Rob Reacts to... The Dream with Roy & HG - Gymnastics/Eric Moussambani

You guys have requested Roy & HG so here we go! How they keep a straight face is beyond me! Enjoy some Gymnastics commentary.
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[@macman1469]

No wig. These blokes are LEGENDS.

[@lollypopangel123]

Festival of the boot was a sporting highlight made watching the footy GF’s 100x better

[@Sisterfifi]

During the Sydney Olympics the athletes were complaining from lack of sleep as they were all staying up late to watch Roy and HG. Apart from the gymnastics another commentating gem of theirs is the wrestling.

[@HMAP792]

And the diving

[@muzzaball]

I even found Roy and HG's commentary difficult to make the wrestling entertaining!

[@mwhearn1]

their commentary at winter olympics figure skating on a brother sister pair is legendary.

[@revenuerater806]

Am I right in thinking they did a good job of the weight lifting too?

[@2faceonabudget57]

Lol I remember that. Greco-Roman wrestling to the Barry White soundtrack.

[@bennyc409]

Roy and HG have literally spent the last few decades trying to make each other crack and laugh. And it's worked out brilliantly for the rest of us.

[@joelmelissam]

They renamed every gymnastics move. Now, 21 years later, we still remember the names. :D

[@booradley0x0]

Bahaha! Me too! Hello boys 😂😂

[@56music64]

"Fatso" was the most traded/swapped item of the Sydney games. All the overseas athletes wanted a stuffed one and the studio audience would be full each night, mainly with local and international athletes. Wish we could go back, great memories

[@roygeorge5364]

Yup, I agree mate. Not to take anything from the athletes back then,but Roy and H.J were the highlight of the games!! Many fond memories 😂🤣😅

[@ianmooney213]

There is a bronze statue of Fatso outside the Olympic Stadium at Homebush, among all the other Olympic tributes.

[@unoriginalsyn]

Fatso!!! I was trying to remember the name lol

[@docgonzales]

Roy and HG have a real depth of sport and cultural knowledge that belies their silliness. They started as a quasi pisstake of generic sports commentators with HG commentating and Roy on colour, its all ad lib , no scripts. They remind me a lot of Bob and Vic with a touch of early Alan Partridge. Funny thing is their actual commentating of live sport events is better than the official commentary , their rugby league calls for State of Origin are legendary

[@themetalpig7613]

Their AFL calls are awes too. Unfortunately the tv broadcasters delayed their telecast so radio doesn't line up.

[@1isdom]

Agreed the state of origin and especially the national anthem😆😆

[@shenysys]

Not forgetting their calls of the Rugby League and Aussie Rules grand finals - Festival of the boot ! :)

[@nickthefox72]

@@themetalpig7613 you can find some on here them at people have tweaked to make it in sync. Amazing stuff especially the Hawthorn vs Sydney afl final

[@neddyladdy]

Bob and Vic plus Alan partridge, very damn good at explaining it, But who the fuck are they ?

[@johntom5049]

You have to remember this aired during the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the whole joke is, during the day there would be commentators being super serious about the events of the Olympics, So they're pretending as if there show is as super serious as the real Olympics broadcasts, it's similar to that satirical comedy style of Russell Coight. The show was called "The Dream". For the 2000 Sydney Olympics all the mascots were native Australian animals, 7:14 "Fatso's flashbacks" is a reference to the show's mascot for the Olympics "fatso the fat ass wombat".

[@stephanieyee9784]

Fatso the fat-Arsed wombat. Australians don't say ass. An ass is an animal.

[@stevesymonds7724]

This was in Australia and we speak English correctly. It was Fatso the fat arsed wombat.

[@daxriley8195]

Certainly a more lovable mascot that Syd, Millie or Dickhead :)

[@erincarter9457]

These guys do everything off the cuff. They don’t hang out together in order to be fresh when they commentate together. HG used to come into my parents shop. Quiet guy. You need to see the Bradbury Winter Olympics race and interview afterwards. So good.

