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Humour Australia is ABC Local Radio's sketch comedy unit. In the mood for skits, sketches, audio humour, audio humor and an occasional reference to world leaders? Well, apparently The Two Ronnies were pretty funny.

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The final Tug Report for 2008 -- The Hardboiled Poet. Forget the news, it's time for a story... (5 min 30 sec)

The penultimate Tug Report for 2008! The Tug Report -- the week's news in review. Tug Dumbly, newshound, on schoolies, the Beatles, Nixon and thoughtful cops. (3 min)

Democracy Spray Americans, when they talk about 'helping' a country like Iraq or Afghanistan, talk about making the country democratic - as if that’s the simplest thing in the world. It’s a bit more complicated than that...unless they had a product like H.A.’s New Democracy Spray...(2m 37s)

Tug Report 21/11 The Tug Report -- the week's news in review. Tug Dumbly, newshound, on screw-ups, apologies and cicadas. (3m 04s)

Mens Romantic Fiction Men want the romance, too! Sure, their expectations are different...(2m 33s)

Tug Report 14/11 Tug Dumbly and Barack, Bush, Baz and Bruce (Ruxton, that is). (3m 14s)

Hybrid Vehicles Feeling the cost of petrol lately? (2 min.)

Tug Report 7/11 Tug Dumbly examines faeces, gelato and the Race that Stops a (US) Nation. (2m 54s)

TNF Whatever groovy new surround sound, etc., gear you've bought, it's obsolete! (2m 46s)

Tug Report 31/10 Tug Dumbly, newshound, on theft, comebacks, Shannon Noll and irritating novelists. (2m 58s)

The Nuclear Gospel Global warming is a serious issue and requires serious attention. Let's sing about it... (1m 49s)

Tug Report 24/10 Tug Dumbly, newshound, on fat, ex-Prime Ministers and a song to end it. (3m 11s)

Career Advice For centuries, parents have fretted over their kids' vocations...(2m 56s)

Tug Report 17/10 (2m 52s) A young girl from Kansas, Dorothy, accidentally drops her house on a witch. Befriending a scarecrow, a tin man and a lion, she proceeds to the Emerald City of Oz, to enlist the aid of a great wizard to help her get home. Though I think I'm typing from the wrong notes here.

Work/Life Balance It's always in the headlines -– how do we strike a balance between work and a quality personal life? It's tricky stuff, and even extra-terrestrials are looking to us for advice on the issue. Cross now with H.A. to a distant planet... (2m 35s)

50 million Australians CSIRO studies have suggested that Australia will have a population of fifty million by the end of the century. Humour Australia used their unique TimeScoop device to access this news report from the distant future...(2m 45s)

Tug Report 10/10 The Tug Report -- that week's news in review. Tug Dumbly, newshound, on speaking in tongues, the Great Australian Mate, and a really annoying artist. (3m 04s)

Mating Science has debunked the long-held belief that we humans are attracted to one another’s pheromones. So, according to science, how do we ever get together? H.A. found out... (1m 17s)

Tug Report 3/10 (3m 04s) Tug Dumbly and V8s, stamps, Paul Newman and Jack the Ripper. And Sherlock Holmes.

New, more practical, heroes Superman saves Metropolis from disaster. Batman saves Gotham City from catastrophe. But where are the heroes who can assist us ordinary folk with our more mundane, everyday concerns? H.A. investigates... (2m 45s)

Tug Report 26/9 Tug Dumbly, newshound, on Wall St., Rudd at the UN, and Malcolm Turnbull's runaway ego. (3 min)

Frodo and Sam How are things going in the Shire, now that the Lord of the Rings adventures are over? (2m 26s)

Tug Report 19/9 (2m 53s) Tug Dumbly reports on the Baby Whisperer, sporting metaphors and more.

Mobile Confession Time was we had to go to church to confess our sins. But now there's talk we can just ring up. Humour Australia wonders how it'll work... (1m 20s)

Tug Report 12/9 (3m 14s) Tug Dumbly reports on the Camden Musical Society, Facebook and that other bloody book everyone's going on and on about.

CWA Hash The Country Women's Association wants cannabis legalised. Puts them in a whole different light, doesn’t it? (2m 33s)

Tug Report 5/9 (2m 59s) Tug Dumbly examines terrorism, Dr Nelson, Mem Fox and a large cat.

New Action Movie What does Hollywood like more than an original action movie? Ripping off an old one, of course... (48s)

Tug Report 29/8 (2m 52s) Ace news reporter, Tug Dumbly, reports reporterly on Q+A, obesity and undies.

