RNZ Interview: McPhail and Gadsby - David McPhail

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RNZ Interview: McPhail and Gadsby - David McPhail

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In 1977, David McPhail, then a young producer with the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, pitched an idea for a satirical comedy show to air on its second channel, South Pacific Television. The response from his superiors was that it was a terrible idea because New Zealanders do not have a sense of humour as they are staunch, sensible people who don't like laughing, and certainly don't like laughing at themselves. Luckily, he ignored that and went on to make A Week of It – which was follow...

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comedy / satire / sketch comedy / new zealand humour / muldoon / 80s / 1980s / politics / politicians / satirica

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