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April Fools 2: The Hits Keep Coming
Press release time! What Do You Call Five Comedians Ready To Kick Some Task? Taskmaster Australia!Season Five Premieres Thursday, May 7 At 7.30pm On 10. In a competition where simple tasks rarely stay that way, Taskmaster Australia returns for its fifth season with a brand-new lineup of comedians ready to take on the absurd and... Read More »
The Deb/bie Downer
Back in the depths of time, when this blog was still somewhat new and exciting, we would occasionally get feedback from various aggrieved comedy insiders complaining that we were living in the past. Why were we still saying nice things about ancient programs like The Games and The Late Show when there were hilarious new... Read More »
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 »