Joe’s dead, who’s going to make the gravy? Paul Kelly takes out funeral notice in The Age

Paul Kelly kills off How To Make Gravy star ahead of expected sequel

After 29 years of making gravy, Paul Kelly's iconic Christmas song character Joe has met an untimely end, setting up an intriguing musical twist.

Paul Kelly “Kills Off” Joe in ‘The Age’ Death Notice

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Joe’s dead, who’s going to make the gravy? Paul Kelly takes out funeral notice in The Age

Paul Kelly has published a death notice in The Age newspaper for Joe, the fictional hero of his track, How To Make Gravy, prompting speculation that a follow-up to the hit 1996 song may be on its way.

Is Paul Kelly Teasing A 'How To Make Gravy' Sequel?

It looks like Paul Kelly is preparing to return to the characters in his beloved almost-Christmas song, How To Make Gravy.Yesterday’s (11 August) edition of The Age newspaper in Melbourne featured a public notice for the passing of Joe, the main character in Kelly’s song.In How To Make Gravy, Joe writes to his brother, Dan, while incarcerated ahead of the family’s traditional Christmas meal—Joe used to make the gravy for the occasion, but in the…