A new film, The Great Emu War, is about to enter production starring comedy legends John Cleese and Rob Schneider.

The Great Emu War was an Australian military operation undertaken in in 1932 to address public concern over the number of emus said to be destroying crops in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia. 

The war resulted in armed Australian Artillery soldiers being deployed, who while killing many birds, failed to eradicate enough to stop the crop destruction.

Luke Grant chats with one of the writers of the film and one of Australia's most successful comedy exports, Monty Franklin, to find out what inspired to explore this unique era of Australian history.

They also discuss his upcoming standup comedy tour.

You can get your tickets here: https://www.montyfranklin.com/gigs-1