This has aged fantastically 😂

I had no idea, no idea at all that it was the second longest suspension bridge.

17 years ago and farcical, today factual. 🤪🎉🥴

@bigjobbies

Ай бұрын

the sketch is actually more farcical today

All of this now is our reality :(

I'm transgender and that was so funking funny! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Dylan_Mulvaney_OFFICIAL

Ай бұрын

At least you can take a joke, much respect.

Some of the most intelligent comedy I've ever seen.

A very clever comedian

cant do this anymore

@JohnSmith-jh1iy

Ай бұрын

Yes you can. Dont be scared of the cry babies.

@Tester-sh1mn

Ай бұрын

Of course a DW+ subscriber would say that…

@Flaynustheflayedanus4815

Ай бұрын

Give me a break, yes you can.

@saernst

Ай бұрын

@@JohnSmith-jh1iy Shaun said himself in his autobiography that he couldn't and regretted this one.

Shaun Micallef ROCKS!!!

this was never aired, it appears as an extra on one of his dvd's. as for the scheppele corby thing, it was added in later on because obviously back in 1999 no one knew who she was.

We need Micallef more than ever

@toastermctoastin4641

Ай бұрын

I have a scary feeling he wouldn't be supporting this one. At least publicly.

HAHAHAHAHAHA.....This is amazing and clearly ahead of its time.

Francis Greenslades best performance ever!

Micallef is truely Australia's greatest tv comedian

EXTREMELY WELL DONE, APPEARED MORE SERIOUS, RATHER THAN ACTUAL COMEDY. SATT.

@MikeyRB77

Ай бұрын

Define "actual comedy" for those of us that don't know what that is.

"I have an irrational fear of tapwear"... lmao!

@bradmodd7856

5 ай бұрын

that was what you found funny??? that was the cringe moment for me, lazy comedy writing

@Tester-sh1mn

Ай бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠@@bradmodd7856What is lazy is your lack of capitalisation and full stops.

The “either” line - gold

LOL Francis looks great in sparkly green and big hair.

I think they added it onto the DVD. It aired long before anyone knew who she was. It might not have even aired, it could be in the deleted scenes section of the DVD, I can't remember.

The funniest skit never to make it to air. The last bit is the best. :-)

LOL - what is that picture on the wall in the background at the end!?! Doesn't look like Sean at all! :D

Better times

1:23 I could almost swear he says "air traffic comptroller", just sort of throws it in there because, well, why would you not if the opportunity presents itself.

What is it about OZ TV that they have such great supporting casts ?

@leechgully

Ай бұрын

It's a small population so working actors need to be versatile and capable of switching between TV, film and stage work. We seem a lot of the same faces pop up in different areas all the time. Actors just trying make a living. Also what makes them in demand in Hollywood.

That transvestite is a legend

Frances looks fabulous

meanwhile in the distant future in 2024

Shaun Micallef is really attractive!

@brianglendenning1632

6 ай бұрын

Shaun has a personal account @renzo…😂

I need a transvestite to tell me this is OK.

Why this skit never made it to air I don't know. Piss funny!

@mubd1234sAussieMediaArchive

2 жыл бұрын

There was a huge controversy over a sketch which was presented as the introduction to a documentary about war hero Weary Dunlop, before the voiceover said he had a secret he had been hiding for his whole life and then a caption was put up - "Weary Dunlop, Transsexual", before a sudden cut to an overworked ABC switchboard operator putting cables into an old fashioned switchboard and telling callers to hold the line... It was part of a series of gags involving a very controversial topic being abruptly cut off by the video of the ABC switchboard operator. Shaun did a radio interview promoting the series where he mentioned this sketch in passing and it blew up...John Howard got involved, it was a big mess and the ABC cut the sketch. I suspect that was meant to lead in (or lead out) of this sketch, so both got cut.

@whophd

Жыл бұрын

Probably for the best. This has aged terribly.

