We’ve had the tribute concerts, now comes the parody of one of Australia’s most beloved music programs, Countdown.
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Countdown is the brainchild of Uncanny X-Men singer and Countdown regular Brian Mannix. He’s enlisted Michael Veitch to play host Molly Meldrum, and original voice-over guy Gavin Wood to reprise his role.
“I was watching another show and it seemed to me that a lot of shows were playing popular songs and doing dress-ups,” Brian told Undercover News. “I thought if you are going to do a show like that you might as well do Countdown. I thought well Molly is pretty funny, so I will get someone who is funny to rip-off Molly. That would be funny. It just evolved from there.”
The show will hit Melbourne’s Crown Casino later this month. Preview shows will be on January 20 and 21, before the official opening on January 22. It runs until February 1.
Image source: Crown Casino