The Newsreader (TV Series)

A Step Closer to the Madness (2021)

Stephen Peacocke: Rob Rickards

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• Noelene : There is a bar in the city that's serving royal-wedding-themed drinks. They've created a Fergie cocktail, a Di cocktail.

  Rob Rickards : I'll do it!

• Noelene : If you ever have any time, will you talk me through a footy game?

  Rob Rickards : Uh, well, the season hasn't started yet.

  Noelene : Even just a tape.

  Rob Rickards : What, you like your footy?

  Noelene : No, but I need to learn. I mean, I see what we play on the bulletin obviously, ut...

  Rob Rickards : So you've never sat down and watched a game of footy?

  Noelene : No.

  Rob Rickards : [laughs]  Noelene, Aussie rules footy is the single best sport on the planet and I am the single best person to explain it to you.

• Dale Jennings : Okay, let's try it again, just with the sign-off we agreed on.

  Rob Rickards : Oh, come on. That was funny.

  Dale Jennings : It wasn't.

  Rob Rickards : It was. Look, Timbo's laughing.