Aussie antics to live on in Tayshus show

It has been more than 30 years since comedian Austen Tayshus burst on to the Aria charts with his spoken-single Australiana.

The tale of the suburban barbecue went down in the country’s musical history and, to celebrate its iTunes rebirth 30 years on, Austen Tayshus himself will take to the stage at Rockingham Golf Club this Friday.

Speaking to the Telegraph in a variety of accents as he drove to his latest gig, Tayshus showed he was still a master of the energetic, tongue-in-cheek humour that made him a success on the back of the single release in 1983.

Tayshus said the audience at the one-off Rockingham show could expect a packed, 90 minutes of satirical, thigh-slapping improvised comedy, tailor-made especially for them.

He said he still enjoyed mixing it up, feeding off the crowd and vying to shock and entertain.

“The Rockingham guys can expect a fairly satirical show — it’s all about being Aussie and multiculturalism,” Tayshus said.

“It’s not totally non-scripted and I know what I’m doing. I just like to go with the crowd and wind everyone up a bit.

“Does it ever backfire on me?

Yeah, all the time. I just like to get under people’s skin.”

Tayshus said he was proud Australiana, one of the top selling singles of all time, had remained popular more than 30 years on and pleased to see younger generations get in on the joke.

Rockingham Golf Club general manager Debbie Dowsett said she looked forward to welcoming Tayshus to the stage on Friday, with the night’s program of events, which include a sit-down meal, kicking off at 6.30pm.

She said there were still a limited number of tickets available.

Phone 9527 1320 for more information or to book.