@@fknows1 I know, I’ve watched them all here in Aus lol, but he plays each character so well, I don’t think of the other characters, they are all so different, he’s very talented 👍
What a stroll down memory lane. This was a classic comedy show in Australia and the whole family would gather around to watch. It was great to see a lot of characters and scenes from an Australian context. Thanks for this reminder of a different time.
Decades later you still can't watch these actors without thinking of their iconic roles in The Comedy Company. Those characters will follow them wherever they go.
That period was absolutely GOLD for comedy in Australia. So many great comedy shows. The Comedy Company was brilliant! Kylie Mole was also a character in the Comedy Company, a must watch.
My favourite Colin Carpenter sketch was the dole interview where he said his brother was in 'Nam. "Vietnam?" "Nah, Pakenham." 36 years later that lines still gives me a good chuckle. Brilliant writing.
@@Anna_KeyFirst Marks character asks "is it 'Con?'" Then Colin says "no it's "Col'n". "Sorry, so that was Con?" Comes the reply. "No no it's Colllll'nnnn." Retorts Colin, refusing to articulate the 'I' sound through his nasal cavities.
One of the most genius sketches ever written ❤ the thing I loved about Col'n was that he was never wrong 😂 thanks for the trip down memory lane Matt 👍💕
I was young when Colin Carpenter was on the TV. To this day that actor is always Colin Carpenter to me. It was one of the funniest shows I used to waatch in the 80's.
Colin Carpenter was a very celebrated comedian as was Paul Hogan's sidekick Strop. These were the last days where British humour dominated the characteristics of Australian humour soon after dominated by American sitcoms which relied heavily in satirical put downs which despite not being particularly funny humour filled the airways. Thus why Monty Python was such a huge success in Australia. Australian's even today prefer British humour, especially the older generation.
Totally agree, still think on the whole we prefer British humour, mainly because it doesn't treat the viewer like a moron and it absolutely influences Aussie humour ❤ I was raised on the Goodies, Black Adder, The Young Ones, Red Dwarf and of course the Monty Python and still love them ❤
I loved the Australian comedy Motther & Son which an absolute classic. I love satire so I'm currently watching the 5th series of Utopia which gives me plenty of laughs trouble is it's very close what happens in Australia government offices. 😂
@@Nitemage1 No. Kym was Colin. John Cornell was Strop. I don't think anyone was suggesting Kym played both characters - only that they were both celebrated.
This was one of the rare shows that my parents and I both liked. The other guy was Con the Greek Fruiterer who had a lot of daughters that rhymed before the Little Man was finally born. I knew fruit and Veg shop guys just like Con.😂
Toula, Roula, Koula and Agape. Totally un PC. But very funny. I was nearly named Koula (after my grandmother) but when mum heard the Aussie nurse pronounce it, named me after her sister instead!
There were actually 2 little mans that Con and Marika had, Nick and Rick. I still remember Con holding the 2 little mans in his arms, crying over how proud he was to have sons, and they zoomed in to show us the babies who both had their dad's mono brow 🤣 So bloody funny.
@@pollythefarmer9246 Went and saw a recording of a few episodes of The Colin Carpenter Show. I didn't mind it. It also included a great actress by the name of Kaarin Fairfax, who is also the former partner of the great Paul Kelly.
The recruiting interview was my favorite. Mark Mitchell was the best straight man Australia very produced and Colin was all at sea without him when he had his own show.
I lived next door to a guy who not only looked like Coln, he spoke like him and thought (if that word's applicable) like him. He had a stunning wife, a sweet bogan girl who loved him mightily, and frequently. I thought that he was the luckiest man in the world.
Early Families in Australia had heritige from UK, Scotland and Ireland. So its easy for you to identify the Aussie charasteric in the character. Enjoy more Col'n.
I went to Camberwell Grammar School with Kim Gyngell, finishing in 1970. Kim was a real character even then and very funny. It was through their mutual friendship with Kim that Greg Ham, another student at Camberwell Grammar but a year behind, met Colin Hay, who formed the band Men at Work together.
