McPhail and Gadsby
Political satire: including sketches related to; 1. The retaliatory expulsion of a New Zealand official from Moscow 2. The upcoming election campaign 3. Violence in Fiji following the election of a new Government 4. Libyan presence in the Pacific 5. Sex scandals in American politics 6. Paul Simon sings with the Denniston coal miners 7. Civil Defence advertisements 8. Doctors and Nurses of St Lazarus 9. Caucus Challenge - featuring Jim Bolger, Ruth Richardson, Merv Wellington and Sir Robert Muldoon 10. The transforming "Nat Man".
Satirical comedy sketch show which pokes fun at topical political and social issues.
Primary Title
- McPhail and Gadsby
Date Broadcast
- Monday 11 May 1987
Start Time
- 20 : 00
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- TV2
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- Satirical comedy sketch show which pokes fun at topical political and social issues.
Episode Description
- Political satire: including sketches related to; 1. The retaliatory expulsion of a New Zealand official from Moscow 2. The upcoming election campaign 3. Violence in Fiji following the election of a new Government 4. Libyan presence in the Pacific 5. Sex scandals in American politics 6. Paul Simon sings with the Denniston coal miners 7. Civil Defence advertisements 8. Doctors and Nurses of St Lazarus 9. Caucus Challenge - featuring Jim Bolger, Ruth Richardson, Merv Wellington and Sir Robert Muldoon 10. The transforming "Nat Man".
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Comedy
Hosts
- David McPhail (Host)
- Jon Gadsby (Host)