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Games fodder for Aussie jokes
TV duo to air 'Ice Dream' from Salt Palace
By Lisa Riley Roche
Deseret News staff writer
Two of the most popular television personalities in Australia are in Salt Lake City for the 2002 Winter Games to, well, make fun of the place for the viewers back home.
Roy Slaven and H.G. Nelson, hosts of the late-night show "The Dream" during the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, will broadcast "The Ice Dream" from the Salt Palace.
After being stuck recently morning in a long security line outside the Main Media Center in the Salt Palace, Slaven had some new material for the show.
"It's a dog's breakfast. Amateurs," Slaven said after waiting for security personnel to finish going through his briefcase. Just what the comment meant was not clear.
Their Sydney show added a number of new, and often risquat several Australia athletes carried it with them onto the medals stand.
Slaven said he's already fascinated by some aspects of Utah culture, including the influence of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
"We'd love to have Gordon B. on," Slaven said, referring to LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley. "He's certainly got some tremendous ideas about life and what have you."
Not surprisingly, Slaven is interested in Utah's tough liquor laws. The same goes for the state's more liberal attitude toward carrying concealed weapons. He's also keen on learning more about what goes on in the tiny southern Utah town of Virgin.
The guests lined up so far include Miss Utah and a member of the band Foo Fighters, one of the acts performing at the Olympic Medals Plaza downtown, show producer Todd Abbott said.
Unfortunately, Utahns won't get a chance to see how they're portrayed Down Under. The hourlong show began airing Sunday for 15 nights but only on Australia's Channel 7.
E-MAIL: lisa@desnews.com
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February 11, 2002
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