I'm not sure, but I think you'll find that was glenn robbins and maryanne fahey as shaz and daz. Classic nervous oddball teenagers at a drive-in movie theatre.
Also look up " Con the fruiter " he is palyed by the other blond guy in this skit. You would also like a a characther called " Poeter " Peter, played by Eric Banna . It was one of his first roles on TV.
I absolutely loved the Comedy Company as a teenager (by the way, it was actually from the late 80s). Other characters from the show that are worth checking out are Kylie Mole, Uncle Arthur and my personal favourite: Con the Fruiterer.
Fantastic show. We loved it and tuned in every week right from the first ep. Interesting fact - it was shown on Sunday nights at 7:30 and went up against our 60 minutes, which was unassailable for ratings at the time and went on to beat it.
Everyone in Australia watched this show. We LOVED it. And Col'n was a very muched loved character. KiM Gyngal has been a well respected performer ever since.
I shared a class at school with Kim Gyngell back in 1969 for English and form assembly. I didn't fraternise with him, but I remember him being a bit of a classroom clown. It's amazing how little he'd changed in appearance since then - still perfectly recognisable.
Brings back year 8 high school memories. It was shown on a Sunday night and EVERYONE in class the next day would relive the best scenes. Coln was my favourite, but Poider (Peter from the Channel 7 Fast Forward/Full Frontal was the best).
Brilliant, I just found this video yesterday by accident - coincidence! 😃 Mark Mitchell is the straight guy, he played Con the Fruiterer! Mary Coustas was really good in these shows as a schoolgirl character, then played Effie in Acropolis Now! So cool! 👍🤤🤯👏
Would recommend mark Mitchell as con the fruiterer..as a kid growing up in Adelaide, our local fruit and veg guy was one of a large and friendly Greek immigrant population, Marks impression is absolutely spot on.. "it's not ripe? Ah, give it a coupla days, coupla days! Beeeauutiful". I love his list of daughters.......
Mary-Anne Fahey played school girl Kylie Mole and another character of a little girl called Jophesine (I think that’s how she pronounced it). I could be wrong, but I don’t remember Mary Coustas being in the show
The Comedy Company was one of my favorite Aussie comedies. Another Aussie comedian was Garry McDonald, whose Norman Gunston character was hilarious. He was also in a sitcom called Mother and Son later, with Ruth Cracknell as the mother, and they were both great in those roles.
Awww, Col'n Carpenter! Classic, maaate 😅 Actor Kim Gyngell created one of our most beloved bogans. BTW, Col Joye is an Australian entertainer who had a few chart hits in the 60s. Col'n Joye is a play on words 😊
We all tuned into the comedy company and talked about it the next day with friends. Con the fruitier, Kylie mole, col’n carpenter and the whole crew. Brilliant writing
I used to love the comedy company. Coln, as he would spell it, was my favourite. They just don't have enough comedy out there anymore. Look up Russell Coite. Totally hilarious. Another Aussie funny favourite. Makes me proud to be an aussie. You gotta hav a laugh. 😂😊
His character performances were spot on.... always good for a laugh.... for example... "What is your name?" --- "Carpenter" - Can you spell that?" - "Yeah!"
This show had heaps of good sketchers. My favourite was Uncle Arthur, then Col second. Con the fruiterer was very popular. Kyle.Mole was also popular. Lots of other characters, it was actually a pretty cool show.
Loved all of them. As well as Russell Gilbert as the postie. Con's wife Marika with her funny giggle and that one-liner "But me no complain", every time she'd complain about Con and the kids. Josephine (or Jophesine as she called herself) the 3 yr old girl in the pink dress saying things like "That's ruuuuuuude, isn't it", and having her finger stuck up her own nose. Ian doing his David Rabbitborough sketches. And lastly, two great characters done by Mary-Anne Fahey and Glenn Robbins, Shazza and Dazza, who were always parked up in his car, talking about general stuff until they started to flirt with each other and then they'd start breathing heavy. Such classic Aussie comedy. I only wished some fools at channel 10 had bothered to keep all of the episodes in their entirety. I would've loved to have bought every episode in a dvd box set.
