I love DAAS and managed to convert many people in my hometown, Mackay (by doorknocking Sunday mornings, Morman style - not) to love them as well. I first saw them late one night when I happened across DAAS Kapital whilst I was channel surfing...Then I "got the book", "got the videos", "saw them live", and then got even MORE into them when I got cable and got to see their early performances on "The Big Gig", and even MORE "DAAS Kapital"! I also saw another show they were on, which was filmed in England called "Viva Caberet", which was a load of crap, except for the parts which DAAS were in. I even got to interview them for the local youth newspaper "Youth Extra" in September 1994...Here's what happened...

I had been looking forward to the night that I was going to finally see the Doug Anthony Allstars at the Mackay Entertainment Centre, then I was told that I could actually interview them for "Youth Extra" !!! MAJOR PANIC !!! How could I possibly interview the most rude, crude, vulgar and disgusting individuals of Australian comedy? Easily...it turned out that they were actually perfectly HUMAN, and were great to talk to...

DESCRIBE THE OTHER MEMBERS OF DAAS IN ONE WORD:

Tim - humble, Richard-genius...
Richard describes himself as "he is the ant, they are the sun???"

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NAME, THE DOUG ANTHONY ALLSTARS?

TIM - We'd like to tell you, but we'd have to kill you!

WHAT IS THE NICEST THING ANYONE HAS EVER SAID ABOUT DAAS?

Richard - Strong reed blowing in the cold wind???
Paul - No wonder the guys smell like (rude word for alcohol, rhymes with 'miss'), they're always drinking it!

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS PICK ON RICHARD?

...Tim and Paul both deny that they have EVER made a joke at Richards' expense...Richard says that he's happy...

WHAT WAS YOUR MOST EMBARASSING MOMENT?

Paul - When Richard joined!

IS ELVIS ALIVE?

Tim - We thought that he was living in Mackay, so that's why we're actually here. We have been checking out all the 7-11 stores for him!

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST AMBITION IN LIFE?

Richard - To step outside of my bubble for an hour, and smell the flowers and the birds...

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN A PERSONAL AD?

Tim - GLYM (Good looking young male) seeks buxona love monster for quick romance. No freaks.
Paul - Just forget the whole thing. I understand. Desperately seeking-sex non-specific desire...Richard adds..."no puppies!"

WHAT IS THE WEIRDEST THING A FAN HAS EVER DONE?

-One sent us a dead cat to us in the mail
-Another called a radio show which we were hosting and said that she was going to kill herself and that she wanted to know that we were the last people that she talked to before she died.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO AN ALIEN?

Tim - We are your animals. One step closer and we'll kill you! There are enough people here already without you.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE INVISIBLE FOR THE DAY?

The guys agree on a group answer...Can't lie...would go to the girls shower, gym, etc...

WHAT'S THE BEST JOKE YOU'VE EVER HEARD?

...The guys dribble on for about five minutes mentioning the names of jokes. Paul finally asks whether anything they're saying means anything (er, nope!) They say that they can't tell the full jokes as they are too offensive...