 The Doug Anthony All Stars (DAAS) were an Australian musical comedy group comprising Tim Ferguson, Richard Fidler and Paul McDermott. The reasoning behind the group's name has never been actually confirmed, however one of the strongest theories is that it refers to Doug Anthony, a country politician from the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales, who became the leader of the conservative Country Party in the 1970s and was Deputy Prime Minister under Malcolm Fraser. Image File history File links Daascdcover. ...
Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ...
Tim Ferguson (born Timothy Dorcen Langbene Ferguson on 16 November 1963 in Sydney, NSW) is an Australian comedian and television presenter. ...
Richard Fidler is a well-known Australian Republican and Australian ABC TV and radio presenter. ...
Paul McDermott (born May 13, 1962) is an Australian musical comedian and television host. ...
Rt Hon Doug Anthony John Douglas Anthony, AC, CH (born 31 December 1929), Australian politician, was born in Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales. ...
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DAAS started out in the early to mid-1980s, busking on the streets of Canberra with original member Robert Piper[1], Ferguson and guitarist Fidler. Piper left the group due to other commitments, and was replaced by Paul McDermott. The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ...
Busking is the practice of doing live performances in public places to entertain people, usually to solicit donations and tips. ...
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Melbourne In 1986, the group relocated from Canberra to Melbourne, where they based themselves with a regular gig at the Prince Patrick Hotel in Collingwood.[2] Around this time, DAAS released their first album, Let It Swing, sold only at the group's gigs. Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ...
Collingwood is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...
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Look up Gig in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Gig may be: A slang term for a musical engagement A contraction for gigabyte An archaic term for a type of light carriage A type of spear A similarly designed type of fishing tackle A contraction for Captains Gig, a type...
Edinburgh After successful appearances at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Adelaide Fringe Festival, DAAS made their first overseas appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1987, where Paul McDermott legendarily exhorted the audience to burn their material possessions on a large bonfire.[3] The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) is held each April in a number of venues across Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...
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The Big Gig and DAAS Icon Following their Edinburgh Fringe shows, the group enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom, making appearances on numerous BBC comedy shows. However, when they returned to Australia in the late 1980s, they were still relatively unknown. This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ...
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This changed when they were invited to appear on the ABC's new comedy show, The Big Gig. This show lead to a rise in popularity, and the group released a book, entitled Book, which was a collection of dark short stories, quite in contrast to their lively and comedic stage shows. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC (formerly the Australian Broadcasting Commission) is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ...
The Big Gig was a popular Australian television sketch comedy series. ...
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DAAS' second album, DAAS Icon, was released in 1990. DAAS Icon (also known as Icon) is a studio album recorded and released by Australian comedy trio, the Doug Anthony All Stars. ...
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DAAS Kapital The group appeared weekly on The Big Gig until 1991, when they starred in their own TV show, DAAS Kapital, a futuristic half-hour long sitcom about their adventures in an underwater history museum. DAAS Kapital ran for two seasons, despite being critically panned. In 1992, they recorded a one-off half-hour television special for the BBC in London.[4] which was shown on New Year's Eve. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
DAAS Kapital was a television comedy series written and performed by Australian comedy trio the Doug Anthony All Stars. ...
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A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ...
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The Edinburgh Years and farewell tour The Edinburgh Years, a film by DAAS, was released in 1993. In November of that year, Warner Reprise Video released a video and CD of one of their London shows at the New Ambassadors Theatre, entitled Dead & Alive. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
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In 1994, the group returned to London, and made four appearances on a TV variety show for Channel 4, ¡Viva Cabaret!.[5] 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...
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The group split up later that year, after a final farewell tour of Australia, which was recorded and released on CD by ABC Records as DAAS: The Last Concert.
After the split In 2003, after Holly Robinson (daughter of Good News Week producer Ted Robinson) died of cancer, a special gala comedy event was held, called "For Holly". At Holly's request, DAAS performed at both her funeral and "For Holly", their first appearance as a trio for some years. They performed "Throw Your Arms Around Me", a song by Hunters & Collectors that DAAS frequently covered in their later years. Good News Week was a satirical news-based comedy quiz show on Australian television which ran from 1996 to 2000. ...
Throw Your Arms Around Me is a song first released by Australian band Hunters & Collectors. ...
Hunters & Collectors, often referred to as the Hunnas by their fans, were an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne in 1980. ...
Discography
Bliss Bliss was a very early recording sold only at gigs. With only four tracks. It is very, very rare.
Let it Swing Let It Swing (Doug Anthony All Stars) was a very early release from the Dougs, from the late 80s. It was available at their shows, and then later through their fanclub, Hateline. It is very difficult to get an original copy, but there are a lot of bootlegged copies floating around. Let it Swing is a studio album recorded and released by Australian comedy trio, the Doug Anthony All Stars. ...
Icon DAAS Icon was released in LP, CD and cassette versions in about 1990, by DAAS Kapital (distributed by CBS Records). Its catalog number is 466852 2. DAAS Icon (also known as Icon) is a studio album recorded and released by Australian comedy trio, the Doug Anthony All Stars. ...
Bottle Bottle was the single that accompanied Icon. It was in at least CD and cassette versions in about 1990, by DAAS Corp. The single contained "Bottle" and the Doug's version of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". It was also available on green, see-through vinyl.
Hippie This is a promo only 7" single that was sent out to radio stations when Icon was released. It is very rare.
Stairways to Heaven This CD and video was a release from Andrew Denton's The Money or the Gun program, and it contained 25 cover versions of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", one of which was done by DAAS with Barry Crocker. Andrew Denton (video tape cover) Andrew Christopher Denton (born May 4, 1960) is an Australian comedian and television presenter, and is the host of the ABCs weekly interview program Enough Rope. ...
The Money or the Gun was an Australian comedy / talk-show on the ABC network in 1989-1990, with occasional specials until 1994. ...
For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ...
Stairway to Heaven is a song by the English rock group Led Zeppelin, composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant, and recorded on their fourth studio album, (Led Zeppelin IV). ...
Barry Crocker is an Australian singer who has been performing for decades. ...
DAAS Bootleg: Live in Edinburgh Live In Edinburgh was a "bootleg" recorded by DAAS in the early-90s. It was available at their shows and through their fanclub.
Dead & Alive The Dead & Alive CD (also available in video format) was recorded in London in 1993.It was released through East West and its catalog number was 4509 94179-2.
Throw your arms around me This was a promo only single that was sent out to radio stations when Dead & Alive was released. It is very rare.
Blue Blue was an album DAAS recorded in the early 90s, but it was never commercially released, for various reasons. Therefore, it is fairly impossible to get an original copy, but bootlegs are fairly easy to obtain.
The Last Concert The Last Concert CD and cassette was a taping of one of DAAS's last shows in 1995.
References - ^ Crabb, Annabel: Clinton's tsunami man, The Age, 15 May 2005.
- ^ Harris, Tim: Prince of pubs' last laugh, The Age, 29 January 2003.
- ^ History of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Doug Anthony Allstars
- ^ BBC Comedy Guide: The Doug Anthony All-Stars
- ^ BBC Comedy Guide: Viva Cabaret
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