[@dalemanolas5994]

The Greco-Roman wrestling commentary was actually the funniest.

[@petehodges7711]

Eric was one of the greatest moments of the Sydney Olympics.

[@tetsuan25]

That little guy at the end was the highlight of the Olympics for me, he had to go it alone with no hope and the crowd went hysterical for him, made me cry with pride.

[@PiersDJackson]

1 - these two men have been doing this act for just under 40 years, they started on radio, and absolutely love sport.. the main point of their act is to one up each other, like the four Yorkshiremen sketch, but to never to be derogatory to the other. 2 - their programme for this clip was "the dream", it was 2000 and the Sydney Olympics, so in the evening they'd put a comic spin on the days highlights, interview guests in front of a studio audience. 3 - Eddie the Eel was a real Olympian, he was the sole competitor from Equatorial Guinea, and returned at the next Olympics with sponsorship from Speedo, with a couple of other athletes. He was embraced as a hero for having a go, this was the first time he'd swam in a full length regulation pool, he'd qualified for wild card entry in a 25m pool. 4 - they'd created an "unapproved" mascot called Fatso (the Fat Arsed Wombat), which caused issues when it appeared all over the village and at Medal Ceremonies... instead of Millie, Syd and Olly, an Echidna, Kookaburra and Platypus.... Roy and H.G. hated saccharine crassness of these mascots.

[@neumanmachine3781]

They used to refer to the official mascots as Ollie, Molly and dickhead. There’s a statue of Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat (named after the wombat in 80’s tv soap A Country Practice) at Sydney Olympic Park to this day.

[@simonchallenor1006]

Back in the late 80s they used to do the commentary for State of Origin on the radio so we would turn on the radio (triple J if I recall) and turn down the TV volume, its was classic, they were doing it live but they were just as deadpan as on this clip. They had hilarious nicknames for every player, it was absolute gold

[@stevious7278]

Yep. I'm not a sports fan; but I sued to listen to the boys commentate the Grand Final just for the laughs.

[@Lucifurion]

Always did this too. Couldn't get enough of it.

[@JafferCakeCastle]

"The Festival of the Boot" is what they call their radio commentaries for the AFL and NRL Grand Finals. They're absolute national treasures.

[@glennrandall7468]

Glad you've discovered Roy and HG. Roy aka John Doyle was actually my English teacher and basketball coach in high school and let's just say it was very entertaining to be in his presence.

[@davespanksalot8413]

Consider me very jealous!! They were the commentary to all the grand finals and state of origins I watched as a kid.

[@jadecawdellsmith4009]

At newie?

[@glennrandall7468]

@@jadecawdellsmith4009 Glendale high school

[@mrpuniverse2]

Please do more of these guys they also commentate the AFL and NRL grand Finals This show was a must watch for all the atheletes around the world who lined up to get on or be interviewed or just be in the audience during the Olympic

[@jemxs]

Omg I watched this clip last night and thought you would enjoy it and was going to suggest it! Actually the clip I watched was all male gymnastics, so a lot more battered savs, hello boys, party dates and flat bags. But you got the sense of what they do. Yes this was 2000 and Roy and HG had already been doing this stuff for 15+ years so we're very good at keeping straight faced. And yes is their own hair!

[@elizabeth10392]

The first time I heard their gymnastics commentary, I was on the floor laughing.

[@AA-fi8xj]

Roy and HG are actually funnier when they cant hold back their laughter, which does happen. enjoy

[@Pet8160]

Roy and HG have been together for years and there adlib is fantastic and it would have been done in one take as both are very quick witted and will pick up on each others comments to continue a routine

[@666t]

They would do live commentary of grand finals in the Workers Club Newcastle with nick names for the players, and cast to the radio, so you could watch the TV and listen to their call.

[@davespanksalot8413]

Benny Elias will always be back door Benny to me 😂

[@kirstencowley2651]

@@davespanksalot8413 I always loved the brick with eyes, who then went into politics.

