Norman Gunston was a satirical TV character performed by Australian actor and comedian Garry McDonald. Norman Gunston was primarily well known in his native Australia, and to a lesser extent, the United States during the mid to late 1970s. He was the only Gold Logie winning fictional character on Australian Television, with McDonald collecting the award in character.
Early years
The Gunston character was originally conceived by comedy writer Wendy Skelcher and first appeared as a minor character to appear in a single sketch in the second series of the cult Australian TV comedy series The Aunty Jack Show in 1973. Cast member Garry McDonald portrayed Gunston as a dull and talentless local TV reporter from the industrial city of Wollongong – a locale that was the butt of many jokes throughout the series. The Gunston character made enough of an impression for him to be revived in a subsequent comedy mini-series made by the Aunty Jack team, Wollongong the Brave (1974), in which he starred in a satirical mock documentary Norman Gunston: The Golden Weeks. His segments as Norman in What's On In Wollongong became one of the most popular parts of the Aunty Jack Show, and Norman appeared on the Aunty Jack Sings Wollongong album along with McDonald's other character, Kid Eager.
Australian comedian Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald) in one of his funniest interviews, talking to American TV actress Sally Struthers.
published: 31 Jan 2008
Paul McCartney - Norman Gunston 1975
Paul and Wings visits the Norman Gunston show while on tour in Australia 1975. Strange guy this Norman!
published: 10 Nov 2011
Norman Gunston and Mohammed Ali
Norman Gunston interviews Mohammed Ali before the Manila Fight
published: 05 Jun 2016
Norman Gunston interviews Cheech & Chong
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This clip is an excerpt from The Norman Gunston Show, series 1, episode 7. Originally aired July 1975 on ABC Australia.
published: 22 Apr 2015
Sally Struthers On Her Illustrious Career And The Infamous Interview With Norman Gunston | Studio 10
Sally Struthers may be best known to the world for her role as Gloria in the classic sitcom 'All In The Family', but she cemented her icon status to Australian fans in her hilarious interview with Norman Gunston in 1975.
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published: 27 Jul 2023
Norman Gunston Frank Zappa Interview [1976]
Norman Gunston interviews Frank Zappa. From Australian Broadcast Corporation's "The Norman Gunston Show" starring Gary McDonald.
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published: 09 Jan 2021
Stop Laughing...This Is Serious: Norman Gunston at the Dismissal
How did Norman Gunston come to be at the Dismissal of the Whitlam government? Find out in Stop laughing This Is Serious.
published: 24 Mar 2015
Norman Gunston's Gold Logie acceptance speech, 1976
Excerpt from Norman Gunston's Gold Logie acceptance speech, 1976
published: 30 Jun 2019
Norman Gunston interviews Keith Moon [1976]
Comic genius Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald) interviewing an overly histrionic Keith Moon, drummer for "The Who." Charlton Stadium 31st May 1976. Two years before Moon's death. Brief appearance by the great John Entwistle.
published: 09 Mar 2021
Boy George Interview with Norman Gunston
Norman Gunston is such a dick, but George never lets it get to him.
sorry it's out of sync, but it's still worth watching. (=
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This clip is an excerpt from The Norman Gunston Show, series 1, episode 7. Originally aired ...
As this clip seems to have disappeared from YouTube, here it is!!
This clip is an excerpt from The Norman Gunston Show, series 1, episode 7. Originally aired July 1975 on ABC Australia.
As this clip seems to have disappeared from YouTube, here it is!!
This clip is an excerpt from The Norman Gunston Show, series 1, episode 7. Originally aired July 1975 on ABC Australia.
Sally Struthers may be best known to the world for her role as Gloria in the classic sitcom 'All In The Family', but she cemented her icon status to Australian ...
Sally Struthers may be best known to the world for her role as Gloria in the classic sitcom 'All In The Family', but she cemented her icon status to Australian fans in her hilarious interview with Norman Gunston in 1975.
