BOB DOWNE SPECIAL - Good Morning Murwillumbah (1996)

BOB DOWNE (the comic creation of Mark Trevorrow) really hit his stride in London with THE BOB DOWNE SPECIAL, his very own New Year's Eve TV show, broadcast 31 Dec 1996 on ITV. The show was peppered with clips 'from' Bob's fictional Aussie TV show, GOOD MORNING MURWILLUMBAH. Here they are, introduced by Bob as he warms up the studio audience at London Studios on the 'Live Night' record for the special, 12 September 1996. Bob's co-host is LYSA KELLY (as 'Judy Free') and the clips feature KIMBERLEY DAVIES, DIANA MORAN and TONY BLACKBURN.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Bob
• Downe
• Mark
• Trevorrow
• Lysa
• Kelly
• Kimberley
• Davies
• Diana
• Moran
• Tony
• Blackburn

[cwegers]

Hmmm , well Bob ,I live in Murwillumbah , and it's beautiful . I think your a lot of fun though . When I was a kid in the early eighties , there was a guy named Wayne Magee on local TV that was remarkably similar to you. You obviously worked with him , it shows .

[bobdowne4real]

OMG, I've never even HEARD of Wayne Magee - but I'll look into him now! Ta for that. The whole Mur-bah thing is a silly joke, of course - I've only actually driven thru there twice!

[bobdowne4real]

Can i just say I LOVE YOU, LYSA KELLY?

(she's 'Judy Free')

BOB xx

[martinjbrant]

Fantastic Mark, how dare they remove them from the original show :-) they could have cut out a few ad's hey!! got any more behind the scenes cuts? keep 'em coming..... (your becoming a bl**dy broadcaster now!)

[bobdowne4real]

I've got a three-hour VHS tape of the ENTIRE NIGHT - which was exactly 3 hours of studio time - this is from the very beginning (note the time, 19:51!), and the tape goes until they switch the lights off. i haven't looked at it for years - but there's bound to be some fun stuff to post!

BOB (MARK)

[bobdowne4real]

So much confusion about Mur'bah... so many laughs FROM Mur-bah!! I'm not really from there, of course, but I can't blame people from thinking I am. These clips were actually filmed in a studio off Carnaby Street, London. ;-)

BOB (MARK)

[abaacusa27]

Bob....you are a genius....seriously genius...I really want to watch you singing LOve is in the Air...please tell me where to go?

[slessorpr]

Ever wonder what Murwillumbah means? I always thought aborigine names were chosen for bland white peoples narrow minds. The town of Mullumbimby is dominated by Mt. Chincogan, a squarish main peak adjoined by 2 smaller ones below it. I found, to my delight, that 'chincogan' is male genitalia, rampant! The erect cock is the highest peak, with the two lower ones representing the testes. I have heard a local bloke say to his restless kids, 'Now don't get your 'chincogans' in a knot!' Cheers Mark!

[slessorpr]

Bob you are simply fab, i'm a fan now, especially since I live not too far from Mur'bah, at Lismore, which i guess, makes me 'Lismoronic' or something. Always enjoy your material, thanks 4 sharing!