Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (often shortened to Enough Rope) is a television interview show originally broadcast on ABC1 in Australia. The title of the show came from the phrase "give someone enough rope and they'll hang themselves".
17 March 2003 (2003-03-17) – 8 December 2008 (2008-12-08)
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Elders with Andrew Denton (2008–2009)
The program was the brainchild of Australian comedian, social critic, producer and media personality Andrew Denton, who hosted the show. The hour-long chat show aired from 2003 to 2008.
The show was based around in-depth interviews Denton held with a celebrity or person of note, usually before a studio audience. Many high-profile guests would comment on Denton's meticulous research in interview preparation.
In addition to celebrities, Denton's interviewees have included people who are perceived to have extraordinary life stories or to hold interesting professions. An occasional feature of the show was "Show & Tell", in which Denton interviewed members of the studio audience, who revealed unusual stories about themselves.
The show initially competed against the Nine Network's Micallef Tonight in the Monday 9:30 pm timeslot, and critics have claimed that Enough Rope's high ratings forced Nine to axe their program.[citation needed] Throughout 2004 and 2005 Enough Rope continued to dominate, averaging well over a million viewers weekly. At the beginning of both 2007 and 2008, the series began with several More Than Enough Rope specials, a series that revisited interviews with past guests along with behind the scenes footage. In 2008, the series had a series of interviews with people who are of 'older age', and these interviews were re-titled Elders with Andrew Denton instead of the usual 'Enough Rope' banner. Elders also aired in 2009. The show also included three 'On the Road' specials in which Denton travelled to a small country town and interviewed some of the local residents about their lives and experiences. The towns which the show visited were Rainbow, Victoria (2006),[1]Mount Isa, Queensland (2007)[2] and Kununurra, Western Australia (2008).[3]
In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald in October 2008, Denton announced that the 2008 season would be the last. He claims to have ended the show because he thought "It's a good time to finish." and saw his television future behind the camera.[4] In a 2018 interview he said it was because he believed more of his guests were putting on an act instead of being themselves.[5]
On a local level, comedian Dave Hughes opened up about what led him to give up alcohol, and lifestyle television pioneer Don Burke shed some light on the axing of his show, Burke's Backyard. A highly publicised interview with disgraced footballerWayne Carey conducted in the weeks after a series of controversies drew in a television audience of 1.5 million viewers.[6] Other Australian guests of note include Bernie Banton, Tim Minchin and Kevin Bloody Wilson.
Enough Rope was at the centre of political controversy in 2005 due to a controversial interview with former ALPopposition leaderMark Latham which almost did not make it to air (Latham was also interviewed for Lateline). In 2004, Denton interviewed the controversial anti-immigration figure from Australian politics, Pauline Hanson, who argued that she was not a racist.[7]
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For the 1963 French film see Enough Rope film Enough Rope with Andrew Denton often shortened to Enough Rope is a television interview show originally broadcast on ABC1 in Australia The title of the show came from the phrase give someone enough rope and they ll hang themselves Enough RopeAlso known asEnough Rope with Andrew DentonCreated byAndrew Denton Anita JacobyPresented byAndrew DentonCountry of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishReleaseOriginal networkABC1Original release17 March 2003 2003 03 17 8 December 2008 2008 12 08 RelatedElders with Andrew Denton 2008 2009 The program was the brainchild of Australian comedian social critic producer and media personality Andrew Denton who hosted the show The hour long chat show aired from 2003 to 2008 Contents 1 Overview 2 Notable guests 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOverview EditThe show was based around in depth interviews Denton held with a celebrity or person of note usually before a studio audience Many high profile guests would comment on Denton s meticulous research in interview preparation In addition to celebrities Denton s interviewees have included people who are perceived to have extraordinary life stories or to hold interesting professions An occasional feature of the show was Show amp Tell in which Denton interviewed members of the studio audience who revealed unusual stories about themselves The show initially competed against the Nine Network s Micallef Tonight in the Monday 9 30 pm timeslot and critics have claimed that Enough Rope s high ratings forced Nine to axe their program citation needed Throughout 2004 and 2005 Enough Rope continued to dominate averaging well over a million viewers weekly At the beginning of both 2007 and 2008 the series began with several More Than Enough Rope specials a series that revisited interviews with past guests along with behind the scenes footage In 2008 the series had a series of interviews with people who are of older age and these interviews were re titled Elders with Andrew Denton instead of the usual Enough Rope banner Elders also aired in 2009 The show also included three On the Road specials in which Denton travelled to a small country town and interviewed some of the local residents about their lives and experiences The towns which the show visited were Rainbow Victoria 2006 1 Mount Isa Queensland 2007 2 and Kununurra Western Australia 2008 3 In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald in October 2008 Denton announced that the 2008 season would be the last He claims to have ended the show because he thought It s a good time to finish and saw his television future behind the camera 4 In a 2018 interview he said it was because he believed more of his guests were putting on an act instead of being themselves 5 Notable guests EditSome of the high profile international guests that appeared on the show include former U S President Bill Clinton David Attenborough Al Gore Jerry Seinfeld Jim Carrey Bob Geldof Antonio Banderas Helen Mirren Bono Dave Grohl Dr Jane Goodall Elton John Crown Princess Mary of Denmark Angelina Jolie Clint Eastwood Mel Brooks and Michael Parkinson Denton sometimes flew to international destinations to conduct his interviews On a local level comedian Dave Hughes opened up about what led him to give up alcohol and lifestyle television pioneer Don Burke shed some light on the axing of his show Burke s Backyard A highly publicised interview with disgraced footballer Wayne Carey conducted in the weeks after a series of controversies drew in a television audience of 1 5 million viewers 6 Other Australian guests of note include Bernie Banton Tim Minchin and Kevin Bloody Wilson Enough Rope was at the centre of political controversy in 2005 due to a controversial interview with former ALP opposition leader Mark Latham which almost did not make it to air Latham was also interviewed for Lateline In 2004 Denton interviewed the controversial anti immigration figure from Australian politics Pauline Hanson who argued that she was not a racist 7 For the final program aired on 8 December 2008 the guests were Ben Stiller and Wendy Whiteley 8 See also EditList of Australian television series Publication of Latham s Diaries and public appearancesReferences Edit ENOUGH ROPE with Andrew Denton episode 114 Rainbow 31 07 2006 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Archived from the original on 16 December 2015 Retrieved 7 July 2015 ENOUGH ROPE with Andrew Denton episode 143 Mount Isa 13 08 2007 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Archived from the original on 20 December 2014 Retrieved 7 July 2015 ENOUGH ROPE with Andrew Denton episode 196 On the Road Kununurra 01 12 2008 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Archived from the original on 28 January 2015 Retrieved 7 July 2015 Denton brings down curtain on Enough Rope 25 10 2008 Bucklow Andrew 2 March 2018 Why Denton quit Enough Rope News com au 1 5m tune in for Wayne Carey confessions ENOUGH ROPE with Andrew Denton episode 60 Pauline Hanson 20 09 2004 Curtain comes down on Enough RopeExternal links EditEnough Rope with Andrew Denton at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enough Rope amp oldid 1177397290, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
