You'll hear from Irish comedy superstar David O'Doherty on this episode of Sydney Tonight as he shares the surprising story behind the statue of Queen Victoria outside of the QVB! David also spoke to me about his university breakdancing group, his addiction to buying bicycles, and how he plans to completely rewrite his Wikipedia page to inspire young people. You can catch David's show (Welcome To The David Zone) at the Sydney Comedy Festival towards the end of April!

But David is not the only person to jump into the Sydney Tonight studio this week, as comedian Lily Hensby comes by to talk about her upcoming Comedy Festival show all about Julia Louise-Dreyfus (best known for playing Elaine in Seinfeld). Lily is maybe the biggest Julia Louise-Dreyfus fan on planet Earth and does one of the best impressions of her that I have ever heard, and so I thought it would be fun to create a scene from an episode of Seinfeld... if it was set in Sydney. And Lily very kindly went along with it, so you'll hear us begin figuring out what that scene might sound like before we put it to air in next week's show.

And finally, Nathan Roach and Aspen Beilharz jump back behind the mics for another Sydney Tonight quiz- this time on the Easter Show! One of my favourite memories of attending the Easter Show when I was younger was buying a show bag (or rather, being bought a show bag by my parents) and so I wanted to see how they have changed since I last visited. In the quiz, I read out contents of different show bags and Nathan and Aspen need to figure out the theme! It's very fun and very simple and you can play along too!

Sydney Tonight is the talk show our city has been crying out for! Covering the good, the bad, and the ugly, this show proves that despite it all, Sydney is the best city in the world. So whether you’re in Chatswood or Cherrybrook, Blacktown or Bankstown, Parramatta or Penrith- ring in each weekend with Sydney Tonight.

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Sydney Tonight is broadcast on 2SER every Friday night at 7pm. Tune in on 107.3FM or through the 2SER Website. 

CREDITS

Announcer: Mark Williamson

Producers: Liam Achurch, Aspen Beilharz, Annabelle Moore, Nathan Roach

Artwork: Praveen Suriyaarachchi

Guests: Lily Hensby, David O'Doherty

This podcast is recorded on Gadigal and Dharug Land. We pay respects to Elders past and present.