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Sam Pang

Sam Pang

Australian comedian and TV show host

Sep 11, 2026

23:40
It was like in the lobby.
23:42
Anyway.
23:42
So firstly, I should point out.
23:43
So Sarah was there.
23:45
You weren't there for the first time in three years.
23:47
Because someone reminded me that in the last three years of hosting, you've been my plus one.
23:52
You've been there in the room.
26:23
Yes, and?
25:57
Oh, we love forcing you to be sincere.
26:00
I did.
26:01
I caught myself in the acceptance speech being sincere.
26:05
I don't know if you caught it.
26:07
And every time I was in the middle of it, I was going, this is way too serious.
26:12
What are you doing? And then by the end, hopefully, you know, like, yeah, I can't be earnest and sincere for that long.
28:59
That's unbelievable.
29:00
Yeah, wherever I go at the moment, there's a snake, by the way.
28:50
Oh, we love forcing you to be sincere.
28:53
I did.
28:55
I caught myself in the acceptance speech being sincere.
28:58
I don't know if you caught it.
29:00
And every time I was in the middle of it, I was going, this is way too serious.
29:05
What are you doing? And then by the end, hopefully, you know, like, yeah, it's just I can't be earnest and sincere for that long.
31:52
That's
31:52
unbelievable.
7:02
Did you give him any advice? I saw you on the red carpet saying some stuff in a few little interviews, but did you give him any little advice? Because the last three years, you have been top-notch.
7:14
What advice could I give? He was going to do his thing, which was different to mine, so that was fine.
7:21
I didn't get no advice from me.
7:25
There was dancing and there was snakes.
7:26
You're not doing that.
7:27
No, it was very different.
7:28
Were you
7:34
Why did I bring out a snake? Number
8:17
I mean, so you must have been relieved when your name got called out because you held out for a good reason.
8:22
You make a good point, Loz.
8:25
I think you've got to keep yourself tidy and then it gets later and later and later and then it gets to the moment where you're looking up and Magda slash Sharon is standing there with an envelope.
8:37
In 10 seconds, I either have to get up and do a speech or I just continue sitting in my chair.
8:44
You look like a good loser.
8:45
It's weird, yeah, like a good clap and all that stuff but Yeah, I kept myself tidy, but it's a long night, but what are you going to do? How do you feel?
9:16
Or you can ask the original question.
9:17
I don't know.
Magda SzubanskiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
13:54
Sam Pang, tonight, have you been paying attention to front bar? Sam Pang.
13:58
It's very, very easy for me to... to thank people.
14:03
It's been very, very clear who's helped me along the way.
14:06
I'm going to forget some names.
14:08
If I do forget you, I'm sorry.
14:11
Also, maybe have a think about how much you actually did.
14:14
That's important to remember.

48 MINS LATER

speaker_0UNKNOWN
61:57
You know why?
Mike EHOST
39:32
So what is the plan if you do win? Just wing it when you get up there?
39:35
Well, if the unlikely event happens, I will just, I'll, I'll...
39:40
Yeah, well, I'll try to be sincere.
39:42
Which is very easy to do, 'cause I'm very, very thankful to be part of this industry.
39:46
And I know, like, I joke around and all that stuff, but I am very grateful.
39:49
Like, it's wonderful.
39:50
I can't believe it.
NatHOST
43:50
he went, and can you give me a rating out of 10? [laughs]
NatHOST
2:34
he went, and can you give me a rating out of 10?
2:37
[laughs] I thought he [laughs]...
2:39
I thought he did a wonderful job.
2:41
Like, I think it's a good point, but it's... and very, very easily, um, uh, you know, observed that we were, it was gonna be very different.
2:48
You know, like, I'm a comedian, and he's, uh, just a wonderfully talented, you know, he's a conservationist, but he can do everything.
2:57
So yeah, I, you know, I thought he was, I thought he was great.
2:59
Everyone, everyone loved it in the room, and there, there was a different opening, and he was, um...
Mike EHOST
3:57
Yeah
0:07
This year it went to the very hilarious Sam Pan.
0:13
Thank you very much.
0:14
I don't know what to say.
0:15
I've never received a standing ovation.
0:19
It's very, very kind of you.
0:21
Someone help Raymar to sit back down.
0:26
I wanted to say it is a big honour.
3:40
What was that red carpet experience like for you? I know you loved all that attention.
55:48
I thought you were going to lean into talking about your parents and you can't help yourself, can you? You're funny all the time.
55:54
No, I thought that there was a – I displayed a level of sincerity that you will never see again.
55:59
There was – There was a few moments there I realised halfway through, I go, hold on, this is getting way too earnest.
56:08
People can't find out what I'm really thinking.
56:27
Sam, how relieved were you to be sitting there and actually enjoying it rather than being on stage hosting it?
56:33
Yeah, I didn't...
56:34
I don't know how much I enjoyed it because that award is the last award of the night.
56:39
Yeah.
18:05
But to start the hour, the Logies last night and Robert Irwin got it going with a bang.
Sam Pang
Sam PangSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
18:10
Welcome to Australian Television's Night of Nights.
Sam Pang
Sam PangSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
18:14
It's the 2026 TV Week Logie Awards.
Sam Pang
Sam PangSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
18:16
CHEERING Apparently, I am the youngest person ever to host these awards, which, honestly, it is an honour, a massive honour.
Sam Pang
Sam PangSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
18:29
I grew up watching this ceremony.
Sam Pang
Sam PangSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
18:32
My mum would let me stay up way past my bedtime.
Sam Pang
Sam PangSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
18:36
I'd sit there in front of the telly, wide-eyed, just thinking, gee, Sanpang is hilarious.

