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Eagle and Evans

Production by ABC TV, Burberry Productions and Princess Pictures

Created by: Craig Eagle and Dailan Evans
Executive Producers: Ewan Burnett, Richard Fidler, Bruce Kane
Producer: Laura Waters
Director: Nick Bufalo
Writers: Tal Brott, Craig Eagle, Dailan Evans, Michael Flattely, Bob Franklin, Anita Punton, Nick Venus
Script Editor: Bob Franklin

Aired: 2004 (8 x 30 min)

Set within the fictional variety show “The Blaze da Silva Experience”, Eagle & Evans pushes the boundaries of the sketch comedy genre. The duo operate as the warm up act for the cantankerous, power-crazed and self-titled “most loved man on television”, Blaze da Silva. Their fear of their overbearing host is only matched by their distaste for unemployment. Each episode plays out in two areas: the sketch environment featuring the boys in varying characters, costumes and absurd scenarios; and the greenroom, a backstage area where we find them in reality—more or less. Here they take a breather between performances and the opportunity to provide us with their signature patter—a personal, witty and at times combative commentary on the show.