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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Press release time! In fact, multiple press releases! The ABC announced a large chunk of their 2026 line-up a few days ago and it’s taken us this long to wade through it all. Let’s start with the big news: Not only did the ABC drop an actual surprise announcement, it was for a show that... Read More »
We rarely bother with the commercial network’s upfronts, mostly because they rarely bother with comedy. But this did catch our eye: Comedy returns to prime time on Seven with a new format featuring Mick Molloy and Glenn Robbins and funny friends as guests. It is produced by Molloy Boy Productions. AR: “This was the best... Read More »
Press release time! That’s “haunts, humour and so much heart”, right? You’re sure “haunts” is first? Not going to go with “haunting”? Hey. your call. Just wondering, but has a local version of any overseas comedy format ever taken off here? Back in the 70s Kingswood Country was a knock-off of All In The Family... Read More »
Press release time! What does this have to do with comedy? Check out that line-up of guests! Ryan Shelton: there’s a name we haven’t seen in a while. Also funny: the way this seems to have backed off a little from the original concept, which was a comedy true-crime panel show where real-life cases are... Read More »
Press release time! Australian Comedy Royalty Unites for New ABC Series Bad Company The ABC, Screen Australia and VicScreen are thrilled to announce two of Australia’s most beloved comedians, Anne Edmonds and Kitty Flanagan will join forces for the new 6-part comedy series, Bad Company. Created by, written and starring AACTA award-winning comedian Anne Edmonds... Read More »