[@davespanksalot8413]

@@kirstencowley2651 Gawd bless him. When he played for the Raiders he worked part time at the local Ford dealer and my dad booked a test drive so he could meet him 🤣 My favourite was Johnny “Good for Two Tries Never Played for Australia” Ferguson.

[@gerardroll6468]

The swim with Eric “The Eel” came about after it only originally had 3 swimmers but the other 2 were disqualified for false starting, leaving Eric as the sole participant, & he became a huge star of the Games.

[@AussieMarg]

Sooooo much Dream to comment on. All the international athletes were trying to get on this show. It was hilarious.

[@fionamcwilliam8703]

These guys are in character. These names are their aliases for their sports commentary which is always done in this style taking the mickey out of what they're saying. They have been working together for so long now that they feed off each other and theatres still on air. It's all ad lib and they do this commentary live to air without any laughs most of the time. You will occasionally see one start laughing and the other will just carry on with the commentary but they rarely lose it! The Dream was their nightly take on the days events during the Sydney Olympics. It was hilarious as the international athletes didn't quite know how to take them! They didn't know if they were being real or not which made it all the funnier to us Aussies cos we knew it was all commedy! They are now just known as Roy and HG they're so well known here! Look up more of their work cos it's brilliant! They know their sport but they also know how to make us laugh!

[@dutchroll]

Roy & HG were legendary for their hilarious straight-faced (though occasionally they'd struggle with composure) commentary, especially on the rugby union. You either loved them or hated them, but they were enormously popular as a general rule.

[@letsseeif]

Get the one where Roy and HG are at the 2000 Olympics in Syd Australia where they consider the US Swimmer, Misty Hymen. One says " Now there's a name to conjure with."

[@nickthefox72]

Never been to australia but watched a lot of their stuff on KZbin. They commentate on rugby and Aussie rules too and had their own chat show(one with Stephen Fry was hilarious) and they are absolute legends

[@davehocking4091]

Roy and HG's dream at the olympics was the most popular program in the country at the time. They did these silly things, but also interviewed genuine gold medallists from lots of different countries in a friendly and funny way. It was must see viewing. Youd never know what theyd come up with.

[@marieravening927]

I think it was hilarious when they did the commentary for the men's gymnastics on the horse. The "battered sav" got me every time.

[@stevepygram6706]

That bloke swimming was the real deal at the Olympics

[@elizabethowen3678]

2 hour live tv, no outtakes…just live every night for 2 hours, 23 years ago and still cracks me up

[@Jwitch013]

Roy and HG doing commentary on the figure skating was hilarious 😂

[@jeanniehelliwell1599]

No wigs! hillarious This is Roy and HG. They are grown men with boys’humour. They have magnificent humour you need to see their faces whilst commentating.screamingly funny men. They are sports commentators comedians. We love them.

[@suemethven2097]

Just came across this and Roy and HG one of the greatest comedy duo, they took the Mickey out of everything and everyone. Most of Australians watched this late show. They were brilliant and always managed to keep a straight face.

[@gabrielplattes6253]

'Battered sav', 'flat bag,' 'Dutch wink,' 'hello boys,' 'close the gate,' ... 😂😂😂

[@alliegal45]

Nobody watched the Olympics 2000 without watching Roy &HG each night….even funnier was when the athletes came into the studio … lots of fun

[@IvenFrangi]

My Fun Fact. I was in the swimming arena for the heats and watched Eric the Eel swim in his electrifying, one man race. He won his heat. The crowd went mad supporting him.

[@Danger_Mouse3619]

I love Roy and HG. They were the best coving the Sydney Olympics. 👍 They also commentate the state of origin and they give every player a certain name ect.😂

[@RexAlfieLee]

Rob dude, they commentated live. They were like the only guys worth listening to in whatever sport they were doing at the time.

