{{short description|Australian comedy duo}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox comedian | name = Roy and HG | image = | image_size = 300px | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_date = | birth_place = | medium = Radio, television, books | active = 1986–present | genre = Satire, [[Improvisational theatre|improvisational]], [[Ribaldry#Blue comedy|blue Comedy]], [[deadpan]] | subject = [[Sport]], [[Culture of Australia|Australian culture]], [[Politics of Australia|Australian politics]] | influences = | influenced = | partner = | notable_work = ''[[This Sporting Life (radio program)|This Sporting Life]]''<br />''[[Roy and HG's State of Origin commentary|Roy & HG's State Of Origin Commentary]]''<br />''[[Club Buggery]]''<br />''[[The Dream with Roy and HG|The Dream]]''<br />''[[The Ice Dream with Roy and HG|The Ice Dream]]''<br />''The Memphis Trousers Half Hour''<br />''[[Roy and HG's Russian Revolution|Roy & HG's Russian Revolution]]''<br />''Bludging on the Blindside''<br />''Dodging Armageddon'' | signature = | website = [http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/bludging-on-the-blindside/ ABC webpage] | footnotes = }} '''Roy and HG''' are an Australian comedy duo, comprising [[Greig Pickhaver]] in the role of "H. G. Nelson" and [[John Doyle (comedian)|John Doyle]] as "'Rampaging' Roy Slaven". Their act is an affectionate but irreverent parody of Australia's obsession with sport. Their characters are based on stereotypes in sport journalism: Nelson the excitable announcer, and Slaven the retired sportsman turned expert commentator. In his 1996 book ''Petrol, Bait, Ammo & Ice'', Pickhaver summarised the duo's comedic style as "making the serious trivial and the trivial serious".
The duo's long-running [[Triple J]] radio program ''This Sporting Life'' was added to the [[National Film and Sound Archive]]'s [[Sounds of Australia]] registry in 2013,<ref>National Film and Sound Archive: [http://nfsa.gov.au/collection/sound/sounds-australia/complete-list/ Sounds of Australia].</ref> and the ''This Sporting Life'' 30th anniversary retrospective collection won the [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA]] Award for Best Comedy Release in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|quote=Best Comedy Release Nominated Artists Winner: Roy & HG - This Sporting Life (ABC Music/Universal Music)|title=2016 Aria Nominated Artists Announced|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/news/2016/2016-aria-nominated-artists-announced|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240729071144/https://www.aria.com.au/awards/news/2016-aria-nominated-artists-announced|date=5 October 2016|archive-date=29 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
Since March 2020, Roy and HG's weekly show ''Bludging on the Blindside'' airs on Saturday afternoons on [[ABC Radio Grandstand|ABC Sport]], [[ABC Local Radio]], the ABC Listen app, as well as podcast platforms.
It was reported in July 2021 that Roy & HG would host Dodging Armageddon, a daily podcast for ABC Radio with an Olympics theme, which was broadcast throughout the [[2020 Summer Olympics|XXXII Olympiad’s competitions]].<ref name="abc.net.au">{{cite news |last1=Grahame |first1=Evan Morgan |title=Battered sav, Fatso and a cup of hot fat: Roy and HG's best Olympic moments |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-13/battered-sav-fatso-cup-of-hot-fat-roy-and-hg-olympics-moments/100280786 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |date=13 July 2021 |access-date=13 July 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240729070741/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-13/battered-sav-fatso-cup-of-hot-fat-roy-and-hg-olympics-moments/100280786 |archive-date=29 July 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Radio== === Triple J === Doyle and Pickhaver wrote and hosted the live, improvised, and satirical radio program ''[[This Sporting Life (radio program)|This Sporting Life]]'' on Triple J from 1986 to 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/roy-and-hg-abandon-the-jays-as-jones-unbeaten-20081203-gdt560.html|title=Roy and HG abandon the Jays as Jones unbeaten|date=3 December 2008|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240729070454/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/roy-and-hg-abandon-the-jays-as-jones-unbeaten-20081203-gdt560.html|archive-date=29 July 2024|url-status=live|access-date=17 May 2019|first1=Sue|last1=Javes|first2=Emily|last2=Dunn}}</ref> They also broadcast annual live commentaries of the [[National Rugby League|NRL]] and [[Australian rules football|AFL]] [[AFL Grand Final|Grand Final]]s (dubbed the ''Festival of the Boot, Parts I and II'') and the [[Melbourne Cup]]. Commentaries for all three matches of [[rugby league]]'s annual [[State of Origin series]] are also broadcast (''main article: [[Roy and HG's State of Origin commentary]]''), and they have also broadcast live commentaries of other major events, including the Bicentennial celebrations on 26 January 1988 and the [[2007 Australian federal election]] (''Indecision 07''). They also provided a half-hour coverage of the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]] every weekday under the guise of the ''Golden Ring Show''.
