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Dancing With The (comedy) Stars
While watching Shaun Micallef on the current season of Dancing With The Stars, it was hard not to think: has it really come to this? Or that’s we would have thought if we’d actually been watching the show and not just a clip of Micallef on social media. But why would we expect anything better... Read More »
Why is the (Impractical) in Brackets?
The Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers is back for a third season and yeah, what’s going on with the title? Maybe it’d make sense if it was The Inspired Unemployed (Im)practical Jokers. But it’s not. And the head scratching doesn’t stop there. Prank shows largely belong to an earlier, more mean-spirited time on our screens. You... Read More »
Vale Taskmaster Once Again
So that was it for another season of Taskmaster. Don’t worry though, it’ll be back in a few months*, because nothing says event television like running a format into the ground. Then again, isn’t pretty much all television “event television” these days? Shows like The Cheap Seats and Have You Been Paying Attention? increasingly feel... Read More »
The Piss-Weakest Link
Press release time! Who knew we’d long for the days when Hughsie had his own show? At least then he was confined to one location. Now he’s turning up on every single comedy show stinking up the place. And just in time to confirm our gripe, we’ve been handed another press release! Guy Montgomery’s Guy... Read More »
It’s Been a Big Week in Comedy
C’mon: the return of The Cheap Seats (yay!), Gruen (boo!), Anne Edmonds announced as the new host of the returning Talkin’ ’bout Your Gen(eration), Sam Pang Tonight continuing to air long after any other Australian talk show would have been axed, Taskmaster Australia… is also on… Yep, it’s a big week in comedy! It’s just... Read More »
The Weekly: Mass Debate Edition
The Weekly did a special post-election debate episode and you know what? Tom Gleeson was the funniest thing on it. Yeah, we know you can read that two ways, this isn’t our first rodeo. Exactly why they bothered is a bit of a mystery. No doubt being bumped back to 9.30pm by the election debate... Read More »
Double the Fresh Blood
In their wisdom, the ABC are now showing this year’s Fresh Blood winners on the free-to-air channel as well as iView. Well, two of them at least. While we’re getting Urvi Went to an All Girls School and Westeners, the third of the pilots – Going Under – is nowhere to be seen. The press... Read More »
Biff Pang Pow
Press release time! Back By Popular Demand. Sam Pang Tonight Confirmed For Second 2025 Season. It’s been a long time between drinks for Australian tonight shows, but this year, Network 10 is giving audiences a double shot: that’s right, Sam Pang Tonight is coming back for season two. Sam Pang Tonight will bookend the year... Read More »
Taken to Task
Taskmaster is back for season… four? Five? Three? Let’s say four. And you know what that means: proof positive that the format doesn’t require comedians at all wait what? Taskmaster has traditionally featured comedians and Julia Morris because parts of the format – mostly the part where they sit around in a studio while Tom... Read More »