A quick word with: the team behind Jono's New Show

The cast of Jono's New Show. Photo / Supplied

Jono's New Show is now up to its third season of comedy, music and the other stuff it does that got it voted the best entertainment programme at last year's Qantas Film and Television Awards. But we've noticed that though Jono Pryor's name may be on the marquee, this is hardly a solo project, with some familiar faces getting into the act. We ask them what it's like be part of Team Jono.


JIMMY THE DWARF

So you're on Jono's New Show but you're not Jono. Why's that?
Hang on, hang on - it's still called Jono's New Show? They didn't tell me that, they said they would call it Jimmy's Totally Awesome Social Experiment. I think a meeting with the producers might be in order...

How it's working out for you, being under someone else's name and that?
My name might not be in the title but my segments easily steal the show. What's funnier than a dwarf pulling pranks on people in the streets? Plus, I'm the only cast member (outside of Jono) to make it into all three seasons.

Does it still smell new?
Me, Jono and Dai smell pretty good, it's the Back of the Y boys you've gotta keep away from - I don't think they've had a shower for at least a year. But in all seriousness, I think this season has a very fresh feel.

Is this like being in a supergroup? If so, which supergroup does this most resemble?
Of course it's a super group! It's better than any that has formed to date. It's kinda like putting Dave Grohl, Dylan Moran, Richard Pryor and Jonny Knoxville together to make an hour of must-see TV.

Or is having you all gathered in one place just a sign of the recession?
Totally not. Although, I myself fit very well into a recession, as a lot of businesses look to downsize, a man of my stature is in high demand.

Did you think you were signing up for Bono's New Show? Would you have?
No way! And quite frankly, if he did have his own show, there wouldn't be any room in it for anyone else but him and his 20 suitcases full of sunnies.

And the stroke of genius you have contributed to the forthcoming series is:
My segments might be the shortest and I'm also not the tallest - but my pieces are guaranteed to get the biggest laughs - watch it!



MATT & CHRIS

So you're on Jono's New Show but you're not Jono. Why's that?
Tough question. I guess he is the figurehead. We were told it would be called something different and then it wasn't. Luckily, we don't care. We get the full glory later in the year with our own show, Bogan Family Films.

How it's working out for you, being under someone else's name and that?
It hasn't caused any problems yet. If it does we will quit immediately.

Does it still smell new?
I never smelt it before so I dunno. Interestingly we've been face down in a sewer shooting the new Deja Voodoo single Punisher. So we f***ing stink.

Is this like being in a supergroup? If so which supergroup does this most resemble?
Kinda. Like a supergroup, we all bring our unique talents to the show and make what's gonna be a bloody funny hour of telly.

Or is having you all gathered in one place just a sign of the recession?
I don't reckon. I mean we weren't employed at all, now we are making two TV shows at once. If anything, it's a weird boom time for us. If everyone else is in recession I guess that makes us that much better off in comparison.

Did you think you were signing up for Bono's New Show? Would you have?
Strangely Bono appears in our show. We deal with the obscene hypocrisy of asking your audience to text money to a charity when you flew to a sound check in a helicopter earlier that day.

And the stroke of genius you have contributed to the forthcoming series is:
Genius is an over-used word and not one you should bestow on yourself. I would describe our stuff as consistently above-average. We aim to make it more interesting to stare at us on the telly than to not stare at us on telly.

DAI HENWOOD

So you're on Jono's New Show but you're not Jono. Why's that?
The credit crunch, it's crunched everything. We had to play a game called tallest person gets the show and Jono is the tallest.

How it's working out for you, being under someone else's name and that?
Sweet as.

Does it still smell new?
It has been lived in for two series so it doesn't have that new car smell. However, that new car smell causes cancer.

Is this like being in a supergroup? If so which supergroup does this most resemble?
Probably Band Aid, circa 1984.

Or is having you all gathered in one place just a sign of the recession?
Probably (see answer 1).

Did you think you were signing up for Bono's new show? Would you have?
No way, a happy day for me would be watching Bono and Bob Geldof in a cage match with Jack Johnson and James Blunt.

And the stroke of genius you have contributed to the forthcoming series is:
Yousef Brekinhiemer, House DJ from Tokoroa.