At conclusion, 'This Sporting Life' held the record as the longest-running program in the history of triple j.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/music-news/roy-38-hg-to-release-the-best-of-this-sporting-life/10269540|title=Roy & HG to release the best of This Sporting Life|date=26 July 2016|website=[[Double J (radio station)|Double J]]|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240729070041/https://www.abc.net.au/listen/doublej/music-reads/music-news/roy-38-hg-to-release-the-best-of-this-sporting-life/10269540|archive-date=29 July 2024|url-status=live|quote=It's the longest running show in the station's history and ratty old cassette recordings (and podcasts in later years) of the shows are still beloved by so many.}}</ref>
=== Triple M === Starting 12 January 2009, the duo presented the drive-time program ''The Life'' on the [[Triple M]] network,<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/media/s2435942.htm |title=triple j presenters: Hello & Goodbye |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=12 February 2009 |date=2 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419061035/http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/media/s2435942.htm |archive-date=19 April 2010 |url-status=dead |quote=It's goodbye and good luck to HG Nelson (Greig Pickhaver) and "Rampaging" Roy Slaven (John Doyle). The pair has decided to head off to the world of commercial radio after 22 years of presenting the superb This Sporting Life (Sundays 2pm). Roy and HG have produced some amazing radio during their time on Triple J. Who could forget their 'Festival Of The Boot', 'Golden Ring Show', coverage of the 2007 Federal election 'Indecision 07' or their insatiable ability to make the serious trivial and the trivial serious. Linda Bracken expressed her sadness at Roy and HG's departure "They are more than a radio program, they have become their own radio comedy genre. It's been a joy and a privilege to work with them. They will be missed but we wish them all the best for the future."}}</ref> on Mondays and Fridays. In 2011, 'The Life' show was cut to Fridays only,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/media/2011/01/06/molloy-page-and-more-move-to-triple-m-sydney/ |title=Molloy, Page and more move to Triple M Sydney - Music Media - the Music Network |access-date=6 January 2011 |archive-date=7 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107125748/http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/media/2011/01/06/molloy-page-and-more-move-to-triple-m-sydney/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> with the last episode broadcast on 25 November 2011. 'Roy & HG's [[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras|Mardi Gras]] of Medals' – their coverage of the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio Olympic Games]] – was broadcast on Triple M in August 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/shows/royandhg/podcasts |title=The Life With Roy & HG |work=[[Triple M]] |access-date=4 February 2012 |archive-date=11 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511034546/http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/shows/royandhg/podcasts |url-status=dead}}</ref>
A weekly program, 'The Sporting Probe with Roy & HG' commenced broadcast in January 2017 and ran for two years until December 2018. The show aired from 10:00 am to midday on Saturday in 2017, and in the same timeslot on Sunday in 2018. All episodes are available as a podcast.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sporting Probe|url=https://www.triplem.com.au/shows/the-sporting-probe-with-roy-hg/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216211816/https://www.triplem.com.au/shows/the-sporting-probe-with-roy-hg/|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2017|website=triple M}}</ref>
=== Macquarie Sports Radio === In 2019, Roy and HG presented ''Just Short of a Length'' on the [[Macquarie Sports Radio]] network.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://omny.fm/shows/just-short-of-a-length-with-roy-h-g/playlists/podcast |title=Just Short of a Length with Roy & HG |archive-date=29 July 2024 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/hXQhm |url-status=live |via=omny.fm}}</ref> [[Nine Radio]] have not renewed programming contacts for 2020 and beyond with Roy and HG after dropping the unpopular Macquarie Sports Radio branded talk format and returning to a music format for their Sydney [[2UE]], Melbourne [[3EE]] aka [[Magic 1278]], and Brisbane [[4BH]] assets. All three stations reverting to their original historical station ID call signs.
