Autumn Almanac reviews Hey Hey because as an insomniac, he can't sleep just yet

Daryl
Has it going on. His enthusiasm is such that it's easy to forget just how tired the whole concept is. 8/10

Livinia
What does a barrel girl do in the 21st century? Oh, that's right, runs a corporation. 3/10 for speaking in four languages to prove a point

John
Bam. 7/10

Russell Gilbert
Precisely as sharp, witty, entertaining and funny as ever. The man delivered on par with his all-time best work. 1/10

Red
WELL OBVIOUSLY I HAVE TO GIVE HIM A 2 DONT I

Wilbur
Bless. 6/10

Marty
What WAS that Nat King Cole/Natalie Cole grave-robbing split-screen joke bullshit all about? Honestly? 1/10

Plucka
Plucka is as Plucka does. 1/10

Vegemite kid
Like Kraft needs more publicity this week. Just fuck off.

John Farnham
I maintain that he wouldn't be able to get up if he were pushed over. Not worth scoring, and if I gave him one he'd just eat it.

Johnathan
Always great. 9/10 for that balloon/wall gag alone.

Pete Smith Speaking
Minus several billion for being fucking absent.

Molly
10/10 for not delivering a single queen joke

Good to see Gavan Disney bounce back from those allegations by finding a half naked boy smearing Vegemite all over himself.

Did they really suggest that Livinia had sexual intercourse with an oversized duck, btw?

anyone who watched this is a terrorist!!

^real talk

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here's a tinypic version in case the age one goes

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love HCJ's expression

Not as good as when Sam Newman did his Nicky Winmar tribute, amirite?

Blackface
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Daryl apologising to one American AND NOT THE OTHER 2.64M VIEWERS
oh just fuck off

^ real talk

haha

heartwarming to know that the rest of the world now knows how much of a simpering idiot somers is

less heartening: ratings were higher than last week??

What's most embarrasing for me is the huge amount of people saying "oh come on, its just a laugh, like Wogs out of Work, where is everyone's sense of humour you PC thugs". FFS SHUT UPPPPPPP

i only just heard about this mess. good luck australia!

I was quietly hoping this doesnt end up on ethan's "encyclopedia of racist shit" thread cos I hate it when thats all everyone sees of australia but wtf ever.

I actually heard someone say today "well, it's just a joke! Harry Connick Jr. should be the one apologising!"

So...should I start saying that I'm from New Zealand or Canada?

whilst i haven't seen said sketch i doubt entirely that anything about it could be "a laugh"

what would be "a laugh" would be channel 9 being forced to dump their highest rating show

Wasnt it only gonna be a 2 show special anyway?

did see some 'ashes poker' late on nine last nite, that's some good stuff

poker in the ashes

Ow.

"lot of color on this show"

Holy crap Ive just found a few friends (or at least acquaintances) of my social group that are actually defending the skit - or at least saying "people are overreacting, they meant no harm". I'm a little suprised and disappointed. So I said so on FB and now I have one of said friends getting all patronising and defensive and saying "now trayce, you have to understand not everyone has the same opinion as you". Oh shut up, woman. You think Pigbag are a jazz band wtf would you know.

who is this maroon?

Oh shes a nice person really, I dont want to completely bag her, but for someone my age (or a bit younger even?) she's terribly old fashioned. I wont say who it is but shes the one replying defensively to my last FB post.

OK, you know what? I'm as indignant and embarrased as the next person about this tiresome skit, but the US media's pompous reaction is next-level straight up vomitous.

On one of America's top-rating morning TV talkshows, The View, the skit was labelled "demeaning".

"We are in what people like to call post-racial America right now with (Barack) Obama in office," The View's co-host, Joy Behar, said on air.

"I'm not saying that it (racism) is gone, but we are trying to grow as a country and that's kind of a demeaning sketch that we would never do here anymore."

Behar also raised Australia's treatment of Aborigines.

"The Aborigines, they don't treat them very well," Behar said.

Another host on the show, Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg, added: "That's absolutely true."

Wow, can you sound any more up yourselves guys? Sticks out of eyes pls.

yeah uggh

So nice to hear you're all living in a gum drop house on lolly pop lane now, good luck america.

i don't know what country they live in tbh

Hahah truth.

(Obv my sarcasm is aimed at this media idjits and not lovely US ILXors who would never be so stoopid)

would live in a post-facial america

your eyelashes might be gummed together permanently!

I'm a little suprised and disappointed. So I said so on FB and now I have one of said friends getting all patronising and defensive and saying "now trayce, you have to understand not everyone has the same opinion as you".

If they can't see why blackface is offensive to at least some people, fuck them, honestly.

An interesting twist: a mate of mine is asking on his LJ "those of you saying a blackface skit is unacceptable, where were you when the CHaser did the sick kids skit? Oh, you were supporting them thats right".

Hm. He half has a point, but CONTEXT... oh i dont care anymore humans make my head hurt everyone is stupid.

a) no he doesn't
b) no I wasn't
c) fuck off, racist cuntbag

World of difference between a gag about dying kids and some fucking golliwogs.

AXED

Running a book on who Daryl will blame:

2/1 The Nine Network
3/1 The 21st century
5/1 His sponsors
7/1 The Australian public

rip big man, heaven needed a colourful knitted sweater and racism

According to reports the press was told and he wasn't. It's like they're trying to wind him up for lolz.

get set for a massive butthurt whinge then

Latest 'the future of Hey Hey it's Saturday is in doubt' story in a series of 28,000 'the future of Hey Hey it's Saturday is in doubt' stories:

The future of Hey Hey it's Saturday is in doubt, with host and producer Daryl Somers addressing the programme's Facebook followers yesterday.

Somers said the Nine Network is unlikely to renew the variety show, despite the possibility of something towards the end of the year.

"Both seasons were interrupted by Rugby (League) coverage and even though Nine agreed our figures were strong against the juggernaut of MasterChef and indeed extended our first season by three episodes, The Farmer Wants a Wife replaced us in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games.

"I believe had we been left on the Wednesdays, beyond the MasterChef season, we would have attracted a significant percentage of their audience to consolidate our position but we’ll never know the answer to that question. And besides we all enjoyed the return of the show to Saturdays."

I presume the article cut out just before he said 'oh and our show was shit as well, that's probably why we are a fucking waste of space'

If this Hamish & Andy on TV thing falls through, how long before Daryl whinges to the press about his right to be on telly?

14 seconds

(he has to put down the chardonnay first)

It's okay everyone it's all right don't panic

Other shows with a live tour coming up include Spicks and Specks, RocKwiz, Top Gear, MasterChef Australia and Qi.

"let's go out and watch tv"

They already have KKK meetings, why do they need this as well?

Anyway, when everyone realises that Dickie Knee couldn't possibly work in this setting, it'll be quietly forgotten.

Oh, and the small issue of nobody actually purchasing tickets to see this.