D.A.A.S

Their Part in My Downfall: On the Road with the Doug Anthony All-Stars

Paul Livingstone

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Allen & Unwin
23 November 2016

Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Memoirs; Biography - Australian

The inside story of The Doug Anthony All Stars then and now. The no-holds-barred true story behind how the bad boys of Australian comedy reunited - weaker, sicker, funnier, older...but not wiser.

Paul observes, 'You are looking at us, ladies and gentlemen, and thinking, "Oh my god, Tripod have been in a terrible accident."'

Under the guise of his alter ego Flacco, Paul Livingston once basked in the reflected glory of Tim Ferguson, Paul McDermott and Richard Fidler, and their anarchic comedy incarnation, the Doug Anthony All-Stars. At their peak D.A.A.S. teetered on international greatness, and Paul teetered with them, until that teeter was abruptly toppled in 1994.

Flacco and Paul now find themselves wrenched out of comfortable but obscure retirement to tread the boards again with Tim Ferguson and Paul McDermott - but this time as part of D.A.A.S., playing to sell-out crowds across Australia.

As a fly on the pungent walls of D.A.A.S. dressing-rooms over the decades, Paul Livingston has lived and played alongside these men, probing their depths and shallows. In D.A.A.S.: Their Part in My Downfall he reveals all - their rise, disappearance and rebirth - and interviews their fans, colleagues and famous peers and admirers.

In 2016 the bad old men of Australian comedy dared to venture back to where it all began thirty years ago - the Edinburgh Festival.

Can they recapture the magic? Will anyone remember them?

By: Paul Livingstone
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 495g
ISBN: 9781760290764
ISBN 10: 1760290769
Publication Date: 23 November 2016
Recommended Age: From
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for D.A.A.S: Their Part in My Downfall: On the Road with the Doug Anthony All-Stars

While careful to never take himself too seriously, Livingston deftly captures the thrill of the comeback as he reflects on the psychological and creative risks that life as a stand-up comedian demands. * Canberra Times *