This Melbourne-produced variety show from Channel 7 Australia was compered by comedienne Mary Hardy (sister of author Frank Hardy) and Michael Williamson.
The programme also featured trotting and greyhound racing results, the drawing of “Tattslotto,” and several regular contributors (including Bill Collins, Shirlene Clancy, “Smacka” Fitzgibbon, Judy Jacques, Jill Glen, Cliff Portwood and Yvonne Barret).
Mary Hardy found herself in hot water with the Australian Broadcasting Control Board when she used bad language on the show on 10 August 1974 and again on 7 December.
In 1978, Williamson was replaced by Ernie Sigley and the show was re-titled Saturday Night Live (no relation to the NBC show) in 1979. Hardy left the programme during 1978.
Rival television station ATV-10 attempted to resurrect the format in 1980 with little success.
Mary Hardy suffered from major bouts of depression throughout her life, and it was no great surprise to her friends and colleagues when she was discovered dead by her own hand alone in her St. Kilda (Melbourne) apartment.
Mary killed herself with a shotgun blast to the head sometime between 4 and 7 January 1985
Michael Williamson
Mary Hardy
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This Melbourne-produced variety show from Channel 7 Australia was compered by comedienne Mary Hardy (sister of author Frank Hardy) and Michael Williamson.
Rival television station ATV-10 attempted to resurrect the format in 1980 with little success.
