Enough Rope

Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (or simply Enough Rope) is a talk show on the ABC network in Australia.

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Talk show - ABC - Australia

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Enough Rope is the brainchild of Australian comedian, social critic, producer and media personality Andrew Denton. The hour long commercial free chat show has aired since 2003. The 9:30pm Monday night time slot war in 2003 between Shaun Micallef's Micallef Tonight on Australia's leading commercial network, the Nine Network ended with Denton's public broadcaster show the clear victor. Throughout 2004 and 2005 it continued to dominate, averaging well over a million viewers weekly.

Related Topics:
Andrew Denton - 2003 - Shaun Micallef - Micallef Tonight - Nine Network

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Denton's meticulous research in interview preparation impresses all his high profile guests. The show is often noted for its 'human' stories where everyday people share their extraordinary life stories. The show is essentially 'no frills', and is presented in front of a live studio audience (a sizable one at that).

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Denton will often fly to international destinations to conduct his interviews. Denton's disarming sense of good humor, and self deprecating pencil-neck charm make for very entertaining moments with the global figures you so often see in homogenized forums.

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Some of the high profile international guests have included former US President Bill Clinton, director Steven Spielberg, the not quite so eloquent Bob Geldof and actor Antonio Banderas.

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US President - Bill Clinton - Steven Spielberg - Bob Geldof - Antonio Banderas

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On a local level comedian Dave Hughes opened up about what led him to give up alcohol and lifestyle television pioneer and Aussie icon Don Burke shed some light on the axing of his iconic show, Burke's Backyard.

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Dave Hughes - Don Burke - Burke's Backyard

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Interesting panels of everyday people appear from time to time, Denton picking the brains of the likes of veterinarians and driving instructors.

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The title of the show comes from the saying "give someone enough rope and they will hang themselves".

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