▁other ▁critics ▁as ▁being ▁" gr at uit ously ▁off ensive ". ▁Columbia ▁Art ists ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁show , ▁but ▁after ▁nearly ▁a ▁de cade ▁of ▁international ▁travel ▁with ▁the ▁Doug ▁Anthony ▁All ▁Stars , ▁Mc D erm ott ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁do ▁an ▁off - B road way ▁show . ▁ ▁He ▁re app eared ▁in ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁International ▁Com edy ▁Festival ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁with ▁Camer on ▁Bruce ▁and ▁M ick ▁Mor i art y ▁in ▁a ▁music - based ▁comedy ▁tri o ▁called ▁G UD . ▁The ▁group ▁uses ▁top ical ▁hum our ▁in ▁its ▁music ; ▁their ▁act ▁includes ▁songs ▁about ▁Os ama ▁bin ▁L aden , ▁the ▁transport ation ▁of ▁live ▁animal ▁stock ▁and ▁what ▁they ▁describe ▁as ▁contemporary ▁Australian ▁" folk ▁hero es " ▁such ▁as ▁Cho pper ▁Read , ▁R ene ▁Riv kin ▁and ▁conv icted ▁serial ▁k iller ▁Ivan ▁Mil at . ▁ ▁Mc D erm ott ▁says ▁that ▁G UD ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁ve in ▁to ▁the ▁Doug ▁Anthony ▁All ▁Stars ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁revol ves ▁around ▁music , ▁comedy ▁and ▁the ▁inter - rel ations hips ▁between ▁the ▁band ▁members ▁on stage . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Mc D erm ott , ▁the ▁group ▁is ▁named ▁G UD ▁in ▁mock ery ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁American ▁people ▁pron ounce ▁the ▁word ▁" G od ", ▁" because ▁that ' s ▁who ▁Americans ▁thank ▁at ▁awards ▁cer emon ies , ▁and ▁I ▁thought ▁someone