Newstopia

[Godz Illa]

Anyone watch it last night? Shaun Micallef is a love-him-or-hate-him type, and I've been entrenched on the love side since the days of David McGahan and Milo Kerrigan. Newstopia was pretty dang hilarious I thought, looks a good vehicle for his deadpan, wordy style of humour.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Didn't see it, will keep an eye out for it.

Milo Kerrigan is an absolute cack.

 

[MattJ]

I liked the forced awkwardness between Micalef and Ed Kavalee, not a bad show at all, i'll come back for another look next week.

 

[julian87]

the days of David McGahan .

Haha, those were the days.

I laughed for 30 mins straight during Newstopia, the man is a genius.

Pity though, I don't thjink it will get a following.

 

[B-dos]

geez, i thought it was fairly average. certainly far from hilarious.

 

[Tom Shines]

I thought it was good. Definitely deadpan, and with no studio ausience, you had to make up your own mind where to laugh.

Ed Kavalee's sports reporter is taken directly from his radio show, so no real work was done there.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

pfft how can you forget faaabio, the most beautiful man in the cosmos SAYING THIS THINGS TOOOOOOO YOOOOOOOOOOUUU

 

[choc_soldier]

Michallef's style of humour is definitely sublime. You either get it or you don't.

I think he's a comic genius. Newstopia was what I was expecting - absolutely hilarious.

Didn't see it, will keep an eye out for it.

You can watch the episode online until next Wednesday.

http://programs.sbs.com.au/newstopia/

 

[Trollhammaren]

Micallef is great, and I enjoyed Newstopia. I kind of thought it was like 'The Nation' but not horses*it. I love his style of humour, his book, 'Smithereens', is some of his best work also.

 

[julian87]

He didn't have any goat like creatures.

 

[julian87]

LOL

But it was replaced with someone doing lines.

 

[Generalzod]

I thought it was great...

 

[Godz Illa]

Took it up a notch last night. Funnier than the first episode.

 

[weasel]

Just watched the second episode online (missed the first ep, unfortunately) and thought it was pretty lol. Loved the Les Murray gag.

 

[julian87]

I didn't think last night was as funny as the previous episode.

Just have to love Wednesday evenings though: Chaser, Summer Heights High and micallef.

 

[bluesbreaker]

Funniest man on Australian television. His best work was definately the Micallef P(r)ogram(me) though. That sh*t all over full frontal.

 

[Godz Illa]

Have to agree. I bought the Micallef P(r)ogram(me) box set on the weekend. I've only watched a couple of discs so far but I'm pretty sure it has the best laughs-per-hour (lph) ratio of any dvd in my collection. I don't mean giggles either - thats an entirely different measurement (gph) - I mean loud, hearty guffaws.

 

[madunit]

that boxed set is hilarious.

Myron is best!

 

[magpie_man]

TBH i judge people on whether they like Micallef or not. Love the show btw.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

love Micallef!!!!!!!!!!!!

Loved him in Full Frontal as Milo and Fabio and even a couple of years ago had his own program on the ABC ( pissed can't remember it) but got the DVD for it as well.

Very smart humour and either like or dont. A very underrated comedian.