Spicks and Specks (2005)
Adam Hills, one of Australia's favourite comedians and winner of Edinburgh's Best of the Fest award, is joined by two team captains, comedian and actor Alan Brough and radio breakfast announcer Myf Warhurst, as well as brave personalities who enjoy having long forgotten embarrassing stories laughed about on national television. Two teams go head to head as they sing, shout and delve deep into the recesses of their collective minds to help earn their team an extremely inglorious victory.
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Episode 1 - 4th Feb 2009
Release Date: 2009-02-04Our special guests this week are comedian Meshel Laurie, International DJ Carl Cox, comedian Frank Woodley and Australian singer Ella Hooper. They are joined by a star studded line up, such as Cal Wilson, Denise Scott, Heath Franklin, Hamish Blake, Dave O’Neil, Felicity Ward and much, much, more.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 2009-02-04Guests: Rebecca Barnard Dave O'Neill Guy Pearce Felicity Ward
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 2009-02-11Our special guests this week are Bruce Woodley from The Seekers, uproarious Meshel Laurie, Opera singer Antoinette Halloran and new comer Heath Franklin.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 2009-02-18Our special guests this week are keyboard wizard Alan Zavod, AFI winner comedian/actor Stephen Curry, gold Logie winner actress/singer Georgie Parker, comedian Hamish Blake.
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 2009-02-25Our special guests this week are funky soul singer Sharon Jones, American comedian Tommy Dean, ARIA singer/songwriter David Bridie and radio presenter Amanda Keller.
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Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 2009-03-04Our special guests this week are “Coma” singer Max Sharam, comedian Danny Bhoy, Gold Logie winner John Wood and our favourite regular Denise Scott.
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Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 2009-03-11Our special guests this week are musician Chris Chaney, laugh-out-loud Meshel Laurie, singer Renee Geyer and comedian Jesse Griffin.
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Episode 8 - Episode 8
Release Date: 2009-03-18Our special guests this week are the sensational Pete Murray, hysterical Rhys Darby, knowledgeable Prof. Kim Walker and the exuberant Celia Pacquola
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Episode 9 - Episode 9
Release Date: 2009-03-25Our special guests this week are much loved Bob Evans, laugh out loud larrikin Dave Hughes, singing sensation Tina Arena and comedic cabaret Tim Minchin.
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Episode 10 - Episode 10
Release Date: 2009-04-01Our special guests this week are Irish folk/rock singer Luka Bloom, comedian Pete Helliar, classical virtuoso Katarina Kroslakova and comedian Adam Rozenbachs.
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Episode 11 - Episode 11
Release Date: 2009-04-08Our special guests this week are blues musician Seasick Steve, comedienne and ventriloquist Nina Conti, lead singer of the band Elbow Guy Garvey and British standup comedian John Moloney.
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Episode 12 - Episode 12
Release Date: 2009-04-15Our special guests this week are Suggs from the band Madness, laugh out loud Stephen K Amos, songstress Jade McRae and the sensational Steve Coogan.
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Episode 13 - Episode 13
Release Date: 2009-04-22Our special guests this week are Oz rocker Kram, comedian Rusty Berther (Scared Weird Little Guys), Disc jockey and booth announcer Pete Smith and Kath & Kim’s Gina Riley. Closing the show tonight is the band, the Spooky Men’s Chorale.
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Episode 14 - Episode 14
Release Date: 2009-04-29Our special guests this week are one of the world’s best bass players Guy Pratt, the wondrous Meshel Laurie, Soprano extraordinaire Taryn Fiebig and comedian Dave Hughes.
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Episode 15 - Episode 15
Release Date: 2009-05-06Our special guests this week are Indigenous musician Bart Willoughby, the laugh a minute Hamish Blake, singer/songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke and Mike Keat aka. Miguel Mantovani from The Cuban Brothers.
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Episode 16 - Episode 16
Release Date: 2009-05-13Our special guests this week are Speech from the Grammy Award winning band Arrested Development, comedian Judith Lucy, classical virtuoso Katarina Kroslakova and Scott Edgar from band Tripod.
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Episode 17 - Episode 17
Release Date: 2009-05-20Our special guests this week are rocker Chris Bailey from The Saints, comedian Dave O’Neil, songstress Silvie Paladino and the entertaining Shane Jacobsen.
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Episode 18 - Episode 18
Release Date: 2009-05-27Our special guests this week are Aussie rock legend Ross Wilson, Kiwi comedian Cal Wilson, songtress Sophie Koh and the man responsible for the safari suit revival Mark Trevorrow (aka Bob Downe).
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Episode 19 - Episode 19
Release Date: 2009-06-03Our special guests this week are internationally renowned opera singer Michael Smallwood, the enchanting Amanda Keller, guitar sensation Kaki King and joker Frank Woodley. Michael Smallwood closes the show with a live performance, singing a classic song but with one slight difference.
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Episode 20 - 50's Special
Release Date: 2009-06-10Get your Delorean’s fired up because Spicks and Specks are taking you back to the 50’s. Our special guests this week are hip swinging Frankie J Holden, Australia’s answer to The Fonz Hamish Blake, the all singing and dancing Toni Lamond and voice-over artist Pete Smith.
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Episode 21 - Episode 21
Release Date: 2009-06-17Our special guests this week are NZ folk singer turned celebrity chef Iain Hewitson, US actress and stand up comedian Janeane Garofalo, singer/songwriter Shelley Harland and comedian Mike Wilmot.
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Episode 22 - Episode 22
Release Date: 2009-06-24Our special guests this week are funky soul singer Paris Wells, comedian Dave Hughes, conductor and trombonist Brett Kelly and the loveable Denise Scott. Be sure to watch DJ Mafia and Brett Kelly mixing up phat classical beats.
