9 8 8 – 1 9 9 4 ) ▁which ▁saw ▁them ▁hosting ▁night s ▁then ▁m orn ings , ▁before ▁leaving ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁Sydney ▁for ▁Per th ▁Tri ple ▁M ▁( 1 9 9 4 - 9 5 ). ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁apart , ▁they ▁returned ▁together ▁to ▁Tri ple ▁M ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁typical ▁show ▁featured ▁" song ▁par od ies ▁and ▁com ic ▁sketch es ". ▁The ▁du o ▁also ▁released ▁two ▁albums , ▁M embers ▁and ▁Gu ests ▁& ▁Things ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁and ▁We ▁Su ck ▁( 2 0 0 0 ). ▁Each ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁A RI A ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Com edy ▁Release ▁in ▁the ▁relevant ▁years . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁cancel led ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁the ▁du o ▁split . ▁In ▁mid - 2 0 0 9 ▁Dav ies ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁lung ▁cancer ▁and ▁died ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁on ▁ 7 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁aged ▁ 5 5 . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁du o ▁started ▁working ▁together ▁when ▁Vic ▁Dav ies ▁( copy writer ) ▁and ▁Mal ▁Le es ▁( then ▁the ▁afternoon ▁announ cer , ▁music ▁director ) ▁met ▁at ▁radio ▁station , ▁ 2 K A , ▁K ato om ba ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Both ▁were ▁fans ▁of ▁the ▁Beat