John Safran (born 13 August 1972) is an Australian radio personality, satirist, documentary maker and author, known for combining humour with explorations into religion and other issues. His more famous television segments include turning the tables on tabloid current affairs host Ray Martin by arriving unannounced at his house in John Safran: Media Tycoon (an early pilot for a TV series), having a fatwa temporarily placed on Rove McManus to satirize the fatwa process and sneaking nine young men into an exclusive Melbournenightclub by disguising them as members of American nu metal band Slipknot.
Early life
Safran was born in Melbourne. He attended North Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn High School and Yeshivah College before studying journalism at RMIT University. He eventually dropped out without completing his degree and began work in advertising for Clemenger Harvie. During this time he also worked as a copywriter for Mazda, Village Roadshow and Sea World.
In Year 12 he formed the hip-hop group Raspberry Cordial with his friend Chris Lumsden. They played to some success, receiving high rotation airplay on the city's community radio, playing many gigs in Melbourne and coming second in the RMITBattle of the Bands competition. Their debut album was Melbourne Tram, of which Safran apparently has hundreds of unsold cassettes in his bedroom to this day.
"Brimful of Asha" is a 1997 single by British alternative rock band Cornershop, which originally reached number 60 in the UK Singles Chart in 1997. After a remixed version by Norman Cook became a radio and critical success, the song was re-released and reached number one in the UK chart in February 1998 and #16 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The lyrics are a tribute to Asha Bhosle.
Background
This song is based upon the history of film culture in India. Since their introduction, Indian films have relied heavily on song-and-dance numbers. Almost always, the singing was performed by background singers while the actors and actresses lip-sync. Asha Bhosle is one of these playback singers who has sung over 12,000 songs and is referred to as "Sadi rani" (Punjabi for "our queen") at one point in the lyrics. In the slower, original album recording, playback singers Lata Mangeshkar (her older sibling) and Mohammad Rafi (one of the top male playback singers of the mid-century) are mentioned. The lyrics in the bridge contain a number of references to non-Indian music, including Georges Brassens' song "Les Amoureux des bancs publics", Jacques Dutronc, Marc Bolan, Argo Records and Trojan Records.
John Safran confronts Ray Martin in a bid to put 'the shoe on the other foot'. This video was a response to the public prosecution of the Paxton family. From John Safran's 'The Lost Pilot'. I hold no rights to this material so go and buy the DVD. It is full of best of & never seen before clips of john Safran and is excellent!
published: 20 Feb 2010
John Safran’s shocking health admission
The colourful Australian media personality has opened up about a recent health scare that saw him go under the knife.
published: 10 Nov 2022
John Safran vs God - Episode 1
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published: 08 Oct 2013
Safran v God (Aborigines and land rights)
A short exert from John Safran v God. Here John gets some people who identify themselves as being from the Wurundjeri tribe and takes people with signs out the front of their house (that acknowledge the traditional owners) to task.
published: 19 May 2011
David Irving holocaust denier | John Safran's Race Relations
Sick of the self-hating Jew label, John decides to prove his critics wrong. He decides to retaliate - Simon Wiesenthal Nazi-hunter style - by taking out one of the worlds most sinister Holocaust deniers, David Irving. For the attack, John flies to London, where he tricks Irving into meeting him in a small recording studio, which serves as the scene of Johns crime.
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published: 19 Nov 2009
John Safran: Documentary Maker John Safran On The Vicious Cycle Of Vapers And Smokers
John Safran has taken on big tobacco companies in his new book, but he found vapers and smokers are getting stuck in a vicious cycle to kick the habit.
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published: 08 Dec 2022
John Safran Vs. God - The Pope Vs. The Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is a cocksucker and so is Richard Gere.
published: 02 Nov 2009
John Safran vs God - Masonic Mormon Underwear Exposed
John Safran vs God - Masonic Mormon Underwear Exposed (pardon the pun..)
Episode 7-
1- John travels to Mozambique to lift a curse from nothing but the Socceroos at the behest of football legend Johnny Warren
2- Again in Salt Lake City, Safran finds out what is so special about "Mormon underwear"
3- With the help of Canberra mathematician Brendan McKay, John uncovers the link between The Bible Code, September 11, 2001 and rapper Vanilla Ice
4- John examines the realistic goals of religious boycotts
Footnote- After 32 years of not qualifying, the Socceroos finally qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, beating Uruguay in what many media articles termed a stroke of luck for a team previously lacking it.
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published: 01 Apr 2010
John Safran eulogy for Father Bob Maguire - 5th May 2023 - ABC News
Author and filmmaker John Safran delivers a beautiful funny eulogy for his longtime radio collaborator Father Bob Maguire.
John Safran confronts Ray Martin in a bid to put 'the shoe on the other foot'. This video was a response to the public prosecution of the Paxton family. From Jo...
John Safran confronts Ray Martin in a bid to put 'the shoe on the other foot'. This video was a response to the public prosecution of the Paxton family. From John Safran's 'The Lost Pilot'. I hold no rights to this material so go and buy the DVD. It is full of best of & never seen before clips of john Safran and is excellent!
