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Vale Outland

And so we bid farewell to Outland, the long anticipated and much delayed ABC-1 sitcom about a gay science fiction group.... Read More »

Live From Planet America

In recent years we've seen the ABC attempt to bring a little sparkle and mass appeal to its more serious outputs. Perhaps this was inspired by the phenomenal success of The Daily Show and the many failed attempts by local comedians to make an equivalent... Read More »

Danger! Parody!

Making its TV debut on SBS last Monday was Danger 5, the cheesy 1960s action series send-up that pits five international spies against the Nazis. Oh, and they have to kill Hitler too. Sounds like a hoot,... Read More »

Queer eye for the misogynist line

Corrine Grant and Tom Ballard got in to a spat the other day about the attitude of gay male comics towards women.... Read More »

And in overseas news

Remember that story last year about how Britain's Channel 4 were working on a supposed rip-off of The Gruen Transfer called The Mad Bad Ads Show? If you don't, we blogged about it here. Either way, it went to air on Friday night and we've managed to see... Read More »

A little outlandish, and quite entertaining

The ABC's new Wednesday comedy line-up kicked off last night with the return of Adam Hills In Gordon Street Tonight and the long-awaited debut of the sitcom... Read More »

A load of balls

New Australian comedy was back on the box this week, with the debut of Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever! and the return of a few shows including Balls of Steel Australia and Clarke &... Read More »

Australian Tumbleweeds 2011 – voting now open

Voting is now open in this year’s Australian Tumbleweeds 2011. Now in its 6th year, the Australian Tumbleweeds hails the failures (and occasional successes) of this nation’s comic... Read More »

Australian Tumbleweeds 2011 – Nominations now open

Nominations are now open in this year’s Australian Tumbleweeds 2011. Now in its 6th year, the Australian Tumbleweeds hails the failures (and occasional successes) of this nation’s comic talent. Your online nominations form can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/tumblies2011noms You have until midnight on Friday 16th December to nominate. Please make no more than 4 nominations... Read More »

Cause for cheer?

Last week's ABC 2012 launch and other recent announcements have made us feel pretty positive about Australian comedy, which is somewhat of a strange sensation. Here's the list of what's coming up next year, tell us what you think about it in the... Read More »