@danielseaton3504

Жыл бұрын

​@@whophd has it?? Never been more relevant

@whophd

Жыл бұрын

@@danielseaton3504 righhhhht yes it's relevant but it's aged terribly Do you consider yourself a libertarian or the opposite of that? That's what this comes down to.

@danielseaton3504

Жыл бұрын

@@whophd no man I don't give two shits about politics like Americans that are obsessed with them,can't someone not be linked to said party for their own morals and values? I found all sorts funny,and not easily offended,make fun of myself and others,I call a spade a spade it's that simple

Gold

Very good indeed. That pushed buttons, found G-spots if you will, that I never knew existed. I'm guessing it was felt to be just a bit too 'meta' for broadcast. Now, back to my search for a copy of 'Bliss'.

This would not have gotten aired in 2018!

@r0bz0rly

2 жыл бұрын

no one let the woke mob see this, they'll hang shaun micallef now lol

@westaussie965

Жыл бұрын

Holy shit, it’s 2023 and things are way out of control 😂

@jacobpaint

9 ай бұрын

Shaun himself would do such a sketch now. His comedy has firm political leanings, he doesn't tend to do sketches just because they’re funny and where every character, including his own, is the butt of the joke.

@lisafoodie8443

Ай бұрын

omG has it been that long? im so lucky to born in the 70s...

@richiesworld1

Ай бұрын

This only seems true, if you don't have a tv...or a computer...or a phone...

No way that Micallef would do this today. He'd hope that activists don't 'rediscover' it.

@SineN0mine3

Ай бұрын

Whatever you do don't leave a comment so the algorithm shows it to more people!

LOL what the fuck was that intro?!

When was this aired? Did someone else tack the Schapelle Corbys frog thing on or something?

@stuartkeating6508

6 жыл бұрын

9 years later...and I still want to know this. I just mainly commented to see if you're still there

@jamestrainor4293

3 жыл бұрын

@@stuartkeating6508 1998-02

@creoda673

2 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly. The Micallef Pogram ended in 2001. Schapelle Corby didn't become famous until 2005 or so. Very strange.

@creoda673

2 ай бұрын

IIRC the DVDs for the series were released the in mid 00s, so that might be when it was added, seeing as this was apparently a deleted scene.

How did they know about Schapelle Corby before she had even gone to jail?

@Electricshrock

11 ай бұрын

I think she was arrested at the time of the final series (1999).

@quietdominator666

11 ай бұрын

@@Electricshrockfair point. Maybe she was sentenced in 2002.. spins me out though. I know the micallef show was a bit random with names.

hahahahaha awesome!!!!

amazing, thumbs up if tom milsom bought u here :)

*how did they ever get Divine to appear*

@Tester-sh1mn

Ай бұрын

Necromancy.

@sexobscura

Ай бұрын

@@Tester-sh1mn obviously 🙄

@sexobscura

Ай бұрын

@@Tester-sh1mn unless Divine never really died 😉

Hilarious!

The best jokes in this are the ones that completely ignore the fact that the characters are trans as part of the bit. Calling them a "freakshow" at the end was a bit much though.

@howeffingridiculous

Ай бұрын

It's a joke

@Tester-sh1mn

Ай бұрын

@@howeffingridiculousActually it’s a comedy sketch with MULTIPLE jokes, can you believe that?

@howeffingridiculous

Ай бұрын

@@Tester-sh1mn well I'm stunned, multiple jokes? Next thing you'll tell me I'm allowed to laugh

@Tester-sh1mn

Ай бұрын

@@howeffingridiculous Boy howdy, do I have news for you!

@smallenable

6 күн бұрын

I agree that it’s all really just Micallef absurdist humour that just happened to use the transgender discussion as a canvas. The “freakshow” URL after welcoming audience discussion is clearly a joke about the URL creator not getting the memo of the tone. It’s really similar to another Micallef joke where he introduces his new book as one that took him five years to write and cost him his marriage. It’s called Who Farted 2 and features random photographs with the caption “Who Farted?” In summary, there’s no snarkiness here, this segment could have been about anything and had the same tone.

