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 »
There’s plenty you can say about the Logies – TV Tonight called it “broken” last week, and they’re not wrong. But it’s so much more than a televised evening of backslapping and blatantly handing awards to stars linked to whoever holds the broadcast rights. It’s a show that, this year at least, got it right... Read More »
There’s basically two kinds of comedy showcases on television. There’s the ones where new talent gets a chance to strut their stuff, and the ones where established talent bring in the viewers. Guess which kind is the only kind we currently get on Australian television? It wasn’t always this way. It wasn’t even all that... Read More »
Press release time! The key to all this is “now also around the world”. But hey, no complaints here if the Netflix effect is working to make an Australian comedy internationally popular for once. Later in 2024 can’t come fast... Read More »
The 2023 Logies was exactly what we’ve come to expect: a lot of awards going to shows and people who barely deserve a... Read More »
We announce the winner and losers of the Australian Tumbleweeds Awards 2022, honouring the best and worst of Australian... Read More »
It’s not an exaggeration to say that Fisk is the funniest Australian sitcom for years. It also rates incredibly... Read More »
So we waited an extra week just to make sure we weren’t imagining it but yes, it seems that season two of Fisk is just as good – if not better – than the first. Phew. Some things have changed: the downstairs coffee shop is now an even more infuriating “blended beverage” venue. Roz (Julia... Read More »
Have You Been Paying Attention? celebrated its 250th episode with all the people and segments we’ve known and loved for 10... Read More »
There are plenty of myths about the Logies, one of which is that it’s funny. “Drags on for ages with occasional laughs” would be more accurate.... Read More »