I think it's time Australians REALLY spent some time thinking about the way we're viewed by the world.
See we had an identity but we claimed we didn't so we set about adopting other peoples ways and calling it 'culture' - we now have a total dogs breakfast of a culture which is probably quite Australian really - because the whole situation is FUNNY!
That's what most Australians miss, the point that Australia is a funny country! We're not the lucky country, we blew that, and we're certainly no longer the clever country, in fact we're not even the mildly dozy country (that award goes to Wales) .. we are simply put, the funniest country of all and its about time we realised that!
We do silly thing in plain view of everyone and while we may feign embarrassment, secretly deep down we're very proud of our foolishness. It endears us to people from other places. Don't believe it? Watch closely next time you see on TV or somewhere when an Australian in another country opens his or her mouth - the look of delight that spreads across the listeners face. They're thinking "oh cool, an Australian.." and already they're working up for a good hard laugh at whatever the Aussie is about to say or do.
We're not funny like Japan is funny - we don't do the whole tentacle-rape pRon thing they do, see we excel at being the clowns of the world, and we really should learn to recognise this, appreciate it, and then we'll all be a whole lot happier.
To this end I propose that the coming federal election be judged on its humour content. Kevin Rudd is kinda funny. We can all see that, but we've got to look deeper and see what hidden talents he has if we are to make him the Clown prince of Oz (that sounds better than Prime Minister, doesn't it?) - and so we need to pay careful attention to his idiosyncrasies if we're to contemplate letting this bloke out in public to represent Us Lot. What we don't want is a one joke clown, that simply wouldn't be good enough for Australia, we need to see this guy can really showcase our talents and bring Australia the notoriety it deserves. So far the earwax eating episode sorta fell short, more Japanese-funny than Aussie funny, but he's got a killer deadpan face! Usually we leave the deadpan to the comedy foils, but that could be a mistake - think of the deadpan delivery of the likes of Mork, Groucho and Buster - it'd be easy to overlook his deadpan technique if you weren't listening to what he actually says.. this guy is seriously funny! I think this guy shows real promise and should definitely be considered a worthy candidate for the job. He makes Australians look downright foolish and he does it well
But let us not overlook the comic genius we already have - I mean come on! Here we have a guy who went deaf at like 18 who's been hiding this from the Australian public for years.. that shows he's not just clever, but it also goes a long way to making Australians en masse look pretty funny too - genius!
Not only that, but watch his style, given a teddy bear on a talk show he drops it face down in his lap and goes on with the interview with a totally straight face. He takes every opportunity to fall down stairs, he looks like a muppet, he drops things, he looks like a total spaz when he goes anywhere near a sporting activity.. he's taller than a lot of blokes but he's been titled 'little johny' by one and all in a clear public display of affection .. the guy is total gold!
However, lets not just consider the leaders because after all folks they're not the only people in the troupe, we need to look at the bit parts and the respective players.. and to that end, the election is pretty much a done deal - Already Mr Howard ('The Duck') has announced in typically comedic fashion that he'll retire soon, which will undoubtedly drop the leadership into Peter Costello's hands - though I suspect the handover will probably see something dropped not into Peters hands but instead on the floor.. they will follow with a head butting routine as they both bend over, there should be some slipping and falling and I can almost confirm the event will conclude with a good old fashioned pie fight). But once the leadership safely rests with Costello we can hold our heads high and show the world just how truly funny Australia is when we introduce them to the leadership team of Abbot and Costello.
(precis for Handover episode: Ceremony to begin at 8, But Howard will in a hilarious turn of events lock himself out of Parliament and while climbing a downpipe to get in will slip and land on Rudd. Costello meanwhile attempts to entertain the waiting crowd by showing off his ventriloquists skills using an argumentative sock puppet made from Peter Garret. Costello has the last laugh though - when Howard and Rudd arive covered in phlegm, the puppet declares his undying love for Howard and announces his desire to switch parties, but he's only permitted to join if he promises to stop using the energiser batteries. Much hilarity ensues. Episode rating 8/10)
2:12 p.m. - 2007-11-21
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