Australian Tumbleweed Awards 2011 – Best Comedy
As always, the three nominees for Best Comedy have turned out to be three programs all but ignored by the Australian... Read More »
Tumblies ’11
Australian Tumbleweed Awards 2011 – Best New Comedy
And now here we are – finally presenting some positive awards to the Australian comedy industry. This category is particularly special to our hearts, being about new talent and/or new... Read More »
Australian Tumbleweed Awards 2011 – The Lifetime Achievement Award for Crap Comedy
This is it – the big one. Not so much for a single year’s work at making crap comedy as a concerted effort across an entire career, this award salutes those who, year in year out, go out of their way to make comedy that puzzles, annoys, and bores the Tumblie... Read More »
Australian Tumbleweed Awards 2011 – The “Pissing on Their Legacy” Award
Legacies are a fragile thing in the “what have you done for me lately” world of comedy. They’re also something that should constantly be on the line as you stretch yourself trying for new and greater... Read More »
Australian Tumbleweed Awards 2011 – The “What Happened To That?!” Award for Comedies Which Failed to Appear
Looking over the TV listings this year, the one thought that repeatedly came to our minds is “please Australian networks, hold back on the quality shows for a while, we can barely cope with the ones we’ve already... Read More »
Australian Tumbleweed Awards 2011 – Most Deservedly Axed or Shunted-Round-The-Schedules Program
Sometimes a show's just gotta go. Live From Planet Earth and Good News World were instant failures and their respective axings weren't much of a surprise, even if the latter's took a long time coming.... Read More »
Australian Tumbleweed Awards 2011 – Most Irritating or Pointless Cameo / Guest Appearance
A special guest appearance from a well-known face should be a show highlight. Unfortunately special guests these days seem to be there purely to earn some easy coin or revive their... Read More »
Australian Tumbleweed Awards 2011 – Worst Themed Comedy
Australian comedy has a hard enough time getting laughs when absolutely anything is fair game: why would you purposely limit the targets you’re swinging... Read More »
Australian Tumbleweed Awards 2011 – Worst Coverage of Comedy
Ah, for the good old days, when the Australian media would desperately latch onto the slightest whiff of controversy about a show or comedian and never let go until someone was sacked or taken off air for a few weeks.... Read More »
Australian Tumbleweed Awards 2011 – Worst Non-Broadcast Comedy or Comedy Product
Last time we checked, The Bolt Retort’s most viewed clip on YouTube had 1,623 views. The second most viewed clip? 206 views.... Read More »