Hamish & Andy confirm Nine deal
Radio duo Hamish & Andy have this afternoon confirmed a two year deal with the Nine Network.
However the pair claim they have no idea yet on what the progamming – produced by their production company Radio Karate – will consist of.
They made the announcement on their weekly Today Network radio show.
A statement from Nine quoted the pair – Hamish Blake and Andy Lee – as saying:
“We don’t really know what the show will be yet, but we are super excited that Channel Nine will press play on the VCR, as we’ve decided to stick with VHS as our format of choice. The fact that the Nine Network has the London Olympics next year was a big draw card, mainly because we might score a couple of free tickets to see the Latvian synchronized swimming team.”
Last year saw Radio Karate produce Hamish & Andy’s Caravan of Courage for Ten.
Nine’s director of television Michael Healy said: “We’re really excited about the boys joining Channel Nine. They’re great guys and a great fit with Nine’s plans for 2011.”
Nine has been attempting to position itself as “the home of comedy” in 2011. However, it has cancelled Ben Elton’s Live From Planet Earth after three episodes following poor ratings, shooting of the current series of Two And A Half Men was axed in the US today, and Shit My Dad Says and Mike & Molly have struggled to attract strong primetime ratings.
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Go boys!
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Will need to show us some more ideas than just” 2 whacky blokes do road trips etc”
Been there.Done that.
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Congrats Channel Nine! Hamish and Andy will be a great asset to the channel, and will make up for the bad luck with Ben Elton & 2 & A Half Men cut. Looking forward to some great locally made content!!!!!
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These cutesy faux-naive “announcements” from comedy talent are a well-overdone trope.
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Hope the show’s funnier than that press release.
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Fantastic news!
Hope u guys get ur tickets! Lol
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Oh my God, is that a recent photo of Hamish… what happened to all his hair???
HA!
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They were never good on TV.
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Didn’t they have a show back on channel seven that only lasted 6 episodes? I don’t think Channel 9 will be as forgiving and will most likely follow the same fate as the Ben Elton debacle
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Yes, it has been confirmed – Hamish and Andy Live from Planet Dearth
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2 years!! they better read the smallprint.
if this is anything like Merrick & Rosso’s efforts run for the hills
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Great job boys!
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Good to see that Australia’s tall poppy syndrome is alive and well from the above comments! You guys put the green, in green and gold…just thought of that then, I suppose I’ll be cut down as well now for my comedy genius?
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Hmmmm…. Do these guys still carry that much “comdey equity”? Are they still actually “current”? is this the depth of the talent pool? – WOW the big 3!!
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oh my god, I am so excited I love these guys!! Love it!!!
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