Under Melbourne Tonight
| Under Melbourne Tonight | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Steve Messenger, Nicholas Bufalo, Dan Flett, Jacinta Hicken |
| Presented by |
Stephen Hall (Host) Vin "Rastas" Hedger (Host) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jill Harris, Dan Flett, Emma Travers, Liam O' Hara |
| Location(s) |
RMIT University Melbourne, Australia |
| Running time | Approx. 60 min. (Including Commercials) |
| Production company(s) | RMITV (Student Community Television Inc.) |
| Release | |
| Original network | C31 Melbourne |
| Original release | 1993 on RMITV 1994 on MCT-31 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The World's Not Round |
| Followed by | What's Goin' On There? (1998) |
Under Melbourne Tonight was a weekly live variety hour television program produced by RMITV that broadcast on C31 Melbourne. Reaching a weekly viewership of 55,000 people each week, the show was reviewed in The Age's Green Guide by Jim Schembri on 22 December 1994 as "Sometimes funnier than Letterman". Under Melbourne Tonight was hosted by Stephen Hall[1] and Vin "Rastas" Hedger and featured regular segments with 3RRR's Tony Biggs,[2] Merrick and Rosso's[3] Merrick Watts and Tim Ross, Corinne Grant,[4] Peter Helliar[5] and many more. The show included segments ranging from live music, stand up comedy, movie reviews, music reviews, video game reviews, sports, news, current affairs, science and sketches. In 1998 the show was rebooted as Under Melbourne Tonight Presents...... What's Goin' On There?[6] in 1998 and Whose Shout at the Stumpy Arms in 1999.
Guests
Musical guests included Cosmic Psychos[7] Weddings Parties Anything,[8] TISM,[9][10][11][12] Pray TV,[13] The Avalanches,[8] The Lucksmiths,[7] Penelope Swales[7] and many more. Stand up comedy guests included Marty Sheargold,[13] Dave O'Neil,[14] Bruno Lucia,[13] Pommy Johnson,[7] Wil Anderson,[7] Rove McManus,[7] Alan Brough,[7] Dave Hughes[8] and many more.
Cast
| Presenter | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Hall | Host | |
| Vin "Rastas" Hedger | Host | |
| Tony Biggs | Supporting cast | |
| Rosso | Supporting cast | |
| Merrick Watts | Supporting cast | |
| Corinne Grant | Supporting cast | |
| Peter Helliar | Supporting cast | |
| James Young | Supporting cast | |
| Chris Pearson | Supporting cast | |
| Dr Andi | Supporting cast | |
| Duncan MacKew | Supporting cast | |
| Steve Polak | Supporting cast | |
| Carlos Raven | Supporting cast | |
| Andrew Young | Supporting cast | |
| Kealy Smith | Supporting cast | |
| Jason Elliott | Supporting cast | |
| Mel Northrop | Supporting cast | |
| Jenny Connely | Supporting cast | |
| Al Parkes | Supporting cast | |
| Liam O'Hara | Supporting cast | |
| Andrea Ho | Voice Over Artist |
References
- ↑ "Taping the source - TV & Radio - Entertainment". theage.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "UMT'97 - Tony Biggs". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "UMT'97 - The Prank Files". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "UMT'97 - Nitty Gritty". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "UMT'97 - Peter Helliar". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "UMT presents - What's Goin' On There? media release". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "UMT list'96". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- 1 2 3 "UMT list'97". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "TISM on Under Melbourne Tonight (Channel 31, 27/04/95)". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "TISM". Australianmusictrade.50webs.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "Video TISM on Under Melbourne Tonight (Channel 31, 27/04/95) - Tism". 2KMUSIC.COM. 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "TISM - Unauthorised, Unofficial, Unendorsed, Underpants (File) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- 1 2 3 "UMT list'95". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "UMT Xmas Special'97". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
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