ABC2 launching ‘late night’ show John Conway Tonight
John Conway & sidekick Aaron Chen are planning anarchy to hit ABC2 every Sunday night.
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Now this is what multichannels are for ….launching ‘off-Broadway’ shows.
ABC2 is boldly entering into the ‘late night show’ landscape with a low-budget new series, John Conway Tonight.
The series produced by GNWTV, will be filmed in front of a studio audience and screen at 9pm on ABC2, ABC iview, Facebook and YouTube every Sunday from April 16. In that slot it will follow the upcoming Whovians.
Conway will be joined by sidekick Aaron Chen, his manager Robbie Tarocash and comedy guests including Will Erimya, Jenna Owen, Ben Russell, Victoria Zerbst, Penny Greenhalgh, Sam Campbell, Clinton Haines, Tom Walker and Edan Lacey.
“I’ve scoured the Australian comedy scene and have brought together some of the cleverest idiots it has to offer. We’re on to something here – can somebody please help me find out what,” said Conway.
Rebecca Heap, Head of Programming, said “It’s mad, it’s anarchic, it’s bursting with talent, and it’s just the sort of show ABC2 loves to discover and bring to a wide audience. Sunday nights won’t quite be the same again.”
At 9pm every Sunday from 16th April for twelve weeks, ABC2 will air the smallest tonight show in the world, from the smallest nightclub in the world. John will dance, entertain, interview smashing guests and endeavour to keep the chaos in order, all while the literal and metaphorical walls of his own show collapse around him.
Coming at you from a cosy small bar where pizzas are served mid-show and there’s every chance of interruption, it’s a tonight show on the edge of reason. A riot of characters and controlled chaos, and an absurd and hilarious tribute to late night TV.
Begins 9pm Sunday April 16 on ABC2.
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6 Responses
Well the Show needed to copy these u.s late night shows to see how comedy is done regardless of budget.if it did,they may have lasted more than 2 shows
I couldn’t watch more than about 3 minutes – it felt like a C31 show let loose on a mainstream channel but without the production values in line and as David said, a bit “had to be there” – not ‘inclusive’ comedy, and talking more to the audience for approval than the viewer.
I saw the 1st show and have forgotten to see the ones after it.i really think this show needs to study the U.S. late night talk shows and see how they do things because they are the best at doing these types of shows.
That is really the best and only advice i can give.
Good luck in the future
In fairness I don’t think it is trying to clone US… not on that budget.
This was quite awful.
I’m pleased to see ABC2 trying things off-Broadway but I couldn’t make it to the end (why was it not 30 mins?). It felt like “you had to be there” TV.