Shaun Micallef’s Eve of Destruction review – terminally bland filler television

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Shaun Micallef’s Eve of Destruction review – terminally bland filler television
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Micallef made a big song and dance about moving on from the ABC to give younger talent a chance – and now he’s back for this terrible series

‘To say the ABC isn’t doing enough right now to foster young talent is an epic understatement’ … Shaun Micallef in Shaun Micallef's Eve of Destruction.‘To say the ABC isn’t doing enough right now to foster young talent is an epic understatement’ … Shaun Micallef in Shaun Micallef's Eve of Destruction.

The series of course is hosted by Micallef, continuing a long trend of programs containing his name in the title – among them Shaun Micallef’s World Around Him, Shaun Micallef’s New Years Rave, Shaun Micallef’s On the Sauce, The Micallef Program, Micallef Tonight and of course the excellent, long-running political satire Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell. Like many, I tuned into the latter most weeks, and have enjoyed watching Micallef’s career evolve over the years.

, Micallef says one of the most ABC things ever: “Full disclosure, ladies and gentlemen, Stephen and I know each other.” This is indeed a network where the interviewers know the interviewees, who also know the other interviewees, who probably know the crew and a couple of department heads too. We learn that Curry’s chainsaw is named Brian; this evolves into a theory about how “Brian’s don’t let you down”. Curry is reliably likable but boy does this show scream “filler”. It doesn’t improve with the addition of a second guest, the teenageExperienced comedians such as Micallef have every reason to act boldly and experimentally. They can throw caution to the wind, knowing they have an established personal brand with a built-in following that affords them plenty of room to take risks.

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