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1. What is the last name of "HG" of the Australian radio comedy duo "Roy and HG"?

Answer: Nelson

H. (Harry) G. Nelson is a parody of Australian sports commentators: loud, opinionated and passionate about sport. Nelson first came to the public's attention in the early 1980s as a panelist on a racing-themed comedy radio program called "Punter to Punter".

2. What is radio personality Roy Slaven's nickname?

Answer: 'Rampaging' Roy

Roy hales from the NSW town of Lithgow where he played for the rugby league team The Lithgow Shamrocks. Roy is prone to superlatives, often calling for entire teams to be sacked only minutes into a poor performance. On the other hand, he is fond of romanticising past glories. Every situation is either heroic or a disaster.

3. What are the real names of the actors who play Roy and HG?

Answer: John Doyle & Greig Pickhaver

All four pairs are well known Australian comedy duos, but Doyle & Pickhaver are the first and most enduring partnership of the set, having performed together for three decades. They met in 1985 and began their professional partnership the following year.

4. What term do Roy and HG use to describe the dual AFL/rugby league grand final season every September?

Answer: The Festival of the Boot

The grand finals of the national Australian football and rugby league competitions are traditionally held on consecutive weekends in late September or early October. Roy and HG invent colourful, often scatalogical nicknames for each player and team which they insist on using throughout the matches, parodying the jocular banter of the official television broadcast.

5. One of the characters is the archetypical professional sportsman who took up a media career post-retirement. Which one?

Answer: Roy

Exactly which sport Roy excels at varies from anecdote to anecdote. His professional career has reportedly included football (all codes), athletics, weightlifting and gymnastics. He also rode in just about every Melbourne cup on his faithful steed Rooting King.

6. What is the name of the youth-focused radio station that debuted Roy and HG's "This Sporting Life" in the mid 1980s?

Answer: Triple J

Triple J is a public radio station under the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. While it largely focuses on music, Australian music in particular, it took a chance with the comedy "This Sporting Life" in 1986, which parodied the commercialism and one-eyed patriotism associated with more traditional sport-based programs.

Roy and HG moved to commercial radio in 2008, where they hosted a regular show on Triple M until 2011. They have since returned to the public broadcaster, this time on the News Radio network.

In 2013 "The Sporting Life" was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's "Sounds of Australia" registry in recognition of its enduring cultural significance.

7. In 2007 Roy and HG took a break from sporting commentary to present a single night radio special, "Indecision 2007". The show was billed as alternative coverage of what historic event?

Answer: The federal election

The boys hosted a three hour show on the evening of the election that would see the Labor Party returned to government after 12 years in opposition, and the Prime Minister John Howard lose his seat. The song list included "You've Had Your Chance" by Behind Crimson Eyes, "Umeployed" by Bluejuice and "Party Started" by The Cat Empire.

8. Roy and HG have a fondness for creating outlandish nicknames. One of their most enduring monikers was "The Brick With Eyes", given to beefy rugby league player Glenn Lazarus. What more formal title did Lazarus acquire in his post-football career?

Answer: Senator

At 188cm tall and with a playing weight of 115kg, Lazarus was an imposing figure on the field. He played for the Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm at the club level, as well as representing New South Wales and Australia more than 20 times each. A grandstand at Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne is named in his honour.

Lazarus was elected to the Australian Senate in 2013, representing Queensland for the Palmer United Party (PUP). He subsequently fell out with PUP's founder and leader, Clive Palmer, and sat in the Senate as an independent from March 2015.

9. Roy and HG came to international attention when they hosted a late night television show called "The Dream". What special event did this short-lived series celebrate?

Answer: The 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney

"The Dream" ran for two hours each night during the games and quickly became a hit with athletes and spectators alike. One of the show's most popular recurring segments was Roy and HG's humourous commentary on sports not normally popular in Australia, such as gymnastics and weightlifting.

"The Dream" won a Logie award for the Most Popular Sports Program in 2001.

10. Which of these is one of Roy and HG's famous catchphrases?

Answer: Too much sport is never enough!

The other quotes are from equally iconic Australian comedy characters from different eras: Aunty Jack, Effie Stephanidis, and Kath Day-Knight.

Source: Author lorance79

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