"Shrimp on the barbie" is an often-quoted phrase that originated in a series of television advertisements by the Australian Tourism Commission starring a comedian born in which year ?
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Shrimp on the barbie "Shrimp on the barbie" is an often-quoted phrase that originated in a series of television advertisements by the Australian Tourism Commission starring Paul Hogan from 1984 through to 1990. The actual quote spoken by Hogan is "I'll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you", and the actual slogan of the ad was "Come and say G'day". It has since been used, along with some variations, to make reference to Australia in popular culture.
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Paul Hogan Paul Hogan, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian comedian, actor and television presenter. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as outback adventurer Michael "Crocodile" Dundee in "Crocodile Dundee" (1986), the first in the Dundee film franchise.
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Charles Firth (comedian) Charles Henry Burgmann Firth is an Australian comedian, best known as a member of The Chaser productions "CNNNN" and "The Chaser's War on Everything".
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Bob Newhart George Robert Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery. Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues, "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart", became a worldwide bestseller and reached number one on the "Billboard" pop album chart—it remains the 20th-best selling comedy album in history. The follow-up album, "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!", was also a massive success, and the two albums held the "Billboard" number one and number two spots simultaneously.
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Kerri-Anne Kennerley Kerri-Anne Kennerley (née Wright; born 22 September 1953) is an Australian television personality, actress and singer. After more than 50 years in the industry and an inductee into the Logie Hall of Fame, she is one of Australia's most respected light entertainment and variety hosts. She is noted for her professional and personable hosting style, and her ability to handle awkward guests and situations with gentle humour and composure.
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Anh Do Anh Do (born 2 June 1977) is a Vietnamese-born Australian author, actor, comedian, and artist.
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Mark Mitchell (actor) Mark Mitchell (born 29 September 1954) is an Australian actor, comedian and contemporary artist.
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Ernie Carroll Ernie Carroll (born 26 May 1929, Melbourne) is an Australian entertainer, radio and television personality, comic writer, television producer, puppeteer and comic strip writer, most recognised for his role as the man behind (and inside) Ossie Ostrich on "Hey Hey It's Saturday".
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Daniel Burt (comedian) Daniel Burt is a writer and comedian from Australia.
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Barry Humphries John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, actor, satirist, artist, and author. He is best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He is also a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an award-winning writer, and an accomplished landscape painter. For his delivery of dadaist and absurdist humour to millions, biographer Anne Pender described Humphries in 2010 as not only "the most significant theatrical figure of our time … [but] the most significant comedian to emerge since Charlie Chaplin".
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Andrew Harwood (television host) Andrew Harwood (7 September 1945 – 6 February 2008) was an Australian quiz show host, announcer and actor. He had a career that spanned over 40 years in the Australian entertainment industry.
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PiP Comic Illusionist PiP Comic Illusionist (born 28 October 1986) is an Australian Comedian, Magician, Illusionist, Actor and Hypnotist. He is also known for his charity work, including his work as an Ambassador for Barnardos Australia and Book's in Homes.
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The Eric Bana Show Live The Eric Bana Show Live was an Australian television comedy and talk show hosted by and named after Eric Bana.
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Chips Rafferty Chips Rafferty MBE (26 March 190927 May 1971) was an Australian actor. Called "the living symbol of the typical Australian", Rafferty's career stretched from the 1940s until his death in 1971, and during this time he performed regularly in major Australian feature films as well as appearing in British and American productions, including "The Overlanders" and "The Sundowners". He appeared in commercials in Britain during the late 1950s, encouraging British emigration to Australia.
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Paul McDermott Paul Anthony Michael McDermott (born 13 May 1962) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, director, singer, artist and television personality. As a comedian, he is best known both for "Good News Week" and for his role as a member of the musical comedy group the Doug Anthony All Stars, which disbanded in 1994 but reformed in 2014; he has also performed individually and as a part of GUD. He has frequently appeared at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and taken part in its two major televised productions, the Comedy Festival Gala and the Great Debate. He has also hosted two other ABC programs and briefly featured on Triple J as a morning radio presenter between 1996 and 1997. He hosted "Good News Week" until 2012, and has since pursued his painting career, and given a series of concerts featuring self-penned songs of a more serious nature.
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Anna Daniels Anna Daniels is an Australian author, comedian, radio producer and television presenter who is arguably most notable for a botched radio interview with Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe.
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Lex McLean Lex McLean (born Alexander McLean Cameron, 1908—23 March 1975) was a Scottish comedian.
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Ewen Gilmour David Ewen Gilmour (22 January 1963 – 3 October 2014), commonly known as Ewen Gilmour, was a New Zealand comedian and television presenter. Usually sporting long brown hair with a goatee and wearing a jacket and jeans, he was a self-described Westie.
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Craig Lauzon Craig Lauzon (born February 3) is a Canadian actor, writer, comedian, and member of the "Royal Canadian Air Farce". His main caricatures on the "Farce" include George Stroumboulopoulos, John Baird,Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper.
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Happy Hammond Harry Montague Hammond (7 May 1916 – 1 April 1998 ) professionally known as Happy Hammond, was an Australian comedian, Radio host and Children's Television show host. & day time television producer
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Patsy Biscoe Patsy Biscoe {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 21 March 1946) is an Australian television personality, singer and guitarist. She regularly appeared on children's national television shows, "Here's Humphrey" and "Fat Cat and Friends". She has released many children's music albums containing nursery rhymes and similar children's songs and has sold in excess of 500,000 units in her musical career.
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Ian McFadyen Ian McFadyen (born 8 July 1948) is an Australian writer, actor, and director. He is best known as the producer and performer on the Australian television series "The Comedy Company" which ran from 16 February 1988 to 11 November 1990. One of McFadyen's most memorable characters on the show was "David Rabbitborough", a parodic impersonation of British naturalist David Attenborough.