Goodness gracious them. Obviously the South Australian Cricket Association have been gulled by the toothless simpletons in the studio audience of the S'Sinney Rugby League Show.
That's the ONLY conceivable explanation as to why they would employ Mahatma Coat's dubious comedy stylings to whip the crowd into a fun filled frenzy of laughs at the Adelaide Test....
Ritchie has been booked to perform his routine - widely criticised as culturally and racially insensitive - during the lunch break on day one of the Test next Friday.
The SACA or a pea-brain working for them - watch the buck passing - decided it would be a post-prandial cackfest to employ an Indian pisstake artist during the luchbreak of a test against India. Bizarre!
Best hire Vince Sorrenti or Wendy Harmer for some real top notch gear.
UPDATE: Fat Cut....
Mahatma Coat gig hung up for Test
A performance by Greg 'Fat Cat' Ritchie in the character of Mahatma Coat at next week's cricket Test in Adelaide has been cancelled.
Concern had been expressed that the former Test cricketer's Punjabi character was racially insensitive and could offend some of those attending the Test between Australia and India.
The South Australian Cricket Association says the performance in a sponsor's tent has been cancelled following discussions between Ritchie and the sponsor.
What a depository of curiosities you are - I haven't heard "post-prandial" for years ... I mostly used it with "nap"!
Posted by: os | 05 December 2003 at 18:43
"depository of curiosities" - like it, Os. I might just have to dine out on that. Skillfully dodging gags about suppositories, of course.
Posted by: Tony.T | 06 December 2003 at 15:11
I is pleasantly amazed! Thank!!! I wish you health!
[Edited by TT.]
Posted by: Shirurbesee | 30 November 2007 at 07:51
I remember Greg Ritchie's giveaway CD "I'll be cooking you a curry while I'll be telling you a story" (or words to that effect) -- it was a promotional thing for some packet mix.
I am about 99.4% sure that he was spelling his name Mahatma Cote at the time -- perhaps a pedantic observation -- does anyone still have this collector's item?
Posted by: Professor Rosseforp | 30 November 2007 at 08:56
I've never heard of the CD, prof, nor can I find any reference to it down at my internet, which is probably for the best. Let sleeping talentless, unfunny dogs lie, and all that.
Posted by: Tony T. | 30 November 2007 at 13:17