Seven Takes Another Punt On Andrew O’Keefe; We Get Unreasonably Excited

Well, it’s possible that I should adjust that headline to “I” rather than “we”, as I don’t know how Defamer Australia’s other half feels about Andrew O’Keefe, but I’m keeping up my “the next Bert Newton” campaign and as such, am very excited by news that Seven will be training the spotlight on O’Keefe, who is to host a variety show on their HD arm (despite The Rich List tanking earlier in the year). Oh-so-wittily-titled This Is Your Laugh, the show will premiere early next year, and O’Keefe is psyching himself up.

“I’m not getting tense about it, though I probably should be,” O’Keefe said.

“I’m so involved with the quagmire of administration that I haven’t had a chance to think about my part in the show yet. It sounded like such a good idea at the time, to produce my own show … (but) it’s like learning to pull your own teeth out.”

Well, Andrew, now is the time to start thinking about the Logies and accolades that will surely come with This Is Your Laugh if I’ve got anything to do with it. I have ordered a horse’s head for David Leckie drafted some impassioned letters to Logie voters and Seven big wigs to make sure this fame vehicle doesn’t go off the road.