Ex-Labor Opposition Leader, Mark Latham, has been involved in another boofhead cameo, but this time he wasn't the only boofhead in the room.
Here's how it went down: Earlier in the week, the ex-pollie had told Triple M announcer, Merrick Watts, that the TV exploits of another Triple M announcer, Gus Worland, were "the worst TV ever".
According to Fairfax, Latham also said in not-broadcasted but recorded comments "It lived up to expectations — it was fucking horrendous. It was shocking. But I couldn't work out, he wasn't losing any weight, and how's this fat tub gonna run a marathon?"
Yesterday, the Triple M 'Grill Team', which comprises Worland (right of picture), Matthew Johns and Mark Geyer invited him back on air to repeat the comments — directly to Worland. Which, of course Latham duly did. For readers not familar with Austereo's cutural breakast highlight, the hosting trio comprises a sports nut and two ex-rubgy league players. See where this is heading?
And so, on air yesterday, Latham said directly to Worland "What I want to talk about is the best shit TV in the history of the entertainment industry. Gus Worland, come on down."
"... I want to make you an offer, to put on a new variety show, prime time chann ... " and then silence before the hosts advised they had hit the kill switch because Latham's offer was actually to re-title the show "Gus Worland: Lovable Fuckwit".
Johns then laughed that he agreed with Latham and the world moved on (sans Latham).
Later in the programme, after perhaps realising that he'd just been owned, Worland upped the boofhead ante by challenging Latham to a boxing match. For charity, which sanitises the banality?
For the fascinating audio, and even more fascinating way Triple M has tried to turn this around (including a boxing collage where the larger Latham is made to look the smaller man), go here. Latham 1 - 0 Triple M.
