3 days ago by Darryl Mason

"Australian TV Sitcom Writers Are Not Very Funny" By Darryl Mason Interesting comments from Bevan Lee, head of creative drama at Channel Seven, on why Australians are not interested in watching Australians in science fiction, fantasy or non-middle class sitcoms and TV dramas. From NineNews : ....Lee ...

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24 days ago by cyan

The ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ star - who has been married to Deborra-Lee Furness since 1996 - has revealed he and Deborra always make time to just be with one another to keep the romance in their relationship alive. He told America’s OK! magazine: “Make sure you have a date night just the two of yo ...

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29 days ago by Millsie

I read an article in the H-un the other day that reported about how television viewers are flocking to watch reruns on the box. Seinfeld, old episodes of The Simpsons, The Flintstones and Bewitched are just some of the shows that are scoring good ratings. The reason why this is so is very simple. Th ...

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42 days ago by Rudy V

An Australian TV channel has apologized for airing a skit in which a group of singers dressed in blackface to parody the Jackson 5, according to The Australian newspaper. Harry Connick Jr. was serving as a guest judge during Wednesday’s airing of “Hey Hey It’s Saturday” and reacted strongly to the a ...

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42 days ago by billcode

I haven’t blogged for over a month, and the reason for that is that we’ve been on the road. Or in the air, or on a train. Lots of trains. We’ve returned to Sydney after London and Berlin, and I’ve been out of Australia for 3 years. A lot can change in 1 year, let alone 3. As it happens, not much has ...

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45 days ago by miscellany101

Appearing on an Australian television show which featured performers in black face, Harry Connick handled himself with dignity and honor as he spoke out against the inherent racism behind such a skit he was asked to judge. You can see the skit and watch Connick’s response to it below. He spoke with ...

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46 days ago by Yvette Raven

Just when you think this world could not get any racist, it does. Thank God for people like Harry Connick Jr. While appearing on a reunion special of Australian TV show Hey Hey It’s Saturday, Harry Connick Jr. became offendedby a skit of men performing in blackface (above). The skit, which was a par ...

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46 days ago by seethirty

An Australian television “skit” show was pressured to apologize to American musician and actor Harry Connick Jr., after a skit in which performers parodied the Jackson Five, in blackface. He claimed if the performance had been given in the U.S., it would have been pulled off the air. Well, I really ...

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46 days ago by chuvachienes

I thought this was way over. I remember watching an episode about this in “Gimme a Break” with Nel Carter and the now hunky Joey Lawrence (who actually got sexier after he shaved his head) back in the 80s. It was something that was (and probably still is..) considered very offensive when Joey perfor ...

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46 days ago by Millsie

Sigh!!! Sometimes m y fellow Aussies really embarrass me. They can be really backwards especially when it comes to racial issues. OF COURSE RACISM DOESN’T OCCUR IN AUSTRALIA!!! Except it does but nobody really wants to admit it. Last night was a prime example of racism on prime time TV. Harry Connic ...

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