[@chrisgeorge4288]

I was 21 for the 2000 Olympics. That commentary is burnt in my brain. Brilliant stuff

[@dumcasta9327]

They used to do the Rugby live on air : Once, regarding a particular coach, I remember Roy. saying.. Well,H.G., he's more an Aristotlean than a Platonic thinker but a great football brain

[@mattybond]

Ur spot on and lots of practice. It was live

[@leonepicton5323]

Roy and H G have an unwritten competition going between themselves. They see how often they can make each other laugh so seem to work quite hard NOT to laugh.

[@TCM215]

That was a great moment in Sydney with that swimmer who just qualified to represent equatorial quinea

[@jameswitt605]

Their program "The Dream" was on every night of the Sydney Olympic Games and came on every night when the final competitions for the day were done. It was a big hit here in Oz.

[@alanm2809]

They also did Horse Lotto with the famous equestrian "Rooting King" the horse was in the studio in a scored circle and you placed bets as to what score it would defaectate on

[@virginiatressider5753]

I'd forgotten Rooting King, and now I've got the giggles remembering the way they said it.

[@robynconway1286]

Roy and HG are extraordinarily precise with words and satire. Public speaking is their specialty field. They use to do a Sports Show on Australian radio every weekend. Very intelligent, outrageous and nothing escapes them. They can talk on any subject. Remember Australia is also the home of Barry Humphries and Spike Milligan. And yes my brother has real hair just like Roys.

[@allambo3376]

Roy and HG were LIVE! They'd had years of practice doing rugby league commentary on the yoof station Double J, and had the act down to a fine art.

[@Genera1007]

Eric the eel was a genuine scene.

[@Areyousayingidontknowmyname]

They are still working together. You can catch them on the ABC radio. The incredible web they weave when telling sporting stories is amazing. They play off each other like a Teflon Duck in a rain storm.

[@pauldobson2529]

Roy and HG were so successful in Sydney doing all sorts of sports, in the same style, but particularly rugby league, that they were able to adapt it to Melbourne and Aussie Rules…and believe me, that’s not easy to do. There are lots of things that Melbourne and Sydney do not see eye to eye on. You can see that in the movie They’re a Weird Mob when Graham Kennedy, a Melbourne comedy giant for very many years, just didn’t hit it off in Sydney until his later years with the ribald Blankety Blanks. There’s a popular Melbourne variant, the Coodabeen Champions, where 5 or 6 guys are just football fans doing pisstakes on football with funny phonecalls (Lance from Lara, Peter from Peterborough, Digger, Wayne from Wantirna), from 10 till noon on Saturday mornings. They must have been doing it for upwards of 40 years. One became an MP, one is now or has been a Victorian Supreme Court Judge. Greg Champion does songs about footballers to familiar tunes. And every week, they’ll talk to people from country football clubs…players playing their 500th game etc. Naturally, the football I’m alluding to is Aussie Rules. Nearly every country town, population permitting, will have a football/netball club where the two sports share precincts, colours and fixtures.

[@waynebuckland7879]

The fact that they rarely got out of character was what made it so hilarious. Everybody wanted to get a spot on the show it was amazing.

[@arjovenzia]

They used to do a Live commentary of the footy on the radio. mute the TV and put on the radio. Im not a massive footy fan, but made it so much more enjoyable. absolute legends.

[@pennychurchward1481]

My 9yr old learnt how to stay up late as Roy and H.G was on at 1130pm…….he laughed his head off. They are Australian Icons

[@mort8143]

HG Nelson and Rampaging Roy Slaven are two of the funniest blokes in Australia. They can also be excellent serious documentary style reporters, and authors. Too good.

[@garyvee6023]

Roy and HG..., absolute bloody legends..., Best ever was the ICE DREAM..., truly loved there commentary and use to set my alarm to make sure I (and my Swiss wife) was up to watch them. 😍🥰 This pair are truly bloody legends and no matter WHO EVER comes after them (and I am sure there will be others) NOBODY.., and I repeat NOBODY will ever be as good. The "BEST" EVER. 😍

[@seanross1331]

Fatso diving was the best thing on the dream

[@donna25871]

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[@davidlean8674]

Roy and HG are characters played by Greig Pickhaver and John Doyle. They mostly did these commentaries live. Initially, they were big in Melbourne commentating the footy. The 2000 Olympics made them famous all around Australia.

