Under Melbourne Tonight was a weekly live variety hour television program produced by RMITV that broadcast on C31 Melbourne. Reaching a weekly viewership of 55,000 people each week, the show was reviewed in The Age's Green Guide by Jim Schembri on 22 December 1994 as "Sometimes funnier than Letterman". Under Melbourne Tonight was hosted by Stephen Hall[1] and Vin "Rastas" Hedger and featured regular segments with 3RRR's Tony Biggs,[2] Merrick and Rosso's[3] Merrick Watts and Tim Ross, Corinne Grant,[4] Peter Helliar[5] and many more. The show included segments ranging from live music, stand-up comedy, movie reviews, music reviews, video game reviews, sports, news, current affairs, science and sketches. In 1998 the show was rebooted as Under Melbourne Tonight Presents...... What's Goin' On There?[6] and Whose Shout at the Stumpy Arms in 1999.
| Under Melbourne Tonight | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Steve Messenger, Nicholas Bufalo, Dan Flett, Jacinta Hicken |
| Presented by | Stephen Hall (Host) Vin "Rastas" Hedger (Host) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jill Harris, Dan Flett, Emma Travers, Liam O' Hara |
| Production locations | RMIT University Melbourne, Australia |
| Running time | Approx. 60 min. (Including Commercials) |
| Production company | RMITV (Student Community Television Inc.) |
| Original release | |
| Network | C31 Melbourne |
| Release | 1993 |
| Related | |
Guests
editMusical guests included Lecher Purvy, Cosmic Psychos[7] Weddings Parties Anything,[8] TISM,[9][10][11][12] Pray TV,[13] The Avalanches,[8] The Lucksmiths,[7] Penelope Swales[7] and many more. Stand-up comedy guests included Marty Sheargold,[13] Dave O'Neil,[14] Bruno Lucia,[13] Pommy Johnson,[7] Wil Anderson,[7] Rove McManus,[7] Alan Brough,[7] Dave Hughes[8] and many more.
Cast
edit| Presenter | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Hall | Host | |
| Vin "Rastas" Hedger | Host | |
| Tony Biggs | Supporting cast | |
| Rosso | Supporting cast | |
| Merrick Watts | Supporting cast | |
| Corinne Grant | Supporting cast | |
| Peter Helliar | Supporting cast | |
| James Young | Supporting cast | |
| Chris Pearson | Supporting cast | |
| Dr Andi | Supporting cast | |
| Duncan MacKew | Supporting cast | |
| Steve Polak | Supporting cast | |
| Carlos Raven | Supporting cast | |
| Andrew Young | Supporting cast | |
| Kealy Smith | Supporting cast | |
| Jason Elliott | Supporting cast | |
| Mel Northrop | Supporting cast | |
| Jenny Connely | Supporting cast | |
| Al Parkes | Supporting cast | |
| Liam O'Hara | Supporting cast | |
| Andrea Ho | Voice Over Artist |
References
edit- ^ "Taping the source - TV & Radio - Entertainment". theage.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "UMT'97 - Tony Biggs". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "UMT'97 - The Prank Files". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "UMT'97 - Nitty Gritty". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "UMT'97 - Peter Helliar". Web.aanet.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "UMT presents - What's Goin' On There? media release". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "UMT list'96". Web.aanet.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "UMT list'97". Web.aanet.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "TISM on Under Melbourne Tonight (Channel 31, 27/04/95)". YouTube. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "TISM". Australianmusictrade.50webs.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Video TISM on Under Melbourne Tonight (Channel 31, 27/04/95) - Tism". 2KMUSIC.COM. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "TISM - Unauthorised, Unofficial, Unendorsed, Underpants (File) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "UMT list'95". Web.aanet.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "UMT Xmas Special'97". Web.aanet.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
