1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:05,199 Speaker 1: From the Newsroom at news dot Com Today. 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 2: Sampang is hosting the logos tonight at the Star, Sydney. 3 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 2: I am so excited. I caught up with him the 4 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 2: other day and you're going to hear that chat in 5 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 2: this episode of From the Newsroom and I get him 6 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 2: to confirm or deny a wild rumor I heard about 7 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 2: what he got up to up the last year's ceremony. Sampang, 8 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 2: thanks for shundon news dot com dot Au. I am 9 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 2: a very big fan Andrew. 10 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 3: Thank you very much for having me a big fan 11 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 3: of yours. 12 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 2: Really, no, okay, the reason you are here today is 13 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 2: because you are hosting the Logos for the second year 14 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:35,959 Speaker 2: in a row. Sunday, August eighteen. I thought you were 15 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 2: brilliant last year. How do you think you went? 16 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 3: I think I got away with it. 17 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 2: What do you mean about that? 18 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 3: I didn't. 19 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: I didn't know what to expect going in. And on 20 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: the on the other side, it was like, you know, 21 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: they didn't you know, there wasn't no stories about me 22 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: or there was no you know, nothing, There wasn't a disaster. 23 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: So I had a lot of fun doing it. And 24 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: that's and then when Jennal seven asked me to do 25 00:00:58,280 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: it again. I thought, you know, that's the way. A 26 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: good experience and hopefully some lessons that we learned last 27 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 1: year and means it will be smoother this year. 28 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 3: But it was I had a good time. 29 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 2: You took the piss out of all of the biggest 30 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 2: stars last year, Carl Stefanovic, Karyanne Kennelly, the Math's cast. 31 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 2: Did any of them have a word with you afterwards? 32 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 2: Off you any feedback? No? 33 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: All of anyone that I mentioned seemed fine. There were 34 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 1: no incidents backstage. There was no someone Carryanne having me 35 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: up against the wall saying say that again, I'm going 36 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: to kill you. 37 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 2: What did you do when the broadcast finished last year? 38 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: Because Mick malloy said that you were still drinking in 39 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 2: Darryl Summer's hotel sweet until six am? Is that true? 40 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 3: Why would you ever believe anything that man says. 41 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: That man has is just just a walking load of nonsense. No, Darryl, 42 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: I don't think he mind me talent selling it. He 43 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: invited me up to his hotel room after the after 44 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: the show for a celebratory glass of champagne. And that 45 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: was you know, that was a big, a big thrill 46 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: you know, man like I grew up watching Daryl Summers, 47 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: so to have for him to toast night and say 48 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: well done was you know, it was a big moment. 49 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: Darrel was was a very nice host, you know. And 50 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: then we went to the after party after that. You know, man, 51 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:08,519 Speaker 1: who went the hardest at the after party? 52 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 2: From what you saw? 53 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: You know there was ly A Costa Costa from Guarding Australia, right, Yeah, 54 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: he had he was there. He was there at Stumps. 55 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: He's a wonderful energy. But don't I don't know if 56 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: he was drinking and if he wasn't he should have been. 57 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: Do you know what, man, I'll go with Costa. 58 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 2: Let's talk about your show, be his career in general. 59 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 2: You're on the front par on channel seven, You're on 60 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: have you been paying attention? On Channel ten? On that 61 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 2: latter There so many great guest quiz masters. You've had 62 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 2: Anthony Abernezi around, Tipms, Robert Irwin. Who's one that stands 63 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 2: out in your mind is the most memorable Ali? 64 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 3: You know, Alex Perry came on the show early. 65 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 2: The fashion designer with big glasses. 66 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 3: Yeah, and that to me that was memorable because I 67 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 3: don't think he had a really good time on the show. 68 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 2: Why do you say that? I don't know. 69 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: He just didn't didn't soon to enjoy it. I think 70 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: Langbrook Kate Langbrook, mope not the strawer under the bus 71 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 1: because it was hilarious. But I think she may have 72 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: got him off side early when she said, hey, Alex, 73 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: if you're looking for your glasses there on top of 74 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: your head, you know, And that was that was her 75 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: opening campit. And yeah, I don't know if. I don't 76 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: know if he had a good time. 77 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 2: There's been a bit of chat lately that you're in 78 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: talks with the TV network to do a talk show. 79 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 2: Any truth to that whatsoever? 