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Adrian and Andy are Radio Joy’s twice weekly breakfast show hosts and we know what to expect from breakfast radio – congenial banality, mindless chatter and a certain blokey or campy rapport between two egotistical hosts.

Adrian and Andy fancy themselves as, well, they fancy themselves full-stop, but as the gay boys’ version of Hamish and Andy they fall far short of the occasional hilarity Hamish Blake can provide. The sort of extroversion that carries a radio show doesn’t necessarily translate to the stage, and, sadly for these two, they are so accustomed to keeping up the piffle on the airwaves that they don’t know when to stop.

Obviously breakfast radio doesn’t offer any real audience feedback and these two are assured of a niche audience, a situation that doesn’t allow for much real objectivity. Being cute and gay just ain’t enough and they are not nearly as fascinating as they seem to imagine they might be.

I took my best big poof to this just to make sure I wasn’t missing anything and he described it as ‘mildly amusing’. The audience seemed to be made up mostly of older gay guys, which was telling, rather than the hosts’ peers. To be fair, a couple of tipsy women behind us were having themselves a hoot.

Adrian and Andy do provide some (amateurish) variety with a spoof of a quiz show, videos of their trip to Sydney and attempts to toilet train a cat and a spin on Dancing in the Street along with an homage to the 90s and a bit of song – but why lip-synch to a recording of yourself, for heaven’s sake? This show needs some vigorous excising, and some actual jokes. The Puffing Billy story was just awful and out of place. Have definitely had more laughs.


JOY 94.9 & V Australia present
Radio Husbands
Andy & Adrian

Venue: Trades Hall, Old Council Chambers | Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton
Dates: 27 March - 17 April, 2010
Times: Sat 10.45pm
Duration: 60 minutes
Prices: Full $25, Conc & Group (6 or more) $20
Bookings: Ticketmaster 1300 660 013 | at the door
Visit: andyandadrian.com