And now, the lower body
September 13th 2007 -
Obviously, one cannot concentrate on the upper body alone. This exercise gradually allows the blood to flow from the upper body into the legs, a process that does not happen in normal circulation (note: this is a lie).
I went to the Chaser’s War on Everything on Tuesday night (yes, two weeks in a row!). It was really good. I felt like we were part of something historic, and all the Chaser guys definitely felt it, and were a bit rattled. There were lots more flubbed lines, and quite a bit of last-minute writing and alternate footage for different scenarios (they filmed an alternative beginning, on the off chance that Howard got kicked out on Wednesday). It ran quite long, though that was mostly because of the musical number at the end. We were out at 9:30pm after a late 7:30 start, and then we hung around to get photos of Kat with the crew. I got interviewed by the guy on the right here:
Kat is on the left. Apparently the interviewer was a presenter on Big Brother a few seasons back, and is now a writer for the Chaser. Anyway, he was famous enough for Kat to want a photo with him. He asked me a couple of questions about the APEC stunt, and I blathered on in a rather uncharismatic way, so I suspect I will not make whatever final footage is shown wherever they are showing that bit. Probably not on the Chaser.
The controversial APEC stunt was very interesting – Julian Morrow (who is clearly in charge – unlike last week’s show, this one was quite revealing about the relative seniority of team members) was very embarrassed, and answered lots of questions in between filming bits and after the show. The stunt got way out of control, and they were horrified that they got their crew arrested. They really, really weren’t expecting to get inside, and the footage clearly shows that when they did get inside – only just inside, too, having gone through the security fences – they immediately turned around. I’m very much on their side on this issue. If they get sent to prison, I’ll be protesting.
(I am visible in the audience in the front row on the right hand side, by the way. I am wearing my hat.)
lexifab Says:
September 13th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
What I find intriguing is the very real possibility that a particularly harsh response to the stunt could actually have an impact on the Federal election. If they are jailed under the temporary APEC legislation, even though it’s NSW government legislation, I can easily see some smug pointscorer in the Cabinet (Abbott and Costello are two prime candidates) crowing about it in such a way that really gets people offside.
Howard, presumably, would be smart enough not to comment or to keep it to a “This is a matter for the State Attorney General’s office” or something equally neutral, but bank on some self-promoting dimwit making a snide comment that backfires.
I watched the episode last night. To be honest the APEC stunt was completely overblown, but they still managed to get some good laughs out of it. I think they went too far with the assassination invoice gag, but of course that would have been the point.