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Was Hey Hey its Saturday on Channel 7?
Hey Hey It’s Saturday celebrates 50-year anniversary with special hosted by Daryl Somers on Channel 7. To celebrate 50 years since the much-loved variety show first aired, host Daryl Somers and some of our favourite people from the Hey Hey team will reunite Sunday night on Channel 7 for Hey Hey We’re 50.
When did Hey Hey move to night?
11 February 1984
On 11 February 1984, the Nine Network moved the show to a prime-time timeslot of 9:30pm Saturday nights, as a result of which the series was retitled Hey Hey It’s Saturday Night (one of the segments, Division Saturday, conceived as a satire of Division 4 (1969), also had its title changed to Division Saturday Night).
Who was Daryl Somers co host?
Later that year, on 9 October 1971, Hey Hey It’s Saturday started. Somers at first co-hosted with footballer Peter McKenna, but eight weeks later, his co-host became the pink glove puppet Ossie Ostrich, which was operated by [Ernie Carroll]]. McKenna continued to appear on the show for some time.
Who played Dicky Knee?
For years, John Blackman had us in stitches as the voice behind Dickie Knee on Hey Hey It’s Saturday.
Whats happened to John Blackman?
On Christmas Eve 2007, Blackman suffered a seizure brought on by a golf ball size (benign) meningioma brain tumour. After six hours of surgery, it was successfully removed at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and he had a full recovery.
Is Hey Hey it’s Saturday still on TV?
Despite being swept up in a recent racism scandal, Hey Hey It’s Saturday is returning to our screens for a one-off reunion episode. The long-running (and twice-cancelled) variety show will celebrate its 50th anniversary in a TV special led by original host Daryl Somers.
Is Hey Hey We’re 50 coming back to TV?
Hey Hey It’s Saturday is set to return to TV, just months after the show was engulfed in a racism scandal. Channel 7 has announced it will air a one-off TV special to celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary. Hey Hey We’re 50 will premiere later this year.
Will Hey Hey’s 50th celebration show air on Channel 7?
Nine says it’s not airing Hey Hey’s 50th celebration show, with TV sources saying it may find a home at Seven, where Somers hosts Dancing With The Stars. Now TV Blackbox can confirm the special will run on Channel 7.
Who was the original host of Hey Hey Saturday Night Live?
The long-running (and twice-cancelled) variety show will celebrate its 50th anniversary in a TV special led by original host Daryl Somers. Daryl Somers with co-host Jacki MacDonald and Ossie Ostrich on Hey Hey It’s Saturday in 1987.