We are blessed in Australia with so many great sketch comedy shows. 'Australia You're Standing In It' 'The D Generation' 'The Comedy Company' 'Fast Forward' 'Full Frontal' 'Big Girl's Blouse' all so good.
There’s a great Colin sketch. He goes into the Social Security office and goes to the Reception desk. In the background there are a few consultants standing in their cubicles chatting to each other. The Receptionist asks him his name and he says “Col’n Carpenter”, they all duck down out of sight. The Receptionist looks around to see who can help him and they are all gone.
Brilliant comedian/actor! All of them on the Comedy Company were amazing. I was just a young kid watching in New Zealand, it was a popular show with us kiwis💖
Kym Gyngell (Col'n) is not only a comedy genius, but is also a great straight actor, having appeared in several popular movies and TV series such as the Underbelly series. He is also a well-recognised theatre actor.
The Comedy Company was quintessential 90’s Australia. OMG that is so evocative of coming inside when the street lights came on from down at the creek. I can still remember my bike that I rode home on; it used to make mincemeat of my ankles. I still have scars on my ankles because of it. Other skits from The Comedy Co. were Con the Fruiterer, Kylie (it goes, it goes, it just goes) iykyk. 😂 Loved coming across this! 🎉
Our daughter has a friend who lived in Queensland and our daughter lived in NSW. They were talking on the phone one night when the friend said “ you should see the moon it looks amazing” so our daughter had a look and said it did look amazing, her friend responded by saying. “ do you have the same moon down there that we have here” 🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂😢
I just stumbled upon your channel, & watched the comedy company n many a guard duty while in the ARMY here in Oz. It weird I haven't seen the two actors for years. The blonde chap also played a veggie shop own who obviously was Italian. All veggie shops were owned by Italians in Australia at the time.
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The great old days of 1990s comedy. Brings back my childhood memories 😀
So miss this type of comedy, and these characters😢. They were the best. Coln was my favourite followed by Con the Fruiterer❤❤
Cupala Dayz!!
@@debrathomas360 "doesn't madda" Roula, Toula, etc 😅😅
@@leandabee an a Guppy!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍
I also loved little Josephine and dolly 😂😂
The Comedy Company also had Uncle Arthur... One of Glenn Robbins characters before Russell Coight.
And Magda Zsubanski in Fast Forward as ‘Wee Mary McGregor’ lol.
good ol uncle Arthur lol
uncle Arthur and Russell Coight are the best two characters of Glen Robbins
@@fknows1 I know, I’ve watched them all here in Aus lol, but he plays each character so well, I don’t think of the other characters, they are all so different, he’s very talented 👍
Loved uncle Arthur. The one with him at the Melbourne cup was fn hilarious.
What a stroll down memory lane. This was a classic comedy show in Australia and the whole family would gather around to watch. It was great to see a lot of characters and scenes from an Australian context. Thanks for this reminder of a different time.
Yes,a BETTER time.
We loved it too
@@andrewmccormack4295100%
Decades later you still can't watch these actors without thinking of their iconic roles in The Comedy Company. Those characters will follow them wherever they go.
Sadly now to many people get but hurt with good comedy.
That period was absolutely GOLD for comedy in Australia. So many great comedy shows. The Comedy Company was brilliant! Kylie Mole was also a character in the Comedy Company, a must watch.
My favourite Colin Carpenter sketch was the dole interview where he said his brother was in 'Nam. "Vietnam?" "Nah, Pakenham." 36 years later that lines still gives me a good chuckle. Brilliant writing.
That was a very funny skitt that one.
Is that the same one where he says his name's Coln, and the interviewer says "Scone?". That was so funny
@@Anna_KeyFirst Marks character asks "is it 'Con?'" Then Colin says "no it's "Col'n". "Sorry, so that was Con?" Comes the reply. "No no it's Colllll'nnnn." Retorts Colin, refusing to articulate the 'I' sound through his nasal cavities.
