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A Billy T 'Te News' moment.

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A Billy T 'Te News' moment.

Part one of three from this full length episode.

Part two of three from this full length episode.

Part three of three from this full length episode.

The credits from this episode.

The Best of The Billy T James Collection

Television (Full Length) – 1992

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Billy T’s unique brand of humour is captured at its affable, non-PC best in this compilation of skits from his popular 1980s TV shows. There’s Te News (“somebody pinched all the toilet seats out of the Kaikohe Police Station...now the cops got nothing to go on!”) with Billy in iconic black singlet and yellow towel; a bro’s guide to home improvement; skits about first contact, and a take off of Miami Vice. No target is sacred (God, the IRA, the talking Japanese sketch) and there are classic advertising spoofs for Pixie Caramel’s “last requests” and Lands For Bags’ “where’d you get your bag”.

A cow cocky nearly died of exposure from standing in the middle of his paddock for 18 hours. The man said he was trying to win the Nobel Peace Prize by being out standing in his field.
– Billy T reads Te News

Key Cast & Crew

Billy T James

Writer, As: Various roles

Tony Holden

Director, Producer

Ian Sharp

Writer

Jeff Bennet

Writer, Producer, Director

Phil Gifford

Writer

AK Grant

Writer

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Produced by

TVNZ

Source

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision - TVNZ Collection

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the Billy T James Family Trust and the performers and key creatives featured in this programme

Made with funding from NZ On Air

More Information

Winners of the Billy T Award for comedy, NZ Comedy Festival website

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