[@carbine5378]

YES, they were taking the piss! That segment on the swimmer was authentic in that he came dead last, I think to the extent that all the other swimmers had finished the race and left the area. He was from an African country I think and swimming wasn’t their strong suit but it was wonderful that he didn’t give up and finished the race. The crowd appreciated his determination.

[@AmandaMitting]

I use to love staying up late to watch their show after the Olympics. There commentary was amazing!! You never had a dry eye watching!!

[@galadriel481]

Two of our classic comedians!

[@stevewiles7132]

Legends of the airwaves.

[@EscapeePrisoner]

Dude. I feel so validated for all my childish giggling at Roy and HG. Years we listened to those idiots on the radio, just cackling. Watching the football grand final. We'd turn to noise off the telly and tune in the radio to listen to Roy and HG take the living piss out of the whole event. They were marvelous.

[@kirk5152]

These guy's commentary of the Gymnastics at the Sydney Olympic entertained the entire country. Infact at one point It was getting more viewership than any of that days entire Olympic coverage.

[@Taurencowpew]

These guys were total legends in their day! I remember before the Olympics, listening to Roy & HG call the AFL Grand Final (on radio/sound down on the tellie)... legends. Part of the absolute fun of it all was the idea that they were both really just trying to get the other one to laugh. A giggle simply wasn't enough... you were constantly expecting one to lose it (as you usually had at home listening). "The Dream" (Olympic Coverage) was top notch, but I'd say some of their best stuff was the "Festival of the Boot" (AFL).

[@christopher959]

Saw them call the 1987 rugby league grand final ‘live’ ( off the telly - a few dozen placed strategically around the room) upstairs at the Balmain RSL club.

[@gjmob]

It was done in one take, as it was filmed before a live studio audience during the Olympics. Yes that is John Doyles real hair and they are still doing a sports show on the radio every Saturday, 23 years on and they are funnier than ever now.

[@mattybond]

That was tame for them. Look for diving

[@AussieMarg]

Dog's breakfast 😂

[@karensmith1037]

These guys are irreplaceable. Brilliant

[@alphaomega7191]

The dream was insanely good. The whole secret is that they play it largely straight but say the most insanely offensive stuff. It changed Olympic coverage forever when the host broadcaster put on a late night show that made fun of the events themselves. The athletes of course loved it and were desperate to get on the show.

[@johnstenton6023]

Crikey Robbo, if you wet yourself watching this version you'd laugh your guts up watching the unedited one.

[@Adrian-ey5xp]

Roy and hg w we e all I would listen to on afl..Olympics etc.pure gold comedy.

[@MrDtrain69]

Australian icons these two mate... Satire at it's finest

[@sueaddison9958]

😂😂😂😂😂Legends😃 love Roy and HG😂😂 their show was a sellout every night. The athletes would come in to watch and listen. Loved it❤️🌏🪐🍀🌕🙏🌸🇦🇺🦋👣🦉🏡🌴🌹

[@timveaney4723]

Roy and hg are legendary comics,writers and performers. I can guarantee they did it in 1 take. So many more examples on you tube if you want to see comedic brilliance.

[@amandamckenna]

Roy and HG - Australian comedy gold!

[@oz_bat]

Roy and HG were compulsory listening during NRL Grand Finals or State of Origins. Mute the TV, turn up the radio, laugh like an idiot for a couple of hours. Brilliant!

[@peterdisgusting]

This was the number 1 show back in 2000 Sydney Olympics The athletes would stop and watch this every night

[@patrussell8917]

Roy and Hg have the capacity to make hell sound funny but said so eloquently it is believable

[@paulflanders9359]

It's all real they were on every night of the games and the interviews with the athletes was even funnier

[@jamesw3017]

Their mascot was a wombat. But because it wasn't 1 of the 3 mascots, there was issues as all the athletes wanting a wombat and organising committee banned it but they copped a backlash and relinquished

[@tomwareham7944]

I remember the Dream like it was yesterday the best segment was an interview with Paris Hilton and her sister . Roy and HG took the piss with them for the whole time and they didn't twig because they were both as thick as a brick . The boys are renown for their laconic quick wit and ironic sarcasm , they have a catchphrase which is TOO MUCH SPORT IS NEVER ENOUGH .

