Seven plays party pooper
Seven didn't want to play along with those Race for Gold clips for the Logies keeping Kate Ritchie and Rebecca Gibney in their pocket.
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Dan Ilic, who directed the effervescent Kate McLennan in those cheeky ‘Race for Gold’ sketches on Sunday, let slip that not everyone was happy to take part in the clips.
“Each of the networks has a representative,” he told TV Tonight. “Nine, TEN and the ABC who are represented for the Gold Logie. The only network that’s not represented is Seven because they didn’t like the creative.”
Adam Hills, Simone Jade-McKinnon and Ian Smith were amongst those who participated in sending themselves up. Smith was especially funny in his sketch. But where was Rebecca Gibney or Kate Ritchie?
Seems the network wasn’t seeing the funny side, leaving Ilic and his team to come up with a clip without any Seven stars. Guess that’s why we saw someone in a koala suit…..?
“So no Kate, no Rebecca but still a funny sketch. You’ll still laugh,” said Ilic.
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16 Responses
Those sketches were so derivative of The Mansion’s, and they were poorly shot, and directed.
Well done 7. Those sketches were not funny at all. Did they do one for Rove? I can’t remember
Pathetic. Who cares if it wasn’t funny it’s just 7 carrying on like school children.
THese sketches were about as funny as Gretel’s opening monologue…completely died…Seven did the right thing here. If the Logies was going to do sketches why didn’t they get actually funny known people to do them.
They were average sketches indeed, good call Seven.
I liked the sketches. The ABC and Ten ones were great.
i didn’t think they were funny at all either.
do we know why rove, nat, and denton weren’t involved. i guess denton never seems to want anyhting to do with the logies he didn’t even submit a response to his gold nomination for the ninemsn voting page.
It seems that I am in the minority here but I enjoyed the sketches on Sunday night especially the ABC one.
The sketches were crap and weren’t funny so I would have said no too.
These sketches were a rip off from The Mansion on The Comedy Channel? Remember that?
John not a rip-off but a promotion by the same team. See earlier story.
Seven: whether it be Brisbane’s 50th, or the Logies, always the party pooper!
I liked those sketches! Seven needs to take the pole out of their backside.
those sketches were among the rare positives from Logies night. The Seven sketch worked even without the stars in it.
but why is it that Seven is happy to win awards and get loads of free PR from it all but won’t let their stars be involved in it (red carpet, sketches)
Good on Seven. Those sketches were cringe-worthy and embarrassing to watch.
Wise move Seven. All of the so called “comic” spots on Sunday night put the brave talent who were roped in to them on the spot. They all ended up with egg on their faces from being lumped with totally embarrassing material. I think Seven were right to not put their talent through the ordeal. ” “You’d stil laugh”, says Ilic.” I didn’t Mr Ilic. Not once. But I frequently squirmed with embarrassment for the poor performers being put through the ordeal of ill conceived comic set pieces.