... turn gay for which member of parliament?

... followed by "Oh come on, is that even a question?"

(It's not clear whether the two quotes come from the same episode, or were just edited together).

This was the trailer for "Back Benches", a programme that many of our Kiwi friends considered the best thing on TVNZ 7 - and perhaps one of the reasons it was closed down, given the political context of the debate.

Back Benches was pretty cool though - set in a pub, the Backbencher, located near the Parliament buildings in Wellington - anybody who happened to be drinking in the bar that night formed the audience for a panel show of parliamentarians and political commentators. Host Wallace Chapman was also the source of one of our other catchphrases ...