And the good news is...
February 1st 2010 07:33
Good News Week is back!
After a pretty ordinary summer season on TV, and the very crappy decision of pulling Supernatural off the air (Not happy, Ten!), I for one, am happy that GNW is on Mondays again.
Way too early on a Sunday, I found myself loitering outside the ABC studios surrounded by all these young people waiting to get in to see the first show of the year.
After a lot of waiting, we were let in to collect our tickets so that we could wait some more in the lobby. Was it worth the wait, you ask? You’ll have to wait.
The show began in the usual explosive fashion: with the news as told by Paul McDermott, and the paper on which it was printed.
Playing along with the regulars were comedians Akmal Saleh, Cal Wilson, Corinne Grant and Ross Noble, who plied their trade on news that involved a surprisingly high number of animals which included a moose, a kiwi, fruit flies, cane toads, camels and invisible sharks circling Tony Abbott.
The hilariously drawn out jokes by Akmal and the equally hilarious heckling from everyone else gave me the urge to want to call out: Leave Akmal alone!
If only cameras weren’t always trained on the audience.
Musical talents, the fabulous Wes Carr as well as The McClymonts lent a hand – and their beautiful voices to the Strange But True segment. By the way some of the (male) audience were leaning forward at the sight of the gorgeous sisters; I swear if they weren’t country music fans to begin with, they are now.
The newest (and only?) addition to the show, a fancy floor courtesy of Kevin Rudd, too precious to walk on for Paul McDermott was very quickly tainted by Mikey Robins and subsequently christened during a shaving cream incident courtesy of Ross Noble.
A youngster from the audience wanted more LPM and was answered by Misters McDermott and Robins that they did not adhere to promises made on promos, which was just as well as my cheeks were sore from laughing half an hour in.
The energy level was impressively sustained over the 3 hours required to record the show – Paul McDermott, especially, was effortlessly entertaining – which would have been better appreciated if the chairs weren’t so darn uncomfortable.
So was it worth the wait?
Reserve your free tickets for the next show now. Send an email to audience@gnwtv.com.au or call (02) 9383 4773.
Alternatively, enjoy the compressed version from the comfort of your own couch.
GNW returns tonight at 8:30pm on Ten.
After a pretty ordinary summer season on TV, and the very crappy decision of pulling Supernatural off the air (Not happy, Ten!), I for one, am happy that GNW is on Mondays again.
Way too early on a Sunday, I found myself loitering outside the ABC studios surrounded by all these young people waiting to get in to see the first show of the year.
After a lot of waiting, we were let in to collect our tickets so that we could wait some more in the lobby. Was it worth the wait, you ask? You’ll have to wait.
The show began in the usual explosive fashion: with the news as told by Paul McDermott, and the paper on which it was printed.
Playing along with the regulars were comedians Akmal Saleh, Cal Wilson, Corinne Grant and Ross Noble, who plied their trade on news that involved a surprisingly high number of animals which included a moose, a kiwi, fruit flies, cane toads, camels and invisible sharks circling Tony Abbott.
The hilariously drawn out jokes by Akmal and the equally hilarious heckling from everyone else gave me the urge to want to call out: Leave Akmal alone!
If only cameras weren’t always trained on the audience.Musical talents, the fabulous Wes Carr as well as The McClymonts lent a hand – and their beautiful voices to the Strange But True segment. By the way some of the (male) audience were leaning forward at the sight of the gorgeous sisters; I swear if they weren’t country music fans to begin with, they are now.
The newest (and only?) addition to the show, a fancy floor courtesy of Kevin Rudd, too precious to walk on for Paul McDermott was very quickly tainted by Mikey Robins and subsequently christened during a shaving cream incident courtesy of Ross Noble.
A youngster from the audience wanted more LPM and was answered by Misters McDermott and Robins that they did not adhere to promises made on promos, which was just as well as my cheeks were sore from laughing half an hour in.
The energy level was impressively sustained over the 3 hours required to record the show – Paul McDermott, especially, was effortlessly entertaining – which would have been better appreciated if the chairs weren’t so darn uncomfortable.
So was it worth the wait?
Reserve your free tickets for the next show now. Send an email to audience@gnwtv.com.au or call (02) 9383 4773.
Alternatively, enjoy the compressed version from the comfort of your own couch.
GNW returns tonight at 8:30pm on Ten.
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