=== ABC Radio === Between 2012 and 2016, Roy and HG resumed their ''Festival Of The Boot'' AFL and NRL grand final commentaries on [[ABC NewsRadio]].{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
In March 2020, Roy and HG returned to [[ABC Radio Grandstand|ABC Sport]] to present a new weekly Saturday afternoon show entitled ''Bludging on the Blindside''. The show is broadcast on ABC Sport digital radio and the ABC Listen app, and broadcast on ABC Local Radio in NSW, ACT and QLD. All episodes are available on podcast platforms and the [[ABC listen]] app soon after initial broadcast.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://help.abc.net.au/hc/en-us/articles/360001419235-How-can-I-listen-to-Roy-HG-s-Bludging-on-the-Blindside |access-date=30 July 2024 |archive-date=30 July 2024 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/ELvMs |work=ABC Help Centre |title=How can I listen to Roy & HG's Bludging on the Blindside? |date=February 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In July 2021, it was announced that Roy and HG will be presenting a daily Olympic games podcast for ABC Radio, entitled 'Dodging Armageddon'.<ref name="abc.net.au"/>
In July 2024, it was announced that Roy and HG would be presenting a show titled ''People, Medals and Cheese'' on [[ABC Local Radio]] on weekdays and [[Radio National|RN]] in the afternoon and on the ABC Listen app for the [[2024 Summer Olympics|Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |quote=No Olympics feels complete without Roy & HG too. This time it's People, Medals and Cheese which will air Monday to Friday at 11am on ABC Radio, and 2pm on RN and as a podcast on ABC listen. The pair will meander their way through the top stories of the day, analysing the big and the small, then the brie and gruyere. |url=https://radioinfo.com.au/news/bruce-mcavaney-and-roy-hg-back-for-abc-radios-olympic-coverage/ |access-date=29 July 2024 |date=15 July 2024 |archive-date=29 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729064013/https://radioinfo.com.au/news/bruce-mcavaney-and-roy-hg-back-for-abc-radios-olympic-coverage/ |url-status=live |title=Bruce McAvaney and Roy & HG back for ABC Radio's Olympic coverage |via=radioinfo.com.au }}</ref>
==Television== === ABC === After several years on radio, Roy and HG transferred the radio show's format to a series of [[ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|ABC]] television shows, including ''[[Blah Blah Blah (TV series)|Blah Blah Blah]]'' (1988) (where they were only seen in silhouette),<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127250273|volume=68|issue=23,349|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia|title=This 'sophisticated' life|last=Morfesse|first=Luke|date=27 September 1993|work=Canberra Times|via=[[Trove]]|access-date=15 May 2019|page=32}}</ref> ''This Sporting Life'' (1993–94),<ref name=":0" /> the Logie award-winning ''[[Club Buggery]]'' (1995–97) and its successor ''The Channel Nine Show'' (1998), ''Planet Norwich'' (1998; made in the UK) and ''The Memphis Trousers Half Hour'' (2005; taped in Sydney but performed as if broadcast from the United States).
=== UK === In 1997, the duo were in an ad campaign for [[Foster's Lager]] in the United Kingdom that had the tagline "Tickle it, you wrigglers!". They were recurring guests on the 1998 BBC One TV comedy series [[The Ben Elton Show]].
=== Seven Network === After transferring to the commercial [[Seven Network]] in the late 1990s, they presented ''Win Roy & H.G.'s Money'' (2000), an unsuccessful adaptation of the US hit ''[[Win Ben Stein's Money]]''. They later succeeded with higher-rating shows ''The Monday Dump'' and ''The Nation Dumps''.