One of the most genius sketches ever written ❤ the thing I loved about Col'n was that he was never wrong 😂 thanks for the trip down memory lane Matt 👍💕
I was young when Colin Carpenter was on the TV. To this day that actor is always Colin Carpenter to me. It was one of the funniest shows I used to waatch in the 80's.
Colin Carpenter was a very celebrated comedian as was Paul Hogan's sidekick Strop. These were the last days where British humour dominated the characteristics of Australian humour soon after dominated by American sitcoms which relied heavily in satirical put downs which despite not being particularly funny humour filled the airways. Thus why Monty Python was such a huge success in Australia. Australian's even today prefer British humour, especially the older generation.
Totally agree, still think on the whole we prefer British humour, mainly because it doesn't treat the viewer like a moron and it absolutely influences Aussie humour ❤ I was raised on the Goodies, Black Adder, The Young Ones, Red Dwarf and of course the Monty Python and still love them ❤
Kym Gyngell had so many great characters. He's a treasure!
I loved the Australian comedy Motther & Son which an absolute classic. I love satire so I'm currently watching the 5th series of Utopia which gives me plenty of laughs trouble is it's very close what happens in Australia government offices. 😂
Kim gygel wasn’t strop..
@@Nitemage1 No. Kym was Colin. John Cornell was Strop. I don't think anyone was suggesting Kym played both characters - only that they were both celebrated.
30 odd years ago when I moved here
I deadset shared a house with a bloke exactly like coln.
🙃🏴🇦🇺
Explains why you stayed
Col'n was so iconic and beloved he ended up getting his own show!!! (The theme tune's a cracker!!!).
This was one of the rare shows that my parents and I both liked. The other guy was Con the Greek Fruiterer who had a lot of daughters that rhymed before the Little Man was finally born. I knew fruit and Veg shop guys just like Con.😂
Coupla days, bewdiful!
Toula, Roula, Koula and Agape.
Totally un PC. But very funny.
I was nearly named Koula (after my grandmother) but when mum heard the Aussie nurse pronounce it, named me after her sister instead!
@@helenpolemis6955 Roula, Toula, Soula, Voula, Foula and Agape. You missed a couple. You need to eat more fruit 😁
There were actually 2 little mans that Con and Marika had, Nick and Rick.
I still remember Con holding the 2 little mans in his arms, crying over how proud he was to have sons, and they zoomed in to show us the babies who both had their dad's mono brow 🤣 So bloody funny.
The character of Colin was so well written and performed. I would love to see the bloopers.
It actually got made into its own show.
Very B Grade but it was cool if you're into that thing..
@@pollythefarmer9246
Went and saw a recording of a few episodes of The Colin Carpenter Show. I didn't mind it.
It also included a great actress by the name of Kaarin Fairfax, who is also the former partner of the great Paul Kelly.
Col'n Cartner!
The recruiting interview was my favorite. Mark Mitchell was the best straight man Australia very produced and Colin was all at sea without him when he had his own show.
Loved him then and still love him, such a character. He is hillarious thankyou
I lived next door to a guy who not only looked like Coln, he spoke like him and thought (if that word's applicable) like him. He had a stunning wife, a sweet bogan girl who loved him mightily, and frequently. I thought that he was the luckiest man in the world.
Loved it! It certainly brings back memories - the delivery and expressions were just so spot on.
Coln , and Con the fruiterer, TFS . Brings back memories. Have you watched kingswood country. 🤗🤗
Early Families in Australia had heritige from UK, Scotland and Ireland. So its easy for you to identify the Aussie charasteric in the character. Enjoy more Col'n.
Genetically I'm all 3. Plus 6% viking
@@OffGridInvestorViking is not a people! It’s a word lol no one has been on a Viking since the mid 9th century! You’re Scandinavian not Viking 🤦♂️
@@OffGridInvestor "Viking" was an 'occupation' not a nationality
Loved this era, real comedy. Australia 🇦🇺
The real funny thing is that we Aussies tend to know a real coln carpenter....so we can relate and love this
Too true 😂
I went to Camberwell Grammar School with Kim Gyngell, finishing in 1970. Kim was a real character even then and very funny. It was through their mutual friendship with Kim that Greg Ham, another student at Camberwell Grammar but a year behind, met Colin Hay, who formed the band Men at Work together.
