Under Melbourne Tonight

{{Short description|1993 Australian variety TV series}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2025}}

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| image = Under Melbourne Tonight Logo.png

| runtime = Approx. 60 min. (Including commercials)

| company = RMITV (Student Community Television Inc.)

| executive_producer = Jill Harris, Dan Flett, Emma Travers, Liam O' Hara

| creator =

| director = Steve Messenger, Nicholas Bufalo, Dan Flett, Jacinta Hicken

| presenter = Stephen Hall (Host)
Vin "Rastas" Hedger (Host)

| network = C31 Melbourne

| country = Australia

| language = English

| location = RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia

| first_aired = {{Start date|1993}}

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Under Melbourne Tonight is a weekly live variety hour television program produced by RMITV that broadcast on C31 Melbourne in 1993. Reaching a weekly viewership of 55,000 people each week, the show was reviewed in The Age{{' }}s Green Guide by Jim Schembri on 22 December 1994 as "Sometimes funnier than Letterman". Under Melbourne Tonight was hosted by Stephen Hall{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/taping-the-source/2007/05/24/1179601573392.html?page=fullpage |title=Taping the source - TV & Radio - Entertainment |date=27 May 2007 |publisher=theage.com.au |access-date=2014-02-06}} and Vin "Rastas" Hedger and featured regular segments with 3RRR's Tony Biggs,{{cite web|url=http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/97cast/tony_biggs.htm |title=UMT'97 - Tony Biggs |publisher=Web.aanet.com.au |access-date=2014-02-06}} Merrick and Rosso's{{cite web|url=http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/97cast/prank_files.htm |title=UMT'97 - The Prank Files |publisher=Web.aanet.com.au |access-date=2014-02-06}} Merrick Watts and Tim Ross, Corinne Grant,{{cite web|url=http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/97cast/nitty_gritty.htm |title=UMT'97 - Nitty Gritty |publisher=Web.aanet.com.au |access-date=2014-02-06}} Peter Helliar{{cite web |url=http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/97cast/helliar.htm |title=UMT'97 - Peter Helliar |publisher=Web.aanet.com.au |access-date=2014-02-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114225618/http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/97cast/helliar.htm |archive-date=2014-01-14 }} and many more. The show included segments ranging from live music, stand-up comedy, movie reviews, music reviews, video game reviews, sports, news, current affairs, science and sketches. In 1998 the show was rebooted as Under Melbourne Tonight Presents...... What's Goin' On There?{{cite web|url=http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/classics/98umt.htm |title=UMT presents - What's Goin' On There? media release |publisher=Web.aanet.com.au |access-date=2014-02-06}} and Whose Shout at the Stumpy Arms in 1999.

Guests

Musical guests included Lecher Purvy, Cosmic Psychos{{cite web |url=http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/episodes/list96.htm |title=UMT list'96 |publisher=Web.aanet.com.au |access-date=2014-02-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116120913/http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/episodes/list96.htm |archive-date=2014-01-16 }} Weddings Parties Anything,{{cite web |url=http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/episodes/list97.htm |title=UMT list'97 |publisher=Web.aanet.com.au |access-date=2014-02-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116120911/http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/episodes/list97.htm |archive-date=2014-01-16 }} TISM,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sh-WWLXsDo |title=TISM on Under Melbourne Tonight (Channel 31, 27/04/95) |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2014-02-06}}{{cite web|url=http://australianmusictrade.50webs.com/Bands/TISM.htm |title=TISM |publisher=Australianmusictrade.50webs.com |access-date=2014-02-06}}{{cite web|url=http://www.2kmusic.com/en/webvideo/tism/0sh-WWLXsDo/tism-on-under-melbourne-tonight-channel-31-27-04-95 |title=Video TISM on Under Melbourne Tonight (Channel 31, 27/04/95) - Tism |publisher=2KMUSIC.COM |date=2010-07-28 |access-date=2014-02-06}}{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/TISM-Unauthorised-Unofficial-Unendorsed-Underpants/release/3268607 |title=TISM - Unauthorised, Unofficial, Unendorsed, Underpants (File) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2011-12-05 |access-date=2014-02-06}} Pray TV,{{cite web |url=http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/episodes/list95.htm |title=UMT list'95 |publisher=Web.aanet.com.au |access-date=2014-02-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116120916/http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/episodes/list95.htm |archive-date=2014-01-16 }} The Avalanches, The Lucksmiths, Penelope Swales and many more. Stand-up comedy guests included Marty Sheargold, Dave O'Neil,{{cite web |url=http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/episodes/xmas97.htm |title=UMT Xmas Special'97 |publisher=Web.aanet.com.au |access-date=2014-02-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116120949/http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/episodes/xmas97.htm |archive-date=2014-01-16 }} Bruno Lucia, Pommy Johnson, Wil Anderson, Rove McManus, Alan Brough, Dave Hughes and many more.

Cast

class="wikitable sortable"
Presenter || Role || Tenure
Stephen HallHost
Vin "Rastas" HedgerHost
Tony BiggsSupporting cast
RossoSupporting cast
Merrick WattsSupporting cast
Corinne GrantSupporting cast
Peter HelliarSupporting cast
James YoungSupporting cast
Chris PearsonSupporting cast
Dr AndiSupporting cast
Duncan MacKewSupporting cast
Steve PolakSupporting cast
Carlos RavenSupporting cast
Andrew YoungSupporting cast
Kealy SmithSupporting cast
Jason ElliottSupporting cast
Mel NorthropSupporting cast
Jenny ConnelySupporting cast
Al ParkesSupporting cast
Liam O'HaraSupporting cast
Andrea HoVoice Over Artist

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