GPS (1m 51s)

New Talking Books (1m 43s)

Tug Report 22/8 (3 min 02 sec) Tug Dumbly and drugs, beating Britain at the Olympics and a tall tail tale of the sea...

Lady Chatterly's Lover So that's where Pete Cundall got to! The latest ABC costume drama has tongues wagging...(1m 26s)

Tug Report 15/8 (3 min and a bit) Tug Dumbly and Russia, sex, Prince Charles and something beginning with 'O'.

Barnsey the Musical Jimmy Barnes deserves it... (1m 44s)

Tug Report 8/8 (2m 49s) Tug Dumbly and Qantas, Bill Hunter and Bill Hunter.

Liposuction! A song that really sucks. (1m 35s)

Tug Report 1/8 (2m 58s) Tug Dumbly and bosses, motivational speakers and something else I've forgotten.

Eau d'Cundall (1m 36s) The great man has had his bloomin' lot of the ABC, but he has one last gift for his fans...

Tug Report 25/7 (3m 09s) Newshound Tug Dumbly and pollies, naughty teachers and FM jocks.

Scene in a Shop (1m 09s)

Tug Report 18/7 (2m 56s) Tug Dumbly and Popes, ambos, bosoms and five-irons.

Tug Report vs World Youth Day. (3 min) Ah, Tug Dumbly -- 'id ego gaudeo'.

The Accountant and the Thug Everyone has to do their tax... (2m 55s)

Tax Time! Done your tax yet? H.A. reckons the ATO will crack down on Australia’s worst tax avoiders... (1m 55s)

Tug Report 4/7 (3 min and a bit) Tug Dumbly on lawyers, gangsters and vilification.

Computer Whisperer #1 Having trouble with your !@#$%^&* computer? You need this man...(2m 49s)

Tug Report 27/6 (3 min) Tug Dumbly and cardboard, sex, religion and sex. 'I liked it. I like black comedy,' -R. Mugabe

Pre-trendy (a song) (1 min. 10 sec.)

Tug Report 20/6 (2m 56s) Tug Dumbly and China, Belinda Neal's freezer, a donkey and petrol.

The Adventures of Manjo, episode 1. (2m 25s)

Tug Report 13/6 (3 min) Tug Dumbly examines Iguanas, Rudd's working hours, the threat of schism in the Anglican Church and how the Pope relaxes.

Nursery Rhymes Nursery rhymes often reflected issues of the day. For example: Ring around the rosies A pocket full of posies A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all fall down! ...described symptoms of the Black Death. Humour Australia reckons it’s time for some new nursery rhymes. There are plenty of modern issues to reflect... (2m 14s)

Tug Report 6/6 (2m 55s) Tug Dumbly, news hound, reports on lost tribes, new cars, MI5 when he meant MI6, and something with a pony in it.

Indiana Jones and the Reserve Bank of Doom (1m 29s)

Tug Report 30/5 (2m 55s) Tug Dumbly and Bill Henson, Einstein and the inventor of the frozen french fry.

The Sound of Conferences! No need to actually go to a conference. Just buy this CD instead! (2m 27s)

The Adventures of Manjo, episode 2. (2m 12s)

Culling A curse be upon our land...one that needs a-cullin'... (2m 33s)

The Adventures of Manjo, episode 3. (2m 27s)

SeaChange (a song) City folk! Looking to do the big sea change? Maybe it's not as idyllic as you think... (1m 14s)

Tug Report 23/5 (3m 11s) Tug Dumbly reports on Glenn Wheatley, Writers' Festivals and Indiana Jones...

The Tragic Tale of Joanne (2m 11s)

Tug Report 16/5 (2m 58s) Tug Dumbly reports on Burma, Rudd, the budget and Attila the Hun.

Home Cinema (2m 23s)

Tug Report 9/5 (2m 55s) Tug Dumbly and Big Brother, trains, pot, LSD and Shakespeare.

Pollie Grab! Sure we've got Rudd's new Government, but it's the same old dreary news stories following them. There must be some shorthand the pollies and journalists can apply... (1m 43s)

Tug Report 2/5 (3 min and a bit) Tug Dumbly and chair-sniffing, naughty taping and a new brand of lager.

No Blues Blues Sometimes there's nothing to have the blues about... (1m 16s)

Tug Report 25/4 (2m 58s) Tug Dumbly and the Pope, beer, Nick D'Arcy and beer.

