13 schoolyards, Author at Australian Tumbleweeds
April Fools
Press release time and geez there’s been a lot to announce this last week. Sketch comedy? In 2026? On the ABC? There’s an entire generation of television viewers acting like the ABC just announced Pot Black was returning to prime time. Good thing it’s unapologetically funny, they wouldn’t have much room for the comedy if... Read More »
Good News for Bad Company?
Press release time! Not a whole lot to go on there, but good news: there’s a trailer! Now all we have to do is remember to tune in at the memorable time of 8.15pm on a Sunday. No doubt that’s all about keeping viewers sticking around after the high-powered lead in that is… season three... Read More »
The Piss Weekly
The Weekly‘s weak-as-piss approach to just about everything hardly even registers with us these days. Still, there’s always room for one more at the party: It’s hardly new news, but as far as The Weekly‘s punch-pulling goes here’s our take: On one side there is somebody at The Weekly who wants to tap into the... Read More »
Every Night is a Good Night for an ABC Panel Show
Tonight at the Museum is yet another ABC panel show where a host and four guests – is there a contractual reason why these shows always have five people? – sit around trying to be entertaining. The twist? In this one, they succeed! Well, sometimes. Mostly due to the props. Filmed inside Tasmania’s main museum... Read More »
Audiences Are Guaranteed To Be In Stitches
Press release time! Oooh, tricky one. Hussain can be funny, and Carlson is definitely funny, but “the messy reality of becoming a parent and the collision of two big, complicated families”? Sounds heart-warming rather than side-splitting. And “chosen family”? That’s always death. Still, all the usual bigwigs are dropping words like “hilarious” and “giggles” and... Read More »
What Makes a Good Marriage? Let’s Ask Austin!
Press release time! You’d have to say “beloved” is a bit of a stretch when describing Austin. “Tolerated” maybe? “Ignored”? And that whole “we’re thrilled to bring even more laughter, heart and humanity to screens across Australia”? Considering the cast are largely compromised of humans, that’s one out of three at best. We could go... Read More »
More Like Dog Shit
Hey, do you like unlikable characters? We don’t mean grumpy types with a heart of gold, or downbeat loners who just need to be brought out of their shell. We’re talking a real shithead here. Someone who actively goes around making other people’s lives worse. A bitter little turd of a man you’d run into... Read More »
Give Dog Park a Bone
Press release time! ABC unleashes fresh new comedy drama Dog Park ABC is thrilled to announce the premiere of its brand-new six-part comedy drama, Dog Park, arriving Sunday 1 February at 8:30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. Co-created by and starring Leon Ford as Roland, alongside ABC favourite Celia Pacquola as Samantha, Dog Park... Read More »
The Children Have No Future (in Australian comedy)
A long, long time ago, comedy was for the young. Sketch shows were packed with performers fresh out of uni; everywhere you looked sitcoms were being written by young faces. And now? Uh, yeah. Hey, let’s start off the holiday season with some good news, shall we? Optics is not returning to ABC, ending its... Read More »
ABC Upfronts 2026: It Could Be Worse
Press release time! In fact, multiple press releases! The ABC announced a large chunk of their 2026 line-up a few days ago and it’s taken us this long to wade through it all. Let’s start with the big news: Not only did the ABC drop an actual surprise announcement, it was for a show that... Read More »