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==Development==
The series was an offshoot of the duo's long-running, groundbreaking improvised radio comedy series ''[[This Sporting Life (radio program)|This Sporting Life]]'' (TSL), which premiered on the [[Triple J]] radio network in 1986 and ran until 2008. Doyle and Pickhaver first essayed a television adaptation of TSL in 1993, but that series was only partially successful and suffered from the limitations imposed by its predominantly '[[Pundit (expert)|talking head]]' style.

Its successor ''Club Buggery'', broke these limitations by creating an innovative blend of format elements including  variety, talk and sketch comedy. It referenced many Australian club and television entertainment genres including the [[Returned and Services League of Australia|RSL]] club circuit, and vintage television programs in the sport, variety, quiz, talk and music genres. The intertextual and subversive nature of the humour was evidenced by the title.

The program ran for two series of 28 episodes each under the title ''Club Buggery'' and it then was retitled as ''The Channel Nine Show'' (retaining the same basic format) for a further series of ten episodes in 1998. The title was a reference to both a vintage television series (it was the Sydney title of the famous Melbourne-based variety series ''[[In Melbourne Tonight]]'', presented by [[Graham Kennedy]]), as well as referring ironically to contemporary rumours that the duo were leaving the ABC to go to the [[Kerry Packer]]-owned [[Nine Network]].

Later in 1998 they presented the similarly-formatted ''Planet Norwich'', which was recorded in the UK and presumably intended for the British market. Some time later they also presented segments as part of a comedy series hosted by British comedian [[Ben Elton]].