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Big Kev As Seen on TV

2001

Big Kev As Seen on TV

2001

  • NFSA IDVSXS31KV
  • TypeTelevision
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormSeries
  • Duration25 mins
  • GenresVariety show, Comedy
  • Year2001

'I'm excited!' is the famous catchphrase of Big Kev, AKA Kevin McQuay (1950–2005), which he bellows out in the opening of his late-night talk show. The cleaning products entrepreneur was famed for his television commercials, and his public persona evolved from promo spots on Good Morning Australia to full-blown media stardom.

This clip from the first episode of Big Kev As Seen on TV reveals that his short-lived show was ostentatious, strangely casual and extremely Australian. In a flag-patterned blazer, Big Kev speaks to a live audience of ‘at least 50 people’ seated at a Gold Coast pub. It's debatable to what extent this show was intended as a parody of its host, with his opening speech leaning into his fierce patriotism, 'battler' persona and desire to win a Logie. A surreal bit of celebrity farce, the clip reflects both the appeal of Big Kev and the eccentricities of late-night Aussie TV culture.

Moments of Big Kev As Seen on TV, from later in the episode, satirise the talk-show form, including a prize wheel that contains only Big Kev’s cleaning products. The tone of the clip fits in with Big Kev's out-there career, which spanned sponsoring his own V8 Supercar racing crew to releasing a novelty album with the band Mental as Anything.

'I'm excited!' is the famous catchphrase of Big Kev, AKA Kevin McQuay (1950–2005), which he bellows out in the opening of his late-night talk show. The cleaning products entrepreneur was famed for his television commercials, and his public persona evolved from promo spots on Good Morning Australia to full-blown media stardom.

This clip from the first episode of Big Kev As Seen on TV reveals that his short-lived show was ostentatious, strangely casual and extremely Australian. In a flag-patterned blazer, Big Kev speaks to a live audience of ‘at least 50 people’ seated at a Gold Coast pub. It's debatable to what extent this show was intended as a parody of its host, with his opening speech leaning into his fierce patriotism, 'battler' persona and desire to win a Logie. A surreal bit of celebrity farce, the clip reflects both the appeal of Big Kev and the eccentricities of late-night Aussie TV culture.

Moments of Big Kev As Seen on TV, from later in the episode, satirise the talk-show form, including a prize wheel that contains only Big Kev’s cleaning products. The tone of the clip fits in with Big Kev's out-there career, which spanned sponsoring his own V8 Supercar racing crew to releasing a novelty album with the band Mental as Anything.

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