The Doug Anthony All-Stars
One of the first ever Pozzitive productions was a half-hour special featuring the startlingly-original and genuinely (as opposed to synthetically) outrageous Doug Anthony All-Stars, a three-man singing & comedy group from Australia who had exercised such a compelling grip on two Edinburgh festivals in succession that the BBC gave them their own special, broadcast in December 1992.
The three comedians, Tim Ferguson, Richard Fidler & Paul McDermott, were a totally arresting mixture of scary and charming, and mixed comic songs, stand-up and audience participation at a furious pace.
The name “Doug Anthony All-Stars”, apart from forming a handy acronym for things like their Australian show D*A*A*S Kapital, comes from a little-known-outside-Australia politician and occasional Deputy Prime Minister...
The Doug Anthony All-Stars
30m Special
First Tx 31/12/92 BBC2 21.25-21.55
| Starring The Doug Anthony All-Stars | |
| Tim Ferguson | |
| Richard Fidler | |
| Paul McDermott | |
| with special guest | |
| Flacco | Paul Livingston |
| Written by | Tim Ferguson |
| Richard Fidler | |
| Paul McDermott | |
Costume Designer | |
| Produced & directed by | Geoff Posner |
The Doug Anthony All-Stars
Alas, the show has never been released on DVD, but you can find out about the DAAS and the show by clicking here
and here's a good BBC one
and there's even more info on this website about Australian comedy
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