And here is a sneaky glimpse of the set on which host Shaun Micallef will welcome in 2010.
TV Tonight understands TEN will screen the variety special on New Year’s Eve.
Recorded last week at the ABC’s Ripponlea Studios, some of the guest list includes Tony Martin, John Safran, Lawrence Leung, Vanessa Amorosi, Charlie Pickering, Patti Newton, Brad McEwen, and cast members from Neighbours, Rush and more.
With more than a passing nod to Micallef’s former Tonight-style shows, it even includes previous Micallef-signatures, the High Horse and Milo.
With all the calls for variety to return, could TEN let Micallef loose on a new version of his former Tonight shows?
Set in ‘Micallef’s house,’ the special is directed by renowned comedy director Ted Emery.
Shaun Micallef should definitely come back with his own tonight show. There is room for Hey Hey It’s Saturday (a family show) and Micallef Tonight (a more adult audience). There needs to be more and more variety on television. What is it with all these crime shows?
@sammy
“…..really good show, but really Bad workers/employee’s ” whay is that? beacause they were working till 1am???
Into the win!
This photo is from a friend of mine who came with me to the show
…..really good show, but really Bad workers/employee’s ….had us there from 6pm til 1 am and couldn’t give us a taxi…..long walk from Elsternwick to the city (11km) new rule…never trust a showmen
Brilliant!
Love Micallef (but not keen on Your Gen).
“They couldn’t have Micallef doing both 22 eps of TBYG and a variety show. Would be complete overkill. Although it’s good to see one network has finally woken up to his genius.
Would like to see a Tony Martin variety show. He’s another genius.”
My thoughts exactly, Nick.
They couldn’t have Micallef doing both 22 eps of TBYG and a variety show. Would be complete overkill. Although it’s good to see one network has finally woken up to his genius.
Would like to see a Tony Martin variety show. He’s another genius.
I’ll probably be home on that night, gotta work all day! Will be watching if Im home.
God if I stay home and do little this will be the one!!! Love Micalef.
Excellent! I love Micallef’s previous shows including his outing on 9 (so sad when it went). Whilst I have enjoyed Talkin’ Bout Your Generation.. it is really just a quiz show, so I’m definitely looking forward to this special.
This would be an excellent (and far superior) replacement for Rove in the early part of 2010. It would also be an excellent permant replacement for it.
Seems strange doing this 2 months before the new year, but with more Shaun on TV I’m not complaining
Excellent news!
While if Shaun gets a tonight show on Ten, this would kill off any chance of Newstopia coming back on SBS, the more Shaun the better.
Let’s hope Inspektor Herring finds his way in somewhere…
The Sydney NYE fireworks TV rights are “up in the air”. As the rights are done through the Sydney City Council, there has been no announcement as of yet from them of a TV or radio partner.
Milo Kerrigan!
Fafenefenoiby!
No I was not in attendance.
It looks like the old Micallef Pogram set. Looking forward to watching this, especially Shaun On His High Horse. I wouldn’t be unhappy if it returned on a regular basis either. And it’s spelled Patti Newton, I believe.
It’s not Live? It’s not a retrospective of the year’s events? Clearly not, as November and December will have to have been missed out.
How very peculiar and off-putting.
Sound interesting.
If Micallef is as funny as he is on TBYG then this will be a hit too.
Great to see more of him on tv
Should be good fun, love the High Horse. Never liked Milo, prefferred the arts critic who was forced to interview the footballers, classic pi** taking of the typical footballer bogan.
what? no “A Current Affair” Dancer? lol..
that was one of the funniest things ive ever seen..i still crack up at it on youtube now..
Nice set, but it is too early to record a program for NYE.
More Shaun is never enough
Awesome! It’s like the wonderful, criminally misunderstood and predictably Nine-axed Micallef Tonight getting another lease of life.
Going by the sneaky phone photo, David, I’m guessing you were in the audience. If so, a two-word review?
i hope ten still have the fireworks and bands plus kim watkins like they have the past few yrs, because those were great
10.30 Ten News
11.00 Micallef Tonight
The return of a tonight show to Australia!