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265 - Forrest Tucker: Master Escape Artist

Do Go On

Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

Facts, Comedy, History, Fact

4.92.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2020

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Summary

With a career spanning six decades, most of which was spent in / breaking out of prison, you would think that Forrest Tucker would be a name we have heard a lot. You may have seen Robert Redford play Forrest in The Old Man & the Gun, but this is the story that inspired the movie. Jail breaks, petty crime and car chances. What more could you want in a podcast?


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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:


https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/01/27/the-old-man-and-the-gun

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https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/old-man-and-the-gun/

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0:00.0

Just jumping in very quickly before we start the show to let you know we've got one last big show happening at the Melbourne comedy festival

0:06.5

What is it Dave? It's do go on the quiz show. We are doing one final show on Monday April 17th

0:12.7

2023 at the Melbourne Town Hall is the three of us. I'm quizzing Matt and Jess and we've got two great guests

0:18.0

Broden from Artie Donna and Claire who be joining us big final show. I'm so excited about it

0:23.4

My show is still going. It's called Dengets of the Chinese Museum and it's on every night at 6.30 and 5.30 on

0:29.4

Sundays. I'm also doing a who knew it with Matt Stewart on Sunday May the 14th in Brisbane for the Brisbane comedy festival

0:36.1

You can find out about that at Matt's show at comedy.com, but I'm really excited Dave

0:39.9

I know you are too for Jess's added show she sold out basically a whole run

0:44.6

But she's added a special late night show Dave and I are gonna go we'd love to see you there as well

0:49.6

What date is it Bob? It's on the 22nd of April at 10.30 p.m. It's gonna be a late night loose silly show

0:55.6

So excited. It's gonna be a lot of fun come along

0:58.3

For tickets to Jess's show Matt show and do go on the quiz show go to comedy festival.com.au

1:04.8

This podcast is part of the Planet Broadcasting Network visit planet broadcasting.com for more podcasts from our great mates

1:28.5

Hello and welcome to another episode of do go on my name is Dave Wonicky and as always I'm here with Matt Stewart and Jess Perkins

1:36.7

Hey, I'm Matt Stewart and I'm Jess Perkins. Hey Dave your Dave Wonicky welcome to the show. Thank you and together we are

1:45.2

Yeah, mom's butt

1:47.2

Yeah, we each make up a cheek me the schvink though

1:50.5

So we obviously I'm the crack is it nice how we'll always throw ourselves under the bus?

1:58.1

We'll all throw ourselves in your mom's butt

2:02.7

I've already lost a couple of new listeners

2:04.7

Yeah, I know

2:05.7

Sorry, we're very interested in the topic

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