Roy and HG head to the Paris Olympics: ‘Gina Rinehart swimming would certainly bring in the viewers’

Australia’s favourite sportscasters are bringing their own slightly skewed style to the games, handing out cheese singles and campaigning for rugby league to be an Olympic sport

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Answering the prayers of a world where too much sport is never enough, HG Nelson and Rampaging Roy Slaven – the doyen and dominatrix of satirical sportscasting – are heading to Paris to present their new ABC radio show: People, Medals and Cheese.

After earning the ire of former prime minister John Howard with their late-90s variety show Club Buggery, Roy & HG (and their mascot Fatso, the Fat-Arsed Wombat) hit the big time with The Dream, their skewed take on Sydney’s 2000 Olympic Games.