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	==Radio==		==Radio==
	Merrick and Rosso first came to prominence performing a weekly guest spot on the drive-time program on ] radio in 1998. They became fulltime presenters for that segment for the next two years; regulars on their show included ] and ]. In 2001, they moved to newly-launched commercial ] station ] for the breakfast radio shift (6am to 9am). They have remained in this time slot since the station's launch. ] at one time served as a co-host until she moved to Brisbane at the end of 2007. Since 2008, actress ] has co-hosted the show. In 2009, previous co-host Lukis started co-hosting a breakfast program on ] in Sydney, and thus competes directly with Merrick and Rosso. On 10 November 2009, Ross announced his impending departure from the Merrick, Rosso & Kate breakfast show. Kate Ritchie also announced her departure from the show. Watts plans to continue on radio. Ross's departure ends an 11 year radio partnership with Watts.<ref>{{cite news \| date = 10 November 2009 \| title = Breakfast radio shake-up as Merrick, Rosso split \| url = http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,26329246-5013560,00.html \| work = ] \| accessdate=2009-11-10}}</ref> 4 December 2009 was Merrick and Rosso's final radio show as a duo on Nova 969. It was a tearful affair during which tributes were paid to them by some of Australia's finest comedians including ] and ] and celebrities such as ]{{dn}} and ]. Snippets of the duo's favourite prank calls were played, as well as an audio montage of highlights from the past nine years. This was also ]'s final show and she was equally commended for her contribution to the breakfast show.		Merrick and Rosso first came to prominence performing a weekly guest spot on the drive-time program on ] radio in 1998. They became fulltime presenters for that segment for the next two years; regulars on their show included ] and ]. In 2001, they moved to newly-launched commercial ] station ] for the breakfast radio shift (6am to 9am). They have remained in this time slot since the station's launch. ] at one time served as a co-host until she moved to Brisbane at the end of 2007. Since 2008, actress ] has co-hosted the show. In 2009, previous co-host Lukis started co-hosting a breakfast program on ] in Sydney, and thus competes directly with Merrick and Rosso. On 10 November 2009, Ross announced his impending departure from the Merrick, Rosso & Kate breakfast show. Kate Ritchie also announced her departure from the show. Watts plans to continue on radio. Ross's departure ends an 11 year radio partnership with Watts.<ref>{{cite news \| date = 10 November 2009 \| title = Breakfast radio shake-up as Merrick, Rosso split \| url = http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,26329246-5013560,00.html \| work = ] \| accessdate=2009-11-10}}</ref> 4 December 2009 was Merrick and Rosso's final radio show as a duo on Nova 969. It was a tearful affair during which tributes were paid to them by some of Australia's finest comedians including ] and ] and celebrities such as ]{{Disambiguation needed\|date=June 2011}} and ]. Snippets of the duo's favourite prank calls were played, as well as an audio montage of highlights from the past nine years. This was also ]'s final show and she was equally commended for her contribution to the breakfast show.

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	One popular sketch that picked up a following on YouTube and FunnyorDie was 'The Almost Transformers' which featured the stars disguised as a fridge and a washing machine for the purpose of terrifying shoppers. Another stunt included adopting an entire village in PNG (a popular trend amongst Hollywood celebrities) and renaming it Merrick & Rosso Land, distributing T-Shirts bearing slogans such as "Sorry Madonna, I'm Taken", "Angelina Rejected Me" and "Property of Merrick And Rosso".		One popular sketch that picked up a following on YouTube and FunnyorDie was 'The Almost Transformers' which featured the stars disguised as a fridge and a washing machine for the purpose of terrifying shoppers. Another stunt included adopting an entire village in PNG (a popular trend amongst Hollywood celebrities) and renaming it Merrick & Rosso Land, distributing T-Shirts bearing slogans such as "Sorry Madonna, I'm Taken", "Angelina Rejected Me" and "Property of Merrick And Rosso".

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	The show also created the anti-testimonial, where big name celebrity guests who came into the Nova studios were given (often scripted) material and invited to explain why they couldn't or didn't want to appear on the TV show. Anti-Testimonials were given by ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].		The show also created the anti-testimonial, where big name celebrity guests who came into the Nova studios were given (often scripted) material and invited to explain why they couldn't or didn't want to appear on the TV show. Anti-Testimonials were given by ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].
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Merrick and Rosso are an Australian comedy duo, Merrick Watts and Tim Ross. The duo began in stand up comedy and first came together when they teamed up for a one off comedy show in 1996. They are now known for their syndicated radio programs, network and pay TV shows, stand up comedy tours, comedy DVDs and books.

