For those who don't know of him,
his first name is 'The'. The Sandman is Steven Abott's alias. Sandy was created
during the time that Abott spent as part of a comedy group which also consisted
of fellow Good News Week star, Mikey Robins.
During his standup gigs that he did in the 80's, The Sandman often toured with
fellow comedian Paul Livingston and his character Flacco.
Sandy got his break when, Mikey Robins got him a spot on the Australian radio
station Triple J as a star on the Brekkie
show.
The Sandman put his wit to use and came up with a sitcom which he performed
over the radio each morning. The show was called 204 Bell Street and
it was about a man -the sandman- who had to deal with living in a share house
while trying to find his feet at the same time. With the many scenarios that
came up on Bell Street, the show gathered a following and if one day went by
without an episode, listeners would ring up and want to know why. 204 Bell Street
ended late 2000, when Sandman left the radio station.
In 1998 the Sandman joined his JJJ Brekkie show co-stars Mikey
Robins and Paul
McDermott on their TV show Good
News Week and became a regular, moving with the show when it transferred
to Channel 10 in 1999.
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