Younger generations would have no idea what it's like to watch a news program that's not putting people into hate groups and simply there to entertain and inform.
I used to love staying up late to watch Graham Kennedy. Here is a man who had a natural talent for TV. He had an edge in delivery that was way ahead of his time. Graham was fast witted and totally understood the verbal and visual jokes. There has never been anyone like him. As time goes on and new generations see him I hope they understand how important he is to Australian TV.
leokimvideo my mum and my sister’s boyfriend and I we would all sit up late just to watch this .my mum would laugh so much she would have tears rolling down her face .god he was a crack up.i miss those days .the world sure has changed since than .even Australia isn’t the same anymore .😳😂
yeah, same here. I will forever remember mum bursting out in laughter & dads smile, while i was curled up in a blanket on the floor with the cat. Days which Aussie comedy was made on the fly. Brilliant
Reality TV happened. Producers don't pay for real talent any more. I truly think graham was a one of a kind. Those of us that got to see him should be happy and thankful that we did. I don't believe that we will ever see another one like him. Maybe a copy, but not him.
Why is it that people's nostalgia is expressed by trite comparison to today? It's so lazy. Yes, there are elements of society and culture in the early 21st Century that aren't as good as bygone days. But yesterday had its fair share of shit too. Moreover, the absolutist view is just as trite, boring and lazy-minded. Just because audiences lap up cheaply made reality and elimination shows doesn't mean that there is no quality programming. You just have to go looking for it. If you can't be bothered, that's fine. Claiming that talent no longer exists because it's not ladled into your brain with no effort required on your part is the cultural equivalent of lacking object permanence.
That's not entirely true, but I understand how modern life conditions people to speak in absolutes. Graham was a one of a kind. Australia has produced a few smart, funny, charismatic TV personalities since Graham, but I'm sure that they would agree: Graham was unique. Now, it's the 'producers not paying for real talent anymore' claim I take some issue with. First of all, as you said yourself, so-called reality TV has all but destroyed other genres. But when drama _is_ made, some cream rises to the top.
lol, classic Graham thanks for the memories mate throught the ..damn late 70's+ . I might have been young though would watch early Graham onwards for years. Mum would say Graham Kennedy really made Australian comedy. He captured the real essence of Aussie comedy... very clever!
How can there be 9 thumbs down? The man was a genius on TV. His roles in the movies "Don's Party", "The Odd Angry Shot" and "The Club" tend to be understated....
I will never forget Gra Gra introducing John Mangos as his co-host one night such as "Aaaand now everyone let's all take a sneak peek at the Greek with the sleek physique... Mr. Joooohn Mangos!"... Cracked me up as he always did.
Graham Kennedy…..one of Australia’s greatest ever media entertainers…The GOAT of television….they put him in films like Don’s Party and The Odd Angry shot and he was marvellous…….but nobody dominated australian television like him ……nobody
I was so privileged to watch coast to coast live in the studio on a number of occasions. There will never be another Graham Kennedy. Perhaps Robin Williams was close but not the same. Genius and not afraid to say anything.
My memories of this time were of a little ratings stoush between Clive Robertson on Seven and Graham at Nine. If I remember correctly, Clive had carved out a nice little spot for himself at 10.30, his news broadcast peppered with dry, wry observations. When Nine countered by booking Graham, I resisted out of some silly loyalty to Clive. It didn't last. Graham Kennedy was the King, his ease in front of the camera was matchless in Australian television history.
Ironically, when Graham Kennedy moved to prime time with Australia's Funniest Home Videos in 1990, Clive Robertson would end up joining Nine, inheriting Graham's former timeslot with Robbo's World Tonight. ;-)
I yousr to love whatching this show , it was on late , ,id louph to the end of the news show , when got band from the show fkr just been funny , love him to bit,s best best funiest man in his time ❤
People who watched the show may remember that the audience would laugh hysterically after each commercial break. I was lucky enough to be in the studio audience on two separate occasions and Graham would tell dirty jokes during the ad breaks. As the floor manager counted down 3,2... he would deliver the punchline... I still remember one of them: Who was the last 20 stone black man to ride a derby winner? Lester Piggott"s cell mate!
