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Really Ancien

Norman Gunston
« on: 22 June, 2008, 05:49:18 pm »
I've just been researching Australian comedy and rediscovered Norman Gunston, a long forgotten progenitor of Borat.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/QMm7REorUls&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/QMm7REorUls&rel=1</a>

Damon.
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Flying_Monkey

Re: Norman Gunston
« Reply #1 on: 22 June, 2008, 06:36:38 pm »
He isn't forgotten in Australia! Several of my Aussie friends spotted the influence of Gunston on people like acts like Dennis Pennis and Borat some time back... he was a bit of a wayward genius.
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Really Ancien

Re: Norman Gunston
« Reply #2 on: 22 June, 2008, 09:23:42 pm »
He was first shown in the UK on the Clive James show in about '75 in the original manifestation he was studio based and guests were invited to take a selection from the 'pie bar', one of those things you see in bakers. I was pleased to see him on Youtube after all these years.

Damon.

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GruB

Re: Norman Gunston
« Reply #3 on: 22 June, 2008, 09:27:15 pm »
Wow, that title is a blast from the past.
Norman Gunston  ;D
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Justin(e)

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Re: Norman Gunston
« Reply #4 on: 22 June, 2008, 09:57:18 pm »
Garry McDonald was terrific in "Mother and Son".  One of my all time favorites.

The poor guy suffered from mental illness, like many comic geniuses.  I think that Norman was his finest creation, and his interviews on parliament steps during the constitutional crisis was his finest hour.
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