It was 1990. A mobile phone was the size of a helicopter and cost slightly more. Bob Hawke was Prime Minister. MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice battled Madonna and Roxette for chart domination. At a comedy club in Melbourne the Scared Weird Little Guys did their first ever performance. It was a very different world. The Scaredies stuff was fresh and clever, their confidence was infectious, their talent was plain to see and their comedy, music and improv made each show unique and accessible. They were the most reliable act in town for getting laughs anywhere, anytime. And that's how it's been for 20 years& now it_x0019_ s almost over for one of Australia's most loved comedy duos. They've gigged around. In 2006 they played the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, winning over the 90,000 strong crowd with songs, jokes and a camera-flash Mexican Wave around the MCG. They've performed with symphony orchestras, brass bands, rock bands, choirs, whistlepop ensembles and been on radio and TV more times than Eddie McGuire. They've traveled a bit. To New York, London, Edinburgh, Montreal, Hong Kong, Singapore, and lots of other places. Even New Zealand. They've racked up 125,000km on the road and 1.5 million km in the air (that's 680 hotels and almost enough frequent flyer points for a mid-week standby one-way flight to Launceston). They've had some adventures. Like drinking moonshine with real hillbillies and being chased by redneck cops. Once they got stuck at a border crossing with no money, no ID and no phone. And let's not forget the time John nearly wound up in a psychiatric hospital. Good times. They've won stuff. Like an ARIA award for Best Comedy release in 2004, a Mo award in 2000 and awards for Best Comedy Act on Campuses in the USA, Canada and Australia. They've had Enough Already. Twenty-one years. Four and a half thousand shows. Two Scared Weird Little Guys. One last farewell tour. One last chance to see them do their thing. Now it's 2011. Hammertime is well and truly over, Roxette no longer rocks and even Madonna's going Gaga. Bob Hawke would eat the Prime Minister for breakfast. A mobile phone is the size of a Tim-Tam and costs slightly less. It's going to be different world without the Scared Weird Little Guys.
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