I ALWAYS remember the audience bursting out laughing as they'd come back from the ad break and then Graham would do that "what?" face, like he was perfectly innocent. GOD, I LOVED him!!!
He was a brilliant mind so sharp, even Blankety Blanks was a riot. He helped create Aussie humour, and that's saying something, LONG LIVE THE KING. Today's comedy is so poor in comparison, Hail to the king
Couldnt agree more. No wonder shows only last weeks these days before getting the sausage. Graham was an amazing talent. But back in "his day" there were many.. For some reason they just stopped producing them.
A Melbourne teenage boy whole learnt his craft at 3UZ (Melb) under Cliff Nicholls as a TT Operator & returned Cliff's hilarious fire! Graham or Gra Gra started Bigtime on IMT, 'In Melbourne Tonight'. For a couple of years, this was only a Melbourne 'thing'. Then in LATER YEARS they overnight trucked tapes up to Sidenee. Kennedy will always be the IMT lad WHO MADE GOOD BIGTIME on IMT. Later stuff he did in Sydney were NOT anyone's radar, and most was Daytime TV which was S**t ALWAYS!!!! ps don't try to rewrite history.
Graham Kennedy was the Heart of Australian Comedy and today with the passing of Bert Newton we just lost the Soul of Australian Comedy. Rip Bert i know your reunited with Graham now making everyone in heaven laugh there halos of.
2:58 i cant understand the kumquat joke as its a mandarin type fruit - Kumquats have been called "the little gold gems of the citrus family". They are believed to be native to China and were included in the genus Citrus / The kumquat tree is slow-growing, shrubby, compact, 8 to 15 ft (2.4-4.5 m) tall, the branches light-green and angled when young, thornless, delicious sweet yet tangy, is a winter/spring seasonal citrus fruits. Ergo, wtf is so funny about that unless he is having a go at the word cum itself like semen or something wtf explain? as he laughs at his own jokes.
Funnily enough, "quat" is a real word on its own, and it's another word for a pimple, sty or boil. It was also used as a derogatory term for young people in times past, but in this case, Graham decided to attribute it to a tiny imagined creature, thus spawning the hilarious absurdist joke you see here. ;-)
Younger generations would have no idea what it's like to watch a news program that's not putting people into hate groups and simply there to entertain and inform.
The undisputed king of Australian television👑
So much talent. Was in his fan club when I was very very young. Always loved any thing he did.
There will NEVER be another Graham!
The one and only Graham Kennedy, still the undisputed King of Australian television.
I used to love staying up late to watch Graham Kennedy. Here is a man who had a natural talent for TV. He had an edge in delivery that was way ahead of his time. Graham was fast witted and totally understood the verbal and visual jokes. There has never been anyone like him. As time goes on and new generations see him I hope they understand how important he is to Australian TV.
leokimvideo my mum and my sister’s boyfriend and I we would all sit up late just to watch this .my mum would laugh so much she would have tears rolling down her face .god he was a crack up.i miss those days .the world sure has changed since than .even Australia isn’t the same anymore .😳😂
My wife loved him when we were in Melbourne in 1960 and, being Italian, she didn't understand much English and even less Aussie lingo. William Steele
yeah, same here. I will forever remember mum bursting out in laughter & dads smile, while i was curled up in a blanket on the floor with the cat. Days which Aussie comedy was made on the fly. Brilliant
I used to watch Coast to Coast, Watching him was truly a privilege
Couldn't agree more. I actually feel sorry for younger people today who didn't grow up with TRUE talent like Graham.
Graham Kennedy was simply brilliant. A comic genius!RIP Graham!
2:45 "You slack-arsed Adelaide tart" 😂
Those were the days... Wish they would come back.
Reality TV happened. Producers don't pay for real talent any more. I truly think graham was a one of a kind.
Those of us that got to see him should be happy and thankful that we did.
I don't believe that we will ever see another one like him. Maybe a copy, but not him.
agreed
particularly now -- where insurance costs are way over the top ~!
even if & when 'rehearsed'
spartiatis youve either got it, or you haven't, Kennedy was king!
