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The Otago and Victoria revues have [unclear: th-ughout] their long history been a major [unclear: ntnbuting] factor to the health and [unclear: lon-vity] of culture in New Zealand - a [unclear: train-g] pound for performers, writers and [unclear: di-ctors] in theatre, television and other [unclear: pla-s]. Otago for its part has produced the [unclear: its] of "A Week of It" through its revues, [unclear: well] as celebrity giants such as Derek [unclear: yne].

The last decade of Victoria Revues has [unclear: oduced] such as John 'Fred Dagg', Clarke, [unclear: ave] Smith, and Michael Wilson; and [unclear: Do-nstate] director John Banas. If you take [unclear: vay] the influence of University Revues [unclear: om] New Zealand comedy you're not left [unclear: wi enough] eggs to make an omelette.

This isn't restricted just to New Zealand; [unclear: itain] and in particular Oxbridge has seen [unclear: e] development of the Monty Python team, [unclear: e] Goodies, Rutland Weekend Television, [unclear: avid] Frost, and so on...... Which goes to [unclear: ove] that where N.Z. leads the rest of the [unclear: orld] follows.

A student's mum in Suburbia remembers mid-war Auckland student revue titled [unclear: "H-lestly] It Sphinxes". Not surprisingly it had [unclear: arge] political content, dealing with, as the [unclear: Ie] suggests (as well as being the [unclear: clever-t] part of the show), NZ troops being sent the Middle East during the second world [unclear: ir]. It was believed that the cast put the [unclear: ow] together over the influence of a keg or two of beer, and the audience was forced to endure the hangover.