Sausages What's in them? (2m 05s)

Tug Report 18/4 (3m 02s) A powerful news report featuring Mr Swann, Dr Nelson, death, supermarkets and Woy Woy.

Bitter. That Olympic Torch stirs up passions, doesn't it? Humour Australia has more... (40s)

Long Way to the Middle Noticed all those has-beens tramping over Entertainment Centre stages? Pile-ups of 80s rock stars, 70s has-beens, Countdown Spectaculars...all those musicals made out of Queen and ABBA hit lists? Humour Australia thought they’d leap on the bandwagon with a concept show of their own... (2m 04s)

Tug Report 11/4 (3m 02s) Kerry O'Brien, Charlton Heston, Mary McKillop and Barry Sludge.

Tug Report 4/4 (3m 05s) Let's study the week's news together...

Tug Report 28/3 (2m 53s) Clinton, Rudd, Noddy. All the big names.

Easter Bunny Did you have a good Easter? Sure, you may have even gone to church, but the other day H.A. caught up with the bunny that makes it all happen... (2m 33s)

Tug Report, Easter edition. (2 min 58s) ...contains no religion. Got some mice in it, though.

Tug Report 14/3 (2 min 59s) All about the Libs, the Labs and kids' books. Oh, and Channel 9.

Tug Report 7/3 (3 min) ...targets pollies, Dick Smith and two lads in a pub who meet a famous actor.

Tug Report 29/2 (3m 09s) Starring the mafia, sports journos and a leaf blower.

Tug Report 22/2 (3m 01s) The news in review. This page is chockers with the Tug Report, ain't it? But in the works are exciting series and serials -- stay tuned!

H.A. Phones In a world of options, one phone company dares to make a stand... (2m 33s)

Tug Report 15/2 (2m 51s)

Hurrah! The first Tug Report for 2008! News under intensely serious scrutiny... (3m 04s)

Summer Movie. They should advertise them more truthfully... (1m 26s)

Sequels for a forgotten medium! (1 min.)

Cricket Book Summer's here and so is a range of H.A.'s 'must-buy' publications... (2m 38s)

Closure Self-help gurus talk a lot about 'closure.' But does it really start and end with 'closure'? Humour Australia wonders... (2m 15s)

Ukulele Blues Sometimes the blues are small. (1m 02s)

Shark interview Kinda dangerous to go into the water nowadays, yes? (1m 40s)

Interview with the Grand Final Football Hear how the most important contributor to the Storm victory felt before the match... (2m 13s)

This is Your Life The show ran out of good subjects ages ago... (2m 03s)

The David Morrow Car Alarm Protect your vehicle with the latest technology!(58s)

Dogs... A live performance. (2m 17s)

Dolphin Soldiers Back in one of the Iraqi wars, the U.S. Military released photos of its Dolphin Squad, who were working to locate mines in Saddam's ports. Never had Hollywood been presented with such a gift. H.A. found the opening scene of a war movie with the dolphins at boot camp...(2m 36s)

Father's Day Ah, the joy of Fathers' Day! Did you let Humour Australia guide you through great gift ideas from their great gift catalogue? (1m 43s)

Beggar-B-Gone! You need this new H.A. product for life on the city streets... (1m 34s)

Life’s Good Boys and their toys. Rivalry over who has the best technology. H.A. has more... (2m 18s)

Phone Love Troubled romance can be found anywhere... (1m 45s)

Pedants Anonymous Good news, pedantic persons! H.A. has found a club for you... (2m 20s)

Party Etiquette Just what is proper party etiquette? You throw a few snags on the barbie - can you take someone else's off? Is it OK to take a VB out of the fridge? Let's hear a modern party in progress... (1m 42s)

Kids and Punishment Infants are changing... (2m 02s)

Fishmonger sketch (with apologies to Monty Python) (1m 42s)

EnviRon #1: Alternate Energies What with global warming worries, H.A. introduces a new eco-hero discovering an untapped natural resource... (1m 56s)

SNAG Footy They used to go in hard and come out hard, but now footballers are getting a little sensitive. Listen into a half-time pep talk... (1m 57s)

Devolutionary Love Song An old-fashioned love song about a modern love problem... (1m 45s)

Russell Crowe on Mastermind Russell Crowe has written a touching letter to his sons for inclusion in a time capsule. Quite a contrast to his phone-throwing behaviour. In fact, Humour Australia remembers the volatile actor's appearance on 'Mastermind' a few years back... (1m 49s)

Credit Card Kid The news that very young people were being approached to get a credit card had us imagining this phone call... (2m 9s)

