Tom Gleeson ‘axes’ himself from Hard Quiz in a bid for the Gold Logie

May 25, 2019 7:55

Host of the ABC’s popular off-beat quiz show Hard Quiz, Tom Gleeson, announced on Friday he was stepping down from the program to focus on his comedy career.

After the national broadcaster said the resignation was news to them, and revealed the program would indeed be continuing, Gleeson conceded it was all a stunt for the upcoming TV Week Logies.

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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2 COMMENTS

Pascoe 25 May 19

Is this maybe a stunt connected somehow (not sure how though) to The Logies? Don’t they get announced this week?
Something to do with Denyer winning the gold despite having no show?

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Rob 27 May 19

Exactly this. He tweeted as much over the weekend.

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