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So Much For the Aftertaste
Over the years there seems to be a growing disconnect between what audiences want in a comedy and what the ABC thinks they want. Audiences want to laugh; the ABC thinks they want a show set in some lush semi-rural regional getaway location so they can film the whole thing in rustic houses and cute... Read More »
Tears for Years
Okay so 2020 was a crap year… for comedy (let us know exactly how crap in the Australian Tumbleweeds Awards 2020 – voting is now open!), and in a surprise to just about no-one, The Yearly kept that trend going. Usually we like to faff around a bit before cutting to the chase, but honestly:... Read More »
It’s Square to be Hip
Australian comedy’s biggest problem probably isn’t a lack of ideas, but that’s got to be somewhere up near the top of the list. Point at a sketch show and chances are the same set-ups turn up time and time again; most sitcoms are little more than the same episode over and over again. Character comedy... Read More »
The World of Tomorrow
Press release time! And it’s a doozy so we’re just going to present the highlights: ABC Upfronts connecting all Australians in 2021 Audiences will be right at home on the ABC in 2021, with diverse Australian dramas, comedies, documentaries, news, arts, entertainment, and children’s programs. ABC stars Rachel Griffiths, Wil Anderson, Erik Thomson, Kitty Flanagan,... Read More »
With Mick Molloy and Tony Martin
Three or four Prime Ministers ago, Tony Martin announced that he’d dropped off his collection of recordings of Martin / Molloy – the drive-time radio show he did with Mick Molloy in the latter half of the 90s – at the Australian National Film and Sound Archives (or NFSA). Fans rejoiced: aside from the three... Read More »
Irreverent Comedy Series Goes Into Production
Press release time! Superwog series 2 starts production Off the back of their smash hit #1 trending first season, ABC and Screen Australia are delighted to announce that a second series of the irreverent comedy series Superwog is going into production this week in Melbourne. Created by and starring brothers Theodore and Nathan Saidden, the... Read More »
A Nasty Reputation as a Cruel Dude
This week on Reputation Rehab: “Reputations exist in the minds of real people”. Could have fooled us. Here’s something else that exists in the minds of real people: what exactly is this show about? We didn’t review Reputation Rehab after last week’s episode because being built around a big “celebrity” interview left us feeling it... Read More »
Satire is What Closes on Saturday Night
Press release time! Chaser Digital Presents: WAR ON 2020 Chaser Digital is proud to announce an all new sketch comedy series to premiere on The Chaser’s digital platforms this December in conjunction with Australia’s other satirical juggernaut The Shovel (yes it’s a satirical cartel, yes the ACCC have been notified). Dubbed The War on 2020,... Read More »
The Fart of Storytelling
The decision by Seven – well, 7Mate to be exact – to show Housos vs Virus and Regular Old Bogan back to back has provided us with an exciting opportunity to examine how storytelling works in the Australian sitcom. Because they sure as shit didn’t give us anything to examine as far as comedy goes.... Read More »
Probably Not a Reference to the Kingpin of Crime
Press release time! Cameras roll in Melbourne on Kitty Flanagan comedy series Fisk The ABC and Screen Australia are delighted to announce filming has commenced in Melbourne on the new six-part comedy series Fisk (previous working title, Entitled) by one of Australia’s most popular comedians, Kitty Flanagan. Produced by Vincent Sheehan (Operation Buffalo, The Kettering... Read More »