In Gordon Street Tonight: Mar 30

Next guests on Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight, are comedian and writer Tony Martin, American stand-up comedian Maria Bamford, and adventurer Charley Boorman.

Music will be provided by Dan Kelly and Architecture in Helsinki.

A former stand-up comedian, Tony Martin is best known to some for his roles on TV shows The D-Generation and The Late Show. Others may know him best for his popular radio shows such as Martin/Molloy, when he teamed up with fellow comedian Mick Molloy. Tony has also made appearances on Spicks and Specks, Thank God You’re Here, The Panel and Kath & Kim. He’s also a writer, TV & film producer, and most recently presented his own talk show on ABC TV, A Quiet Word with…

Maria Bamford is an American stand-up comedian and voice actor. She’s best known for her portrayal of her dysfunctional family and self-deprecating comedy involving jokes about depression, and has featured in a number of movies and cartoons. Her comedy style draws upon surrealism and incorporates voice impressions that good-naturedly mock various character types.

Charley Boorman is a modern-day adventurer, travel writer and entertainer. His charismatic “let’s just do it” approach to challenges has won him over to a massive TV and literary audience. He’s best known to some as co-adventurer and co-star alongside Ewan McGregor in the Long Way Round and Long Way Down series.

Dan Kelly is a multiple ARIA award nominated singer-songwriter and guitarist, and the nephew of musician Paul Kelly. In 2003 Dan released his first solo EP Man O Mercy, which spawned the radio hit Countermeal Kim. He later formed the band Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males, producing a number of successful albums, before returning to a solo career and releasing a new album Dan Kelly’s Dream.

Architecture in Helsinki are an Australian band hailing from suburban Melbourne. Most of the band members can play multiple instruments and their music makes use of a wide range of instruments, from analogue synthesisers, the glockenspiel and handclaps, to concert band instruments like the trumpet, tuba, trombone and clarinet, to the more standard guitars, bass guitar and drums.

It screens Wednesday March 30 at 8.30pm on ABC1.