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SportsCafe - Grand Final

Television (Full Length) – 2005

This long-running chat show gathered a loyal following for its recipe of sports fandom mixed with playful pratfalls. Regulars in the circus wrangled by producer Ric Salizzo included larrikin ex-All Black Marc Ellis, straight girl Lana Coc-Kroft, 'That Guy' Leigh Hart, and Graeme Hill. This 23 November 2005 final features plenty of sporting guest stars and ‘best of’ moments: from World Nude Day to a litany of laddish moments from Ellis. Rumours of presenter intoxication would only have been stirred by the mayhem of the closing set destruction, accompanied by band The Exponents.

Helen, next year if there is to be such a thing as Nude Day. Let us walk hand in hand and be as one.
– Marc Ellis builds bridges with Helen Clark

Produced by

Leftfield

Source

Ric Salizzo

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