''Middleborough Rd'' is the sixth album by Australian
comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
trio,
Tripod
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, which was released on 11 October 2004. The album peaked at number 88 on the ARIA Charts.
It consists of many songs previously heard on the
Australian television show, ''
Skithouse
''Skithouse'' (styled ''skitHOUSE'') is an Australian sketch comedy television series that ran on Network Ten from 9 February 2003 to 28 July 2004. The series was produced by Roving Enterprises. It featured many well-known Australian comedians, ...
'', on which Tripod feature.
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 2005
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it won
Best Comedy Release,
beating other releases which included 'SkitHOUSE LIVE', a compilation of sketches by various artists of material from the same show.
Track listing
# "Always Get Into Stuff"
# "Boobs"
# "Trying To Impress The Bargirl"
# "If I Had a Tattoo"
# "Snapshots"
# "Hot Girl in the Comic Shop"
# "In The Countryside"
# "Stuntman"
# "On Behalf Of All The Geeks"
# "Fly So High"
# "That's Why I'm Sending You..."
# "Old Money"
# "Gonna Make You Happy Tonight"
# "Let's Take A Walk"
# ""
# "Trees"
# "Astronaut"
# "Strange French Outro" (
secret track - not listed on album)
Charts
References
2004 albums
ARIA Award–winning albums
Tripod (band) albums
2000s comedy albums
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