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Episode 23 - Episode 23
Release Date: 2009-07-01Our special guests this week are swing and cabaret singer David Campbell, gigglelicious Meshel Laurie, acclaimed soprano singer Antoinette Halloran and comedian Trevor Marmalade.
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Episode 24 - Episode 24
Release Date: 2009-07-08Our special guests this week are Australian Idol Wes Carr, Spicks and Specks favourite Hamish Blake, Australian rock legend Jim Keays, and rock-cabaret star Geraldine Quinn. Keep an eye out for a special live performance from Geraldine Quinn of a song she has written just for Spicks and Specks.
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Episode 25 - Episode 25
Release Date: 2009-07-15Our special guests this week are Wiggle Murray Cook, comedian Dave O’Neil, Australian singer, songwritter Ella Hooper, and Comedian Adam Rozenbachs. We also have a special live performance by sea shanty band The Miserable Little Bastards
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Episode 26 - 60's Special
Release Date: 2009-07-22This week Spicks and Specks is making love, not war and taking you back to the 60s. Our groovy guests are ARIA Hall of Famer Brian Cadd, entertainment ledgend Ian Turpie, go-go dancer Denise Drysdale and celebrity gossip, Adam Richard.
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Episode 27 - Episode 27
Release Date: 2009-07-29This week on Spicks and Specks are entertainer Denis Walter, funnyman Colin 'Lano' Lane, folk singer Donna Simpson and one third of Tripod Scott 'Scod' Edgar.
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Episode 28 - Episode 28
Release Date: 2009-08-05Our special guests this week on Spicks and Specks are Australian blues ledgend Matt Taylor, regular member of the Spicks family, Denise Scott, classical flautist Jane Rutter and one half of comedy duo Scared Weird Little Guys, Rusty Berther.
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Episode 29 - Episode 29
Release Date: 2009-08-12Our special guests this week on Spicks and Specks are film producer and former music publicist Al Clark, international comedian Reginald D Hunter, singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Spicks and Specks favourite Meshel Laurie.
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Episode 30 - Episode 30
Release Date: 2009-08-19Our special guests this week on Spicks and Specks are Wicked’s good witch Glinda Lucy Durack, funny man Dave O’Neil, music legend Tim Finn and musical comedian Jackie Loeb.
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Episode 31 - Episode 31
Release Date: 2009-08-26This week our special guests on Spicks and Specks are fedora wearing singer songwriter Jason Mraz, Chaotic comedian Jason Byrne, Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes, and the wonderfully wrong Sarah Millican.
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Episode 32 - Episode 32
Release Date: 2009-09-02This week on Spicks and Speck our special guests are Wa Wa Nee’s Paul Gray, lady of laughs George McEncroe, Dash and Will’s Charlie Thorpe and larrikin Dave Hughes .
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Episode 33 - 200th Show
Release Date: 2009-09-09This week is our 200th episode and to help use celebrate we have the pianist and composer Paul Grabowsky gigglelicious Meshel Laurie, Australian singer Ella Hooper and Spicks and Specks favourite Hamish Blake.
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Episode 34 - Episode 34
Release Date: 2009-09-16This week on Spicks and Specks our special guests are Australia’s original childrens popstar Peter Combe, rock & roll photographer Tony Mott, comedy writer and stand up comedian Celia Pacquola and UK funny man Stephen K Amos.
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Episode 35 - Episode 35
Release Date: 2009-09-23This week on Spicks & Specks our Special guests are Crowded House bass guitarist Nick Seymour, rock singer/song writer John Swanee Swan, actor/comedian Eddie Perfect and comedian Denise Scott.
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Episode 36 - 70's Special
Release Date: 2009-09-30Spicks and Specks is taking you back to the 70s this week. Our far out guests are Mushroom records founder Michael Gudinski, comedian Tommy Dean, Music guru Molly Meldrum, and Australian TV darling Noeline Brown.
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Episode 37 - Episode 37
Release Date: 2009-10-07Our special guests this week are guitarist/violinist Rob McComb, comedian Rusty Berther , vocalist Sophie Brous, and comedian Dave O’Neil.
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Episode 38 - Episode 38
Release Date: 2009-10-14Our special guests this week are singer Suze DeMarchi, English comedian Russell Kane, the MC of Woodstock Chip Monck and American funny man Rich Hall.
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Episode 39 - Episode 39
Release Date: 2009-10-21Our special guests this week are the drummer for INXS Jon Farris, musical comedian Scott Edgar, singer/song writer Megan Washington and comedian Adam Rozenbachs.
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Episode 40 - Episode 40
Release Date: 2009-10-28This week on Spicks & Specks our Special guests are singer/songwriter Jordie Lane , the hilarious Denise Scott, Hokum blues singer CW Stoneking and the always entertaining Hamish Blake .
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Episode 41 - 80's Special
Release Date: 2009-11-04Put on your shoulder pads and perm your hair, this week Spicks and Specks is taking you back to the 80s. Our totally awesome guests tonight are Uncanny X-Men’s Brian Mannix, comedian George McEncroe, Chantoozie Ally Fowler and funny man Dave O’Neil.
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Episode 42 - Episode 42
Release Date: 2009-11-11This week the Spicks & Specks team have searched through all of the footage and put together of the best & funniest moments for 2009. This year we saw our 200th show come about and loved having you all along for the ride, so sit back, relax and laugh along with Adam, Myf, Alan and guests as the music show brings you the best of it’s best.
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Episode 43 - Episode 43
Release Date: 2009-11-18This week the Spicks & Specks team have decided to bring you all of the bits & pieces that ended up on the editing room floor. You'll see the comical mistakes, funny stories and segments that just didn’t fit into our half hour show. Then we finish with something a little bit naughty!