Short Lived Shows: Casting, Careers and Cancellations

Welcome to episode 8 of Besties, That’s Iconic with Elle Savage and Laurence Driscoll! In this week’s episode, we’re looking back at some iconic short-lived Australian TV shows of the 90s, including Chances, Paradise Beach, Pacific Drive, Echo Point and Breakers. We discuss Channel 9’s desperate attempts to find their own Home and Away or Neighbours, the scheduling chaos the shows endured, and why Elle thinks they all should have been given more of a go, except for Echo Point (it’s complicated besties)…

A little news from us! Gay for Pay Cheque is Laurence’s ICONIC new comedy show, and he’ll be performing it at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in March and April AND at the Sydney Comedy Festival in May. Book your tickets now via the links below.

Melbourne: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/gay-for-pay-cheque

Sydney: https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/laurence-driscoll-gay-for-pay-cheque/

This episode was written and recorded by Elle Savage https://www.instagram.com/elleissavage/ and Laurence Driscoll https://www.instagram.com/lozdrizcomedy/

Edited by Laurence Driscoll.

Theme music by Matt Welch https://mattwelchmusician.com

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