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Tonight at Nine - Fred Dagg Skits

Tonight at Nine - Fred Dagg Skits
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Tonight at Nine - Fred Dagg Skits
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John Clarke's iconic farmer Fred Dagg first appeared as comic relief in 1973, on current affairs programme Gallery. He took on a similar role on current affairs show Tonight at Nine, writing and performing short skits. In these 18 skits Dagg covers a wide range of subjects, including political and economic issues like superannuation and inflation, plus alcoholic sheep and promoting his Dagg Party manifesto. Clarke's love of sport and sports jargon shines through, as does his physical comedy s...

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1975 - 1976
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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/tonight-at-nine-fred-dagg-1976
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golf / politics / seventies / 1975 / censorship / night porter / superannuation / kiwi culture / new zealand culture / comedy / rural / sheep / farm / wellington / lower hutt / golf course / street / office / inflation / economics / tv aerial / etchings / culture / art / rugby / sport / cigarette / reporters / sis / spies / phone tapping / national security / budgets / mps / member of parliament / dutch ambassador / joie de vivre / film censorship / fencing / money / 1976 / big business / dairy / meat / agriculture / tractor / alcohol / beer / the weathe / reporting / media / elections / the dagg party / weather map / taihape / newspapers / landline telephone / hills / deadpan / stoic / gumboots / river / sports commentary / fencing competitions / telephone tapping / wire tapping / smoking / deflation / picasso / economist / etching / christmas message / tv-2

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