Darryl summers grew into one of the most respected shows hosts and tv entertainers for over 50 years. Up there with the late legendary bert newton. RIP bert.
Bert is not a legend.. He's a scumbag that stole from people.. Owed millions. Yet, only paid cents in the dollar.. And I remember him saying to belvedere once.. "alright you've had your 15 minutes of fame. This is my show".. What a prick..
It always amazed me how Daryl Somers got where he did - I think he was very overrated. Very ordinary personality and his success was due to those around him on his show.
He has an interesting personality, hard to strictly define but I think he's always tried to balance all the slapstick stuff with an effort to also play the more dignified host and get why it might have come across as a bit pompous sometimes. For the type of variety show Hey Hey was I think it made him a great fit though and he really was the glue that held the show together. I don't think he'd claim the success of Hey Hey was anything less than from all the talent around him, most of his job was pretty much as a compère introducing guests and getting the audience excited about them and in a mood to just have some fun and on that measure of course he was a success. Looking at it objectively yes he was very much front and centre as host and it was certainly 'his' show but he was a consistently warm and welcoming host and most of the episodes were made up of him introducing acts/guests and giving them the spotlight with positivity and enthusiasm. The kind of atmosphere he created is what made the show so loved.
Graham Kennedy was an absolute legend. Daryl Somers a remarkable TV personality. Unfortunately the same can't be said about their fashions & seventies fashions in general. Just plain hideous. Some things deserve to remain forever in the past & seventies fashions is one of them.
As far as musical attributes go, Daryl's true _forte_ was on the drums, but in any case, I've found that his best TV work often occurs when he has the right people supporting him.
Buhdootins great recording just weeks into colour Australian PAL TV transmission since 1 March 1975. Graham Kennedy Show GTV 9 Melbourne. Love it! Final call! April 16th 1975! Ansett 727.
Daryl played the part of the 'straight man' brilliantly (literally, here!). You can't have two comedians in the room together (even if one is an ostrich). Because he doesn't seek to polarise, no Australian variety performer has engendered such sincere public support as Daryl has for as long as he has.
Really? I respect your view, however Daryl Somers had a lot of "sincere' public, and entertainment industry critiics as well. He could be very difficult to work with.
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I saw this ad in mid July 1971. I remember very clearly as I had just been draughted into the Army and I saw it in the regiment's bar soon after arriving.
