Portrait of a REBEL

[@friendlyjordies]

Live show tickets here: www.friendlyjordies.com/live-show I'm in MELBOURNE next week and PERTH the week after. The show is about my defo case!

[@Bibibosh]

Paul F is the best.

[@LocalDiscordCatgirl]

Come to Darwin, Stooge

[@jaredmason1764]

@friendlyjordies We didnt get muck up day banned but we got ourselves banned at least 7 times. This high school was in the area near Warilla and Berkeley High for reference. Back in the early 2000s before safe spaces and anti-bullying laws, me and my best mate got suspended a fair few times during year 10 for many well crafted pranks which we used to bully a fat kid who called our mothers a derogatory term. Once we put an animal porn gif on a floppy disk and left it in the school computers with his name written on it. Another time we hid a tampon wrapped in pubes inside his yoghurt and sealed it back up which he opened at lunch in front of everyone. Another time we gave him "hungarian chocolate" which was actually just laxative chocolate we flogged from woolies, he shit his pants in class and didnt come back to school for a week. Another time we tricked the senior I.T. guys to let us inside the head teachers computer room, we set his homepage to the fat kids head photoshopped onto obese grandma porn ps: this main computer networked settings to every computer in the school. We also made various scandalous websites about him on Geocities.com.

[@MyYouTubeisDrDavinsky-dr9iw]

Bogan is a racial slur used to denergrate White Australians

[@hamasmillitant1]

love paulie i had to move schools every yr from yr 3 to yr 7 fought probably every 3rd day, high school i didnt have many fights after yr 10 though id already fought with everyone/everyone told the new guys dont fight him hes a psycho i got kicked out for organizing a multi school walkout against war in Afghanistan & climbing on roof to get a kids shoes back that grounds keeper wouldnt get down, well indefinitely suspended so i left

[@GarnComedy]

truly the GOAT of australian television - thanks paulie & thanks jordan for covering

[@BorisVidaAFL]

Hi garn

[@Royal__Kitsune]

Pauly Fenech is genuinly one of my favourite aussies. i love his humor, I rewatch Fat Pizza and Housos *ALL THE TIME*

[@MyYouTubeisDrDavinsky-dr9iw]

He seems racist to White Australians

[@davespanksalot8413]

I don’t wanna work, don’t wanna work for a jerk Shirt, suit, tie! I don’t wanna work, don’t wanna work for the rest of my life Woah!

[@republicofcasuals]

Sick Mate Sick, SUBWOOFA! 😁

[@SirDankleberry]

​@@MyKZbinisDrDavinsky-dr9iwWell he seems to hire enough of them.

[@adrianzmajla4844]

​@@republicofcasualsSick mate sick, subwoofer in him!

[@TomorrowXXL]

Pauly Fenech chill asf, an example of good character over anything else

[@billjackrock]

This is the sequel to Spanian's "Into The Hood" Sydney episode that I needed. Also you say Neighbours isn't realistic, but ironically growing up within a couple of Ks from where they filmed in Melbourne eastern suburbs was exactly as mundane as the TV show.

[@danwillreview]

​@@Pine_Gap_Islandit baffles me that it even has a modicum of a following. It's painful shit

[@redrainer]

@@Pine_Gap_Island hehe hope the cia authorised that name

[@catholicterminator441]

@@redrainerTHE DOMES, WHAT IS IN THE FUCKING DOMES

[@lzrdwzrd999]

Vermont and surrounding suburbs are still just as mundane as when you grew up, I promise.

[@KaiStephensYT]

@@Pine_Gap_Island As someone who grew up in England born in 04, it is fucking boring beyond belief. There is not much of a childhood to be had here unless you live in a rough area that will build character. It's part of why brits are so neurotic

[@Mlmmm]

That “I’ll burn your house down” hit jordies different 🥲

[@disndat705]

Pauly and fat pizza probably saved my life in my early teenage years. As a kid who was bullied and kicked outta alot of schools. I grew up in the inner west Sydney area and moved to QLD over 10 years ago. Being half Italian and talking with the woggy accent up in Qld made me different as there was almost no wogs at my school when I first moved up and fat pizza was my escape I use to come home and watch it as it reminded me of Sydney and my childhood mates who I could no longer see. I'm 25 years of age now and been through some crazy events in my life haha. Drugs. In and out of prison and everything in-between. Spanian and Pauly are 2 fkn legends and they don't realise how much of an impact they have had on my life and countless others!! They make me truly proud to be Australian.