Their biggest hit was their top-rating commentary-interview television program ''[[The Dream with Roy and HG]]'' (from the [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney 2000 Olympics]]), featuring their own special outlook on the event.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidesport.com.au/news/why-roy-and-hg-socialising-together-is-a-bad-idea-481149|title=Why Roy and HG socialising together is a bad idea|archive-date=29 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729120403/https://www.insidesport.com.au/news/why-roy-and-hg-socialising-together-is-a-bad-idea-481149|url-status=live|last=Smith|first=James|date=15 January 2018|website=[[Inside Sport]]|access-date=17 May 2019}}</ref> ''The Dream'' was followed by three spinoffs – ''The Ice Dream'' (from the [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics]]), ''The Cream'' (from the [[2003 Rugby Union World Cup|2003 Rugby World Cup]]), and ''The Dream'' again for the [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens 2004 Olympics]].<ref name=":2" /> During the Ice Dream they launched a bid for the Winter Olympics to be held at [[Smiggin Holes]], in the humorous [[Smiggin Holes 2010 Winter Olympic bid]] with suggested slogans "Unleash the Mighty Mongrel", "Winter Wonder Down Under" and "If you've got the poles, we've got the holes." ''Dream''-style coverage of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], called the ''Dribble mit HG und Roy'', was streamed via the Internet.
Roy and H.G.'s sport shows were filmed in front of a live studio audience, segments including discussion between the two characters, interview with athletic guests and pre-recorded sports commentary. The humour of the duo's sports commentary came from their mock-serious tone which belied the [[innuendo]] and invented terminology that they used to describe the on-screen action. The pair would state fictitious "facts" about the competitors' occupations, histories and personalities. Roy & H.G. would also describe fictitious aspects of the competition venues, such as the so-called "Gobbler's Gulch" section of the Salt Lake City luge track.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L643uMgrfIg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901184402/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L643uMgrfIg&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 September 2019|title=YouTube|website=[[YouTube|www.youtube.com]]}}</ref>
Roy and HG were not selected by Channel Seven to cover the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]] because of security concerns and the belief by Channel Seven management that the style of their coverage – going to air live following a day's events – would not have suited Australian audiences given Australia's time zones.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Bodey |date=22 May 2008 |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23737415-7582,00.html |work=[[The Australian]] |title=Seven goes into morning over Roy and H.G. demise |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130924011814/http://web.archive.org/web/20080524042232/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23737415-7582,00.html}}</ref> Instead, a daily radio programme, ''The Golden Ring Show'', was broadcast on [[Triple J|triple j]], with Roy styled as "Crouching Tiger" and H.G. as "the Hidden Dragon".
=== ''The Memphis Trousers Half Hour'' ===<!-- This section is linked from [[Malcolm Fraser]] --> In 2005, they presented ''The Memphis Trousers Half Hour'', a TV show they claimed was recorded in different American cities such as [[Baltimore]] or [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]], ensuring that 'Australia is the flavour of the month, every month'. The show screened weekly on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] on Saturday nights and was named after an incident in which former Australian Prime Minister [[Malcolm Fraser]] lost his trousers in a [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] hotel.
The show, seemingly filmed in the [[United States]], was in fact filmed entirely in [[Sydney]]. The format was a parody of American talk shows and pretended to present Americans with new 'facts' about Australia.
