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Paul McDermott is going to host the new ABC/Ted Robinson show called 'The Sideshow'. The Sunday Telegraph reported it today. Below is the story. It's going to be so great to see him again on something other than a dancing show! If you live in Sydney, check out the paper, there's a great photo attached to the story. Do you think it's his artwork in the background?


McDermott keen on a bit of variety
By television editor Richard Clune

Paul McDermott is returning to his old launching pad at the ABC as host of a new Saturday-night variety show.
McDermott, best remembered for his riotous former news review Good News Week, says he's excitied about the return of "real variety TV".
"Variety is no longer a dirty word," he told The Sunday Telegraph last week.
"On this show, The Sideshow, we showcase comics and singers, but also old-style acts, such as vaudeville performers."
McDermott belives audiences are again ready for a weekend variety series.
"TV, like so many other things, is cyclical, and we haven't had a good variety program for quite some time," he said.
"This is a good family show, with all ages and everyone's welcome."
The last truly successful Saturday-night variety show was Channel 9's long-running Hey Hey It's Saturday, which ended in 1999.
After a short stint with the Foxtel movie series Project Greenlight, McDermott is happy about returning to the ABC.
"I have great ties to Aunty; it's like returning to a broken home in many way," he said.
The Sideshow, which will make its debut in late April, may find itself competing against a new variety series Channel 10 is believed to be working on.
The Sunday Telegraph has learned the network is keen to have Hamish Blake and Andy Lee front a new Saturday-night series.