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Trip-Tease and High C's

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Trip-Tease and High C's
Directed byWilliam Sterling
Written byJoan and Edgar Seppings
Production
company
ABC
Release dates
  • 18 February 1959 (1959-02-18) (Melbourne, live)[1]
  • 3 June 1959 (1959-06-03) (Sydney)[2]
Running time
45 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Trip-Tease and High C's is a 1959 Australian television revue which featured an early performance by Barry Humphries. The show was announced in January 1959, off the back of the success of Humphries' first special.[3][4]

Cast

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Reception

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The production was well received.[5] However Humphries then went to England and the ABC refused to put on more shows unless they were of sufficiently high quality.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Mrs Everage to Visit UK". The Age. 15 January 1959. p. 13.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 June 1959. p. 13.
  3. ^ "New TV Show for Barry Humphries". The Age. 1 January 1959. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Mrs Everage, "Brandoism" in New Revue". The Age. 12 February 1959. p. 12.
  5. ^ "Highlights of TV Revue". The Age. 19 February 1959. p. 13.
  6. ^ "ABC Sets High Standards for Local Comedy Show". The Age. 19 March 1959. p. 14.
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