Gen X Team captain on Talkin’ ’Bout Your Gen, Dave (Hughesy) Hughes, answers some candid everyday questions.
The state of my hair is …
Free from product, but full of dandruff!
The state of my heart is …
At peace after giving up caring.
The state of my undies drawer is …
Overflowing with undies that are not part of the rotation.
The most famous person I’ve met is …
Brad Pitt and his skin was remarkably blemish-free!
Back in high school, I was …
Encouraged by teachers to make the most of my intellect!
The best thing about Talkin’ ’Bout Your Gen is …
The brilliant memories it brings back from the golden age of the Seventies, Eighties and Nineties. Today’s kids only see the good old days via twenty-second TikTok clips. In fact, the algorithm probably never feeds them the clips in the first place. Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen should be on the school curriculum, and phones should be banned during the class.
The worst thing about Talkin’ ’Bout Your Gen is …
That Gen Y and Gen Z don’t appreciate how much fun the old days were. I’m constantly shocked by their lack of knowledge. A Gen Z person didn’t know who John Farnham was! I nearly fell off my chair and flew into a rage. This needs to be fixed!
I feel sad when …
I realise my AFL team hasn’t been close to winning a grand final in thirty years.
The last time I laughed hysterically was …
When my son said he was funnier than me.
I’m shit scared of …
My wife inspecting how I put the towels away.
If you want to make my blood boil, start talking about …
How we need to stop animal cruelty and climate change, and then say that you’re not a vegan.
When alone in my car, I …
Drive in silence and appreciate the serenity. I can say that now, because I’m not doing full-time radio. But I still can’t tell my brother I’m a vegan, because he works in a cheese factory.
If I could have one superpower, it would be …
To fly. Those birds are such show-offs!
My best on-stage stuff-up was when …
I told a guy in the front row of my audience to look at me while I’m performing, and he then explained that he was cross-eyed.
My secret food indulgence is …
Air-fried potatoes, but it’s not such a secret. I tell everyone.
My favourite all-time television character is …
Rick (Rik Mayall) from The Young Ones. His type of comical self-righteous hypocrisy has been carried on by so many through the decades. The Young Ones finished filming in the mid-80s, and these people don’t even know they’re being funny.
The song that makes me smile and want to dance is …
The Nosebleed Section by Hilltop Hoods. In fact, anything by the Hilltop Hoods. They sure know how to write songs that stand the test of time. I ran into one of them in a vegan kebab shop in Adelaide during the Fringe Festival and told him I’d been to his concert – a real fan girl moment for me.
The song I can never get out of my head is …
Cootamundra Wattle by John Williamson, and I don’t want it to leave. Look up the lyrics. It’s bloody beautiful. “Don’t read the daily papers anymore, they don’t care to tell the world of kindness, good news never made a paper sell”.
My gay mates are …
Generally, very funny, and most of them are comedians. I’m not sure why so many gays choose comedy. Maybe, because they pushed through the fear of being themselves and are happy to tell it like it is, without worrying what other people think. I think I may have said something deep. Good on me!
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