Why is it that people's nostalgia is expressed by trite comparison to today? It's so lazy. Yes, there are elements of society and culture in the early 21st Century that aren't as good as bygone days. But yesterday had its fair share of shit too.
Moreover, the absolutist view is just as trite, boring and lazy-minded. Just because audiences lap up cheaply made reality and elimination shows doesn't mean that there is no quality programming. You just have to go looking for it. If you can't be bothered, that's fine. Claiming that talent no longer exists because it's not ladled into your brain with no effort required on your part is the cultural equivalent of lacking object permanence.
That's not entirely true, but I understand how modern life conditions people to speak in absolutes. Graham was a one of a kind. Australia has produced a few smart, funny, charismatic TV personalities since Graham, but I'm sure that they would agree: Graham was unique.
Now, it's the 'producers not paying for real talent anymore' claim I take some issue with. First of all, as you said yourself, so-called reality TV has all but destroyed other genres. But when drama _is_ made, some cream rises to the top.
lol, classic Graham thanks for the memories mate throught the ..damn late 70's+ . I might have been young though would watch early Graham onwards for years. Mum would say Graham Kennedy really made Australian comedy. He captured the real essence of Aussie comedy... very clever!
How can there be 9 thumbs down?
The man was a genius on TV. His roles in the movies "Don's Party", "The Odd Angry Shot" and "The Club" tend to be understated....
Just watched odd angry shot & the club on UA-cam a couple of weeks ago. Good movies.😂
Every few years an original talent appears such as Barry Humphries, Billy Birmingham & Graeme Kennedy. Naturals.
I will never forget Gra Gra introducing John Mangos as his co-host one night such as "Aaaand now everyone let's all take a sneak peek at the Greek with the sleek physique... Mr. Joooohn Mangos!"... Cracked me up as he always did.
I absolutely loved this show. It was the best late night news program. Graham rocked!!
Hard to believe they actually did news as well.
I use to watch this when I was high school, loved it.
The end of a true Aussie entertainer
The best we had by far
Graham Kennedy…..one of Australia’s greatest ever media entertainers…The GOAT of television….they put him in films like Don’s Party and The Odd Angry shot and he was marvellous…….but nobody dominated australian television like him ……nobody
4:06 - "I love it when he cries."
Classic!
That would be the hardest I've laughed in a very long time.
Miss you Gra Gra
I used to love this show.That was great.
I was so privileged to watch coast to coast live in the studio on a number of occasions. There will never be another Graham Kennedy. Perhaps Robin Williams was close but not the same. Genius and not afraid to say anything.
Watching the two years of Coast to Coast and that one season of Funniest Home Videos he did was a must, back then.
Missed Graham etc, that was Australia & always will be :)
I remember watching this as a kid and I loved it. It really was so entertaining.
He was the king for a reason
king
2:38 legend
My memories of this time were of a little ratings stoush between Clive Robertson on Seven and Graham at Nine. If I remember correctly, Clive had carved out a nice little spot for himself at 10.30, his news broadcast peppered with dry, wry observations.
When Nine countered by booking Graham, I resisted out of some silly loyalty to Clive. It didn't last. Graham Kennedy was the King, his ease in front of the camera was matchless in Australian television history.
Ironically, when Graham Kennedy moved to prime time with Australia's Funniest Home Videos in 1990, Clive Robertson would end up joining Nine, inheriting Graham's former timeslot with Robbo's World Tonight. ;-)
he wasa brrillant actor, too... loved him in "travelling north".
I actually lost it somewhere in there, and I had heard it all before!
This is when TV was funny
The best sketch was when he was explaining what an envelope is in Greek and a pencil in Greek. Hilarious
2:30 forever a man with the I won't take this rubbish sitting down and Graham Kennedy your a legend
I yousr to love whatching this show , it was on late , ,id louph to the end of the news show , when got band from the show fkr just been funny , love him to bit,s best best funiest man in his time ❤
Pure genius
The greatest
People who watched the show may remember that the audience would laugh hysterically after each commercial break. I was lucky enough to be in the studio audience on two separate occasions and Graham would tell dirty jokes during the ad breaks. As the floor manager counted down 3,2... he would deliver the punchline... I still remember one of them: Who was the last 20 stone black man to ride a derby winner? Lester Piggott"s cell mate!
lmao....
