Australian viewers react to Magda Szubanski as host of the Weakest Link
TV by Matt Young 26th May 2021 5:16 AM I must admit, when I saw an advertisement promoting Magda Szubanski as the host of the new reboot of the Weakest Link, I was a little perplexed. Funny lady and all time Aussie comedy queen Magda Szubanski as the quizmaster on the Weakest Link? Is this the greatest joke of all? For those unfamiliar with the format, which originated in the UK in 2000, the host is usually the star of the show who uses the contestants as fodder between stages. The last host of the Australian show, the late, great Cornelia Frances, was a firecracker and truly proved a great mirror to the UK s bluntest host, Anne Robinson.
Australian viewers react to Magda Szubanski as host of the Weakest Link
TV by Matt Young 26th May 2021 5:16 AM I must admit, when I saw an advertisement promoting Magda Szubanski as the host of the new reboot of the Weakest Link, I was a little perplexed. Funny lady and all time Aussie comedy queen Magda Szubanski as the quizmaster on the Weakest Link? Is this the greatest joke of all? For those unfamiliar with the format, which originated in the UK in 2000, the host is usually the star of the show who uses the contestants as fodder between stages. The last host of the Australian show, the late, great Cornelia Frances, was a firecracker and truly proved a great mirror to the UK s bluntest host, Anne Robinson.
Share There was an absolutely number 1 woman for this role, a strong woman and a strong lead, and that was Gretel Killeen.
Aaron Ryan, the Broadcast Guide Editor for TV Blackbox, agreed and said Magda was not the right host for the show.
Criticism: Former Channel 10 executive Rob McKnight (pictured) said that Magda trying to be Cornelia Frances with a blonde wig in the promo [isn t working] I don t have a problem with Magda, she s a great host but she s totally the wrong host for this show and the promos that Nine are sending out for this seriously stink, Mr Ryan said.
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There were lots of discussions about clothing due to branding rights. The housemates went back and forth with what outfits they wanted to wear in the show.
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The late Peter Ryan will be familiar to many readers of
The Age for his long-running column As I Please. But there was a lot more to Ryanâs life and works, as this compact biography demonstrates. He was once described as a âuniversal manâ â and that sounds about right.
As a man of action he spent a truly frightening time behind the lines in occupied New Guinea at 18 â an experience that bequeathed him military decorations and a lifetime of malaria. His classic
Fear Drive My Feet was based on this.
As a man of letters he was an author, newspaper columnist and director of publishing for 26 years at Melbourne University Press â where he published Manning Clarkâs six-volume