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Originally Posted by hails i want to marry adam hills. eeeeeexcellent. |
I GET THAT NOW.
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Originally Posted by louie I wish they'd bring more internationals and have some lesser known australians on. |
I think it's because they're trying to raise money. Big names = more money.
They seemed to have some more not-quite-as-well-known acts this year compared to last, but then I also thought they had more acts that just weren't funny this year too.
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Originally Posted by VAxwell They should have done some sort of finale |
Whilst I did enjoy Bill Bailey's German (?) techno version of the Hokey Pokey, it didn't really seem like a finale. I was worried my recording was going to cut out early because I didn't think that could be the last thing on?
I enjoyed GUD's opening number (not great, but fun) and it seemed to be much more of a big bang finish? Perhaps they just wanted something a little "different" this time. *shrug*
I was going to make notes while I was watching but then I couldn't be arsed... so, randomly:
- Kransky Sisters? They're on a comedy show, so I assume they're meant to be funny? I think I missed the joke.
- Juice Bar Girl by Eddie Perfect is amusing. I only just saw it on ABC Broadband the other day so I skipped most of his Gala performance. =d
- Tripod's bit was amusing, but most of it was taken up by Yon singing the same thing over and over?
I'd've taken yet another repeat of one of their other songs, personally. Although the "Fear of Shorts" mini-song was good.
- Thought "Mike Wilmot *barf*" was good.
- While I think Dave Hughes is funny, I'm not sure he's well suited to MC'ing the Gala. He doesn't do a good impersonation of being excited by the next act.
- Why does Demetri Martin play the guitar during his 'set'? He doesn't sing that I could see? I ended up skipping most of his bit because he wasn't funny.
- Jimeoin's gag with exiting stage left then "reappearing" stage right was funny, even if rather obvious.
- Arj Barker? Skipped after about 15secs. Yes, I know I'm about the only person in the world who thinks he's crap.
- And now for my impersonation of Denise Scott, "Oooh, I'm so old. I'm so out of touch. I'm so uncool. Aren't young people strange? And hey, aren't I old? Hey, I have kids! Fiona O'Loughlin has kids too! And she's funny! Hey, did I say I'm old?" -_-
- Liked Wil Anderson's bit, even if it seemed a bit familiar. The "improv'd" bit about his performance being brought to us by Telstra was funny, though I don't know if it was deliberate or not?
- Though that does remind me of Jimeoin's bit about having a lapel mike which made me laugh a lot even though it wasn't really all that funny.
Overall I enjoyed the show. Some bad bits, some good bits, about what you can expect from a Gala really because they do seem to try and get a bit of variety in.
Hoping they stick to the later timeslot from now on. Some people still swear poorly, but it would've been a shame for Danny Bhoy to have to cut his obscene chicken impersonation.