=== Network Ten === Roy and HG joined [[Network Ten]] for their [[2014 Winter Olympics|Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics]] coverage, where they hosted a commentary show called [[Roy and HG's Russian Revolution]]. HG Nelson also joined [[Stephen Quartermain]] and [[Alisa Camplin]] for the Sochi Tonight daily show.<ref>{{Cite web|first=David|last=Knox|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2014/01/ten-signs-roy-and-hg-for-winter-olympics.html|title=TEN signs Roy and HG for Winter Olympics |work=[[TV Tonight]]|date=23 January 2014 |archive-date=29 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729121121/https://tvtonight.com.au/2014/01/ten-signs-roy-and-hg-for-winter-olympics.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Roy and HG to medal with Sochi Olympics on Ten|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/roy-and-hg-to-medal-with-sochi-olympics-on-ten/news-story/b4037892f43eb9148556557ce88ef608|publisher=[[news.com.au]]|first=Holly|last=Byrnes|access-date=11 January 2016|date=23 January 2014|archive-date=29 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729121401/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/roy-and-hg-to-medal-with-sochi-olympics-on-ten/news-story/b4037892f43eb9148556557ce88ef608|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" | '''Year & Ceremony''' | '''For''' | '''Award''' | '''Result''' |- |[[ARIA Music Awards of 1990|1990 ARIA Awards]] | ''Rampaging Roy... The Life and Times of Roy Slaven'' | rowspan="2"| [[ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release|Best Comedy Release]] | Nominated<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/awards/past-winners/1991 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729130949/https://www.aria.com.au/awards/past-winners/1991 |title=1991 ARIA Awards Winners |url-status=live |at=Nominees for Best Comedy Release |archive-date=29 July 2024 |access-date=29 July 2024 |year=1991 |work=Australian Recording Industry Association}}</ref> |- |[[ARIA Music Awards of 1991|1991 ARIA Awards]] | ''Wicket to Wicket'' | Nominated<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/awards/past-winners/1990 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729131025/https://www.aria.com.au/awards/past-winners/1990 |title=1990 ARIA Awards Winners |url-status=live |at=Nominees for Best Comedy Release |archive-date=29 July 2024 |access-date=29 July 2024 |year=1991 |work=Australian Recording Industry Association}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|[[Logie Awards of 1997|1997 Logie Awards]] | '''''Club Buggery''''' | '''Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy''' | '''Won'''<ref name="1997 Logie Award Winners">{{cite web|url=http://alldownunder.com/oz-p/logie/1997-logie.htm|title=Tall Poppies: 1997 Logie Award Winners|publisher=ALLdownunder.com|access-date=9 April 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610230839/http://alldownunder.com/oz-p/logie/1997-logie.htm|archive-date=10 June 2009}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| ''Club Buggery'' | Most Popular Comedy Program | Nominated<ref name="australian television information archive">{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1994_97.html|title=Australian Television: 1994–1997 Logie Awards|publisher=T. Zuk|access-date=9 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729121739/http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1994_97.html|archive-date=29 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Logie Awards of 1998|1998 Logie Awards]] | Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Nominated<ref name="Australian Television Information Archive">{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1998.html|archive-date=29 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729121908/http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1998.html|url-status=live|title=Logie Awards Public Voted Categories|publisher=T. Zuk|access-date=9 April 2009|at=Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|[[Logie Awards of 2001|2001 Logie Awards]] | '''''The Dream with Roy and HG''''' | '''Most Popular Sports Program''' | '''Won''' <ref name="Logie award winners 2001">{{cite web|via=australiantelevision.net|author=T. Zuk|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2001.html|title=Logie Awards Public Voted Categories|archive-date=29 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729122028/http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2001.html|url-status=live|at=Most Popular Sports Program |access-date=29 July 2024}}</ref> |- | The Dream with Roy and HG | Most Outstanding Comedy Program | Nominated<ref name="Logie2002" /> |- | rowspan="2"|[[Logie Awards of 2002|2002 Logie Awards]] | rowspan="2"| The