80 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 3: Why would have a look at me? I don't like. 81 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 1: I don't like talking to people Andrew, so I don't 82 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: know why that would. No, there's no truth in that room. 83 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: I don't know what. Yeah, someone told me about that too. 84 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: I'm between fron bar and have you paying attention now? 85 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: The logis and you know, some some stand up every 86 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: now and they're like, you know, that's that's enough for me. 87 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 2: I thought we would wrap up with a little game 88 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 2: because when I was researching you for this interview, so 89 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 2: many articles use the same two words to describe you. 90 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 2: Do you know what? Those words are? 91 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 3: Devilishly handsome, notoriously private. 92 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 2: So I want to do a little get to know 93 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 2: your game. 94 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 3: And yeah, that's fine, you do whatever you want. 95 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: But I'm just saying it's a it's kind of it's 96 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: weird to be to have those words or was notoriously 97 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: private in an article where you're getting interview like, it's 98 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 1: I'm not that private. 99 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 2: Well, I want to get to the bottom of sampang. 100 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 2: I want you to lift the veil of privacy. I'm 101 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 2: going to hit you with some hard hitting questions life. 102 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 3: I'm open to anything, whatever you want, open to anything. 103 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 2: Okay, what is the worst month of the year? And 104 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 2: why pass? 105 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 3: What's the worst month of the year. What's the worst 106 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 3: month of the year? 107 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: Actually, I think sometimes I think actually I think, you know, 108 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: I think sneakily, it's August. 109 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 2: August, which is the month? Where are you? Okay? 110 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 3: Why? 111 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: Because I think that you that you think that winter's 112 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: over or it's coming to an end, and it's actually. 113 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 2: Not still there. Yeah, this was a far more detailed 114 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 2: answer than I was expecting. So I'm going to move 115 00:04:58,839 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 2: on to question number two. 116 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 3: What did you want shorter answers. I didn't give shorter answers. 117 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 2: You do what you want to do, we'll edit it. 118 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 2: What would your death row meal be? 119 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 3: I think, actually, you know what it would be. 120 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: It would just be a simple It would be a 121 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: bowl of pasta, probably bolinnaise, and a death row well, 122 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: two bottles of red bed I'm just gonna have a 123 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: glass of red, but no, I have two botles of red. 124 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 2: If you could only watch one TV show for the 125 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 2: rest of your life, what would it be? 126 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 3: The Larry Sanders Show, That's my favorite show ever. 127 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 2: Which Ossie star do you find intimidating one? 128 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: Michaeleff just is you know, he's got a presence about him. 129 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: That's you know. He tries to be he tries to 130 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: be warm, and he tries to make you feel a comfortable, 131 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: but then you just can't because it's Mikaeliff. 132 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 2: Last question, the big one. Tomato sauce. Do you keep 133 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 2: it in the fridge or the cupboard? 134 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 3: I'm Asian, I don't have tomato sauce. Bake. 135 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: I think tomato sauce in the cupboard until it's opened, 136 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: and then in the fridge. 137 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 2: Wow foot in both camps there you go just yeah, okay. 138 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 2: I don't want to offend any. 139 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 1: This is hard eating steps from you. This is you've 140 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: been the Guardian soon. I'm telling you. The way things are. 141 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 2: Going, you think the Guardians are step up from news 142 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 2: dot Com? 143 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 3: No, absolutely not. What else did I say that I 144 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 3: didn't remember? 145 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 2: Sam Thang? Thank you so much. I cannot wait to 146 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 2: see you on the logis August eighteen on Channel seven 147 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 2: Your legend. 148 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 3: Thank you, Thank you, Andrew. I appreciate it. 149 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 2: Follow or subscribe to from the newsroom wherever you get 150 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 2: your podcasts.