McPhail and Gadsby
Parody of TV2 programme Newsline. "In this programme we want you to ring in and tell us about things you wouldn't usually talk about. I'm Jim Hopkins, and this is Piles Line."
Satirical comedy sketch show which pokes fun at topical political and social issues.
Primary Title
- McPhail and Gadsby
Date Broadcast
- Monday 16 November 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
- Parody of TV2 programme Newsline. "In this programme we want you to ring in and tell us about things you wouldn't usually talk about. I'm Jim Hopkins, and this is Piles Line."
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)