Monday Dump | Most Popular Sports Program | Nominated<ref name="Logie2002" /> |- | Most Outstanding Comedy Program | Nominated<ref name="Logie2002">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120072040/http://australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2002.html |archive-date=20 November 2023 |access-date=29 July 2024 |title=Logie Awards Public Voted Categories |via=autraliantelevision.net |url=http://australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2002.html}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2003 Australian Comedy Awards | '''17 years of radio & television work''' | '''Outstanding Performers''' | '''Won''' <ref name="2003 Australian Comedy Awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/26/1069825845824.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729122810/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/two-gongs-for-roy-and-hg-20031127-gdhv6y.html|archive-date=29 July 2024|url-status=live|work=[[Australian Associated Press|AAP]]|title=Two gongs for Roy and HG|date=27 November 2003|via=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=4 April 2009}}</ref> |- | '''17 years of radio work''' | '''Outstanding Networked Radio Comedy Performance''' | '''Won''' <ref name="2003 Australian Comedy Awards"/> |- | rowspan="2"|[[Logie Awards of 2003|2003 Logie Awards]] | The Ice Dream|| Most Outstanding Comedy Program | Nominated<ref name="Logie2003" /> |- | The Monday Dump | Most Popular Sports Program | Nominated<ref name="Logie2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2003.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120072037/http://australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2003.html |archive-date=20 November 2023 |url-status=live |via=australiantelevision.net |author=T. Zuk |title=Logie Awards Public Voted Categories}}</ref> |- |[[Logie Awards of 2004|2004 Logie Awards]] | ''The Cream with Roy and HG'' | rowspan="2"| Most Popular Sports Program | Nominated <ref name="2004 Logies nominations">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/16/1082055630329.html?from=storyrhs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729123042/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/2004-logies-nominations-20040416-gdxoud.html|archive-date=29 July 2024|url-status=live|title=2004 Logies nominations|date=16 April 2004|publisher=[[The Age]]|at=Most Popular Sports Program|quote=The Cream with Roy & HG|access-date=4 April 2009}}</ref> |- |[[Logie Awards of 2005|2005 Logie Awards]] | The Dream in Athens | Nominated<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2005.html |access-date=29 July 2024 |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/jAURn |url-status=live |title=Logie Awards Public Voted Categories |author=T. Zuk |via=australiantelevision.net |at=Most Popular Sports Program}}</ref> |- |[[ARIA Music Awards of 2016|2016 ARIA Awards]] | '''This Sporting Life''' | '''Best Comedy Release''' | '''Won'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/awards/past-winners/2016 |access-date=29 July 2024 |year=2016 |at=Best Comedy Release |work=Australian Recording Industry Association |title=2016 ARIA Awards Winners |archive-date=29 July 2024 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/v5u64 |url-status=live}}</ref> |}
== Published works == *1989: ''Pants Off: This Sporting Life'', by Roy Slaven and H.G. Nelson (book)<ref name="Pants off, this sporting life, NLA catalog listing">{{cite book|last=Nelson|first=H. G.|first2=Roy |last2=Slaven |title=Pants off, this sporting life|publisher=ABC Enterprises for Australian Broadcasting Corporation|location=Crows Nest, N.S.W.|year=1989|page=143|isbn=0-642-12888-X|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2429052}}</ref> *1996: ''Petrol, Bait, Ammo & Ice'' by H.G. Nelson, with a foreword by Roy Slaven; illustrated by [[Reg Mombassa]] (book)<ref name="National Library of Australia catalog listing">{{cite book|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2500871|title=Petrol, bait, ammo & ice |last=Nelson|first=H. G.|author2=Roy Slaven |author3=Reg Mombassa |year=1996|publisher=[[Pan Books|Pan Macmillan]]|page=220|isbn=9780330357906 |access-date=9 April 2009}}</ref> *2000: ''The Dream with Roy and HG: The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games'', (DVD)<ref name="'The Dream' DVD SLT catalog entry">{{cite book|last=Doyle ('Slaven')|first=John ('Roy')|author2=Greig Pickhaver ('H. G. Nelson')|author3=Todd Abbott C|author4=Olin Bromley|title=The dream with Roy and H. G: the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games|publisher=Warner Vision Australia [distributor]|location=Sydney, N.S.W.|date=2000|pages=7 hrs., 12 mins|url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/The-dream-with-Roy-and-H.G.-:-the-Sydney-2000-Olympic-Games/oclc/223150409}}</ref>
