I remember watching that nearly 40 years ago, and being amazed at its brilliance. Nothing's changed - it's still one of the cleverest pieces of comedy/satire ever screened on Australian TV.
Verdi, Rigoletto: Prelude (title music) Mozart, Don Giovanni: ‘La ci darem la mano (‘Gough is our nation’s leader’) Rossini, Barber of Seville: ‘Largo al factotum’ (the ‘general’ song) Verdi, Rigoletto: ‘La donna e mobile’ (‘up in the senate’) Strauss, Die Fledermaus: ‘Mein Herr marquis’/the laughing song (‘x has the cure’) Verdi, Il trovatore: ‘Chi del gitano’/the forging song (‘shame, shame’) Puccini, Turandot: ‘Nessun dorma’ (‘dissolution’) Mozart, Don Giovanni: ‘La ci darem la mano’ (‘Mal is our nation’s leader’)
one of the best comedy skits ever in Australian comedy..brilliant and well throughout script by the genius of actors Maxwell Irvine Gillies
I remember watching that nearly 40 years ago, and being amazed at its brilliance. Nothing's changed - it's still one of the cleverest pieces of comedy/satire ever screened on Australian TV.
Funny thing about Blue poles, Gough bought it for a million. Now its worth more than a hundred million.
That one dislike was Tony Abbot.
An absolute gem, thanks for uploading
Vale John Clarke. Greatest comedian since Groucho
That body posture right at the end of the last song as Malcolm Fraser was brilliant. So Malcolm Fraser as those who remember knew him.
An oldie but a goodie... Vale Gough Whitlam.
To satirize with such clever use of reworded opera classics took real talent. Greatly missed
wonderful! So clever.
Rage is maintained & children have been educated.
Funniest Australian tv show of all time.
good satire.
Can someone please identify all the tunes used in this skit? I can identify a few, but more escape me.
Verdi, Rigoletto: Prelude (title music)
Mozart, Don Giovanni: ‘La ci darem la mano (‘Gough is our nation’s leader’)
Rossini, Barber of Seville: ‘Largo al factotum’ (the ‘general’ song)
Verdi, Rigoletto: ‘La donna e mobile’ (‘up in the senate’)
Strauss, Die Fledermaus: ‘Mein Herr marquis’/the laughing song (‘x has the cure’)
Verdi, Il trovatore: ‘Chi del gitano’/the forging song (‘shame, shame’)
Puccini, Turandot: ‘Nessun dorma’ (‘dissolution’)
Mozart, Don Giovanni: ‘La ci darem la mano’ (‘Mal is our nation’s leader’)
Thank you!
Puccini wishes he wrote "Maintain your rage". So wonderful. Much better than the original.
@@davidlarkin8849 Nice work Sir.
@@davidlarkin8849 I should have said earlier, but thank you, hopefully your comment will help many others into the future.
does anyone know what year this was aired?
I want to say 1984
'84/'85.
November 1984