rows ▁A FL ▁footballer ▁and ▁current ▁Ad ela ide ▁media ▁person ality ▁Chris ▁Mc D erm ott . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Doug ▁Anthony ▁All ▁Stars ▁ ▁Mc D erm ott ▁began ▁bus king ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁which ▁he ▁says ▁equ ipped ▁him ▁with ▁useful ▁experience ▁and ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁most ▁situations ▁when ▁he ▁later ▁started ▁performing ▁in ▁clubs . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁G ig antic ▁Fly ▁which ▁performed ▁at ▁a ▁new ▁Can ber ra ▁club ▁called ▁Ca fe ▁Bo om ▁Bo om . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁he ▁got ▁to ▁know ▁Tim ▁Fer g us on ▁and ▁Richard ▁F id ler ▁of ▁the ▁musical ▁comedy ▁group ▁the ▁Doug ▁Anthony ▁All ▁Stars ▁( DA AS ). ▁Mc D erm ott ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁group ▁when ▁the ▁third ▁member , ▁Robert ▁Pi per , ▁left ▁due ▁to ▁other ▁commit ments . ▁ ▁His ▁primary ▁reason ▁for ▁joining , ▁he ▁says , ▁was ▁mon et ary : ▁" I ' d ▁been ▁ste aling ▁canvas ▁from ▁the ▁b ins ▁around ▁the ▁art ▁school ." ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁bus king ▁and ▁performing ▁live ▁in ▁clubs , ▁with ▁Mc D erm ott ▁writing ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁their ▁material ▁and ▁songs , ▁DA AS ▁achieved ▁success ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Ad ela ide ▁Fr inge ▁Festival ▁and ▁subsequently ▁travel led ▁to ▁Britain ▁for ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Fr inge ▁festival , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Per rier ▁Award . ▁They ▁tou red ▁both