[@SimoneShaw-fy2zm]

Im 26 and my "doctor/lawyer" parents were absolutely putrid and yea Spanian and Pauly really help me too ❤

[@brendo7363]

Pauly I was your waiter one time after a Fat Pizza live show, your whole crew were great and it was truly the highlight of that job.

[@harrybridges8258]

A great interview. Paul Fenech doesn't get the coverage he deserves. He's made some of the best TV in Australian history.

[@Buntod]

You are truly one of the last journalists and made me care/be interested in more about australia than I thought I would. Thank you for the great content

[@isolatedgrindset]

I was never sure how much of his character was really him, now i know he barely changes for the tv shows. What a legend.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Pauly is the greatest man that ever lived, A man that lives life on the edge in the fastlane, A man that lives like Larry when the rest of us live like SpongeBob

[@moppabossnz4948]

livin like Larry

[@jettpeterson396]

i

[@AntonioKrizmanic]

SpongeBob is absurdist in Camus' sense of the world - the fact he is slaving away is not affecting his spirit because, well, he knows he has to slave away and there is no reason to let it get you down. The rest of us are more like Squidward than anything, few are like Patrick, the top 10% are like Crabs (both as in cartoon and as in flees living on your balls making it unpleasant)

[@Stewpkiddable]

you take that shit back right fucking now and leave the sponge outa this.

[@Nevertook]

Good begets good.

[@alexaa928]

00:00: 🎭 Comedian Paulie Fenech takes a tour of his childhood and shares stories about his upbringing. 3:55: 🎥 Paul Hogan reflects on his career and returning to Hollywood Square. 7:52: 🏞 The speaker reminisces about their memories in a park, including encounters with drug dealers, glory holes, and skinheads. 14:37: 🎥 The speaker started as a janitor and eventually won awards at prestigious film festivals. 17:44: 🎥 The speaker talks about a chaotic event and winning an award. 21:12: 🎥 A filmmaker discusses a situation where a producer posted a satirical video on KZbin without their knowledge, which was mistaken for a documentary by a news program. Recap by Tammy AI

[@MO-vh5ch]

Paul Fenech aka Pauly...absolute legend, Fat Pizza holds a special place in my heart. Thanks for doing this Jordy!

[@Literallydissociating]

I don’t live in Australia, I’m in North America, but I genuinely love watching your videos because I find it so interesting to learn about the similarities and differences between our places. Thanks for keeping everything so real even though it puts you in danger, man. Stay dope.

[@frenzalrhomb6919]

What "danger" would that be, mate? We don't have any teenagers with automatic or semi- automatic firearms. No, no f-kn' way, mate!! The ONLY "weapons" we had in the 1970s, were your two fists and maybe your two feet and your elbows and maybe, your knees if you felt up to it, but most of us needed our knees for our footy (Rugby, Rugby League or for some of the Country, Australian Rules or "Aussie Rules" Football) P.S : - Believe me when I say that, although Rugby League is a derivative of Rugby (and Grid Iron also, is based upon Rugby) they are two VERY different, and also very separate games, in that for more than a Century after it's beginning, the game of Rugby was very strictly a NON-PROFESSIONAL sport in as much, if you were to injured from the game you had at the weekend to go back to work on the Monday, or even longer, and remember, we're talking about the old, "Horse and Cart" days, well sorry pal, nothing we can do for you. Which is why, just before or just after the the turn of the century, the Rugby Union (or just Rugby, as it became known) and the Rugby League, which was a distinct and also professional game, went on their own separate ways, Rugby League became a very successful part Working Class sporting life in years before the First World War, and Rugby became the game that a "Gentleman" would play, someone who worked say, in a Coal Mine, actually digging up the Coal for a pittance, would either be a supporter, or a player for a Rugby League team, because if he was hurt in a weekend match and needed two, three or even more weeks to recover, his wife and family need not have to worry, because the Club paid their health costs or Hospital Bills, and this then, cemented the "Fan Loyalty" in these close nit Northern English towns and Cities, where Rugby League first became popular. It got its true start in Australia with the formation of the first group of "Professionals" in Sydney, in 1908. There's still a small number of Clubs around in the First Grade Competition, like the South Sydney and Eastern Suburbs sides. Thanks for listening, and a big "G'day" from Australia!!

