shane jacobson

Channel Ten Staff Shocked To Find ‘Kenny’ Cannot Actually Fix Dunnies

11:25AM Clem Bastow | When it comes to satire, spoofs and mockumentaries, there have admittedly been times when the line between reality and fiction begins to blur; witness Spinal Tap’s entry into the general consciousness, actual gigs and endorsement deals for Rock’n Rolls (the “street” Hot Pocket). However, there are also times when you wonder if audiences are so dumb that films need to be screened with a ’serving suggestion’-esque disclaimer to avoid any future confusion. That might have avoided situations like this one at Channel Ten HQ when Shane “Kenny” Jacobson came to visit: The water was off yesterday (no taps, no flushing) for several hours at the network’s South Yarra headquarters on the very day the famed loo lord was there on promo duties for Kenny’s World, Ten’s spin-off of the hit movie that follows the S-bend saint around the globe. More »

Paul Hogan And Shane ‘Kenny’ Jacobson To Create Cosmic Movie Supernova Of Sheer Aussieness

12:37PM Clem Bastow | This is a piece of news that will likely thrill anyone who still drinks Fosters and/or who thinks the Barry McKenzie series was the most awesome piece of art Australia has ever produced: Shane Jacobson and Paul Hogan look set to team up and create movie magic together. Strewth, mate, chuck another Torana on the barbie, my dead dingo’s donger needs a bit of dead horse on the pavlova so I can score a root with the Big M girl who looks like a bucket of smashed crabs at the Celebration Of A Nation, etc etc. The home-grown flick, scheduled for release late next year will again showcase the country to the world, with the Crocodile Dundee star and Jacobson’s characters travelling from Warrnambool, Victoria to Cape York. “Shane has read the script and he likes it a lot,” Jacobson’s manager Deb Fryers said. “He’s excited about the potential, but it’s not locked in,” she added, stressing the AFI-winner had yet to actually sign on the dotted line. All well and good and industry speak, but I was more impressed by the news.com.au/Daily Telegraph’s effort at creating an ‘artist’s impression’ of what a scene from the flick might look like: That’s poetry in motion right there, that is. AFIs for everyone! More »