McPhail and Gadsby
Political satire: including sketches related to; 1. The charge that Transport MInister Richard Prebble was seen reading the paper while driving 2. An interview with 'Labour MP Helen Clark' in which her short hairstyle becomes the focus 3. The lead up to Pope John Paul II's visit t New Zealand; 4. Government policies to save Rotorua's geothermal fields
Satirical comedy sketch show which pokes fun at topical political and social issues.
Primary Title
- McPhail and Gadsby
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 27 September 1986
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- Satirical comedy sketch show which pokes fun at topical political and social issues.
Episode Description
- Political satire: including sketches related to; 1. The charge that Transport MInister Richard Prebble was seen reading the paper while driving 2. An interview with 'Labour MP Helen Clark' in which her short hairstyle becomes the focus 3. The lead up to Pope John Paul II's visit t New Zealand; 4. Government policies to save Rotorua's geothermal fields
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Comedy
Hosts
- David McPhail (Host)
- Jon Gadsby (Host)
Contributors
- John Lye (Director)
- John Lye (Producer)
- BCNZ (Production Unit)