Bert Newton And Graham Kennedy

1 day agoDepending on your age and media preference Newton was either your late night or early morning companion. On stage he played roles in the musicals Wicked Annie Grease and as narrator in The Rocky Horror Show.

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The pair were at the forefront of the evolution of commercial TV in Australia.

Bert newton and graham kennedy. 1 day agoGraham Kennedy and Bert Newton on a New Years Eve show in 1959Supplied. 1 day agoGraham Kennedy with Bert Newton on IMT. Not because of a lack of talent - Newton would tell you the medium is still as vibrant and flooded with potential.

He soon joined the sister show In Melbourne Tonight becoming a regular alongside the King of Television Graham Kennedy. Just a year after television launched in Australia Newton signed his first contract with the broadcaster. The role revived Newtons career and the show enjoyed a successful 14-year run before it was cancelled in 2005.

1 day agoArchive image of Bert Newton and Graham Kennedy. 1 day agoBert Newtons first great partnership was with Graham Kennedy on In Melbourne Tonight. Archive image of Bert Newton and Graham Kennedy.

Born in Melbourne in 1934 Graham Kennedy remains an icon in Australian TV an accolade earned from his hosting of the long-running In Melbourne Tonight 1957 or IMT on Channel Nine. First late-night viewers knew him as Graham Kennedys partner on In Melbourne Tonight 1957-1970 apparently the straight man to Kennedys bluster but with comedic skills just. 1 day agoGraham Kennedy and Bert Newton on the set of In Melbourne Tonight where they gave Australian audiences a new kind of live television.

With his sidekick Bert Newton and aided and abetted by a range of brillant comedians including Joff Allen and a young Patti McGrath now Bert Newtons wife Kennedy. Newtons TV credits include In Melbourne Tonight The Graham Kennedy Show The Don Lane Show Good Morning Australia New Faces Berts Family Feud and 20 to 1. Bert Newton and Graham Kennedy were pioneers of sketch comedy in Australia.

He then jumped over to rival network Nine and formed a friendship and partnership with Graham Kennedy. Dons Wheel became a favourite unpredictable segment famous for Newtons costumes crackling repartee and disdain for the shows scheduled running time. The role revived Newtons career and the show enjoyed a successful 14-year run before it was cancelled in 2005.

Newton quickly became Kennedys loveable sidekick and. From there Newton went on to front a range of shows including New Faces before becoming the host of Channel 10s Good Morning Australia in 1992. On stage he played roles in the musicals Wicked Annie Grease and as narrator in The Rocky Horror Show.

1 day agoGraham Kennedy and Bert Newton have a pie fight on The Graham Kennedy Show. Bert Newton died Saturday. It was at Nine that Newtons fame reached stratospheric levels.

1 day agoNewton held TV roles across all four major TV networks but is best remembered for his long-term association with Channel Nine and his partnership with entertainer Graham Kennedy. BERT Newtons Logies joke about his great friend Graham Kennedy mentoring young people behind. What started as a guest appearance on In Melbourne Tonight in 1957 became a regular gig playing the straight man to the anarchic Graham Kennedy.

NINE NETWORK PR IMAGE. His TV credits include In Melbourne Tonight The Graham Kennedy Show The Don Lane Show Good Morning Australia New Faces Berts Family Feud and 20 to 1. In early 1960 he hosted The Bert Newton Show and the duo appeared weekly.

Unknown Supplied Channel 7 gave him his start in the medium which would make him a star. 1 day agoAlongside Graham Kennedy and Don Lane he was part of a trio known as the kings of Australian television. The Best of Graham Kennedy hosted by Stuart Wagstaff highlights from Kennedys long-running variety show In Melbourne Tonight IMT featuring Australi.

The pair was at the forefront of an evolution in commercial TV. 1 day agoNewton would become one of 4 rotating hosts after Kennedys departure in 1969 before The Graham Kennedy Show and eventually joining The Don Lane Show for a stellar run from 1975 1982. Bert Newtons off-colour joke revealed a disturbing truth that was ignored for years.

TV Times He landed his first television job with Channel Seven as host of The Late Show in 1957 before becoming Graham. From there Newton went on to front a range of shows including New Faces before becoming the host of Channel 10s Good Morning Australia in 1992. Newton left formed a friendship and partnership with Graham Kennedy right in the late 50s which would last for years The pair were presenting an award together when Bert affectionally called the fighter boy without realising that it was considered an insult in America.

Bert Newton joins Graham Kennedy on the couch to sell the latest Raoul Merton designer mens shoes during a live advertisement on an episode of In Melbourne Tonight circa 1962. Graham Kennedy and Bert Newton on the set of In Melbourne Tonight October 1964.

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