John Safran confronts Ray Martin in a bid to put 'the shoe on the other foot'. This video was a response to the public prosecution of the Paxton family. From John Safran's 'The Lost Pilot'. I hold no rights to this material so go and buy the DVD. It is full of best of & never seen before clips of john Safran and is excellent!
A short exert from John Safran v God. Here John gets some people who identify themselves as being from the Wurundjeri tribe and takes people with signs out the...
A short exert from John Safran v God. Here John gets some people who identify themselves as being from the Wurundjeri tribe and takes people with signs out the front of their house (that acknowledge the traditional owners) to task.
A short exert from John Safran v God. Here John gets some people who identify themselves as being from the Wurundjeri tribe and takes people with signs out the front of their house (that acknowledge the traditional owners) to task.
Sick of the self-hating Jew label, John decides to prove his critics wrong. He decides to retaliate - Simon Wiesenthal Nazi-hunter style - by taking out one of ...
Sick of the self-hating Jew label, John decides to prove his critics wrong. He decides to retaliate - Simon Wiesenthal Nazi-hunter style - by taking out one of the worlds most sinister Holocaust deniers, David Irving. For the attack, John flies to London, where he tricks Irving into meeting him in a small recording studio, which serves as the scene of Johns crime.
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Sick of the self-hating Jew label, John decides to prove his critics wrong. He decides to retaliate - Simon Wiesenthal Nazi-hunter style - by taking out one of the worlds most sinister Holocaust deniers, David Irving. For the attack, John flies to London, where he tricks Irving into meeting him in a small recording studio, which serves as the scene of Johns crime.
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John Safran has taken on big tobacco companies in his new book, but he found vapers and smokers are getting stuck in a vicious cycle to kick the habit.
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John Safran vs God - Masonic Mormon Underwear Exposed (pardon the pun..)
Episode 7-
1- John travels to Mozambique to lift a curse from nothing but the Socc...
John Safran confronts Ray Martin in a bid to put 'the shoe on the other foot'. This video was a response to the public prosecution of the Paxton family. From John Safran's 'The Lost Pilot'. I hold no rights to this material so go and buy the DVD. It is full of best of & never seen before clips of john Safran and is excellent!
A short exert from John Safran v God. Here John gets some people who identify themselves as being from the Wurundjeri tribe and takes people with signs out the front of their house (that acknowledge the traditional owners) to task.
Sick of the self-hating Jew label, John decides to prove his critics wrong. He decides to retaliate - Simon Wiesenthal Nazi-hunter style - by taking out one of the worlds most sinister Holocaust deniers, David Irving. For the attack, John flies to London, where he tricks Irving into meeting him in a small recording studio, which serves as the scene of Johns crime.
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John Safran (born 13 August 1972) is an Australian radio personality, satirist, documentary maker and author, known for combining humour with explorations into religion and other issues. His more famous television segments include turning the tables on tabloid current affairs host Ray Martin by arriving unannounced at his house in John Safran: Media Tycoon (an early pilot for a TV series), having a fatwa temporarily placed on Rove McManus to satirize the fatwa process and sneaking nine young men into an exclusive Melbournenightclub by disguising them as members of American nu metal band Slipknot.
Early life
Safran was born in Melbourne. He attended North Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn High School and Yeshivah College before studying journalism at RMIT University. He eventually dropped out without completing his degree and began work in advertising for Clemenger Harvie. During this time he also worked as a copywriter for Mazda, Village Roadshow and Sea World.
In Year 12 he formed the hip-hop group Raspberry Cordial with his friend Chris Lumsden. They played to some success, receiving high rotation airplay on the city's community radio, playing many gigs in Melbourne and coming second in the RMITBattle of the Bands competition. Their debut album was Melbourne Tram, of which Safran apparently has hundreds of unsold cassettes in his bedroom to this day.
There's dancing behind movie scenes Behind the movie scenes - Sadi Rani She's the one that keeps the dream alive, From the morning, past the evening, Till the end of the light Brimful of Asha on the forty-five Well, it's a brimful of Asha on the forty-five Brimful of Asha on the forty-five Well, it's a brimful of Asha on the forty-five and singing illuminate the main streets and the cinema aisles We don't care about no government warning about that promotion of the simple life and the dams they are building CHORUS Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow, everybody needs a bosom Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow, everybody needs a bosom Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow, everybody needs a bosom Mine's on the forty-five Mohammed Ruffi (forty-five) Lata Mangeshka (forty-five) solid state radio (forty-five) ferguson mono (forty-five) Mon public (forty-five) Jacques Dutronc and the Bolan Boogies the Heavy Hitters and the chi chi music All Indian radio (forty-five) two in ones (forty-five) ovvo records (forty-five) trojan records (forty-five) CHORUS CHORUS 2 7-7,000 piece orchestra set everybody needs a bosom for a pillow mines on the RPM... CHORUS