Darren & Brose

Darren Chau and Brose Avard are Australian based comedy writers and performers who first met whilst studying Media at Latrobe University. Chau had previously been working with the comedy ensemble Chop-Socky, whilst Avard had been producing and broadcasting on several aspirant Melbourne radio stations.
In 1999, the duo co-founded the Latrobe Media Group. Darren & Brose then wrote, performed and produced comedy variety shows for the Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Channel 31 where they were responsible for the station’s first ever nightly live television program, Darren and Brose. Other programs included The Rumpus Room with Darren & Brose and Saturday Night Darren and Brose. Their 100th episode on Channel 31 featured special guests Bert Newton, Tony Martin, Glenn Ridge, Gavin Wood, Stan Zemanek and State Minister Justin Madden.
Darren and Brose's first television project together was the comedy variety program, The Rumpus Room with Darren & Brose. While the early shows featured the duo sharing hosting responsibilities, the team took extended time-out after the conclusion of season 3 before returning with a format change. Much of the new format show revolved around Chau interviewing guests intercut with a variety of sketches, music video parodies and the new addition of animations. Avard was positioned as a comic sidekick, often counter-pointing Chau's structured comedy interviewing style. In four seasons the changes fully evolved the show from a more radio style chat show with humorous magazine segments and short comedy films, into a tighter and arguably more visually dynamic evening program.
In mid 2002, Avard & Chau were approached and commissioned by Channel 31 management to produce the station's first ever live nightly program. In this new Darren and Brose format the duo sat side by side, sharing a desk in a small studio space. This often provided some hilarious moments as the excitement that had made Avard a brilliant sidekick often lead him to hijack interviews with the likes of Wil Anderson to talk about wrestling.
In 2004 the duo returned with the weekly formatted Saturday Night Darren and Brose. Influenced by The Don Lane Show along with the traditional tonight shows of America, the program was the duo's most commercial looking production.