Prescient.

Back when comedians could do comedy. Can't imagine the ABC funding this these days.

@adoredpariah

18 күн бұрын

And you're the arbiter of comedy I suppose?

@kelp7060

8 күн бұрын

@@adoredpariah Way to miss the point.

@adoredpariah

8 күн бұрын

@@kelp7060 the point being what? Comedians can't do comedy for fear of being "cancelled" or whatever nonsense? Sounds more like a problem of cowardice on the end of many comedians today than anything else, but that's not new either, some of the most widely respected comedians of the past were considered controversial at times. They just did their acts anyway. If you feel like you have something to say in an entertaining way, who cares is some people don't like it? You can't tell a joke and expect the entire planet to laugh along.

@kelp7060

5 күн бұрын

@@adoredpariah Yes! Exactly. Or be attack by insane people. Don't forget that one. They can de-funded just like that sometimes. Or maybe you'll have something happen to like Butterfield where you're forced to go to another state for sensitivity training. Yeah, cancelled is a thing that's been proven 100 times over so stop wasting everyone's time pretending it isn't. Many have lost their jobs and have been completely excluded from many industries because of it. Are you the arbiter of morality? Are you the arbiter of awareness? What a silly way to word it. I strongly agree with your last sentence though I don't believe it's that easy right now.

Befuddlement

I’m offended! Everybody stop what you’re doing!

Micallef wouldn't be brave enough to do a sketch like this today. XD

@handymanr4729

3 жыл бұрын

Hes brave enough, Its that the ABC's insurance and legal budgets arent big enough!

@enterpassword3313

Ай бұрын

​@@handymanr4729nah hes a sellout

Befuddlement 😂

A great big middle finger to these confused and I applaud it ... what with all the trans lunacy today

Ahh Shann Micallef... used to enjoy him. Shame about the broadcaster... c_0

hmmm, not that annoyed they cut this.

@umbrellathing

7 жыл бұрын

They have an irrational fear of tapware

@ematisions

2 жыл бұрын

Not woke enough for you

@GM-fg3bi

Жыл бұрын

i am not annoyed that you are not annoyed. . .

@creoda673

2 ай бұрын

Now it rightly has more views than most sketches in the inferior third series.

@vanessac1965

Ай бұрын

I'm glad you're happy with the surgery

And now Micallef is a woke hack who would apologise for this. Sad.

@jeffbyrnes3686

Жыл бұрын

Yeah a shame. He did some great sketches back in '98 to 2000 that would no way be allowed on air now. #triggerwarning haha

@thetombuck

6 ай бұрын

It's a deleted scene for a reason. It wasn't funny twenty three years ago either.

@Sidewinder1999

6 ай бұрын

@@thetombuckOK groomer.

@PM-oq8dg

Ай бұрын

​@@thetombuck got hearty laughs from me.

@ronanrogers4127

Ай бұрын

@@thetombuckhow do you know it wasn’t funny 23 years ago if it wasn’t aired then?

Aged like milk.

@geetuz

27 күн бұрын

Kind of missing the point if you think he's punching down on the trans community.

@alasyon

24 күн бұрын

This is interesting. What is the point?

@geetuz

23 күн бұрын

@@alasyon You don't think he's making a point about the broader societal prejudice/ ignorance towards the trans community? Which would have been all the more severe back in the 90s/00s given it wasn't really a mainstream community. Hence the "freakshow" line at the end. I mean I could be wrong, but that's how a interpreted it considering Micallef isn't a bigot.

@alasyon

23 күн бұрын

@@geetuz That actually makes a lot more sense. The modern lens of has me seeing this as something else, but I think you’re right, he’s playing up stereotypes.

Excellent

The funny bit is all the recent snowflake comments

@panwu6602

Ай бұрын

I know, wtf 😆