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Australia Roy and HG have established themselves as a distinguished Australian comedy duo, satirizing and celebrating Australian sport for over three decades, while building a significant presence in radio and television.
Samsung partnered with Roy and HG for promotional activities related to Wallabies Test games and the Winter Olympics. The duo provided sports commentary, extending their brand of 'ocker' sports humor to these events.
Roy and HG have been publicly involved with UNICEF, although specific details of their partnership, such as duration or campaigns, are not provided.
In 1997, the duo appeared in an advertising campaign for Foster's Lager in the United Kingdom, featuring the tagline "Tickle it, you wrigglers!".
Roy and HG, composed of Greig Pickhaver as “H. G. Nelson” and John Doyle as “‘Rampaging’ Roy Slaven,” are an Australian comedy duo formed in 1986. Their comedic style is characterized by an affectionate yet irreverent parody of Australia’s sports culture. They portray Nelson as an excitable announcer and Slaven as a retired sportsman turned expert commentator, drawing on stereotypes within sports journalism. Their work has spanned radio, television, and various special projects, demonstrating a consistent focus on humor centered around sporting events and Australian life.
The duo gained widespread recognition through their live, improvised, and satirical radio program, *This Sporting Life*, which aired on Triple J from 1986 to 2008. This program became the longest-running in the station’s history and was inducted into the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia registry in 2013. Their success extended to television with series like *Club Buggery* (1995–1997), which earned them a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy in 1997. A significant milestone was their hit commentary-interview television program, *The Dream with Roy and HG*, broadcast during the Sydney 2000 Olympics and returning for the Athens 2004 Olympics, which won the Most Popular Sports Program award at the Logies in 2001.
Throughout their career, Roy and HG have delivered commentary for major sporting events, including NRL and AFL Grand Finals and the Melbourne Cup. They introduced memorable elements such as “Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat” as an unofficial mascot during the 2000 Olympics, which achieved significant popularity and was later auctioned for charity. Their work has also included spin-off shows like *The Ice Dream* for the 2002 Winter Olympics and *The Cream* for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. More recently, they have continued with shows like *Bludging on the Blindside* on ABC Sport and Olympic-themed podcasts such as *Dodging Armageddon* (2021) and *People, Medals and Cheese* (2024).
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