Radio

Merrick and Rosso first came to prominence performing a weekly guest spot on the drive-time program on Triple J radio in 1998. They became fulltime presenters for that segment for the next two years; regulars on their show included Myf Warhurst and Peter Helliar. In 2001, they moved to newly-launched commercial radio station Nova 96.9 for the breakfast radio shift (6am to 9am). They have remained in this time slot since the station's launch. Sami Lukis at one time served as a co-host until she moved to Brisbane at the end of 2007. Since 2008, actress Kate Ritchie has co-hosted the show. In 2009, previous co-host Lukis started co-hosting a breakfast program on Triple M in Sydney, and thus competes directly with Merrick and Rosso. On 10 November 2009, Ross announced his impending departure from the Merrick, Rosso & Kate breakfast show. Kate Ritchie also announced her departure from the show. Watts plans to continue on radio. Ross's departure ends an 11 year radio partnership with Watts. 4 December 2009 was Merrick and Rosso's final radio show as a duo on Nova 969. It was a tearful affair during which tributes were paid to them by some of Australia's finest comedians including Peter Helliar and Judith Lucy and celebrities such as Tom Williams and Ray Hadley. Snippets of the duo's favourite prank calls were played, as well as an audio montage of highlights from the past nine years. This was also Kate Ritchie's final show and she was equally commended for her contribution to the breakfast show.

Television

Their first foray into television was a short-lived pay tv show, Planet Merrick and Rosso (later known as Super Planet Merrick and Rosso) on The Comedy Channel. In 2003 their television show Merrick and Rosso Unplanned debuted on the Nine Network, based on the antiformat established by Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned in the UK. It featured comedy, chat and audience interaction which ran for three seasons. In 2005, Merrick and Rosso starred in the television series The B Team on Network Ten. On 7 July 2007 they presented at Live Earth.

Merrick Watts has also appeared in the comedy series The Hollowmen and Thank God You're Here. In 2008, the duo starred in a new comedy series, The Merrick & Rosso Show on The Comedy Channel. He has also appeared as Marty Johnstone, a New Zealand drug dealer who was originally the leader of the Mr Asia drug syndicate in the hit series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities.

Tim Ross fronts comedy band Black Rose who opened the V festival in Melbourne and Sydney in 2009. He also hosts Uncharted, an unsigned band competition series on MTV. He also is in pre production for the new Adam Sandler film Kangaroo Man.

The Merrick & Rosso Show

In 2008, Merrick and Rosso returned to Australia's Comedy Channel with an original format entitled 'The Merrick & Rosso Show'. A mixture of sketches, stunts and parodies, often featuring the guest star, it quickly became the highest rating show in the channel's fifteen year history. Guests throughout the first season were Ray Martin, Brendan Cowell, Kate Ritchie, The Veronicas, Stephen Curry, Ian Thorpe, Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald, Peter Helliar, Hugh Jackman, Dicko and Judith Lucy.

One popular sketch that picked up a following on YouTube and FunnyorDie was 'The Almost Transformers' which featured the stars disguised as a fridge and a washing machine for the purpose of terrifying shoppers. Another stunt included adopting an entire village in PNG (a popular trend amongst Hollywood celebrities) and renaming it Merrick & Rosso Land, distributing T-Shirts bearing slogans such as "Sorry Madonna, I'm Taken", "Angelina Rejected Me" and "Property of Merrick And Rosso".

Guests for the second series included Will Ferrell, The Wiggles, Ed Phillips, Tommy Williams, Magda Szubanski, Bob Evans, Eskimo Joe, David Wenham, Asher Keddie, Charlotte Dawson and Alex Perry, Antonia Kidman and cricketer Stuart MacGill.

The show also created the anti-testimonial, where big name celebrity guests who came into the Nova studios were given (often scripted) material and invited to explain why they couldn't or didn't want to appear on the TV show. Anti-Testimonials were given by Will Smith, Lily Allen, Russell Brand, Chris Rock, Ryan Reynolds, Kelly Clarkson, Rhys Darby, Seth Rogan, Macy Gray, Eric Hutchinson and Cesar Milan.

Podcast

Apart from the official Nova 96.9 breakfast show podcast, Merrick & Rosso also recorded their own podcast Original Pirate Material on a daily basis. Their podcast is a mix of email reading, uncensored material and prank calls. The last Original Pirate Material podcast was published on 15 November 2006.

References

http://www.merrickandrosso.com/about.html
"Breakfast radio shake-up as Merrick, Rosso split". news.com.au. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.

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