Besties, That's Iconic

It’s a very special bonus episode of Besties, That’s Iconic with Elle Savage and Laurence Driscoll! This week by very popular demand we’re diving headfirst into the Netflix Kylie documentary that has taken the world by storm.    Come with us as we discuss how we kind of covered it all first, as well as revisiting a letter that a 10 year old Laurence penned Kylie, complete with a detailed guide to...

Hello and welcome to the season one finale of Besties, That’s Iconic with Elle Savage and Laurence Driscoll!   This episode is a big ones besties, we’ve donned our finest disco wear and ventured into the magical world of MINOGUE. Yes besties, we are deep diving into the lives of these two sisters, the iconiest of icons, Australia’s very own royalty. Come join us as Laurence first leads us through...

Hello and welcome to episode 13 of Besties, That’s Iconic with Elle Savage and Laurence Driscoll. This week we are packing our smalls and heading for Fountain Lakes, home of the ICONIC Kath Day Knight, Kim Craig and Sharon Strzelecki. Yes besties we are finally doing a deep dive into the very different, noice and unusual world of Kath and Kim. Come along with us and don’t forget the cardannay!   ...

Hello and welcome to episode 12 of Besties, That’s Iconic with Elle Savage and Laurence Driscoll. This week we are deep diving into the television juggernaut that was, and still is, Australian Idol. From talking through Laurence’s feelings around Paulini’s elimination (and Cosima’s nodules), to Elle’s thoughts on toxic men on telly. Come with us to the early 00s and let’s unpack the first seasons...

Hello and welcome to episode 11 of Besties, That’s Iconic with Elle Savage and Laurence Driscoll. This week we’re heading to Summer Bay, with a little detour down Ramsay Street, and looking at these two titans of Australian television. Home and Away and Neighbours have over 17,000 episodes between them and have shaped Australian television for decades. Plus both Minogue’s feature!! It’s a double M...

Hello and welcome to episode 10 of Besties, That’s Iconic with Elle Savage and Laurence Driscoll. This week’s episode is an in-depth look at the Queen of film herself, Nicole Kidman or “our Nic” as we love to say. We take a close look at her incredible career from the 1980s childhood classics, BMX Bandits and Bush Christmas, to the bright Hollywood lights of Moulin Rouge and The Hours. It’s a red...

Welcome to episode 9 of Besties, That’s Iconic with Elle Savage and Laurence Driscoll! In this week’s episode, we’re diving into the world of the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge. From solving the 2000s “childhood obesity epidemic” via the medium of dance to Laurence’s very own moment in the spotlight. Come along besties, it’s going to be a drug free high!     Please note this episode contains some sensi...

Welcome to episode 8 of Besties, That’s Iconic with Elle Savage and Laurence Driscoll! In this week’s episode, we’re looking back at some iconic short-lived Australian TV shows of the 90s, including Chances, Paradise Beach, Pacific Drive, Echo Point and Breakers. We discuss Channel 9’s desperate attempts to find their own Home and Away or Neighbours, the scheduling chaos the shows endured, and why...

Welcome to episode 7 of Besties, That’s Iconic with Elle Savage and Laurence Driscoll. In this week’s episode we’re travelling in a giant silver bus back to 1994 and the release of two iconic Australian films, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Muriel’s Wedding. We discuss the cultural impact of these two films, the moments that moved us, and the legacy that they have left behind...

Welcome to episode 6 of Besties, That’s Iconic with Elle Savage and Laurence Driscoll. In this week’s episode we visit the murky world of Westside, home of the iconic early 90s TV show, E Street. From werewolves and vampires, to miraculous healing moments at the altar, E Street absolutely had it all. Come with us as we discuss the characters we loved, the storylines that still haunt us, and why it...

Besties!! Gay for Pay Cheque is Laurence’s ICONIC new comedy show and he’ll be performing it at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in March and April AND at the Sydney Comedy Festival in May. Book your tickets now via the links below. Melbourne: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/gay-for-pay-cheque Sydney: https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/laurence-driscoll-gay-for-pay...

Welcome to episode 4 of Besties, That’s Iconic with Elle Savage and Laurence Driscoll! In today’s episode we do a deep dive into the very toxic world of reality TV with Australia’s Next Top Model. We discuss how it came to be, why it should never happen again, and whether or not we think the disastrous season 6 live finale was staged. It’s a wild ride! In a wild timing coincidence, we deep dove in...

Hello and welcome to episode 3 of Besties, That’s Iconic with Elle Savage and Laurence Driscoll. In today’s episode we do a deep dive into the world of Australian music royalty, Bardot. We discuss how the band was formed on one of the first reality TV shows, their explosion onto the charts with their banger hit Poison, and the eventual collapse of the band at the hands of “men in suits” (allegedly...

Hello and welcome to episode 2 of Besties, That’s Iconic with Elle Savage and Laurence Driscoll. In today’s episode, we do our very first deep dive, starting with the fabulous world of Young Talent Time. We discuss how it came to be the Australian television juggernaut it was, the iconic performances we remember watching as kids, the cast’s near-death experience in a Sydney train tunnel and the ra...

Besties!! Gay for Pay Cheque is Laurence’s ICONIC new comedy show and he’ll be performing it at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in March and April AND at the Sydney Comedy Festival in May. Book your tickets now via the links below. Melbourne: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/gay-for-pay-cheque Sydney: https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/laurence-driscoll-gay-for-pay...