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- ↑ Dennehy, Luke (22 August 2019). "Acropolis Now: Nick Giannopoulos reveals why the show really ended". NewsComAu. Nationwide News Pty Limited. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ Kalimniou, Dean (25 September 2018). "'Star Wogs: The Ethnics Strike Back'". neoskosmos.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ Pazano, Chiara; Oregliaa, Carlo (28 November 2019). "War of the 'Wogs': Comedians fight over right to use racial slur". SBS Your Language. Special Broadcasting Service. www.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ Kalina, Paul (19 August 2009). "Greece is the world for Wog Boy sequel". The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2010.