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Synopsis

After turning “Jeez Wayne” into a national catchphrase with their hit series A Week of It, comedy duo David McPhail and Jon Gadsby continued their TV dream run with the sketch comedy show McPhail and Gadsby. This 1983 'Best of' featured highlights from series five including: 'pronouncing things proper with Jim Knox'; 'This Is Your Life with Robert Muldoon' (featuring McPhail’s infamous caricature of the then PM); Lin Waldegrave’s popular impersonation of music show host Karyn Hay; and a Goodnight Kiwi take-off in 'Goodnight from the Beehive'.

Background

The producer/director’s perspective by John Lye 31.03.2010

Preceded by a series of one hour, single subject sketch comedy programmes in 1980 and by the earlier and hugely successful A Week of It, the political satire McPhail and Gadsby began its ...

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 John Lye
 David McPhail
 Jon Gadsby

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 Kiwi Comedy On TV
 Kiwi TV Classics
 Politics

Awards

1983 New Zealand Feltex Award
Best Entertainment