hey hey it’s saturday
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10:37AM Clem Bastow | In case you needed any clue as to the implications of last night’s Red Faces blackface routine, “The Jackson Jive”, vis Australia’s worldwide cultural/diplomatic standing, our American friends in fact beat us to the cringing punch this morning. Now, we just need to chuck another prawn on the barbie, sit back, and bask in the rest of the world’s collective horror:
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Hey Hey We’re Not All Racist Down Here, You Know
10:37AM Clem Bastow | In case you needed any clue as to the implications of last night’s Red Faces blackface routine, “The Jackson Jive”, vis Australia’s worldwide cultural/diplomatic standing, our American friends in fact beat us to the cringing punch this morning. Now, we just need to chuck another prawn on the barbie, sit back, and bask in the rest of the world’s collective horror:
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In Australia, Blackface Is Still Only Slightly Offensive
4:29AM Brian Moylan | Last night an Australian variety show aired a skit with five white men in blackface performing as the Jackson 5. And the audience cheered! Thank goodness Harry Connick Jr was there to be the voice of reason. More »
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2:17PM Jess McGuire | What did we learn from last Wednesday night’s Hey Hey It’s Saturday reunion? Other than the fact the cast of Hey Hey are quite happy to bury any hatchets so long as their face makes another appearance on the small screen? Glad you asked. Apparently Hey Hey It’s Saturday’s ratings blitz is a sign that network television isn’t dead! I thought it meant Daryl Somers had definitely made a deal with Satan, but what do I know? More »
iHey Hey 2.0’s Success Means Network TV Can Still Make Money
2:17PM Jess McGuire | What did we learn from last Wednesday night’s Hey Hey It’s Saturday reunion? Other than the fact the cast of Hey Hey are quite happy to bury any hatchets so long as their face makes another appearance on the small screen? Glad you asked. Apparently Hey Hey It’s Saturday’s ratings blitz is a sign that network television isn’t dead! I thought it meant Daryl Somers had definitely made a deal with Satan, but what do I know? More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
4:01PM Kym Weathersten | The Farnham love refuses to die here on Defamer Australia, and kudos to all of you for searching out amazing Farnesy related clips to watch on YouTube.
Here’s something that wonderful and extremely good looking reader Shannon sent in, describing it as “the holy trinity of music trivia, featuring Farnsey…” More »
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4:01PM Kym Weathersten | The Farnham love refuses to die here on Defamer Australia, and kudos to all of you for searching out amazing Farnesy related clips to watch on YouTube.
Here’s something that wonderful and extremely good looking reader Shannon sent in, describing it as “the holy trinity of music trivia, featuring Farnsey…” More »
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2:30PM Jess McGuire | As I approach my 28th birthday next month* I suddenly find myself getting much wiser as the days go by, Braithwaite style, and each passing hour sees me move ever closer to my inevitable death.
And one of the things I’ve realised I can be certain about in this crazy and unpredictable life is that no matter what’s happening around us, despite every failure in the past and the current worldwide economic woe, regardless of whether there’s a want or a need for it… Daryl Somers is spending every waking moment on this planet plotting a way to get Hey Hey It’s Saturday back on the telly.
This is why a heartwarming article about Daryl donating dog food suddenly has me terrified to walk past my TV lest I see the back of Dickie Knee’s head.
Former Hey Hey It’s Saturday host Daryl Somers has emerged as an animal lover.
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Daryl Somers Threatens Australia With More ‘Hey Hey’
2:30PM Jess McGuire | As I approach my 28th birthday next month* I suddenly find myself getting much wiser as the days go by, Braithwaite style, and each passing hour sees me move ever closer to my inevitable death.
And one of the things I’ve realised I can be certain about in this crazy and unpredictable life is that no matter what’s happening around us, despite every failure in the past and the current worldwide economic woe, regardless of whether there’s a want or a need for it… Daryl Somers is spending every waking moment on this planet plotting a way to get Hey Hey It’s Saturday back on the telly.
This is why a heartwarming article about Daryl donating dog food suddenly has me terrified to walk past my TV lest I see the back of Dickie Knee’s head.
Former Hey Hey It’s Saturday host Daryl Somers has emerged as an animal lover.
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Does Anyone Else Remember This Song?
5:32PM Jess McGuire | I fell in love with it nearly a decade ago, never knew what it was called (but recalled that the band started with an ‘O’), and haven’t heard it since. Until today!
Here is Oscarlima with ‘If You Wanna Be My Friend’ on Hey Hey It’s Saturday.
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Hey Hey, It’s Nine’s Best Idea Yet
11:26AM Clem Bastow | Even though there’s still a fair whack of the year left to go, it’s probably safe to say that 2008 hasn’t been as “two-thousand-and-great” as Channel Nine would’ve hoped; between bonings, cancellations, court orders and Sam Newman, it’s been an annus horribilis that even the battle scarred Queen Liz would’ve shuddered at. Thus, I don’t want to jinx things for our “friends” over at Nine HQ, but the latest whisperings in this godforsaken world could well point towards one of the best ideas the network has come up with in a while: bringing back Hey Hey, It’s Saturday! Yes, with Daryl Somers newly exited from Dancing With The Stars, he’s looking for a gig, and word on the street is that a series of Hey Hey clip shows could turn into a revival.
After turning his back on an offer from Foxtel to create a one-off Hey Hey It’s Saturday reunion, Somers is apparently back in discussions with Nine boss David Gyngell about refronting the show.
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Good News/Bad News If You’re A Daryl Somers Fan
6:49PM Jess McGuire | Firstly, the good news.
Wheels are in motion as we speak over at Channel Seven for Daryl to get his face back on Australian television screens every Saturday night, old school style!
Following talks with Seven boss David Leckie, Somers has received funding to make a pilot of a new Saturday night format, which would see him return to the primetime slot he ruled for 15 years.
Hey Hey It’s Saturday began on Channel 9 in 1971 as a Saturday morning children’s cartoon show.
In 1984 it graduated to an evening slot and became a powerhouse for Nine.
The show won 28 Logies and was holding its own in the ratings when Nine decided to axe it as a result of high production costs. The final episode screened on November 20, 1999.
Seven had no comment to make regarding Somers’ return.
It is no secret, however, that since his reincarnation as host of the hugely successful Dancing with the Stars, Somers has believed there is a public appetite for a Saturday night variety show.
The bad news is, of course, that you’re a fucking idiot.
AS ARE YOU, DEFAMER AUSTRALIA!
Touche. More » YouTube Clip Of The Day
4:58PM Jess McGuire | Folks, we’d like you to relive Jackie McDonald’s tearful farewell from Australian television institution Hey Hey It’s Saturday back in 1989.
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