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The Mavis Bramston Show
The Mavis Bramston Show was a weekly Australian television satirical sketch comedy revue series which aired on the Seven Network from 1964 to 1968. Inspired by the British TV satirical revue TV shows of the period (notably "That Was The Week That Was"), "Mavis Bramston" was the first successful venture in this genre on Australian TV. At its peak it was one of the most popular Australian TV programs of its era and it propelled many of the 'classic' cast to national stardom in
. Active in television since its inception in Australia, when she became one of the first personalities on Network Seven. in 1963, Phillips made her break into show business with a role on the talk show "Beauty and the Beast" with Eric Baume. She also began to appear on "The Mavis Bramston Show", which she became a regular on after being told to choose between "Bramston" and "Beauty and the Beast".
By 1967, Phillips had left Channel 7 and was hosting the midday talk