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| Genre | Sport - Comedy |
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| Running time | 60 - 120 minutes (including breaks) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | Triple M |
| Recording studio | Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Perth Sydney |
| Original release | April 2010 |
| No. of series | 13 |
| Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
| Opening theme | "Living in America" by James Brown |
| Ending theme | "Ca Plane Pour Moi" by Plastic Bertrand or “Wooly Bully” by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs (see Billy's Joke section) |
| Website | www |
The Rush Hour is the brand name applied to a number of Australian sport and comedy-themed radio shows across the Triple M network. In 2022, as part of Triple M's new drive timeslot strategy, which involved replacing Molloy with local "Rush Hour" shows in the major markets, the show returned to an expanded 2 hour (including breaks), mostly live-to-air format from 4 pm to 6 pm weekdays.[1]
Melbourne
The Melbourne edition is co-hosted by former cricketer James Brayshaw and former AFL footballer Billy Brownless on Triple M Melbourne and simulcast to sister stations around Victoria as well as interstate. The show has typically aired in the late afternoon time slot on weekdays, currently (as of 2022) from 4 pm to 6 pm. Daily podcasts of each show are made available as well as show content being shared on social media pages and on the Triple M website.
History
The show commenced in April 2010, initially only airing Tuesday to Thursday each week, with Dave 'Higgo' Higgins anchoring the show. Numerous Triple M talent have anchored the show throughout the years, including ‘Dangerous’ Dave Williams and Digby Gillings, before Ryan ‘Rabs’ Warren took over the role in 2018.
Regular guests that visit the show from time to time have included Wayne Carey, Damien Barrett, Jason Dunstall, Danny Frawley, Brian Taylor, Chris Judd, Nathan Brown and Brigitte "Top Flight" Duclos[2] "Todd from Barwon Heads" makes brief appearances, makes fun of Bill and hangs up before he can respond.
In 2011, the show was expanded to run from Monday to Friday, after Roy and HG's departure freed up time slot space. Over the years the length of the show and the airtime has been changed, with various time slots consisting of 3 pm to 5 pm, 4 pm to 5 pm as well as 4 pm to 6 pm. In 2018, the show moved to a 2 pm to 4 pm time slot, to accommodate the new Kennedy Molloy show, which airs from 4 pm to 6 pm. The 2020 and 2021 seasons saw the show shortened to 60 minutes and move to the 6 pm – 7 pm time slot, with the show being pre-recorded earlier in the day.
Regular segments
The show centers around several regular segments, current events discussion (especially involving sports) and celebrity interviews (usually AFL footballers, past and present.)
Billy's All Sports Report
After introductions, the show jumps into its first regular segment (which Billy affectionately calls a "wrappy"), which features a condensed report of all the major sports news that has occurred since the previous show went to air.
Topics Brownless / Brayshaw
JB or Billy comes up with a question or topic of discussion, and invites listeners to call in and give answers or tell their story, with prizes being given to the best responses. Billy is known for usually ending his topic questions with "...unusual?!" e.g. "What have you eaten, unusual?!"
Billy's Bake
A segment where Billy rants about an issue that has been annoying him of late. The rant is usually full of profanities and is presented in an exaggerated manner. Was more regular during earlier years of the show but is now quite rare during newer shows.
Billy's Hump Day Quiz
Most Wednesdays, Billy runs a quiz where 2 callers compete in a trivia competition (usually related to AFL) which results in a prize being given to the winner. Sometimes Billy stuffs up the way the quiz is run, causing it to go "off the rails".
The Idiot File
The self-proclaimed favourite segment of the show's listeners, this segment features a supercut of all of Billy's on-air incorrect use of grammar, mispronunciations and stuff-ups from the previous week. Usually airs towards the end of Friday shows. More recently, the clips have also been integrated into a song, which usually alternates with the standard Idiot File.
Bill's 5 at 5:05
A countdown list segment of 5 incidents that have occurred of late or surrounding a topic in question that Billy finds funny or interesting enough to share.
Damo's Recovery Session
On Mondays during the AFL season, Damian Barrett helps to dissect the previous weekend's round of AFL.
Friday Brag Artist
A regular segment on Fridays, where listeners are asked to call in and explain why their chosen personal achievement should be celebrated. A snippet of "Unbelievable" by EMF gets played after each response.
Billy's Joke
Every show finishes with a joke, read out by Billy, which almost always fails to impress or is incredibly cringeworthy. The ending theme for the show, "Ca Plane Pour Moi" was always played afterwards until 2022, where it is replaced with "Wooly Bully" if the joke is exceptionally poor.
Retired segments
These segments used to be prominent in previous years but are no longer included in newer shows.
The Midweek Rub
Towards the end of the show on Wednesdays during the AFL season, Leigh Montagna and guests, usually Damian Barrett, Ross Lyon and Dale Thomas talk about the latest AFL news and share opinions. In recent times, the Midweek Rub has been spun off into its own podcast and removed from the main The Rush Hour show.
Billy's Quote of the Day
During 2021, Billy would offer up an insightful or intriguing quote which would always get a lacklustre response from JB, who was not a fan of the segment.
References
- ↑ SCA reveals local market drive programming to replace national Mick Molloy show Mumbrella 21 November 2021
- ↑ "Woman to be in Triple M drive seat with James Brayshaw and Billy Brownless". Retrieved 30 April 2012.