[@dutchgamenerd9593]

​@@frenzalrhomb6919you know some rich guy put his house on fire because he was speaking truth. So he lives in somewhat danger.

[@Brucee.96]

its not that deep 🤣@@frenzalrhomb6919

[@jak.enthusiast]

​@@frenzalrhomb6919 you posted something more cringe than an American

[@stricko4444]

@@frenzalrhomb6919 maybe he was referencing out government firebombing Jordan.

[@mahcooharper9577]

A true Aussie legend, I've loved everything he's made (Swift and Shift was my favourite which is probably an unpopular opinion). And he's done it the hard way, nothing but respect for the man.

[@wobblysauce]

All of them... can't just pick one

[@mich3801]

Ayo what the fuck is Mahcoo doing here? Also I concur that swift and shift is probably the best out of the lot. Good taste in shows and good taste in flacoons must go hand in hand.

[@Sk1m_Beeble]

Might have to agree, but it's a by a very slim margin

[@mahcooharper9577]

@@mich3801 werri gud :)

[@gavincrossley2888]

I loved Swift and Shift too.

[@LokiBeckonswow]

damn this dude hasn't aged at all since the 90s, what a fkn legend

[@Reg_The_Galah]

Dude is fit as, him not smoking properly helps with preserving his youthful appearance as well. He’s a feckin legend

[@fireassassin1688]

​@Reg_The_Galah that is so true aswell so many men get addicted to smoking and turn into leather couches

[@SimoneShaw-fy2zm]

Yea he is super sexy

[@yorakhunt69]

binge watched every episode and movie of fat pizza and housos during lockdown, Pauly is a legend

[@wildetimes-anunofficialzoo5983]

You may know him as the creative mastermind behind two of Australian TV's greatest comedies. But I know him as the man, the legend, Mario from Swift 'N' Shift Couriers.

[@danielpotter7371]

😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@peteradams1588]

I met Pauly in a pub once. What you see is what you get, he’s a real one. It makes sense that these two would connect. Great job in Housos Jordan, I didn’t know of you back then.

[@DatBoiOrly]

i love these interviews they're so interesting & i'm learning about australia's lore it has to be my number one favorite fictional places

[@leedawg5208]

That Laura Feinstein story was fucking incredible. What a legend

[@katerthedopekid]

Met the man on multiple occasions but one that will always stand out for me is the day I was in lanecove working and a little girl was sick all over herself. Everyone walked by but noone stopped to help her. I did I went out of my way to find her mum who was in one of the shops getting dinner I decided buy her some shorts and give her mother a few towels from work to help her get cleaned up. Out of everyone that walked past that day there was this legend. He stopped and told me I was a legend for being the only one to stop and give the little girl some help. When I turned and found it to be one of my idols and a true Aussie legend I was actually shocked. My favourite celebrity.

[@SimoneShaw-fy2zm]

He is amazing such a beautiful personality.

[@woopimagpie]

Fat Pizza was really helped in the beginning by its timeslot, following on from MythBusters and Top Gear on Monday nights on SBS. So many people who had tuned in for those two massive shows just left the TV on, and on came this ridiculously irreverent and hilariously funny show about a pizza shop. Back in those days the SBS programming dept really knew what they were doing. I became a fan of Pauly's work then, and I still am.

[@jackstuhley1745]

As an Aussie-American who has lived in America for most of his life, I live the Australian dream vicariously through your videos Jordan.

[@sparksmacoy]

Every Australian school has a Pauly who seems to be able to get along with everyone, even during times of ethnic warfare.

[@poihocking]

Heard the name, thought "who?". Hearing Fat Pizza sent me into convulsive flashbacks to when i was a child watching Pauly destroy a disabled bathroom and learning what poof meant. Glad to see he is a genuinely good guy.

[@SimoneShaw-fy2zm]

well blind people are inconsiderate of me, wheel chair people are dickheads and hearing impaired lesbians. Pauly is right disabled people do all have a chip on their shoulder. And Pauly has restless leg syndrome and relaxed brain disorder.

