Phil Collins in an episode of the series "Miami Vice", entitled "Phil the Shill", in which he plays a cheating con-man. In the 1980s he appeared in several comedy sketches with "The Two Ronnies" on BBC One. In 2001, Collins was one of several celebrities who were tricked into appearing in a controversial British comedy series, "Brass Eye", shown on public service broadcaster Channel 4. In the episode, Collins endorsed a hoax anti-paedophile campaign wearing a T-shirt with the words "Nonce Sense" and warned children against speaking to suspicious people. Collins was reported by the BBC to have consulted lawyers regarding the
Ugly Phil 10 pm timeslot. The title for this program is "Ugly Phil – It's A Rock Show". On 1 December 2008, Phil hosted the Sydney Breakfast shift on Triple M, with Sami Lukis however the show was cancelled in June 2009. After the two-week non-ratings period at the end of June 2009, the "Ugly Phil and Sami" breakfast show did not return. On 30 June 2009, O'Neil made a return to the weekday evenings time slot. In October 2010, despite Ugly Phil winning the ACRA award, Austereo did not renew Ugly Phil's contract for 2011 and shifted a new show called