New photo 'Why aren't you laughing?': Studio 10 former executive producer reveals MORE of the worst guests

Rob McKnight, a former executive producer for Studio 10, recently revealed why he banned Australian Idol star Anthony Callea from appearing on the show.

And in a recent episode of his podcast TV Blackbox, Rob revealed some more big names which gave less than stellar performances on Channel 10's live TV show.

'English comedian Julian Clary came on the show and Studio 10 starts of with the hot topics and he's like, "Oh, what am I doing?" and he was just out of his depth,' Rob revealed.

'Why aren't you laughing?': Former executive producer for Studio 10, Rob McKnight (pictured), has revealed more of the program's worst guests after exposing the debacle involving singer Anthony Callea

'He just wanted to tell a couple of double entendres and be done. But his management had put him on the whole show. Half-way through the first segment he actually said (in a calm, relaxed voice), "Well it's time for a break now." 

'And the panel have looked at him and said, "No, no, no, we've still got another 10 or 15 minutes to go!" Studio 10 was 2.5 hours long back then.'

Rob's next guest bombed so badly he even considered pulling him off air. 

Tough viewing: 'English comedian Julian Clary (pictured) came on the show and Studio 10 starts of with the hot topics and he's like, "Oh, what am I doing?" and he was just out of his depth,' Rob revealed

Veteran Australian comedian Austen Tayshus, real name Sandy Gutman, 64, is best known for his 1983 comedy single Australiana.

But Austen's appearance on Studio 10 was a disaster.

'Austen Tayshus came on the show and it just wasn't gelling,' Rob said. 'He was trying to get a laugh out of the audience and at one point he even turned to the audience and said, "Why aren't you laughing? This stuff is funny!"'

Falling flat: 'Comedian Austen Tayshus (pictured) came on the show and it just wasn't gelling,' Rob said. 'He was trying to get a laugh out of the audience and at one point he even turned to the audience and said, "Why aren't you laughing? This stuff is funny!"'

'And you know as soon as you're asking that audience that question you know it's not working. 

Rob revealed he tried to intervene during ad breaks to get the comedian on track. 

'And I'd go out in commercial breaks and we'd try and talk and say hey mate what if you just tried lightening up a bit?,' Rob said. 

Rob revealed he tried to intervene during ad breaks to get comedian Austen Tayshus back on track. 'And I'd go out in commercial breaks and we'd try and talk and say hey mate what if you just tried lightening up a bit?,' Rob said

'But ultimately we made the call to just try and get through and keep on going and we got through the show and had a good Bex [aspirin] and a lie down after that one,' he added, laughing.

In the podcast, Rob mentioned his bad experience with singer Anthony Callea, 35.

'We have a guest [Anthony] booked on the show, promoted it even,' Rob explained.

'We had to draw a line in the sand': Rob, who worked on the Network Ten program for four years, said a bad experience with the star's management guaranteed he was blacklisted

He then revealed the star's management called the day before he was scheduled to appear and cancelled so he could go on Channel Nine's Mornings instead. 

(Mornings has since been rebranded as Today Extra, hosted by David Campbell and Sonia Kruger).

'[His] manager got in contact with us literally the day before and said, "He's not coming on. He's going on Mornings."' 

Unprofessional: Soon after the launch of Studio 10 in 2013, Anthony Callea's management called the day before he was scheduled to appear and cancelled so he could go on Channel Nine's Mornings instead. Pictured: Studio 10 panellists (left to right): Sarah Harris, Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Joe Hildebrand and Angela Bishop

He continued: 'We were like, "You can't do that, we've got him booked!" They said, "No, we're doing this."'

Rob, who was sacked by Network Ten last year, recalled that the incident happened soon after the launch of Studio 10 in 2013.

'I made it known to his management that if you guys do this - and you have every right to do it - he will never come on Studio 10,' he added.

'They just laughed at us and said, "You don't mean that". I said, "I actually do. We're not going to be treated like a second-rate show."

'This was when we were still trying to find our voice and identity and I believed that it was important to draw a line in the sand.'

Rob added that no-one in showbusiness 'screwed' them like that again.

'Word got out and everybody knew if you make a booking with Studio 10, you honour it. Because if you don't, you won't appear on the show,' he said. 

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