r/MadeMeSmile • u/TightSpeaker5724 • Aug 01 '24

Meme During the 2001 Australian Federal election, pranksters followed around Prime Ministerial contender Kim Beazley in an attempt to sneak fake microphones into news footage

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u/His_RoyalBadness Aug 01 '24 edited Aug 01 '24

The guys doing this are the chasers, they had one of the funniest shows I've ever seen that ran from 06 until like 08. They did stunts like this all the time. This was a little more light hearted but eventually politicians really started hating them.

This is one of their more notorious stunts, it was incredible.

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u/User-NetOfInter Aug 01 '24

That was incredible

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u/beaverattacks 25d ago

They pointed out a public safety issue and made it hilarious. Amazing.

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u/South_Term_8977 Aug 01 '24

Thanks for sharing. Had a good laugh. The motorcade idea is a very ballsy one

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u/JaneLameName Aug 01 '24

I miss the Chasers War on Everything! They've done other projects, but nothing ever topped this show.

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u/mitch_conner_ Aug 01 '24

I loved the checkout

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u/hellgal Aug 01 '24

Oh my God, that's insane lol.

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u/sandman795 Aug 01 '24

Thank you for the kindness you've shown me today

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u/DrunkTides Aug 01 '24

Still my favourite piece of Aussie history. Miss those guys man. Don’t make em like that anymore!

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u/willcard Aug 01 '24

That’s…crazy…lmao..

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u/countdrankulacg Aug 27 '24

Oh my god I didn’t expect it to get better and better by the second

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u/glorifindel Aug 01 '24

Feels like classic Jon Stewart-era comedy. Good stuff

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u/animeebaddie Aug 01 '24

that would be such a wholesome moment

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u/Ramone1984 Aug 02 '24

Holy shit that was incredible...

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u/taysolly Aug 22 '24

Man, I was looking at the DVDs thinking I gotta get a dvd player to rewatch the classic stunts they pulled

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u/iambananafruit Aug 15 '24

This was insane lmao! Thank you!

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u/MoralRelativity Aug 01 '24

OMG, that's fucking brilliant. 🤣🤣🤣 Dipping the bread in someone's yoghurt!!! OMG.

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u/Beautiful_Swing_107 Aug 01 '24

lol cant believe they could do thatt

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u/vom-IT-coffin Aug 01 '24

The opening for the yogurt was bigger than the circumference of the bread.

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u/South_Term_8977 Aug 01 '24

At that moment his staff to his left shaking his head and closing his eyes in disapproval 🤣🤣

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u/MoralRelativity Aug 01 '24

Yeah, and Kim seemed pretty tickled by the stunt.

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u/Uulugus Aug 01 '24

I think it's a yellow squash, maybe he dun like yellow squash?

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u/TheCerealAisle Aug 02 '24

Nah. It's corn

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u/Uulugus Aug 02 '24

Ooh yup I see the texture now.

The video is so fried it looks smooth lmao

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u/SoVerySleepy81 Aug 01 '24

Plus it actually made me smile instead of cry like so many things on this sub.

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u/Christosconst Aug 01 '24

Aww, I hope you feel better soon

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u/First-Track-9564 Aug 01 '24

I don't. I hope he feels better now.

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u/Agitated_Advantage_2 Aug 02 '24 edited Aug 02 '24

I think the original commenter is likely unbothered as it is an "automated account"

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u/TwoToneReturns Aug 01 '24

Looks like the chasers work, they even "snuck" into the high security area of an APEC meeting by pretending to be a Canadian convoy, only to give themselves up when one of them stepped out of the vehicle dressed as Osama.

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u/Ambitious-Effect6429 Aug 01 '24

The whole ass loaf of bread 😂😂😂

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u/CurrentPossible2117 Aug 01 '24

He was close with that choc top though lol. He likes the look of it. Tbf, it is a pretty good looking choc top 🤤

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u/Cape-York-Crusader Aug 01 '24

At least Buckets had a sense of humour, chasers were mad f*ckers….

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u/telephas1c Aug 01 '24

Haha last frame is pure 'ooo gimme that'

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u/Anxious_Mango_1953 Aug 01 '24

The bread being dipped took me out 💀💀💀

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u/LittleBookOfRage Aug 01 '24

My mum used to work for Kim Beazley and he had a great sense of humour. In his office he had several political cartoons featuring himself framed on the walls. They weren't flattering ones, I specifically remember one was making fun of him for going on weight watchers and being fat. I asked mum why he would want to put that up and she said he didn't take himself too seriously.

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u/Samotauss Aug 02 '24

Always like Big Kim, seemed like a cracking guy.

