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NORMAN GUNSTON Normdrum

1,649 views · Published 8 November 2015 · 4:36 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: daveinprogress3 · 2015 · Howto & Style

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The B side to Norman Gunston's 'Kiss Army' and for Australian youtubers, a delightful send up of legendary host Molly Meldrum's segment 'Humdrum'. It won't make much sense to international viewers, but i decided to illustrate most of what is mentioned in this satiric piece, even if it was a lot of work! I have been a huge fan of actor Garry McDonald's work, all my life and career. i had the  incredible pleasure of meeting and working with the actor some years back and am in awe of his seemingly endless talents. 'Norman Gunston' is one of the finest characters every created in this country, akin to the power and longevity of a Dame Edna or Sir Les Patterson. 

On 'Normdrum', Norman pillories Molly Meldrum and his ramblings and star f#2king that used to be part and parcel of his Humdrum segment on the national broadcaster's 'Countdown' which often had an audience of 3 million viewers every Sunday night. It broke countless musical acts including ABBA, Blondie, as well as supporting the local industry like no one else ever has nor ever well. Bands like Skyhooks, INXS, AC/DC were given considerable push and helped them take off around the world. Little River Band, Air Supply, Men at Work and Crowded House were advocated strongly by Molly and whenever the 'Talent Co-ordinator' travelled the world big stars like Madonna, Elton John and Michael Jackson gave him exclusive interviews. A new telefeature 'Molly' is about to air as I post this. This clip may take the piss out of Ian 'Molly' Meldrum but imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and from memory Meldrum took this recording in his stride and still gave Norman exposure on Countdown. Long live Molly (and Norman aka Garry McDonald). Check out my clip for 'Kiss Army' too!

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