Ssssh. Don't talk too loud about that. They'll try the poor bloke for sexual assault these days.
I ALWAYS remember the audience bursting out laughing as they'd come back from the ad break and then Graham would do that "what?" face, like he was perfectly innocent. GOD, I LOVED him!!!
I laughed at least 20 times.
The best
He was a brilliant mind so sharp, even Blankety Blanks was a riot. He helped create Aussie humour, and that's saying something, LONG LIVE THE KING. Today's comedy is so poor in comparison, Hail to the king
What Australian comedy of today. Have I missed something
Try to think back to the 80's/90's. if you are not Australian you will not understand!
Great how Graham thinks ahead, in an instant & naturally! BRILLIANT
Thay don't make tv like this any more such a shame to many do gooders
This just reminds you of how bad TV is in 00s are in Australia, with all so called reality crap,
What a great man!
legend
That was the day
how we would look forward to watching this show !! . . . so so many funny occasions
AND we actually at the very least HEARD the news !!!!
Genius.
FAAAAARKN Brilliant GK👍👍🇦🇺
Wow, the Mang from the Med was very handsome...
Comedic Genius
Couldnt agree more.
No wonder shows only last weeks these days before getting the sausage.
Graham was an amazing talent. But back in "his day" there were many.. For some reason they just stopped producing them.
gold
Bad taste with class, the incomparable, irreplaceable Mr Kennedy.
A Melbourne teenage boy whole learnt his craft at 3UZ (Melb) under Cliff Nicholls as a TT Operator & returned Cliff's hilarious fire! Graham or Gra Gra started Bigtime on IMT, 'In Melbourne Tonight'. For a couple of years, this was only a Melbourne 'thing'. Then in LATER YEARS they overnight trucked tapes up to Sidenee. Kennedy will always be the IMT lad WHO MADE GOOD BIGTIME on IMT. Later stuff he did in Sydney were NOT anyone's radar, and most was Daytime TV which was S**t ALWAYS!!!! ps don't try to rewrite history.
Rubbish. Blankety Blanks was legendary, and if you did'nt see his movies you're ignorant.
one issue with Mangos if Sutcliffe wasnt aware of the kennedy legend it was his own ignorance nothing to do with being a Sydney sider
Also, the Greek word for lentils is, "fuki". The accent is on the "i" however, not the "u".
Graham Kennedy was the Heart of Australian Comedy and today with the passing of Bert Newton we just lost the Soul of Australian Comedy. Rip Bert i know your reunited with Graham now making everyone in heaven laugh there halos of.
Still hilarious.
Better than Super Switch that's for sure.
The king.
Hell
Australia misses live to air news/comedy
but alas - comedic entertainers are ....
No comparison! 😅😅😅
So... What was happening on A Current Affair?
no such thing then, I think !>!>!
and this was Adult TV so 10.30pm ish
2:58 i cant understand the kumquat joke as its a mandarin type fruit - Kumquats have been called "the little gold gems of the citrus family". They are believed to be native to China and were included in the genus Citrus / The kumquat tree is slow-growing, shrubby, compact, 8 to 15 ft (2.4-4.5 m) tall, the branches light-green and angled when young, thornless, delicious sweet yet tangy, is a winter/spring seasonal citrus fruits.
Ergo, wtf is so funny about that unless he is having a go at the word cum itself like semen or something wtf explain? as he laughs at his own jokes.
He separated CUM and Qat ... so everything thereafter was hysterical .... a genius
Funnily enough, "quat" is a real word on its own, and it's another word for a pimple, sty or boil. It was also used as a derogatory term for young people in times past, but in this case, Graham decided to attribute it to a tiny imagined creature, thus spawning the hilarious absurdist joke you see here. ;-)
It was obvious what the joke was, and it had nothing to do with semen.
Too fast, Kennedy for videotape!
Ta Glen... faaaaaaaarrrkkk
There will never be anyone like him again as Australia has become soo boring and sanitised.
😅😅😅😅
the tv of today is just cringeworthy in comparison. even the so-called 'stars'.
today its just mindless sh#t on tv