!!
the performers were HAMISH, this girl from the wedge, anh do and hughsey. like always hamish's performance was the best. i won't spoil it by saying what they did, but it was a good ep!!! i'm not sure when they're going to air it on TV, but most probably within a few weeks time.
ps: if you look closely, maybe squint a little and tilt your head a bit.. you might be able to see my head on the corner of your screen (i think top right) when the camera goes to Tom. :P hehe. my friend was wearing a white scarf next to me. i'm the chinese kid with glasses :).
Posted by: Cassiepeia, August 11, 2007, 9:54am; Reply: 253
Oh gods, please don't let "this girl from the wedge" be Rebel Wilson again. I think I might pluck my eyeballs out, instead of watching, if it is.
Cass.
Posted by: juugoolart, August 11, 2007, 1:25pm; Reply: 254
no it isn't, it's the other girl.. i looked her up, her name's kate jenkinson.
Posted by: Cassiepeia, August 11, 2007, 5:56pm; Reply: 255
That's a relief. :) Thanks for letting me now, I couldn't have handled another Rebel attack. ??)
Cass.
Posted by: SuziH, August 11, 2007, 7:20pm; Reply: 256
Good to see you online juugoolart! Have you been too busy to come online, no doubt working hard at Uni?!?
Nunawading is a little far for Suzi to travel from the Sunshine Coast! :(
Would love to see a live show :D
Posted by: sillygostly, August 11, 2007, 8:44pm; Reply: 257
Quoted from Cassiepeia
Oh gods, please don't let "this girl from the wedge" be Rebel Wilson again. I think I might pluck my eyeballs out, instead of watching, if it is.
I thought she was the weakest of all the performers on the night that she performed, but she wasn't *TOO* bad. I just think she didn't have much to work with.
Quoted from juugoolart
no it isn't, it's the other girl.. i looked her up, her name's kate jenkinson.
I thought she did REALLY well in her last appearance. She seemed a bit... bogany, but she still managed to entertain. Cal Wilson's appearance on The Wedge ads only further proves that she has a s****y sense of humour. My GOD, those ads are awful. ??)
Posted by: Lowie101, August 16, 2007, 10:24am; Reply: 258
Please, someone shoot Fifi Box!!! She was terrible last night, but in all it was a bit of a down night.
Posted by: Cassiepeia, August 16, 2007, 11:06am; Reply: 259
Yeah Fifi was awful, but she's not great at the best of times. But Bob Franklin was fantastic! Baboons! ROFLMAO!!! He's one of my favourites too and did I hear Shane mention that he has a show coming up on ABC? I hope I heard right. :)
That Nish guy is tragic, who the heck is he anyway? lol
Cass.
Posted by: Matt, August 16, 2007, 4:04pm; Reply: 260
Quoted from Lowie_1010
Please, someone shoot Fifi Box!!! She was terrible last night, but in all it was a bit of a down night.
i agree. wasn't the best episode but there were a few laughs here and there
Posted by: Billy Anacronysm, August 16, 2007, 8:21pm; Reply: 261
Quoted from Cassiepeia
Yeah Fifi was awful, but she's not great at the best of times. But Bob Franklin was fantastic! Baboons! ROFLMAO!!! He's one of my favourites too and did I hear Shane mention that he has a show coming up on ABC? I hope I heard right. :)
That Nish guy is tragic, who the heck is he anyway? lol
Cass.
Bob Franklin is in the new show The Librarians. There are some other good people in it too- Kim Gyngell, Wayne Hope. Sounds pretty good. I think its on soon-ish.
Posted by: Cassiepeia, August 17, 2007, 2:50pm; Reply: 262
Quoted from Billy_Anacronysm
Bob Franklin is in the new show The Librarians. There are some other good people in it too- Kim Gyngell, Wayne Hope. Sounds pretty good. I think its on soon-ish.
:D Awesome, thanks for that. I'll keep an eye out for it.
Cass.
Posted by: Paula, August 18, 2007, 1:48pm; Reply: 263
Quoted from asdfg
This will be the biggest bunch of s**t ever....
The americans have been doing the same sort of thing for years... Anyone ever seen Drew Carey's Green Screen???? Whose line is it anywhere???
And the fact that they're going to get australian "celebrities" and "comedians" who are so terrible they couldn't make a 5 year old laugh....
This will have to be one of the most truly pointless shows along with Friday night games... what a waste of time... We could have had more American comedy instead.
ROFL I wonder if he ate those words. :P ;)
Posted by: Matt, August 23, 2007, 5:01pm; Reply: 264
Quoted from Paula
ROFL I wonder if he ate those words. :P ;)
BAHAHAHAHAHA I'd bet he would.
... I expected more out of Carl Barron last night lol, he seemed like a lost lamb. All in all, after last week's let down, TGYH is back up to scratch lol.
I still can't get the Horsehead thing out of my head XD!!!
Posted by: Seriously, August 23, 2007, 6:33pm; Reply: 265
Cal Wilson was so quick last night, she deffinetely deserved to win, its a shame her lol humour dosn't come through on The Wedge (and won't from now on either unless TEN screen it in another slot later). TGYH last night was one of the best episodes ever I think and deserved its great ratings.
Posted by: Lowie101, August 23, 2007, 8:41pm; Reply: 266
Yeah Cal was the best last night and im not even really a fan of her.