I laughed so much I was in tears😂
I miss this type of comedy.
Dear Col, he could make so many people feel so smart.
Love the comedy company. Love Colin 😻 Love when he goes to a restaurant on a date and orders corkage
Lol 😂watched this show when I was a young teen was so flippin funny back in the day 😂😂
So many one liners are used to this day from this Comedy show and all their acts
Col’n was parking with a girl. The girl said, “Colin, how about getting in the back?” He said, “Nah, I’d rather stay in the front with you.”
😄❤
@@andrewmccormack4295 👀
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'm not sure, but I think you'll find that was glenn robbins and maryanne fahey as shaz and daz. Classic nervous oddball teenagers at a drive-in movie theatre.
@@skepticusmaximus184 No the others may have done that as well, but it was definitely Col'n that I watched.
Also look up " Con the fruiter " he is palyed by the other blond guy in this skit. You would also like a a characther called " Poeter " Peter, played by Eric Banna . It was one of his first roles on TV.
Another on you would like is Keiley Mole
@@patrickbrady447 My lil sister loved Miss mole, and used to act as her, bubble gum and all to annoy mum
Coupla days… Bewdiful
@@davejensen7922 I miss Marika, Roula, Toula, Soula, Voula, Foula and Agape. Agape, ya no the prity one
@@davejensen7922 Ha Ha Ha that is Con.
I absolutely loved the Comedy Company as a teenager (by the way, it was actually from the late 80s). Other characters from the show that are worth checking out are Kylie Mole, Uncle Arthur and my personal favourite: Con the Fruiterer.
Kylie Mole was my absolute favourite
Kylie Mole was my absolute favourite
“Coupla’ days, beeeewdiful”
@@megand175 Back in my teens, I dressed up as Con for a talent show - after a monologue, I actually sang that song!
Con and his "beauuuudiful" wife Marika!
Fantastic show. We loved it and tuned in every week right from the first ep. Interesting fact - it was shown on Sunday nights at 7:30 and went up against our 60 minutes, which was unassailable for ratings at the time and went on to beat it.
Everyone in Australia watched this show. We LOVED it. And Col'n was a very muched loved character. KiM Gyngal has been a well respected performer ever since.
I shared a class at school with Kim Gyngell back in 1969 for English and form assembly. I didn't fraternise with him, but I remember him being a bit of a classroom clown. It's amazing how little he'd changed in appearance since then - still perfectly recognisable.
Gosh, i haven't seen that since i was a teenager, i haven't laughed so hard in a long time.. thankyou for sharing, from Australia
I just like listening to your beautiful accent.
I rember this show, it was very popular. Hi from Australia 🐨
i grew up on this show, im so glad you posted this, its still hilarious
Brings back year 8 high school memories. It was shown on a Sunday night and EVERYONE in class the next day would relive the best scenes. Coln was my favourite, but Poider (Peter from the Channel 7 Fast Forward/Full Frontal was the best).
Blast from the past. A real comedic Aussie icon.
Used to watch this show too. The good old days of comedy TV. Miss this style of viewing. Thx for the memories.
That was so funny, Kim Gyngell played Colin so well. Another classic character from the Cemedy Company was Con the fruiterer. You need to look him up.
There's a Fula 😂
Con is the same actor in all these 3 sketches with Colin
Brilliant memories. I had a good laugh over breakfast thanks
I used too have a Colin carpenter Jacket 😮
It was my Favourite 😊
LOL...thank you for showing this..this is from my era..Col Carpenter was one of my fave characters back then..
Bloody, great show. The character, Russell, the postman, is also worth watching.
Kind regards from Adelaide, South Australia 🇦🇺
Absolute comedic genius, loved him.
