Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Tuesday 14 September
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Anh Do nearly didn’t make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat. Anh Do talks to Sam Pang the tragedy, humour and heartache of life in Australia and the path that lead him to become of Australia’s best loved comedians.
Featuring
Sam Pang
Sam Pang is a writer, presenter and broadcaster. His television credits include the hugely popular Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup Fever and SBS’s coverage of The Eurovision Song Contest.
2012 sees Sam co-hosting Santo, Sam and Ed’s Sports Fever on Channel 7 and will also be seen in Agony Uncles on ABC1.
Previously, he hosted the history based comedy quiz show, ADbc, and for the past 3 years he has been the co-host of SBS’s coverage of The Eurovision Song Contest. In 2011 he was a creative consultant and writer for the The Marngrook Footy Show on ABC2.
Sam’s work in radio has seen him work for a variety of stations including Triple R, 3AW, ABC and Radio National.
In 2010 he was named in The Age Magazine as one of Melbourne’s Top 100 most influential, inspirational and creative people for the year.
Anh Do
Anh Do left his job in the corporate world, to become a comedian. He is also an accomplished writer, actor and producer.
He has become one of Australia’s best-loved comedians appearing on TV programs including SeaChange, Pizza and Thank God You’re Here.
He co-produced the film about street kids called The Finished People which was selected for the Montreal International Film Festival. On the other side of the camera he’s best known for his role in the feature film, Footy Legends.
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