Before he was one of the countryâs greatest stand-up comicsâ¦
Sunday, November 19, 2006
One of my favourite videos is Coatsieâs home recording of The D-Generationsâs Country Homestead. Itâs funny for so many reasons. Itâs one of a series of four D-Generation specials that was made after the D-Gen moved from the ABC to Channel 7. They did a series of four one-off specials, and a certain Michael Molloy had joined the team since their final ABC series. But part of the joy of watching that special are the ads, since it was taped off the telly without the pedantic anal retention required to pause the video during the commercial breaks. What we should be doing is scanning it intently for hilariously dated thirty-second masterpieces, to upload to YouTube. Well, someone ought to, for without such activity being undertaken, how would we ever discover the early work of some of our greatest talents?
Donât know what Iâm talking about? Check these out:
And see him in context:
Note: this ad wasnât broadcast during D-Generationâs Country Homestead; it came a few years later. Thanks to ryttu3k for sharing it on Live Journal.