Hey, it’s Logies week – are you excited about the Logies this Sunday? (AUDIENCE APPLAUSE, WHOOPS AND WHISTLES) Yeah. A Logie – that’s the name for what you get when the Australian television industry clears its throat. (SCREW UP FACE AND GRAB SIDE / DRUM & BASS STING)
You’ve probably heard that the name “Logie” comes from the middle name of television pioneer John Logie Baird. Just what is a TV pioneer, anyway? I looked into this – apparently, back in the day, John Logie Baird loaded a bunch of black & white sets into a covered wagon and headed west into the great unknown… He wound up opening the first Harvey Norman in Parramatta.
Imagine if they named other awards after the middle names of famous people. You’d have the Milhous Awards, after Richard Milhous Nixon, for outstanding achievement in lying by a US President – Bill Clinton was a three-time winner in the 90s. And then there's the Rodham Awards, after Hillary Rodham Clinton, for being lied to by a US President.
Officially they’re the TV Week Logie Awards… In case you were wondering, that’s “week” with a double E. (PAUSE FOR UNEASY LAUGH, A FEW HISSES) No, no, that’s not fair. In fact, the list of past nominees for the big one – the Gold Logie – includes the greats of Australian TV… like Simmone Jade Mackinnon, Rachael Carpani, Ada Nicodemou, Bridie Carter, Lisa Chappell, Libby Tanner and Dieter Brummer. That’s your household names right there.
Say what you like about the Logies, but it is Australian TV’s night of nights. Everyone who’s anyone will be there at Crown – in fact, they’re expecting almost as many famous actors and rock stars as there were at the 2020 Summit.
Seriously, that 2020 Summit was so star-studded they flew Joan Rivers to Canberra to do the red carpet arrivals. Did you see her? (IMITATES JOAN RIVERS SHOUTING) “Kevin… Kevin… who are you wearing?” “Peter Garrett, who did your hair?”
And how about those 2020 red carpet fashions? (AUDIENCE APPLAUSE) Cate Blanchett was wearing Armani, Hugh Jackman was wearing Calvin Klein and the PM’s wife Therese Rein was dressed by Silver’s Circus.
We’ve got a great show tonight. Back after this break.
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