Beyond a Joke!

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Title

Beyond a Joke!

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Description

This 1995 documentary chronicles the origins of New Zealand humour, and features classic TV comedy moments from Fred Dagg, Barry Crump, A Week of It, McPhail and Gadsby, Billy T James, Pete & Pio, the Topp Twins, Gliding On, Lynn of Tawa and Funny Business. Tom Scott, John Clarke, David McPhail and Jon Gadsby talk about the nature of New Zealand satire; Pio Terei, Peter Rowley, and Billy T James producer Tom Parkinson discuss the pros and cons of race-based humour; and the Topp Twins expl...

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Video

Date created

1996

URL

https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/beyond-a-joke-1996

Related subjects

comedy / comedian / satire / humour / kiwi comedy / rob muldoon / auckland comedy festival / auckland comedy fest / 1990s / 1995 / nz on air / new zealand on air / nineties / tractor / fred dagg / jokes / satirist / a good keen man / hang on a minute mate / writer / author / town & around / the great debate tour / gallery / muldoon / robert muldoon / newspaper cartoons / a week of it / mcphail and gadsby / mcphail & gadsby / television / letters to blanchy / te maori news / pete & pio / pete and pio / topp twins / yodel / yodelling / gliding on / glide time / playwright / theatre / lynn of tawa / royal variety preformance show / funny business / new zealand comedy / billy t james sho / new zealand culture / new zealand television / cartoon / sid scales

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