Doug Anthony Allstars Memorial Plaque Endorsement Ceremony Hot Ticket PR 3pm Wednesday 19 September RSVP to [email protected] At last, the controversial Memorial Plaque celebrating the Doug Anthony Allstars (DAAS) will be endorsed by the founder of the musical comedy trio. DAAS were a Canberra comedy trio. They became an international success, with British TV shows ‘DAAS LOVE’ on the BBC, ‘Viva Cabaret’ on Channel 4 and comedy specials on HBO. At home, they made the award-winning The Big Gig and Daas Kapital. Their tours broke comedy box-office records worldwide. DAAS have been described by comedian Paul Livingston as “The best thing to come out of Canberra since Queanbeyan.” The endorsement of the plaque is long overdue. The plaque is a silver disc depicting the notorious trio. It has lain ignored at the centre of Petrie Plaza for years. Speaking from New York, DAAS founder Tim Ferguson said, ‘It’s embarrassing. We forgot our memorial! I blame Richard and Paul.’ Paul McDermott and Richard Fidler were swift to cast blame back at Ferguson. ‘He forgot, not us,’ said Fidler. ‘We were aware of the plaque, we just didn’t care about it.’ The questionable taste of the comedy group’s material made enemies. Former Canberran TV actor/producer, Neil Pigot, had famous conflicts with the trio in the 1990s. Pigot recently described the plaque as ‘an outrageous eyesore’ and ‘a blight on the beautiful face of Petrie Plaza’. Ferguson will be snipping a ribbon at the site of the plaque 3pm Wednesday 19 September. He will announce plans for further memorials around Civic, Belconnen & Woden Plaza. ‘A DAAS statue-fountain water-bubbler in every suburb,’ he said, ‘Is that too much to ask?’ Ferguson is also proud to announce his return to his hometown of Canberra to perform his award-winning live theatre show, ‘Carry a Big Stick’, on 19 October. ‘I can’t wait to get back to my old head-stomping ground, Canberra,’ he said, adding enigmatically, ‘Prepare the kittens.’ Show details Venue: Canberra Theatre Centre Date / time: 8pm on Friday 19 October 2012 Bookings: http://canberratheatrecentre.com.au or tel (02) 6275 2700 Duration: 75 minutes approx, no interval More information: http://www.carryabigstick.com.au Media contact: David Read, [email protected], 0402 099 222 .