42 MINS LATER

61:03
Let's listen to how he accepted his award last night.
1:32
I don't even think he would have gone if he wasn't told he was going to win
1:35
the gold.
1:39
I can safely say I found out at the same time as everyone else when Sharon slash Magda – I think she got my name out right.
1:47
Yeah, it was – Yeah, I didn't.
1:50
No, I didn't know.
1:51
If I wasn't nominated, I don't think I wouldn't get invited.
1:54
No, you host all those shows.
2:31
You know why?
2:47
Did you give him any advice? I saw you on the red carpet saying some stuff in a few little interviews, but did you give him any little advice? Because the last three years, you have been top
2:58
notch.
3:01
What advice could I give? He was going to do his thing, which is different than mine, so that was fine.
3:06
And, yeah, I didn't – no advice from me.
3:09
Like he was – you know, there was dancing and there was snakes.
3:12
You're not doing that.
3:12
No, it was very different.
4:47
bar.
36:03
That was the announcement,
36:04
and then I went on holiday for six weeks, Tim, so...
36:09
Yeah, it's an underground guerrilla campaign.
36:14
I went over to Hong Kong and Japan for a little while, so no matter...
36:17
And I was shoring up votes over there.
36:19
So no matter the result on Sunday, just maybe we should all wait for the postal votes to come in.
36:54
calling you from Crown Casino, Sam!
36:58
Yeah, I've got to get back to the tables, by the way.
20:40
They say, "Cannibal Run"
20:41
...
20:41
they just ...
20:41
Cannibal [laughs] Cannibal Run and then Tone would, Tone of course, would ...
20:46
He'd never ...
20:47
You know, he's so supportive.
20:48
He always would c- like I, I'd say, "Cannibal Run" and he go ...

19 MINS LATER

39:25
They just go to Sydney.
9:44
What
9:44
do you mean? Everyone is with Jim.
9:46
Yes.
9:47
Including Raps.
9:48
But everyone.
RabsPANELIST
10:28
No,
10:30
that was the greatest four hours I've ever had in my life.
25:49
No,
25:50
it's not.
25:51
You know what they've done? They've surrounded me with really good actors.
25:54
Like...
25:55
Lisa McCune's in it.
25:57
Marg Downie's in it.
25:59
Dave Thornow's a good actor.
26:33
Yeah.
29:08
Remember those actors?
29:09
Yeah, he's recently come off brain surgery, which is probably a bit, I want to say overdue.
29:15
Yeah.
29:16
He's back stronger than ever.
29:18
Hamilton, you're a brand new son.
29:20
Remember, Swanee, when actors would come in and Brownie would ask them, how do you remember your lines? The same question.
29:26
Yeah, and we would make fun of it.
30:35
Yeah.
speaker_0NARRATOR
1:08
[upbeat music] Our next guest has hosted the Logie Awards for the last three years, although it's felt like much longer.
1:15
Jimmy Barnes singing Working Class Man.
1:19
[gentle music] Welcome to the 1985 Logies.
1:22
I'm your host, Greg Evans.

8 MINS LATER

9:41
Yes
9:41
... 'cause we, I, I think, you know, we, we, we don't shy away from the tough issues.
9:45
We said, "What was it like back then? The, you know, some of the bans were out there," and Les.
2:40
That is-
2:41
What do you mean? That...
2:42
Everyone is with Jim.
3:27
Hey, I can only apologize.
3:29
No, that, that was the greatest four hours I've ever had in my life.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
20:37
[laughs]
20:38
No, I wanted to say I've never done this much...
20:41
There they go.
20:42
Yeah, but I, I think a couple of sketches on Urschel's show or that one day with Fisk, this was a bit different.
20:47
This was like, you know, this was lo- the, the, a, a script with lots of lines to learn.
21:48
[laughs]
21:48
"Here's your little club.
21:49
Uh, why..." But they, they got, they had to get permission.
2:30
[laughs]
2:31
No, I wanted to say I've never done this much...
2:34
There they go.
2:35
Yeah, but I- I think a couple of sketches on Urska's show or that one day with Fisk, this was a bit different.
2:40
This was like, you know, this was lo- the, the, a, a script with lots of lines to learn.
4:00
Mm
4:00
... that it's, don't be scared off by the AFL thing.
4:03
It's like, it's a workplace comedy.
4:20
even need to see a script? Because if we know it's Wayne and Robin and then Gary, you're like, of course I'll do it.
4:26
And you're the CEO.
4:26
You can't go wrong.
4:27
Yeah, but it's not thank God you're here.
4:31
I still wanted to have a look at it.
4:34
I did read the first.
4:36
No, you're right.
5:17
Clark?
33:25
Your job
33:26
for the next half hour is to defend me.
33:28
Well, if you can.
33:29
I think everyone's excited about the new team.
33:32
As in, I can't wait.
33:34
It's just exciting.
33:35
But this show is, yes, I play...
37:45
these the sort of big decisions you were having to mull over?
1:38
Defend you? Well, if
1:39
you can.
1:40
Honestly, Nick, I think everyone's excited about the new team.
1:43
As in, I can't wait.
1:44
Yeah, yeah.
1:45
It's just exciting.
1:46
But this show is, yes, I play the CEO of the new team.

12 MINS LATER

14:01
Who's hosting? Why aren't you hosting? Because you're

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