Spicks & Specks

I also thought it was a good special overall. My knowledge on the 2010s of music isnt that crash hot either.

Cant wait for the normal new season in 2021

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Sunday nights. 10 episodes. 60 minutes long. Can’t wait for it :slight_smile:

According to TV Tonight, the 10 new episodes were filmed last year during the Melbourne lockdown.

Does it mean there was no studio audience?

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Yep.

There are 10 new episodes coming really soon

Spicks and Specks starts Sunday 18 April at 7:40pm

We love a music quiz, and they don’t come much better than the brilliant Spicks And Specks . So, it is with great joy that we reveal details for the beloved show’s return in 2021.

Host Adam Hills and team captains Myf Warhurst and Alan Brough will return with brand new episodes of the hilarious, informative, irreverent and immensely fun quiz show this year, with a string of incredible guests set to join them throughout the season.

It all kicks off Sunday 18 April and will run for ten weeks.

Musical guests revealed so far include The Teskey Brothers , Alice Skye , G-Flip , Vika and Linda and Missy Higgins , while comedians Anne Edmonds , Nazeem Hussain , Luke McGregor , Dave O’Neil and Denise Scott will no doubt make sure the music nerds don’t run rampant.

The show will be broadcast Sunday evenings at 7:40pm and will be available to stream on iview.

“Some people made banana bread in lockdown, we made a new series of Spicks and Specks,” host Adam Hills said in a statement today.

"Not only did it give us all an excuse to get out of the house, it gave us a chance to showcase a new breed of Australian musicians and comedians, while also catching up with some old favourites.

“I’m so proud of the shows we made last year, and I can’t wait for the rest of Australia to see them.”

Spicks and Specks returned to our screens on Sunday, at 7.40pm, with healthy ratings numbers. It came in 4th for the day, with 665,000 viewers. Will be interesting to see if the numbers hold on for the remaining nine episodes.

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In last night’s episode, Adam Hills told the LWTDTMSM guests that they should play after every story in the news, testing it out right after. At the end, Adam advises the end-of-show is interrupted by a joke news bulletin, complete with the band playing in-between reports.

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Look What They’ve Done To My Song, Ma.

Anyways, here’s the full clip of the fake news update and the set-up:

This will sound a little rude and disrespectful, but does Alan Brough have an issue with his chin/neck? I know he’s lost a lot of weight but it kind of stands out. I hope he’s OK.

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Is the show coming back

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UPDATE 11/5: according to Eventbrite website, all tickets to the filming of Spicks and Specks have been given out. The last recording will take place on June 10 at ABC Southbank studios.

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10 episode series announced

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It’s time to play…. Spicks and Specks!

The new season of Spicks and Specks is like no other! Ten mystery songs, one-hundred clues, two team captains and forty guests trying to figure it all out. Join Adam Hills, Myf Warhurst, Alan Brough and a slew of guests when Australia’s most popular music quiz show returns to ABC TV and ABC iview on Sunday 7 August at 7.40pm.

Hidden within each of the 10 new episodes are clues to a new game – The Secret Song. Adam will drop cryptic clues in amongst the regular questions and games, with bonus points on offer if Alan or Myf work it out. Guessing The Secret Song could mean the difference between winning and losing. And, as always, you can play along with all your old favourite games including Substitute, Know Your Product and Look What They’ve Done To My Song, Ma.

Joining our team captains are Spicks and Specks favourite guests including Hamish Blake, Denise Scott, Dave O’Neil, Luke McGregor, Rhys Nicholson, Nath Valvo and Zoe Coombs Marr. Making their Spicks and Specks debut are special guests Casey Donovan, Montaigne, Emma Watkins, Dylan Alcott and Mama Alto. Throw in performances from a stunning lineup of fabulous new bands and you won’t want to miss this series!

Host Adam Hills said “As the Australian live music scene slowly gets back on its feet, we wanna give it a leg up by showcasing some of the best new musicians Australia has to offer (as well as a couple of legends thrown in for good measure). Of course, we’ll do it all with some of the best comedians in the country. Spicks and Specks is a joy to make, and this series feels like one of our best.”

Spicks and Specks, there is no substitute.

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Episode one: Sunday 7th August at 7.40pm Australia’s favourite music quiz show is back! Adam, Alan & Myf are joined by Casey Donovan, Rhys Nicholson, Bec Charlwood and Polish Club’s Novak. Can you guess the secret song? Some of the clues can be real sticky!

Episode two: Sunday 14th August at 7.40pm Ex-Wiggle Emma Watkins, Michael Hing, Joel Creasey and Camp Cope’s Georgia Maq light up the panel in this episode featuring A Gazillion Angry Mexicans (yep, that’s a band name). Tune in to find out the secret song and more.

Episode three: Sunday 21st August at 7.40pm Adam, Myf and Alan are joined by Tom Cardy, Jemma Rix, Nazeem Hussain and Danielle Walker in a show featuring throat singing, a Zuckerberg singing, a magician’s bird getting quite disappointed and Brian Mannix in a bathtub.

Episode four: Sunday 28th August at 7.40pm Montaigne and Luke McGregor play keepy-uppy, Steph Tisdell discusses her allergy to band-aids, Zan Rowe gives fashion advice to a superstar and Khan Ong tells us how to eat a spaghetti sandwich. Yep. It’s a music quiz show.

Episode five: Sunday 4th September at 7.40pm Putting their hands in the air like they really care this week are Hamish Blake, Vanessa Amorosi, Courtney Act and Aaron Wyatt. Special guest Michala Banas joins Alan as fill- in captain. Can you work out the secret song?

Episode six: Sunday 11th September at 7.40pm You’ll want to be tuning in to see this episode with Dave O’Neil, Alex Lee, Odette and Kav Temperley, as they disappoint John Travolta, try to get into a nightclub and attempt to solve this week’s secret song.

Episode seven: Sunday 18th September at 7.40pm Joining Alan & Myf are Briggs, Andrea Keller, Reuben Kaye & Zoe Coombs-Marr. Have they got the brains to work out this week’s secret song? Features violinist Eric Avery plus a new extremely cute game: The Kids are Alright.

Episode eight: Sunday 25th September at 7.40pm Thando, Cal Wilson, Nath Valvo and Reuben Styles join Alan and Myf to try and solve the secret song clues. Will they all arrive at the correct answer? Features a fabulous performance by Ausecuma Beats to close the show.

Episode nine: Sunday 2nd October at 7.40pm Prepare for a big warm hug, in the form of a music trivia show. Adam, Myf and Alan are joined by Dylan Alcott, Gabbi Bolt, Mama Alto, Pete Hellier and experimental harp ensemble, Perolas. Not to be missed.

Episode ten: Sunday 9th October at 7.40pm The lights go out, the door blows, Adam forgets his cards, and The Who’s drummer keeps floating across the screen, but everything is going according to plan. Features Denise Scott, Timomatic, Sam Taunton and Brooke McClymont.

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Impressive guest line-up.