Like many World Cup viewers, I’m addicted to the laugh-a-minute rollick that is Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup Fever. But could this TV show be the answer to converting this AFL, league and rugby nation into fully-fledged football fans?
It’s a brilliant TV show. You get three genuinely funny, football tragics, all with different opinions and different allegiances (though united by their love for the Socceroos, of course). Plant them in the same room, in front of a camera and a live audience, and let the fun begin!
It’s pure entertainment.
Segments like ‘Take on my nuts’, ‘Not even close’ and my personal favourite ‘The Rivaldo Award’, are simply putting on television what we all said and thought while watching the World Cup.
Guests provide a welcome change of pace, exposing closet soccer fans to the rest of Australia, as well as educating viewers on some little known facts. For instance, who knew Stephen Conroy plays in a parliamentary football team? Who knew there even was a parliamentary football team!
It’s got just enough Australian larrikinism, not dissimilar to the AFL and NRL Footy Shows. But with far less sleaziness, and a lot more comedy, it’s a combination fans of all sports would surely appreciate.
Even though the show was moved from 8.30pm to the later time slot of 10pm, it’s still a hit amongst audiences.
If SBS don’t see the potential of this winning formula, these audiences will be left bitterly disappointed and ultimately deprived of what could be something truly wonderful.
This show has the potential even after the World Cup to continue as a weekly show looking back at the week’s football matches from around the world.
Just think about it – The A-League, Bundesliga, J-League, English Premier League, Serie A and more, all scrutinized by three hilarious guys who can bring football back to life, and celebrate the game, with more colour, passion and flair, than Les Murray and his team at The World Game would ever be able to recreate.
Available on a free-to-air channel, at an appropriate hour, to a national audience, looking at the divine and the disastrous in world football, it’s so exciting just to think what a show like this could do for Australian football.
SBS could have a winner on their hands. Not just for them, not just for us, but for the overall interest, growth and development of football in Australia.
Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup Fever. What a lovely way to burn.
Mucker
Guest
Santo Sam and Ed's Football Fever - Monday night's 7:30pm-8:30pm, to avoid a clash with Good News Week, right through the football season from August to May. Have special edition shows more frequently for major tournaments (Asian Cup, European Championship, World Cup). Make it happen SBS!
saurav
Guest
i totally love this show its hillarious , hope sbs can find some slot for this show after the world cup too
Erasmus
Guest
You can watch streaming of full episodes of Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever on www.sbs.com.au
Mega
Guest
Here it is - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0fjapmFK20
apaway
Guest
I missed the Joachim Loew skit, dammit! Great show, and if you want a great radio show of the football p***take, Roy and HG's "Route 1" on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on the MMM network from 4-6pm is hilarious. Last night they thought Paul Hogan should be the "Australian Soccer Federation's" delegate to FIFA, and that he should topple Sepp Blatter, who Roy described as the "stain on the gusset of world football." Brilliant.
Football Person 2
Roar Pro
NO WAIT !!!!!!!! good news week is at 8:30 :(
Football Person 2
Roar Pro
would LOOOOOOOVEEEE to see it during the A-league. :) :) Santo, Sam and Ed's A Game ? ..................... ( me gets me coat ) One hour every Monday at 8:30 (Monday being the only non A-league night when there are two mid week matches)
Redb
Roar Guru
Ahh the Late Show :-) Surely Aunty would not be so clumsy?
Mattay
Guest
Have you not heard of Bic Runga?
dasilva
Guest
What's the most famous player you injured? Grella: I've never injured anybody haha Surprisingly they didn't ask Lucas Neill that question
ItsCalledFootball
Roar Guru
It looked like the show was going to be a hit when the ads first came out to promote the show before the cup even started. "more champagne anyone?" "this is how we drink our coffee" Fox sports would be interested in talking to their agent.
AA
Guest
I was at the show the other night and spoke to a key (and well-known) Working Dog representative afterwards, we told him to call the ABC and get repeats of The Late Show back on air. He laughed and told us the ABC *may* have lost the tapes, can you believe it?
AA
Guest
Craig Johnston has got character, let it be.
Michael C
Guest
Agreed - - it was cute, I watched the odd bit of it, .....but,...as a tool for 'conversion',........not quite. Now, if the FIFA WC ran a tad longer, each year.
Victer
Guest
Joachim Loew!
NY
Guest
Top show. This is how you do sports comedy. Boofheads not required. Someone should tell this to Channel 9.
Brett McKay
Expert
I was just waiting for Santo to walk over to the Kiwi TV desk with a bottle of bubbly and proclaim "Champaigne Comedy!" :lol: Loving SS&E, my wife who's hardly watched a minute of the WC absolutely loves Cup Fever too. Once a week, looking at football across the globe, SBS could have a winner if they wanted it...
mona
Guest
I love this show, I'm not even a soccer fan and I'm not even paying attention to the WC outside of it but at 10pm I'll stop whatever I'm doing and watch it. It's hilarious, and I'm still chuckling over the interview with the Kiwi commentators that was on like 4 days ago. I keep thinking "I've got chulls" and then I crack up... good times.
Al
Guest
Vince Grella is hilarious in his monotony.
Melanie Dinjaski
Roar Guru
But did you see the quiz they did with the Socceroos? Tim Cahill is quite hilarious!