Posted by: Lowie101, September 12, 2007, 10:14pm; Reply: 267
Wow I was really impressed tonight, and I actually agreed that Rebel deserved to win. She was an an absolute crackup.
Posted by: Matt, September 13, 2007, 2:22pm; Reply: 268
Yeah I agree, much better than her last performance. When she "fainted" I lost it!
Weak performance: Ryan Shelton *gives evil look* I hate that guy!... no seriously Ryan ticks me off.
Posted by: Seriously, September 14, 2007, 2:16am; Reply: 269
I do not find Ryan funny AT ALL, on Rove or on TGYH.
Posted by: Matt, September 14, 2007, 9:33am; Reply: 270
Quoted from Seriously
I do not find Ryan funny AT ALL, on Rove or on TGYH.
*hi fives Seriously*
Posted by: Matt, December 3, 2008, 2:32pm; Reply: 271
Seven thanks god it got show Thank God You're HereCHANNEL 7 has snatched the rights to the Channel 10 ratings gem Thank God You're Here, with the price tag believed to be the princely sum of $1 million per episode.
The deal is a massive blow to Ten as it was one of their most popular programs, pulling an average audience of one million viewers on repeats alone earlier this year.
Seven will air a new season of the improvised comedy show next year.
The critically-acclaimed and Logie Award-winning show, masterminded by Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro and Tom Gleisner of Working Dog Productions, wanted to switch networks to freshen up the format.
While co-creator and program judge Gleisner wouldn't be drawn on negotiations, he did admit lots of money was being thrown around by Seven and Ten.
"We could have stayed with Ten and both Seven and Ten made generous offers ... I don't think we would have gone broke staying with either,'' he said.
"It came down to a sense that this was an opportunity to refresh the show beyond merely repainting the set.''
Gleisner said one of Working Dog Productions' main concerns with returning to Ten was studio availability.
Global Studios in Melbourne, the same venue Neighbours is filmed at, was no longer available.
"It's a big production (money wise). You are building five sets a week, unlike a sitcom where you build and shoot in the same living room every week,'' he said.
"We push the envelope as far as we can with authenticity and love the costumes and props to be the real deal. We don't scrimp and we will continue going in that direction.''
City Homicide's Shane Bourne will continue to host the series, which premiered on Ten in 2006 and quickly became the most successful new show of the year with an average national audience of 1.7 million viewers.
The Working Dog Productions team rested the format this year to focus on a new venture, political satire program The Hollowmen.
With two series of the ABC1 production completed and broadcast earlier this year, Gleisner said it's time to revisit the unscripted mayhem of Thank God You're Here, whose guests included Jimeoin, Fifi Box, Merrick Watts and Shaun Micallef.
"It's great to get the show up again,'' he said.
"We have taken a year off and it's a project we are fond off ... we have a spring in our step.''
The show has been sold in countries including French Canada, Denmark, Germany and the US.
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http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,24744240-10229,00.html?referrer=emailMASSIVE blow to 10. One of their highest rating shows (when not in repeats) gone. Hopefully they have flogged out the repeats so much people don't care much for it. And I thought Working Dog weren't going to do any more seasons.
Posted by: Kiwi, December 3, 2008, 3:06pm; Reply: 272
Ah that's horrible, I hope it bombs. Sell outs >:(
Posted by: aquamonkey, December 3, 2008, 3:14pm; Reply: 273
That's a real kick in the pants for 10, I'm sure they'll find some load of BS to fill a spot though :P
Posted by: Lowie101, December 3, 2008, 6:45pm; Reply: 274
I find this absolutely hilarious. Ten are absolutely f***ed, whilst 7 are bursting with hits. I hear they paid a hefty price though, outbidding the $1.0mill (an episode) from 9, and $1.1mill from ten. Rumoured new episodes could be ready to air in March 09.
Posted by: Kiwi, December 3, 2008, 6:57pm; Reply: 275
I'm so over ten atm, they took Will and Grace off and put on friends, ahh stick with something!
Posted by: Paula, May 4, 2009, 7:49pm; Reply: 276
Good to see this back on TV. :)
Posted by: SuziH, May 5, 2009, 8:41am; Reply: 277
Funny as! :D I enjoyed seeing the female comedian Cal Wilson pregnant and Colin Lane looked fab as a pregnant hairy woman. Love love love this show 99% of the time. ;)
Posted by: SnattoGarro, May 21, 2009, 8:22pm; Reply: 278
Anyone else get the impression Colin Lane looked like that Tom bloke doing all those stock market updates on Ch10?
Posted by: Cassiepeia, May 22, 2009, 3:18am; Reply: 279
Anyone else hate Rebel Wilson?? That ugly cow makes my skin crawl. Not a funny bone in her fat body.
Posted by: Paula, May 22, 2009, 7:44am; Reply: 280
I don't think she's funny, but I don't hate her either. Also, I am positive that her physical appearance has nothing to do with it. If she were anorexic, she'd still be unfunny.
Posted by: SuziH, May 22, 2009, 8:16am; Reply: 281
I'm with you on that one. :)^^^^^
Posted by: SnattoGarro, May 22, 2009, 4:01pm; Reply: 282
They should have an ep where the ensemble cast are walking through the door. Ed Kavalee looks like he's all over the scene no matter who the guest is.
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