Brigadier Brendan Fortescue, IMT 1963

In Melbourne Tonight, the iconic nightly television variety show hosted by Graham Kennedy, made its debut on GTV9 in 1957. In the early 1960s, Denzil was one of the team of comedy writers responsible for coming up with a regular flow of fresh comedy sketches for the resident cast.

Denzil created the character of Brigadier Brendan Fortescue, a blustering British military type who made regular appearances on the “Voice of the People” segment in which a panel of bogus “experts” would make humorous comments on topics of the day.

This publicity shot is labelled as “circa 1963”.

Photos in this Gallery:

Directing in Studio One, 1958
Portrait During the GTV9 Era
Signing the Tarax Sponsorship Deal
Sorting Things at GTV9
Puppets on the Happy Show
Professor Nitwitty and Gerry Gee
Skin and Bones Jones on the Happy Show circa 1958
Professor Ratbaggy Congratulates Contest Winner
Gerry Hood on The Tarax Show, 1960
Portrait in Tweed Jacket
At School in the Tarax Show
Brigadier Brendan Fortescue, IMT 1963
In Character for Comedy
Barney Sludge, Cohns Cobber Member
Fertile Ground in Country TV
Technology in Country Television, 1964
Clowning at School, AMV4 1965
Christmas Specials at AMV4, 1964
Mr Hardwicke in “The Sullivans”