articles about Tim & Graeme's appearance at the World's Funniest Island festival
19/10/2009 00:00 GMT

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Here are two articles about Tim & Graeme appearing at the festival.

From http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/arts/young-crowd-goes-yum-yum-over-veteran-goodies/2009/10/17/1255624772594.html

Young crowd goes 'yum, yum' over veteran Goodies

Andrew Taylor
October 18, 2009



It's not quite the Lost Island of Munga, but for the Goodies a gig on Cockatoo Island is just fine.

Graeme Garden, 66, and Tim Brooke-Taylor, 69, two-thirds of the trio behind the 1970s hit television series, delighted fans yesterday at the World's Funniest Island, a 24-hour comedy fest that is part of the month-long Crave Sydney festival.

Brooke-Taylor said it was ''fascinating'' to be performing in the surrounds of the former prison.

''I wish I could take the audio tour,'' he joked.

He said he was surprised by the large crowds of young people who had gathered to watch him and Garden appear on stage with The Chaser's Andrew Hansen.

''It's completely different from England, where you have to be over 40 to remember our show,'' Brooke-Taylor said.

Brooke-Taylor said the veteran comics were surprised by the international storm caused by the Jackson Jive sketch on this month's Hey, Hey, It's Saturday reunion special.

''I think it's difficult to be dogmatic about these things,'' he said.

During their performance, the Goodies played clips from the TV show and donned cowboy hats for a rendition of Good Ol' Country Music by the third Goodie, Bill Oddie, who was unable to make the trip to Australia.


From http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/10/the-goodies-island.html

The Goodies island

By David Knox on October 18, 2009 Filed Under News Two of the legendary Goodies team are in Sydney at the moment appearing at World’s Funniest Island, a comedy event staged on Cockatoo Island as part of the month-long Crave Sydney festival.

It’s not quite the Lost Island of Munga, but for the Goodies a gig on Cockatoo Island is just fine.

Tim Brooke-Taylor, 69, said it was ”fascinating” to be performing in the surrounds of the former prison.

”I wish I could take the audio tour,” he joked.

Joining him is Graeme Garden, 66, while Bill Oddie appears only via clips. The Chaser’s Andrew Hansen hosts the event.

Brooke-Taylor commented tactfully on Hey Hey It’s Saturday’s Jackson Jive skit.

”I think it’s difficult to be dogmatic about these things,” he said.

TEN’s Angela Bishop also interviewed the two comedians, you can see here.

Alexei Sayle, Jane Bussmann, Merrick and Rosso, Arj Barker and others are also performing.

Source / photo: smh.com.au