Just a reminder – you only have until Thursday to submit your questions for our interview with Shaun. The best questions will then be submitted, so we can get some answers! (Unless we can’t handle the truth?)
Speaking of which, we are very excited to see Tony Martin’s show A Quiet Word With… will be featuring Shaun on 28th of May. With the show format resembling an informal chat, this should prove to be a must see!
The Logie Awards are on this Sunday night (unfortunately on Channel 9), and in addition to Shaun and Your Gen’s nominations (and hopefully wins) we can expect to see Shaun present an award too!
(Aside: Since Shaun’s not in the running for the gold, I hoping Adam Hills will win.)
Exciting news! To celebrate this website being online for one year in May, Shaun has agreed to answer your questions!
So, time to start scratching your noggin’ and think of what questions you would most like to Shaun. Try to think outside of what has already been asked. Add your question as a comment or email me, so we can compile them and send them to him. You have one week to send in your questions – it’s for all of us to find out what we want to know!
This year Shaun has a nomination for the Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter. I have no idea how he missed out on the Gold Logie nomination (especially given some of the other nominees! – oooh, bitchy!)
Anyway, let’s hope he can made it 2 years in a row!
Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation is up for Most Popular and Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program.
The awards are on Sunday, May 1st.
The Williamstown Literary Festival (in Victoria) is holding an author talk with Corinne Grant about her book ‘Lessons in Letting Go: Confessions of a hoarder’ on April 30th. And the interviewer is.. Shaun! Find out all the details.
Two of Shaun’s previous cohorts, Francis Greenslade and Denise Scott, are part of the cast of the new TV drama, Winners and Losers, which starts tonight. They play a married couple to one of the main leads, and are expected to provide the light relief.
The show is part of Channel 7’s desire to build on the success of Packed to the Rafters. If a good clip of them together appears online, I’ll post it, but despite how funny I’m sure they will be, I won’t be watching the show personally. 🙂
We’re up to episode 7 already, and the guests for this week are Noni Hazlehurst (Baby Boomers), comedian Rebecca DeUnamuno (Gen X) and dancer Matt Lee (Gen Y).
This week’s episode of TAYG is another family one, with Amanda Keller joined by her husband Harley Oliver (Baby Boomers), Charlie Pickering and his sister Suzie Pickering (Gen X), and Josh Thomas and his 83 year old grandmother Mona Hale (Gen Y). Completing the family love-in is Charlie’s parents (Pamela and Ron Pickering) and Amanda’s kids (Liam and Jack) who make a surprise appearance on the show.
In the teaser for the show, Gen Y is playing Human Nacho after choosing ‘Trust Me’ – and Mona volunteers herself to be the corn chip!
[Thanks to Andrew for the heads up!]
Shaun’s short story “The Moment” is now available to read as part of “Humanity: A Short Story Collection” which you can purchase and read on your Kindle or Kindle reader for PC. (It’s also available on Android, so I’m going to use my phone to read it). It’s more of a serious offering from Shaun, following the path of his work like the Blackjack series.
What’s more is that “The Moment” is being adapted into a short film! You can try the interactive feature or watch the preview on the official website. My opinion – it looks eerie…
Shaun has confirmed he will be filming a pilot for a new variety show on Channel 10.
Being interviewed for the Herald Sun, has admitted “I’m doing a pilot in July. Any variety show worth its salt is live. There’s a big taste for that at the moment.” He went on to describe his current relationship with Ten as a “good one”, which he wants to build on. He’s also talking to them about other projects.
He describes his current show, Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation, as having the most “real” version of himself, unlike shows such as The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) and even Micallef Tonight. Of the reason for using a “character” version of himself previously, “Perhaps I hid behind characters was, ‘What if they don’t like me?’ ”
He’s very flattered by the success of TAYG, which culminated in his winning of a Logie for Most Popular Presenter.
Let me be the first to say – if you need someone for your audience Shaun, I’ll be there with bells on!