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Who could have guessed that a suburban housewife from Moonee Ponds would become the gigastar Dame Edna Everage is today?
Created by satirist Barry Humphries AO, CBE in 1955, even he was taken by...
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She's made generations of Aussies simultaneously laugh and cringe. It's the one and only Dame Edna Everage!
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We spoke with Austen Tayshus (aka Sandy Gutman), 'Australia's most dangerous and subversive comedian'.
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Throughout the years they’ve brought us joy, sadness, hope, comfort and a lot of laughs. We pay tribute to three marvellous matriarchs of Australian television.
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'The Aussie Barbecue Song' does what Australians tend to do best – poke fun at ourselves.
Legendary comic performer Frankie Davidson refers to the Australian barbecue as a 'national institution'...
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Don't be fooled by Tim and his piano: ‘White Wine in the Sun’ is a powerful song and has been known to have many adults in tears by the end, thanks to its thought-provoking lyrics. That’s pretty good...
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Written in 1960 ‘Six White Boomers’ is another Christmas song with a local theme; Santa unhooks his reindeers and delivers Christmas presents to Australian children with the aid of six large white...
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'Me mate Boomer rang. Said he was having a few people round for a barbie. Said he might cook a burra or two. I said, "Sounds great. Will Walla be there?". He said, "Yeah, and Vegie might come too"....
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In this clip from Series 1, Episode 11 of The Comedy Company, Uncle Arthur (Glenn Robbins) screens a home movie of a backyard BBQ.
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Aunt Edna (Barry Humphries) takes Bazza (Barry Crocker) to meet distant upper class relatives, the penniless and pompous Gorts. Sarah Gort (Jenny Tomasin) takes Bazza to a country ball, where he is...