Dog Wedding It’s becoming popular to arrange a wedding for an often-overlooked family member. Once it was enough to throw our four-legged friends a bone in the backyard, but not any more... (2m 20s)

Fertility Patrol Lot of talk about Australia's population passing 21 million, but the Bureau of Stats says the population will peak around the middle of this century, then go into decline. Many western countries are in a similar position. The main culprit is our low fertility rate, and H.A. thinks it's only a matter of time until someone makes a TV show about it all... (2m 20s)

Fifty -- a song It's the new 40, you know. (2m 05s)

Barnsey! The TV networks need new reality show ideas. 'The Osbournes' worked. Hmmm...which Aussie rock star would fit the bill? (1m 17s)

Cricket CD Hey, sports fans! Missing one of your favourite games? Let Humour Australia fill the gap... (2m 17s)

Common Cold We know his work, but don’t particularly admire him. H.A. caught up with the man of the sneezy season – the Common Cold... (2m 10s)

New reality show! Big Brother is slumping in the ratings. Fresh ideas needed! (53 sec.)

Cartoon Violence Forget images from Iraq. A survey has linked violent behaviour in adults with the watching of violent TV in their youth. Programs mentioned included Miami Vice...and Warner Brothers cartoons! H.A. has found a new episode of Tweetie and Sylvester that reflects a more modern sensibility... (2m 08s)

New series of CSI! CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York. Old hat. The latest and best spin-off is coming your way... (1m 25s)

Bloody banks! Tried to call your bank lately? Humour Australia sympathises...(1m 54s)

Busking Championships There's a high-profile Awards Show for most forms of entertainment nowadays; but one group has been sorely neglected, as H.A. reports... (2m 8s)

Mothers Day Did you get around to Mothers Day shopping? Humour Australia had a great catalogue... (2m 17s)

Bank Home Owner It's old hat to borrow money from a bank to buy your house. Nowadays you can buy a house WITH the bank... (1m 26s)

Aussie Franchises Always talk about the impact the USA has on Australia... but what about the impact Australia could have on the US? H.A. has more... (2m 37s)

People Smuggler The proposal that Australia and the USA exchange unwanted asylum seekers has the people smuggling business in a spin. This conversation was recorded by a microphone mounted on a cricket in a village in Sulawesi... (1m 23s)

Ad for the Army Seen the Government's blitz of ads for the Armed Forces? We're not convinced to join up. We had a go at doing the Army ad though... (1m 08s)

Interview with the Easter Bunny A while back we caught up with everyone's favourite bunny... (2m 22s)

Interview with the Talking Clock (2 min.)

4WD Justification Service (1m 22s)

Footy Grab! Sports nuts -- you need the latest H.A. product! (1m 38s)

Art Prize A recent British Modern Art Prize went to an exhibit that was simply a room with a light you could switch on and off. Humour Australia thinks the organisers will soon be dropping in on homes like the following in their search for art... (1m 25s)

The Golden Raspberries The Oscars may have passed, but that means it's time for the Golden Raspberries -- a celebration of all that's lousy in cinema. Actors don't usually show up to get their Award, but if they did it may sound like this... (1m 47s)

Interview with a Joke (1m 52s)

Family Meeting Only H.A. has its finger on the domestic pulse in these troubled times. Listen in... (2m 10s)

Family Meeting 2 -- the Water Nazis Continuing adventures of the drought-resistant family (1m 21s)

Family Meeting 3 -- the Water Nazis 2 (these titles are getting complicated) Continuing adventures of the drought-resistant family (2 min.)

Baby Planet Madonna can do it. Angelina Jolie can do it. Why not you? (1m 12s)

Swim Meet 2008 The drought wears on and on! There are implications for sport in the future... (1m 59s)

24 The hot new TV series is coming soon... (1m 22s)

Move to the Country Single? Unemployed? Wanna move to the sticks for $5,000? (2m 03s)

Interview with Petrol (2m 25s)

T3 (a song) (1m 44s)

Brendan's Rough Trade Matchmakers (1m 27s)

Play School turns 40 ...but it has caused ripples from time to time (2m 07s)

Costello Mutiny Behind every successful, long-serving Prime Minister is a kinda annoyed Treasurer. Humour Australia found a new TV show about it... (2m 03s)

Driving Home Expensive to drive these days, isn't it? And we're not talking about petrol... (1m 20s)

The Deal The supply goes down...the price goes up... (1m 23s)

Real Estate Selling real estate with the truth... (2m 12s)

Kathmandu FM (1m 26s)

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