Vale Bert Newton
Bert Newton was an all-rounder, a man of enormous energy and versatility. In many ways, the ultimate Australian television... Read More »
Comedy TV
Three spreadsheets to the wind
Paramount+’s sitcom Spreadsheet is a show which assumes there’ll laughs if the main character is an idiot caught up in madcap... Read More »
Vale Wednesday Night Comedy just in General Really
So Fat Pizza: Back in Business ended on yet another knife-edge cliffhanger that’ll be desperately written out of continuity if the series ever comes back. What, you thought just because Paul Fenech has two series for 7Mate next year that he’d actually wrap this one up? Housos: The Thong WarriorFrom the suburbs to the outback,... Read More »
Hey! Hey! They’re back again!
Hey Hey it's 50 years played it safe, keeping the focus on nostalgia of 20+ years ago rather than the reality of what Hey! Hey!... Read More »
Vale Question Everything
And once again we say goodbye to a series nobody asked for. Usually when the ABC serves up yet another head-scratcher there’s some kind of demented logic behind it – and by “demented logic” we mean “external funding body”. But every now and again there’s a show like Question Everything, some utterly pointless slab of... Read More »
Still Frayed
Frayed, unusually for an Australian dramedy, has a compelling and suspenseful plot, lots of funny lines, and well-written, complex... Read More »
Too sexist for this shirt
Australia’s Sexiest Tradie took a bit of a turn last week, delving further into the toxic masculinity of lead character Franky... Read More »
Vale Rosehaven Rest in Power edition
Rosehaven is over. It takes with it yet another era in Australian comedy. Not a particularly funny era mind you, or even an especially memorable one; remember that episode where they had the banter then a shot of the Tasmanian countryside then we got some more banter? Good times. Seriously though, when even articles praising... Read More »
Australia’s latest mockumentary
You could be forgiven for thinking that Australia’s Sexiest Tradie is the real deal: an actual tradie followed by an actual documentary... Read More »
Might as well Question Everything
It’s not a good sign when the ABC starts promoting your replacement when you’ve still got weeks to go. And what’s this? Okay, it’s shit news, but it’s no surprise – this is sizzle for a return next year though, right? Wait, so they’re advertising it now even though it’s not going to air for... Read More »