[@spiritupgrades]

I love the fact that Jordie was in housos acting as a news reporter (Ironic, considering jordans future aspects) For the life of me, I didn't put two & two together for the longest time where "I saw you before KZbin but where" until one video he showed the episode outright & my brain just went BAM, it hits me, like that "little guy" from the show. I can't use the M word anymore or get bonked by automod. Thanks, KZbin. You C Anyway, if you excuse me, I'm going to rewatch all of the episodes again.

[@gunstrom60]

First time that I’ve watched Friendlyjordies and have not been stressed, pissed off or generally outraged. Thanks mate great show/interview

[@samh3157]

Go watch his yilmaz stuff if you haven't

[@Max-mm1sl]

I grew up in these exact areas. Wogs vs Aussies. Hanging out and trekking through Canals. Brings back memories!

[@keepitsimpletech]

I met Pauly when I was 18 in a subway in Perth. He bought me and my mates subway and gave us all free double passes to the Fat Pizza stage show they were doing that night. Excellent bloke

[@paulcox9366]

Another tunnel 😂

[@jordan10158]

I liked housos but my friends thought it was "Australian Trailer Park Boys" which is an apt comparison but they were trying to imply it was a ripoff and I don't think Housos, Hardy Bucks or TPB were copying each other but just Television that all focused on a particular people you don't often see portrayed in TV in a more realistic light. Also Housos got me into fat pizza. I kinda went down a Paul Fenech rabbit hole a few years back.

[@mrtheman548]

Pauly is an absolute legend, coming from a fellow Maltese-Aussie

[@BobbyDick99]

🇲🇹❤

[@addie1080]

Pauly is a bloody icon! I remember watching Housos with my family and it really was representation of the neighbourhood I grew up in. So, so funny!

[@johnbcooper]

This is absolutely sick Jordy. Thank you for providing such sick aussie content.

[@mitchelldean7431]

What's funny is that Jordies nailed it on the head. I too remember tuning in to fat pizza as a kid and not really knowing why... there was something about it that felt so true. Hilarious, but genuine. Housos was the same. I never came from the housing commission myself but I had heaps of close mates who did and Pauly just nailed that culture on the head.

[@bigpapadrew]

this is the kind of content the old media would never DREAM of greenlighting (and im up to season two of succession). thanks jordies and pauly! loved every minute!

[@DropTheMyc]

This brings back good memories 20 years ago I met an American exchange student and she loved phat pizza. She bought all the DVDs and took them home back to America and all her friends loved it. 😁🙏

[@gingergreek]

Did not expect the legend that is Fenech to be interviewed on here. Love that guy and his work. I'm from the UK and i'm a massive fan.

[@nhand42]

What a legend. Fat Pizza was the best thing on TV back in the day. Finding out what a cool bloke he is just the icing on the cake.

[@doug-core8850]

He's done so much that it feels like he's a staple lf my whole life. I reckon his other projects dont get enough praise. His world cup nostradamus series was incredible and something I've only seen once when it first aired. A bloke thats worked with big kev to friendlyjordies is truly a modern day Australian legend.

[@urbantv9533]

Grew up watching Pauly and the other boys. Being Lebanese it was refreshing to see our community being shown on TV, brought many many years of laughs and look forward too seeing what else the legend throws up

[@dalfin9286]

Pauly was one of my heroes growing up as a teen. All three of his shows despite not aging the best in some ways shaped my sense of humour and its great to see him keep making the stuff he wants to

[@lowkey1802]

not aging the best these 3 shows still slap today

[@GTRFREAK17]

Absolute fucking legend! Loved staying up late on a school night with my dad and younger bro to watch Fat Pizza then South Park on SBS, pretty sure his shows helped colour my taste in comedy along with showing me the good values in parts of my upbringing I was avoiding - being raised in a lower socio economic situation made me want to avoid the bogan labeling as much as possible yet they have good qualities once you understand and get to know them better.

[@yesdude3914]

Staying up late on a school night, watching Fat pizza and south Park on SBS YESS DUDE, except I was the younger bro, just good times

[@MinutzAkira]

Love Pauly. He's filled my life with smiles! A national treasure. I own copies of all his productions. Total legend.