===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Name ! rowspan="2"| Album details ! | Peak chart positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:40px;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS">{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Roy+%26+HG&titel=This+Sporting+Life&cat=a|title=Roy & HG - This Sporting Life (Album)|website=Australian Charts|access-date=4 August 2020|archive-date=29 July 2024|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/NCZjz|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Roy - The Life and Times of Rampaging Roy Slaven'' <br />(Roy solo) | * Released: 1989 * Label: ABC Records ({{ISBN|0-642-12950-9}}) * Format: Cassette<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/9915277-HG-Nelson-Roy-The-Life-And-Times-Of-Rampaging-Roy-Slaven |title=H.G. Nelson – Roy - The Life And Times Of Rampaging Roy Slaven |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/KRSOB |archive-date=29 July 2024 |access-date=29 July 2024 |year=1992 |url-status=live |via=discogs.com}}</ref> | - |- ! scope="row" | ''Wicket To Wicket'' | * Released: 1991 * Label: ABC Records ({{ISBN|0-642-12919-3}}) * Format: Cassette<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14644562-Roy-Slaven-HG-Nelson-Wicket-To-Wicket |title=Roy Slaven, H.G. Nelson – Wicket To Wicket |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/uywGt |url-status=live |archive-date=29 July 2024 |access-date=29 July 2024 |via=[[Discogs|discogs.com]]}}</ref> | - |- ! scope="row" | ''Pound for Pound with Roy and HG'' | * Released: 1993<ref>{{Citation|last1=Doyle|first1=John|title=Pound for pound|year=1993|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/version/13258856|publisher=[Australia] : ABC|isbn=9780642177216|access-date=17 May 2019|last2=Nelson|first2=H. G|last3=Triple J (Radio station : Sydney|first3=N.S.W.)}}</ref> * Label: ABC Records ({{ISBN|0-642-17721-X}}) * Format: Cassette | - |- ! scope="row" | ''Tool Talk and Wise Cracks with Roy and HG'' | * Released: 1993<ref>{{cite book|last=Slaven|first=Roy|author2=Nelson, H.G. |title=Tool talk and wise cracks with Roy and HG|publisher=ABC|location=New South Wales|year=1993|medium=Audiobook cassette|isbn=0-642-17785-6|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14644525-Roy-HG-Roy-Slaven-HG-Nelson-Tool-Talk-And-Wise-Cracks-with-Roy-HG|archive-date=29 July 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/gyZ6K|via=discogs.com}}</ref> * Label: ABC Records ({{ISBN|0-642-17785-6}}) * Format: Cassette | - |- ! scope="row" | ''Roy & HG Present Allan Border: Cricket's First Saint'' | * Released: 1995<ref>{{cite book|last1=Slaven|first1=Roy|last2=Nelson|first2=H.G.|title=Roy & HG Present Allan Border: Cricket's First Saint|archive-date=29 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729124737/https://www.discogs.com/release/15774072-Roy-HG-Roy-HG-Present-Allan-Border-Crickets-First-Saint|url-status=live|publisher=ABC|location=Triple J|date=1 June 1995|medium=1 compact disc|isbn=0-642-17819-4|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15774072-Roy-HG-Roy-HG-Present-Allan-Border-Crickets-First-Saint|via=discogs.com}}</ref> * Label: ABC Records ({{ISBN|0-642-17819-4}}) * Format: CD | - |- ! scope="row" | ''[[This Sporting Life (Roy & HG album)|This Sporting Life]]'' | * Released: August 2016<ref name=":1" /> * Label: ABC/ Universal Music (4743881) * Format: CD, Digital download | 6 |}
== Influence on artists == In 2001 a portrait of Roy & HG by visual artist [[Paul Newton (artist)|Paul Newton]] won the [[List of Archibald Prize winners#Winners of the Packing Room Prize| Packing Room Prize]] and the [[List of Archibald Prize winners#Winners of the People's Choice Award|People's Choice award]] at the [[Archibald Prize]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2001/17781/|title=Roy and HG (John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver)|first=Paul|last=Newton|type=oil on canvas 137.5 x 124 cm|website=[[Art Gallery of New South Wales|artgallery.nsw.gov.au]]|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729123502/https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2001/17781/|archive-date=29 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *[http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/call-of-the-wild/2006/09/23/1158431941225.html Call of the Wild] – 2006 article discussing Roy and HG's 20 years on Triple J: their influences, style and enduring popularity *[https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/bludging-on-the-blindside Roy and HG - Bludging on the Blindside with Rampaging Roy Slaven and HG Nelson - ABC listen]
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