[@aussieragdoll4840]

They also had a campaign to hold the Winter Olympics in Jindabyne, New South Wales.

[@chookinathunderstorm3446]

They performed live before a studio audience with no retakes and that shot of the swimming had the actual spectators at the time of his event cheering Eddie along to break his own record. Roy and H.G. had their own interview show later on where they chatted with famous national and international guests. It was called CLUB BUGGERY.

[@leahs.3851]

You have to watch the Ice dream with the figure skating and in the dream when they commentated synchronised swimming. Pure gold.

[@shesagem317]

Haha blast from the past. I remember pissing myself laughing watching them

[@11ollycollins]

there two comedic geniuses that have been working together for decades and thats why they do what they do with out many out takes

[@melissabarrett9750]

These guys have done this style of commentary for the last 4 or 5 Olympiads. One of their funniest comments was when men would do the splits and they would call it "flat bag". 😂

[@inconvenienttruth1528]

During the 2000 Olympics they did a nightly coverage of a variety of sports for a few hours

[@teestees1115]

after that swim they now have a lifeguard at all swimming events

[@christopherrains9685]

Roy and HG had competitive rivalry in trying to make the other laugh, who could it first.

[@pomemax]

No He was a serious swimmer who qualified in some weird as shit way He was like EDDIE THE EAGLE LOOK HIM UP

[@shenysys]

Would of loved to seen Roy and HG call Eddie the Eagle in the Winter Olympics

[@denisehooke3833]

Legends. Funniest guys alive. Enjoy.

[@jenlangley2930]

The West Australian Junior Mens Gymnastic team t-shirt after this featured pictograms of some elements and they were labelled after Roy and HGs commentary eg. Party Date, Flat Bag, Hello Boys

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

Ah yes, the legendary - Eric the Eel... from what I understand, he didn't have a swimming pool to train in, in his home town.

[@treestv9805]

Eric the Eel only a couple of months training in a river with crocodiles! That's what Aussies call Having a Go!

[@mattd1616]

Roy and HG have been working together for 30+ years.

[@whoveniledelinquent]

You got it straight up. Two of the best piss takers Australia ever produced. Oh and you might be right about Roy's hair. A little greyer but looks just the same as when he taught high school English back in the early 1970's ( Glendale high NSW '73 '74 ish). Think he was straight out of uni. Smart arse from the get go. Only English lessons I ever enjoyed.

[@fionaray8281]

This was live. Yes you see them almost smile every once in a while. The comment about the Russian ending was because the Russian gymnasts had messed up a lot of their landings at the time.

[@tonyclark8860]

Don't forget to view their call on the Australian synchronised swimming pair and the swimmer's interpretation of how the Sydney harbour Bridge was built. Such a fascinating historical interpretation of one of Sydney's most iconic landmark's. You'll be inthrawled.

[@steveberkery6128]

Understand, none of that was rehearsed or edited. For years, they used to do a live radio commentary of both the AFL and NRL Grand Finals and were able to maintain that same level of mock seriousness for 3-4 hours ... live. In fact, they had a radio show every Saturday afternoon (JJJ) where they stayed in character live for 3 hours every week. And yes, they did regularly crack each other up. Their best moments were when they struggled to hold it together. Their real names are John Doyle (Roy) and Greg Pickhaver (HG), and along with John Clarke (an adopted Kiwi) were among Australia's funniest and smartest comedians of the late 20th century.

[@steveberkery6128]

Like Gary MacDonald (Norman Gunston), they were both actors before they were comedians. Apparently those improvisation classes can be put to good use..