«Breaking News» 'Why aren't you laughing?': Studio 10 former executive producer reveals MORE of the worst guests

Rob McKnight, a former executive producer for Studio 10, recently revealed why he banned Australian Idol star Anthony Callea from appearing on the program.

And in an episode of the TV Blackbox podcast this week, Rob named and shamed two other stars that gave less-than-stellar performances on the Channel Ten show.

One of the unprepared guests was UK comedian Julian Clary, who was apparently 'out of his depth' and asked, 'What am I doing?', during a Hot Topics segment.

'Why aren't you laughing?': Former Studio 10 producer, Rob McKnight (pictured), has revealed more of the program's worst guests after exposing the debacle involving Anthony Callea

'He just wanted to tell a couple of double entendres and be done. But his management had put him on the whole show. Half-way through the first segment he actually said, "Well it's time for a break now",' Rob claimed.

'And the panel looked at him and said, "No, no, no, we've still got another 10 or 15 minutes to go!" Studio 10 was two-and-a-half hours long back then.'

Another of Rob's Studio 10 guests bombed so badly he even considered pulling him off the air altogether.

Tough gig: One of the unprepared guests was UK comedian Julian Clary (pictured), who was apparently 'out of his depth' and asked, 'What am I doing?', during a Hot Topics segment

Australian comedian Austen Tayshus, whose real name is Sandy Gutman, is best known for his 1983 comedy single Australiana.

But Austen's appearance on Studio 10 was supposedly a disaster.

'Austen Tayshus came on the show and it just wasn't gelling,' Rob recalled. 'He was trying to get a laugh out of the audience and at one point he even turned to the audience and said, "Why aren't you laughing? This stuff is funny!"'

Falling flat: Another of Rob's Studio 10 guests - Australian comedian Austen Tayshus (pictured) - bombed so badly he even considered pulling him off the air altogether

'And you know as soon as you're asking that audience that question you know it's not working,' the former TV boss added.

Rob revealed he even tried to intervene during the ad breaks to get the comedian back on track.

'I'd go out in commercial breaks and we'd try and talk to him and say, "Hey mate, what if you just tried lightening up a bit?"' he said.

Crisis: Rob revealed he tried to intervene during the ad breaks to get Austen back on track. 'I'd go out in commercial breaks and we'd try and talk to him and say, "Hey mate, what if you just tried lightening up a bit?"' Rob said

'But ultimately we made the call to just try and get through and keep on going and we got through the show and had a good Bex [aspirin] and a lie down after that one,' he added, laughing.

Also during the podcast, Rob mentioned his bad experience with singer Anthony Callea's management team.

'We had a guest [Anthony] booked on the show, promoted it even,' he explained.

'We had to draw a line in the sand': Rob, who worked on the Ten program for four years, also said a bad experience with Anthony Callea's management guaranteed he was blacklisted

He then revealed the star's representatives called the day before he was scheduled to appear and cancelled so he could go on Channel Nine's Mornings instead.

(Mornings has since been rebranded as Today Extra, hosted by David Campbell and Sonia Kruger).

'[His] manager got in contact with us literally the day before and said, "He's not coming on. He's going on Mornings",' Rob said. 

Unprofessional: Soon after the launch of Studio 10 in 2013, Anthony Callea's management called the day before he was scheduled to appear and cancelled so he could go on Channel Nine's Mornings instead. Pictured: Studio 10 panellists (left to right): Sarah Harris, Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Joe Hildebrand and Angela Bishop

'We were like, "You can't do that, we've got him booked!" They said, "No, we're doing this."'

Rob, who was sacked by Network Ten last year, recalled that the incident happened soon after the launch of Studio 10 in 2013.

'I made it known to his management that if you guys do this - and you have every right to do it - he will never come on Studio 10,' he added.

'They just laughed at us and said, "You don't mean that". I said, "I actually do. We're not going to be treated like a second-rate show."

'This was when we were still trying to find our voice and identity and I believed that it was important to draw a line in the sand.'

Rob added that no-one in showbusiness 'screwed' them like that again.

'Word got out and everybody knew if you make a booking with Studio 10, you honour it. Because if you don't, you won't appear on the show,' he concluded.

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Main photo article Rob McKnight, a former executive producer for Studio 10, recently revealed why he banned Australian Idol star Anthony Callea from appearing on the program.
And in an episode of the TV Blackbox podcast this week, Rob named and shamed two other stars that gave less-than-stellar performances on the ...

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