Brilliant, I just found this video yesterday by accident - coincidence! 😃 Mark Mitchell is the straight guy, he played Con the Fruiterer! Mary Coustas was really good in these shows as a schoolgirl character, then played Effie in Acropolis Now! So cool! 👍🤤🤯👏
Would recommend mark Mitchell as con the fruiterer..as a kid growing up in Adelaide, our local fruit and veg guy was one of a large and friendly Greek immigrant population, Marks impression is absolutely spot on.. "it's not ripe? Ah, give it a coupla days, coupla days! Beeeauutiful". I love his list of daughters.......
@@chrlz904 Yes, our local fruit shop was run by Greeks too! Toula, Roula, Soula, ..... ? 🧐🤔😁
Mary-Anne Fahey played school girl Kylie Mole and another character of a little girl called Jophesine (I think that’s how she pronounced it). I could be wrong, but I don’t remember Mary Coustas being in the show
@@marypridham3823 I love them all anyway, it's been a while! 😂 We definitely need comedy back! 👍
Seen Effie live
She's so funny
I used to watch this show every week. Loved ut! ❤️
Arh. I had forgotten about Coln. Thanks for taking me down memory Lane. Would be good if some of the old comedies were brought back to tv. 👍
Ah, 'Coln' Carpenter, great memories. Thanks for bringing the enjoyment of this back
Being a Australian I remember this show and it was great having a laugh again 😂
Great memories of the good old days here in Ozz. Comedy good now but not quiet the same. Thanks and cheers.
The Comedy Company was one of my favorite Aussie comedies. Another Aussie comedian was Garry McDonald, whose Norman Gunston character was hilarious. He was also in a sitcom called Mother and Son later, with Ruth Cracknell as the mother, and they were both great in those roles.
My favorite character from the show!... Ah the memories...Kylie Mole worth a look in!
Awww, Col'n Carpenter! Classic, maaate 😅 Actor Kim Gyngell created one of our most beloved bogans. BTW, Col Joye is an Australian entertainer who had a few chart hits in the 60s. Col'n Joye is a play on words 😊
Memory Lane - wow! 😊
Con the Fruiterer from the same series was always classic. Uncle Arthur and Kylie Mole were probably the other 2 standouts.
Comedy Company had some good sketches and characters, Con the Fruiterer, Uncle Arthur, David Rabbitborough, kylie Mole, and a few others.
We all tuned into the comedy company and talked about it the next day with friends. Con the fruitier, Kylie mole, col’n carpenter and the whole crew. Brilliant writing
I watched this episode on TV.
Good times, good times.
Australia
This was one of the best shows loved it and loved Colin
Watched this show when I was younger. One of my favourites found memories watching it.
My favourite Comedy Company character - love the dole office and the car skits.....
I used to love the comedy company. Coln, as he would spell it, was my favourite. They just don't have enough comedy out there anymore. Look up Russell Coite. Totally hilarious. Another Aussie funny favourite. Makes me proud to be an aussie. You gotta hav a laugh. 😂😊
This was the biggest show in Australia back in the 80's along with 'its a knock out' and 'hey hey its Saturday'
His character performances were spot on.... always good for a laugh....
for example... "What is your name?" --- "Carpenter" - Can you spell that?" - "Yeah!"
Oh, I remember this. How could you forget: loved him. He is a typical Bogan Australian. Years ago I had a friend like him. We called him Speedy.
Ohhhh this is one of my FAV comedy shows. Colin was the best!!
Loved C’oln Carpenter and Uncle Arthur 👍 pretty sure it was the late 80’s
Thankyou so much for this ! Made my morning abit down today 😂❤
This show had heaps of good sketchers.
My favourite was Uncle Arthur, then Col second.
Con the fruiterer was very popular.
Kyle.Mole was also popular.
Lots of other characters, it was actually a pretty cool show.
Kylie Mole was hot as 😍
Loved all of them.
As well as Russell Gilbert as the postie.
Con's wife Marika with her funny giggle and that one-liner "But me no complain", every time she'd complain about Con and the kids.
Josephine (or Jophesine as she called herself) the 3 yr old girl in the pink dress saying things like "That's ruuuuuuude, isn't it", and having her finger stuck up her own nose.
Ian doing his David Rabbitborough sketches.
