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The Paul Hogan Show
1973 Australian TV series or program
The Paul Hogan Show was a popular Australian comedy show which aired on Australian television from 1973 until 1984 for a total of 12 seasons and 60 episodes.
Paul hogan biography wikipedia
It made a star of Paul Hogan, who later appeared in Crocodile Dundee. Hogan's friend (and producer of Crocodile Dundee) John Cornell also appeared in the show, playing Hogan's dim flatmate Strop.
Premise
Episodes of the series generally opened with Hogan, playing a version of himself he called 'Hoges', presenting a stand-up comedy routine dressed in his bridge rigger's costume of boots, shorts, and shirt with sleeves cut off.
The show then presented a series of comedy sketches, usually with Hogan in the lead role and playing various recurring characters, including:
- Leo Wanker: an inept daredevil stuntman;
- George Fungus: a take-off of real-life television journalist George Negus of the Australian 60 Minutes;
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