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THE FULLY SICKEST DELIVERY GUYS FROM FAT PIZZA CLASH WITH THE HOUSOS OF SUNNYVALE. FEATURING FRANKY FALZONI, VANESSA, KEV THE KIWI AND A MYSTERY GUEST; IT’S A BATTLE OF CHAINSAWS AND THONGS, CHEESE AND VEGEMITE, SUBWOOFERS AND UGG BOOTS. FIFTEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING, THIS BOGAN BEN HUR IS COMING TO PORT PANTHERS ON JAN 21 ...
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here did the ideas for both Housos and Pizza come from? When I was a kid, I used to drive past this little pizza shop every Saturday night when I went to the Drive-in, and there were two guys in there watching a TV and they never looked busy; it looked like the world’s worst pizza shop. It always stuck with me, and I thought it would make a good TV show. And with Housos, it was more I just thought there were so many crazy bogans in Australia that we needed some bogan humour, and Housos was just an extension of that. You’ve integrated the two and turned it into a live show; what kind of experience can we expect from the show? These live shows are all about fun and having a great night out. It’s comedy that’s interactive - the audience gets involved, there are videos, stand up comedy songs. It’s a really fun, cool night. If you’re a fan of any of our shows, you’ll love it ‘cause it’s that sort of humour. We rarely have a night where some crazy outrageous thing doesn’t happen that you’ll never forget. Are you bringing the usual crew along, or do you have new actors for the live
knickers in a knot about you actually show? basing a character around them? For the show in Port Macquarie, we’ve got There was one girl who used to work for Vanessa from Housos, Kev from Housos and us who had a nephew, and his name was Pizza, myself and Abdul, the crazy Arab guy Anarchy - you know, like craziness Anarchy he’s been in Pizza, Housos and everything else - I thought that was just too funny, and just we’ve ever made. thought of a Houso kid. So, I used that name When it comes to the actual writing and and she wasn’t real happy with me creation of the characters, do about it, but it was too good to you base them around pass up. people you’ve actually What makes footy met, or are they of n fa If you’re a s, shorts and thongs completely fictional? ow sh r ou any of s it’ e us the best outfit in It’s a little bit of ’ca it you’ ll love r. ou m hu Sunnyvale? the actor who’s of rt that so ght ni a ve ha ly re Well for Franky, playing it, it’s a little ra We y my character, it’s where some craz bit of stuff that I’ve g outrageous thin at all about speed; its seen - sometimes it th en pp ha t doesn’ aerodynamics, ‘cause he can be directly based ” . et rg you’ ll never fo needs to run from cops on somebody; it just all the time. It’s the perfect depends. But usually, outfit. there’s truth in it one way Who are your favourite or another. I’ve gotta be honest characters and why? ... A lot of the actors kind of almost Hmm ... Very difficult. Probably Franky, bring the characters to life to a degree, just because he gets to beat up cops, he’s in and some of them aren’t too far from threesomes, there are no repercussions most the truth. I think we are all kind of like our of the time. He’s like a bogan Fonzie; you characters; it just depends how extreme the can’t beat that! character is, but there’s definitely a lot of Can you tell us a bit about yourself; how Housos and Pizza in all of us, which is cool. do you spend your time when you’re not Have you ever had anybody getting their
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writing or filming your shows? I don’t have a lot of spare time, but when I do I like to ride motorbikes, I like travelling, going to the movies, getting a little crazy on Tequila - probably all of that in one order or another! Tell us about your Guinness World Records? I still hold the longest pizza delivery record; I delivered a pizza from Spain to New Zealand. And the selfie world record, I beat that and then The Rock beat me; I held the record for about a month, and then he decided to beat me and I got stooged! What’s your favourite joke? All my favourite jokes are too rude to put in your publication, I’m afraid. Thanks very much. Interview with Paul Fenech.
the plug! Don’t miss Fat Pizza vs Housos at Port Panthers. Thursday 21st January. TICKETS PR-SALE $25* | DOOR $35* SHOW TIMES: DOORS 7PM | SHOW 7:30PM. portmacquarie.panthers.com.au
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