And lastly, two great characters done by Mary-Anne Fahey and Glenn Robbins, Shazza and Dazza, who were always parked up in his car, talking about general stuff until they started to flirt with each other and then they'd start breathing heavy.
Such classic Aussie comedy.
I only wished some fools at channel 10 had bothered to keep all of the episodes in their entirety. I would've loved to have bought every episode in a dvd box set.
Loved this show. Wish it was still on.
Great tv back in the day.
The Comedy Company, another Aussie gold comedy show.
Colin was always my favourite character 🤣
We are blessed in Australia with so many great sketch comedy shows. 'Australia You're Standing In It' 'The D Generation' 'The Comedy Company' 'Fast Forward' 'Full Frontal' 'Big Girl's Blouse' all so good.
The Chaser ?
@@Rusty_Gold85 Yes indeed.
Tuesday Night Live: The Big Gig. Good News Week.
And would not be allowed to be aired on free to air TV anymore,coz too politically incorrect and not woke enough.
"The D Generation" on a Saturday night on the ABC was screened live. Very daring stuff.
There’s a great Colin sketch.
He goes into the Social Security office and goes to the Reception desk.
In the background there are a few consultants standing in their cubicles chatting to each other.
The Receptionist asks him his name and he says “Col’n Carpenter”, they all duck down out of sight.
The Receptionist looks around to see who can help him and they are all gone.
This is a classic. I really liked this character. 😂😂😂
Brilliant comedian/actor! All of them on the Comedy Company were amazing. I was just a young kid watching in New Zealand, it was a popular show with us kiwis💖
Good lordy - thanks for the trip down memory lane! Loved it
Kym Gyngell (Col'n) is not only a comedy genius, but is also a great straight actor, having appeared in several popular movies and TV series such as the Underbelly series. He is also a well-recognised theatre actor.
I Love Australian comedy.❤❤❤ I'm an Aussie.💯
Loved growing up watching this. He plays another character called Uncle Arthur. He’s hilarious 😆
Kim Gyngall was great as Col'n Carpenter. They made a series based on the character The Col'n Carpenter Show. I used to love it.
Kath and Kim.
Loved comedy company
My favorite is still Con the Fruiterer, played by Mark Mitchell. Now that was great Oz comedy and so true.
Ahhhh, the good old days of Aussie comedy. Grew up on this...along with Monty Python 🙂
The Comedy Company was quintessential 90’s Australia. OMG that is so evocative of coming inside when the street lights came on from down at the creek. I can still remember my bike that I rode home on; it used to make mincemeat of my ankles. I still have scars on my ankles because of it.
Other skits from The Comedy Co. were Con the Fruiterer, Kylie (it goes, it goes, it just goes) iykyk. 😂 Loved coming across this! 🎉
I think now it was the 1980’s. Kylie Mole was the other character.
Our daughter has a friend who lived in Queensland and our daughter lived in NSW. They were talking on the phone one night when the friend said “ you should see the moon it looks amazing” so our daughter had a look and said it did look amazing, her friend responded by saying. “ do you have the same moon down there that we have here” 🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂😢
Quality entertainment. Miss these days.
Great to see these old sketches.
I just stumbled upon your channel, & watched the comedy company n many a guard duty while in the ARMY here in Oz. It weird I haven't seen the two actors for years. The blonde chap also played a veggie shop own who obviously was Italian. All veggie shops were owned by Italians in Australia at the time.
What a blast from the past! Colin you scab haha
Just found your channel.
Thank you so much for showing this. I had forgotten about Collin but I will get the phone book and look him up.
Loved this show as a young man
Oh happy memories!! Best comedy era in Australia
Poor old colin, as slow as they come, Great old school comedy. Cheers for that, almost forgotten the characters until now. ❤👍
Fast Forward / comedy Company / the Late Show - All great 80s / early 90s Australian comedy shows
I grew up watching The Comedy Company. Magda Zubanski was a hoot with her various characters.
Never forget coming home from school to watch Col'n
Comedy Company .... Wewatched this all the time.. Funniest show ever!