McPhail and Gadsby
Political satire: including sketches related to; 1. Iraqi missile attack on the USS Stark 2. A 'spoof' travel commercial 3. The stock market fall 4. The bottle of whiskey used to foil a hijacking attempt at Nadi Airport 5. Musician Boy George 6. Fijian coup leader Sitiveni Rabuka 7. New Zealand Government advertisements to stop crime 8. The Doctors and Nurses of St Lazarus 9. A 'spoof' documentary about a family suffering from over exposure to television programmes about AIDS (and a panel discussion) 10. The Eyewitness special on the coup in Fiji
Satirical comedy sketch show which pokes fun at topical political and social issues.
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1Political satire
Primary Title
- McPhail and Gadsby
Date Broadcast
- Monday 25 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. Iraqi missile attack on the USS Stark 2. A 'spoof' travel commercial 3. The stock market fall 4. The bottle of whiskey used to foil a hijacking attempt at Nadi Airport 5. Musician Boy George 6. Fijian coup leader Sitiveni Rabuka 7. New Zealand Government advertisements to stop crime 8. The Doctors and Nurses of St Lazarus 9. A 'spoof' documentary about a family suffering from over exposure to television programmes about AIDS (and a panel discussion) 10. The Eyewitness special on the coup in Fiji
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)