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Sally Struthers may be best known to the world for her role as Gloria in the classic sitcom 'All In The Family', but she cemented her icon status to Australian fans in her hilarious interview with Norman Gunston in 1975.
#SallyStruthers #AllInTheFamily #NormanGunston
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Norman Gunston interviews Frank Zappa. From Australian Broadcast Corporation's "The Norman Gunston Show" starring Gary McDonald.
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Norman Gunston interviews Frank Zappa. From Australian Broadcast Corporation's "The Norman Gunston Show" starring Gary McDonald.
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Norman Gunston interviews Frank Zappa. From Australian Broadcast Corporation's "The Norman Gunston Show" starring Gary McDonald.
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Comic genius Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald) interviewing an overly histrionic Keith Moon, drummer for "The Who." Charlton Stadium 31st May 1976. Two years befo...
Comic genius Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald) interviewing an overly histrionic Keith Moon, drummer for "The Who." Charlton Stadium 31st May 1976. Two years before Moon's death. Brief appearance by the great John Entwistle.
Comic genius Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald) interviewing an overly histrionic Keith Moon, drummer for "The Who." Charlton Stadium 31st May 1976. Two years before Moon's death. Brief appearance by the great John Entwistle.
As this clip seems to have disappeared from YouTube, here it is!!
This clip is an excerpt from The Norman Gunston Show, series 1, episode 7. Originally aired July 1975 on ABC Australia.
Sally Struthers may be best known to the world for her role as Gloria in the classic sitcom 'All In The Family', but she cemented her icon status to Australian fans in her hilarious interview with Norman Gunston in 1975.
#SallyStruthers #AllInTheFamily #NormanGunston
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Norman Gunston interviews Frank Zappa. From Australian Broadcast Corporation's "The Norman Gunston Show" starring Gary McDonald.
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Comic genius Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald) interviewing an overly histrionic Keith Moon, drummer for "The Who." Charlton Stadium 31st May 1976. Two years before Moon's death. Brief appearance by the great John Entwistle.
Norman Gunston was a satirical TV character performed by Australian actor and comedian Garry McDonald. Norman Gunston was primarily well known in his native Australia, and to a lesser extent, the United States during the mid to late 1970s. He was the only Gold Logie winning fictional character on Australian Television, with McDonald collecting the award in character.
Early years
The Gunston character was originally conceived by comedy writer Wendy Skelcher and first appeared as a minor character to appear in a single sketch in the second series of the cult Australian TV comedy series The Aunty Jack Show in 1973. Cast member Garry McDonald portrayed Gunston as a dull and talentless local TV reporter from the industrial city of Wollongong – a locale that was the butt of many jokes throughout the series. The Gunston character made enough of an impression for him to be revived in a subsequent comedy mini-series made by the Aunty Jack team, Wollongong the Brave (1974), in which he starred in a satirical mock documentary Norman Gunston: The Golden Weeks. His segments as Norman in What's On In Wollongong became one of the most popular parts of the Aunty Jack Show, and Norman appeared on the Aunty Jack Sings Wollongong album along with McDonald's other character, Kid Eager.
Australia's great constitutional crisis of 1975 has all the right ingredients for a musical. high stakes, flawed characters and Norman Gunston. Meet theAustralian writers bringing politics to the stage ... .
Seymour Centre, Sydney Narrated by Norman Gunston, this musical about the former prime minister and the events of 1975 is often funny – but it’s messy and overstuffed Get our weekend culture and ...
His name was Norman Gunston, and he was from Australia.Keith Moon, the legendary drummer from The Who, was snapped (left) drenching Australian comedian Norman Gunston after being taunted by the Aussie during a gig in London in 1976.
If Gary McDonald – whose TV career also includes his hilarious character Norman Gunston – was a one in a thousand as the original Arthur, in a perfectly flustered performance, then Ruth Cracknell was ...
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Norman Gunston at the dismissal. After being rushed down to Canberra by producers on a tip that Gough Whitlam had just been sacked, “little Aussie bleeder” Norman Gunston – a satirical character played ...