[@ChaoticAnswers]

Fat pizza cannot be replicated. Kids to grannies loved that show so much. "Big and cheesy 😬"

[@baabaabaa-El]

Fights at trainys...an Aussie tradition! Pauly & Jordies...fkn champs...

[@BiodegradableYTP]

Man, I still remember staying up late watching Pizza on SBS when I was a kid. Love Pauly and all the hilarious shows and movies he's made over the years.

[@hunterrogersmusic]

Saw the pilot for 'Local Council,' hits the bloody nail on the head.

[@silentrob668]

I worked as a Pizza Shop manager in West Sydney in 97, and it was just like Fat Pizza . Junkies paying for a pizza and lifts to Mt Druitt, Junkies scamming free food, crazy bogan Karens, colleagues called Stavros, pizza makers from Macedonia and Argentina, the skippies who wouldn't do any real work, cops coming in to look for escaped crims . Good times.

[@BaronSamedi1]

Mate I could have watched hours of this interview. The funniest shows in Aussie history. What a top bloke

[@uPthEarCad1a]

As an American I knew nothing about this guy and I'm glad to have been introduced to him. This was a very cool glimpse into Australian culture and an interesting video

[@CJEVERYDAY3]

This is fucking awesome. Fat Pizza and Swift n Shift were a massive part of growing up for me in the 2000s. Had no idea he grew up a couple blocks over from me and went to school around the corner from where I live now. Legend of Australian media. Long live (H)ashfield and long live Chockos.

[@maulerrw]

fun fact: as kids we owned the children of the mouse that ran across the cutting board in fat pizza the movie. that makes me basically a celebrity

[@thatninjarider]

I just think it's interesting seeing Pauly do an interview out of character, I've never seen him do that

[@DCfreerunner]

Casually saying you'll burn someone's house down and it turning out to be a principal is comedy gold

[@nqgamer]

3:47 the comments about the current gen’s anxiety vs the 80’s fight club style. Spot on.

[@ArtworkByBoneless]

My main introduction to Australian culture, as a Canadian, was listening to Frenzal Rhomb.

[@CobaltSanderson]

Didn’t even acknowledge Swift and Shift Couriers, Pauly’s best work

[@hilliard665]

Comedic genius of a generation. Love ya pauly

[@qwertykeyboardqwerty]

Legend. Glad we could see this mans creativity over the years.

[@henrygreenwood7982]

Knowing Pauly, Darradong local council will be a bloody great show.

[@Nokav]

As a Canadian it gives heavy AU trailer park boys vibes 10/10

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

True Australian legend

[@Grace_Frick]

The best interviews are comfortable and friendly conversations, and that’s exactly what these are, well done team Jordies. loving these videos, hope there’s more to come!

[@Die.Trying]

Watching your videos is so polarizing because it simultaneously makes me want to live in Australia and also never come within a hundred miles of it

[@codycigar4409]

Sorry mate but we’re full

[@papahusky8847]

Kilometres

[@SabbaticusRex]

@@codycigar4409 Prisons full . Shame.

[@lulairenoroub3869]

I don't think anyone wants to be within a hundred miles of it, because you're floating in the middle of the ocean

[@Jackomac]

WE’RE FUKIN FULLLLLL!

[@Reg_The_Galah]

I grew up watching fat pizza and swiftnshift. I always thought it was exaggerated but damn old Paulie poured so much of is life into these shows as possible. He’s a true aussie legend

[@CaptainPhatt]

Having gone to 3 different Catholic high schools back in the 70's I know exactly what Pauly lived through. The bullying and fighting was non stop. In fact I experienced all of the things he talked about during my teenage years.

[@MrAstroboyjj]

holy shit this guy is a legend! I have never heard of him or his films but now I actually wanna watch Housos!

[@Hectik17]

Watch fat pizza first the tv series or the movie

[@mosesgoldbergshekelstien1520]

Are you a zoomer?

[@jezzaaaaaaaa7183]

No mention of Angela White or Rebel Wilson, both of whom I am 99.99% sure became superstars due to their roles in Fat Pizza? 🤔✅😎

[@thepoliticalgunnut8018]

​@@mycosyscare to provide examples.

[@christophersutherland2443]

Amazing episode/ interview Jordan, loved it, wish it went longer!

