Comedians Kitty Flanagan and Anne Edmonds had the crowd rolling in the aisles at the AACTA Awards on Friday night with a very risqué routine.
The pair, who were on stage to present the Best Comedy Entertainment Program award, were introduced by Hollywood A-Lister Russell Crowe, who introduced the proceedings.
The pair wasted no time in highlighting the significance of Russell attending the event.
‘Oh come on ladies and gentlemen,’ Kitty said, before Anne joined in with: ‘Are you not entertained?’
Kitty continued: ‘And, let’s not forget the hour we’ve already been sitting here for, before Russ got out here and very, very sweetly kept it tight. That was nice.’
Anne then pleaded with the audience to be respectful of Russell’s A-List status and not to bother him with trivial things.
Kitty Flanagan and Anne Edmonds had the crowd rolling in the aisles at the AACTA Awards on Friday night with a very risqué routine
‘Genuinely, guys, it is a privilege to have Russ here with us tonight, but please be respectful,’ she said.
‘Don’t be pitching him your half a***d TV show ideas, alright?
‘I’ve already tried. He’s got really good security, actually.’
When Kitty asked Anne to spill her show pitch, the comedian was quick to offer her concept for a very X-rated reality series.
‘Gladiator Island. ‘A bunch of f-boys fight and f**k each other to the death,’ she quipped as the crowd erupted with in roars of laughter.
‘It’s a good idea,’ Kitty replied before Anne looked into the camera and yelled, ‘It’s a good idea, Russ.’
Both Kitty and Anne were nominated for an AACTA and eventually won their respective categories.
Kitty took home the gong for Best Acting In A Comedy, beating Colin From Accounts stars Harriet Dyer, Patrick Brammall, Genevieve Hegney, and her Fisk co-star Aaron Chen.
The pair, who were on stage to present the best comedy award, were introduced by Hollywood A-Lister Russell Crowe, who introduced proceedings
‘Genuinely, guys, it is a privilege to have Russ here with us tonight, but please be respectful,’ Anne said. ‘Don’t be pitching him your half a***d TV show ideas, alright? ‘I’ve already tried. He’s got really good security, actually’
Anne, meanwhile, won the AACTA for Best Standup Special, and once again had the audience in stitches during her acceptance speech.
She made light of the fact that she beat her partner, Lloyd Langford, who was nominated in thee same category.
‘I just want to say straight up to my partner, Lloyd, who was nominated into the same category. Suck s**t,’ she said to fits of laughter from the crowd.
‘I thought Mother’s Day was in September!’ she added.
The glittering event was dominated by Netflix hit Boy Swallows Universe.
The imaginative drama scored an impressive 12 prizes in the TV category including Best Mini Series and Best Actor for its young star Felix Cameron.
Succession star Sarah Snook took home the prize for Best Actress in a feature film for the animated movie Memoir of a Snail.
Australian screen legend Jacki Weaver won Best Supporting Actress for the same picture, which uses stop motion animation to tell a story about a ‘misfit’ snail.
After Kitty asked about the concept ashe pitched to Russell, Anne replied: ‘Gladiator Island. A bunch of f-boys fight and f**k each other to the death,’ she quipped as the crowd erupted with in roars of laughter’
Kitty took home the gong for Best Acting In A Comedy, beating Colin From Accounts stars Harriet Dyer, Patrick Brammall, Genevieve Hegney, and her Fisk co-star Aaron Chen
Anne won the AACTA for Best Standup Special
In the feature film category Better Man, the eccentric special effects filled Robbie Williams biopic walked away with the Best Film prize and Best Actor award for Jonno Davies.
Better Man, which has been a surprise hit Down Under after it flopped at the box office overseas, also scored a Best Supporting Actor prize for Damon Herriman and Best Director for Aussie filmmaker Michael Gracey.
The unique feature also won AACTAs for Best Screenplay, Best Editing and Best Original Score.
Netflix hit Heartbreak High walked away with the AACTA award for Best TV Series, while Boy Swallows Universe swept the acting prizes in the drama category including Phoebe Tonkin, who won for Best Lead Actress.
