Vale the Betoota Advocate Presents and Deadloch
The Betoota Advocate Presents and Deadloch were mostly serious shows made by funny people. What does this tell us about comedy in... Read More »
Tag: Kate McCartney
It’s a Tie
There was only ever one of two ways Deadloch could go. One way had us excited; the other… yeah, not so much. So what exactly have Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan served up with their big budget Amazon murder mystery series? And why aren’t we super excited about what’s to come? Behind door number one,... Read More »
Dead Heat
Press release time! Prime Video Releases the Official Trailer for Australian Amazon Original Series Deadloch When a local man turns up dead on the beach, two vastly different detectives are thrown together to solve the case From the wickedly funny minds of Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan comes the killer new series Deadloch, starring Kate... Read More »
New original comedy? Amazing! No, Amazon
Last week Amazon Prime Video announced that it is investing $150 million in seven original local shows, including three... Read More »
Slush puppies
Slushy is the trad sitcom we’re slightly surprised Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney have written. The tone is very different to Get... Read More »
So, so wrong
The great myth put about by those in power is that they know what they’re doing and that we should trust them (maybe you can think of a recent example of that). So, ultimately, perhaps, we’re all better off putting ourselves in the hands of people who don’t know what they’re doing? Could we really... Read More »
The future is now
Wherever the exciting future of Australian comedy is, it may not be at the ABC. For a certain type of comedy at least. Appearing on a panel recently at Screen Forever, “Australia’s premier event for screen industry professionals”, Rick Kalowski, Head of Comedy at the ABC, is reported to have said: “It’s your responsibility as... Read More »
Vale Get Krack!n season 2
Australian television hasn’t been known for its parodies for a while now – unless The Weekly really is a parody of a real news satire – so Get Krack!n took a little while for some to get their heads around. Often it wasn’t so much a parody of the style and format of morning television... Read More »
Get Krack!n Up the Duff
Week four of Get Krack!n and the hosts have news: they may (or may not) be pregnant! As you’d expect, they have very different ways of dealing with this and the harsh media spotlight that it brings. Kate McCartney – the one who doesn’t really give a shit – announces it, says she’ll never mention... Read More »
Get Krack!n Sends a Sign
So, of course, after we spent last week going on about how the Kates often seem to be slightly loosely-defined as comedy characters on Get Krack!n, this week’s episode once again proved us wrong by having them firmly positioned on the wrong side of the comedy topic from start to finish. Who knows about comedy?... Read More »