[@tommyt4259]

"You're a nerd Cockafield", and "stooge" have been in my regular vocabulary since those nights in highschool watching fatpizza on SBS.... good times😊

[@hellodisdat]

This insight into Paulys life was incredible. Thanks a lot both of you

[@ryanspratt4161]

As an American, I’m so lost in the social cues of this video, never heard of anything from this video but still enjoyed it 🤣

[@algardaus]

Look up housos mate, great tv show

[@disndat705]

He actually started rebel Wilson's career Im pretty sure haha. She's loved in America now

[@username12120]

Definitely check out the shows Pauly's done, Fat Pizza, Housos, Swift and Schift, all solid gold hits.

[@afrostyvodka3887]

Watch the shows he made. And just remember. It's comedy and nothing more

[@vzgsxr]

Why does Pauly look like a Maltese Angry Andrson? 🤣

[@guythegoth139]

What a fucking legend. That bit about Paul Hogan had me in stitches!

[@mpmaverick4359]

It's bizarre seeing these locations, just remembering them in the early seasons of Fat Pizza, and even the movie

[@KombatKrab]

That was a great interview. Very insightful. Thankyou!

[@onemoreguyonline7878]

0:18 honestly can't wait until you're done with your tour and you upload one of your shows (especially for those of us abroad)

[@bigdude101ohyeah]

I can't hear That's Amore without the mental image of Bobo and his slicer

[@Mataz007]

Hate to quote a pommy film but one line from Green Street Hooligans that has always stuck with me -"Once you've taken a few punches and realize you're not made of glass, you don't feel alive unless you're pushing yourself as far as you can go."

[@kyledawson8336]

Pauly is an Australian icon!

[@nickbyrden3402]

Pauly is the definition of being a man of the people

[@stumpydog87]

I'm a blind old Scots-black fulla and would love to meet Pauly and get a great big warm hug. Pauly rocks.

[@davesolves]

How good. Loving these interviews you're doing. What a great insight into a unique bloke.

[@TullyFCircus]

Two Aussie Legend's giving us an origin story. Jordan, can you please make a vid with Pauly interviewing you about your origins next?

[@anksed]

Paul Fenech is a genuine genius and a king of outsider art in an Australian cultural scene painfully obsessed with creating an image of serious art.

[@beardymcbeardface69]

Speaking of the Bee Gees and Grandmothers, the Bee Gees Grandmother lived in Maroubra Junction, on or near Maroubra Road. They used to stop and chat with the girls at Brigidine Catholic Girls School on Maroubra Road.

[@Fatso97]

I'm in the crowd that would call toxic masculinity but this is clear case of growing up in a rough time creating a different kind of man. He's a product of his childhood, nothing wrong with that.

[@Dockhead]

thats nothing, Just think of what the products are going to be now in 20-30-40 years with enforcing pronoun genders onto children and propaganda at its peak

[@thebelltowertimes]

The o.g fat pizza series was such a vibe

[@DrGeta666]

Fat pizza was the movie, the show was Pizza.

[@LastNameInTown]

LEGEND! I can't wait for the new show! Thank you Pauly and FJ!!!!

[@PotentialLegend]

OMG as soon as you mentioned Fat Pizza it brought back so many memories. I remember renting that movie when I was a kid in New Zealand and thought it was hilarious.

[@tashbandicute8368]

My friends and I once tried to play a drinking game where we'd put on an episode of Houso's and every time they did something illegal we had to drink. We didn't get through many episodes before being completely sick. Good times.

[@SceptileSlash]

I live in Canada and I desperately wish we had our own version of jordies, this content is great

[@Shmuelyy]

Had the honour to be thonged by this bloke one of the best stand up’s I’ve been too!

[@kevinsmithfan37]

God, I remember watching south park and fat pizza back to back when I was in high school.

[@phoenixsplash135]

I still remember seeing Angela White for the first time on Fat Pizza

[@miketran4289]

The whole Fenech clan are legends. I knew of them because of Jeff (Boxing) and Mario (Footy, Go the Bunnies!) .. then Pauly due to Fat Pizza.

[@weischreiner]

Nice 30 minute video that I fully watched 2 minutes after it’s posting

[@TheFatSteez]

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[@DJignyte]

Oh what?! I didnt know you were in Housos. Thats sick! Good ol Pauly. Seriously an inspiration.