RIP Bert Newton - the weird uncle of Australian television
Over the weekend we lost Aussie TV icon Bert Newton and a dumb character from TV's dumbest show The Morning Show. It's all in today's Always Be Watching...
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Australia lost one of its most important cultural icons over the weekend - entertainer Bert Newton. He was a star of variety television, radio, and the stage in a career that began in 1957 as a host of live variety show The Late Show.
And that's largely where he lived in the hearts and minds of most Australians - as a creature of live comedy variety TV. …