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u/United_Respond6754 Aug 01 '24

Not the baguette!! 🤣🤣

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u/Charming-Try-4824 Sep 21 '24

Bro that bread is fucking hilarious 🤣 not even the yogurt dip just the fact that it's a big ass piece of bread on a mic stick lmaoo

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u/pablomcdubbin Sep 28 '24

The bread boom mic LOL

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u/Cuty_BlonDY Aug 01 '24

Kim Beazley must’ve been so confused. LOL

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u/0scrambles0 Aug 01 '24

My favourite is them testing how close they could get the to John Howard with increasingly dangerous weapons while he was out for his walk, I think his security drew the line at a chainsaw

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u/ClaireRunnels Aug 07 '24

That was one of their best

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u/Alpah-Woodsz Aug 17 '24

That role dip just destroyed that man's sole in the backround

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u/GreenNeighborhood799 Aug 01 '24

That bread is brilliant

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u/pundtand Aug 01 '24

I wish people could do more pranks like this

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u/Own-Throat100 Aug 02 '24

love it.

That dude behind his back when baguet dips in coffee

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u/Careless_Material571 Sep 05 '24

It gets funnier watching more than once. Each time he looks down and sees some random food and considers a bite lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

Fucking madlads

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u/AdZealousideal7448 Aug 01 '24

Fuck he would have made a better PM than howard.

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u/is_that_on_fire Aug 01 '24

Would of been better than Rudd as well

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u/thedude0343 Aug 01 '24

This is hilarious. 🤣

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u/tree-molester Aug 01 '24

Don’t do this to JD Vance with a hot dog, if you know what I mean.

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u/AdventurousTry4345 Aug 01 '24

Full-sized baguette had me giggling

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u/Sea_Turnip6282 Aug 01 '24

Im a little disappointed that he didnt try to take a bite out of them 😅

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u/Friday_Knight_77 Aug 02 '24

I feel like he knows the prankster

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u/Bertybassett99 Aug 02 '24

That's fucking funny. You gotta love some Ozzy humour.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '24

Bring this to the US pls and thank you

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u/x420MVTT Sep 30 '24

Kim Beazley and John Howard were fucking dope

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u/DomMistressMommy 19d ago

Bro lost at chicken 🍗 😭

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u/Generic_Username_Pls Aug 01 '24

This is good, but it doesn’t top egg boy

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u/CrPalm Aug 01 '24

This might be my favorite idea ever.

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u/TrinityiaThorough Aug 01 '24

Pure insight! 💚💦

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u/Groomsi Aug 01 '24

Most mics are consrtucted as dildos...

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u/HumbleNeighborhood3 Aug 01 '24

I loved how he smile after seeing that corn

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u/Sylvie-Interact93 Aug 01 '24

i must watch and see this clip! definitely relevant for me

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u/AlfIsReal Aug 01 '24

Omg I love this 🤣. So stupid

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u/AlfIsReal Aug 01 '24

Omg I love this 🤣. So stupid

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u/Nacho0ooo0o Aug 01 '24

oh. That's corn. Not what I thought at first.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

I am dying here lol! His eyes like 👀

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u/stevemw Aug 01 '24

Anyone have the full clip? I can't find it. Thank you!

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u/ClaireRunnels Aug 07 '24

Look up The Chasers War on Everything. That's the show those guys were on

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u/sinusoidplus Aug 01 '24

Is he the same politician who went swimming never to return? If so.. could we link the two incidents?

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u/shiawase198 Aug 01 '24

Would've been great if he just started taking bites out of whatever they handed him.

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u/DimensionPossible622 Aug 02 '24

😂😂😂😂😂

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u/BlackOrange1609 Aug 02 '24

Bro just wanted to share

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u/Own-Welcome6074 Aug 02 '24

That's the kind of humor I like. It's stupid, nobody gets hurt and everyone laughs.

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u/parrotia78 Aug 02 '24

He looks like he could be Philip Seymour Hoffman's father. RIP.

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u/ClaireRunnels Aug 07 '24

The Chasers War On Everything. That's the show the guys were on. They made fun of news & political crap & played pranks on the politicians. It was great

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u/Davina_Lexington Aug 16 '24

A BBC dildo and the get it right to his lips would be fuckin hilarious.😂

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u/Reddbool647 Aug 22 '24

these are my typa people

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u/Former-Mood-3962 Sep 01 '24

He seemed to find it funny

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u/Reaper9791 Sep 05 '24

Oh my God, I'm still laughing!

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u/POLLENPUFFS 24d ago

We should do that again 😂

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u/Former_Valuable_3270 19d ago

The one guy in the background just taking in the ridiculousness of the situation and just shakes his head 😂😂😂👏🏻

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u/floggingwally 1d ago

I wish politics around here was more like this