Australian sketch comedy, satire & panel tv shows
Titles in alphabetical order. Emphasis on the comedy aspect of the show, so some good shows in the Variety genre aren't being considered here [edit: they are now, as our 'chat' shows...maybe I'll have to create a variety show List for Australia some time but until then, those programmes will be here.]
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- StarsAdam HillsHannah GadsbyDave O'NeilAdam Hills returns to Gordon Street in a unique take on the traditional tonight show - with monologue, interviews and top musical acts, plus spontaneous and unpredictable interactions with the studio audience.Was looking for "Adam Hills in Gordon Street tonight"...but this came up instead...which was what the show changed its name to. Not a big fan of this show.
- StarsNicholas BoshierAnthony MacFarlaneJarod GreenA whale wakes up stranded on a New Zealand beach... and so starts the adventures of Beached Az, the story of a helplessly beached whale and a host of local New Zealand wildlife that cross his path with good intent but no resolve.Didn't mind this short cartoon series...this might be the best list to put it in. Wikipedia says that this ran for two series and there were 21 episodes in total, with a running time between 1 and 2 minutes per episode.
Related titles (the makers started out on You Tube so it looks like some of their titles don't come up on this site):
Beached whale (You Tube series, I believe, as is the next)
Bondi hipsters
Soul mates (coming to ABC TV some time soon, I believe. Features characters or character types from the previous title, above.) - StarsDick BentleyJohn BluthalDiana DavidsonA variety series starring comedian Dick Bentley, singers and the ABC Dance Band.Suggested by user JeiceWarrior. No info from Wikipedia on this. The user states:
"A variety show. I recently came across a review that suggested that comedy was a major part of the series, with Dick Bentley opening the episodes by telling a series of jokes. The article also mentions that the series had no studio-audience/laugh-track, unusual since old variety shows tended to have a studio audience". - StarsAaron Fa'aosoNakkiah LuiElizabeth WymarraA sketch comedy show featuring Indigenous Australian writers and performers.Sketch comedy featuring Aboriginal Australians on the ABC.
- StarsAndrew DentonJohn DoyleGreig PickhaverI remember liking this show the best of all of the Andrew Denton's programmes. Reading the Wikipedia entry for it, it states that Roy & HG got their start in tv on this show...that comedy duo make this list numerous times as well.
Memory foggy, but sort of variety show territory with humourous pieces. Reminded of this show recently by a clip on tv...segment where a prostitute, I think, demonstrates how to apply a condom to an erect penis with one's mouth...as shown using a cucumber...or something. - StarsJohn ClarkeBryan DaweBrian DaweJohn Clarke and Bryan Dawe broadcast a weekly interview in which prominent figures speak about matters of public importance. John pretends to be someone he isn't pretending to be and Bryan behaves with grace under pressure.Including their work on channel Nine's "A current affair"...my favourite era for their work. They are currently on ABC TV at 6:55 pm on Thursdays and have been for a few years now, I think.
- StarsGreig PickhaverJohn DoyleLouise AntonRoy and HG hosted a relaxed chat show in the confines of the Sydney RSL club, Club Buggary, complete with glittering Pokies in the background. Easy flowing chat on the subjects of sport, entertainment and politics resulted, as well as interviews with interesting people from these fields.With "Rampaging" Roy Slaven and H.G. Nelson!
- StarsCraig ReucasselChris TaylorJulian MorrowAn Australian comedy program that satirises the news of the day, and how it is presented.
- StarsAndrew DentonKen RussellJulian ClaryAn Andrew Denton "Tonight" type show on commercial tv. I do remember finding that Tasmanian (?) comedian very funny...forget his name, but he was a regular on the show [edit in: remembered his name...it's Anthony Morgan...although I also seem to recall a similarly named Australian stand-up comedian...Tony Morgan?]. Wikipedia mentions Amanda Keller being on the show too, and she was always good fun too, from memory.
- StarsMichael VeitchMarg DowneyGeoff BrooksAustralian sketch programme parodying TV shows, movies, song clips and Australian life.
- StarsGlenn ButcherRoss WilliamsKim GyngellFull Frontal, a sketch comedy series, followed the format of its predecessor Fast Forward, rapid-firing skits to simulate channel surfing after each punchline.
- StarsJohn BluthalMichael ColeHenry GilbertA live variety show spoofing Victorian music hall.Suggested by JeiceWarrior who states:
"It was a variety series which spoofed Victorian music hall (vaudeville). I don't know if it was a recurring segment, but the first episode featured a comedy sketch spoofing the melodramas of the Victorian era.
It originally aired on ABC, but later moved to TCN. Both versions were produced in Sydney. The ABC version was kinescoped for interstate broadcast, but I don't know if the TCN version was shown interstate (there was no Nine Network in those days, and TCN was affiliated with HSV-7 in Melbourne and a station in Brisbane whose name escapes me....)". - StarsPaul McDermottMikey RobinsJulie McCrossinIt's a quiz about the week and stuff.You can also vote for the Network Ten version of this show, after the show moved away from the ABC.
- StarsGraham KennedyJim MurphyKen SutcliffeAn innovative late night news programme from Australia's Nine Network, combining serious news with comedy and biting satire.Good to see an entry for this show although there is none for the superior "Newsworld" which started this trend of mixing an actual news show with amusing presenters. "Newsworld" was hosted by the cynical grump Clive Robertson and Graham Kennedy was brought in to take an equivalent approach to this new genre.
- StarsBuster FiddessDawn LakeFrank WardA variety series, with emphasis on comedy.Suggested by JeiceWarrior.
Wikipedia states:
"Here's Dawn is an Australian television series which aired 1964 to 1965 on the Nine Network. A half-hour variety series with emphasis on comedy sketches, it was produced in Sydney and starred Dawn Lake. While popular with viewers, it was not well-received by critics. Nevertheless, along with The Mavis Bramston Show and Barley Charlie, it represented an increasing interest by Australian TV stations towards locally produced comedy progamming, which had previously been largely neglected". - StarsGraham KennedyBert NewtonThe UnisoundsAn iconic, popular, and long-running variety series.With Graham Kennedy.
- StarsBob DyerJack DaveyContestants were put through amusing situations in order to win prizes.Suggested by JeiceWarrior. Wikipedia states:
"It Pays to Be Funny was an Australian television comedy game show. In Sydney it aired on station ATN-7, while in Melbourne it aired on GTV-9 (at the time, the two stations were known for sharing some programs, as this was prior to the formation of the Seven Network and Nine Network). The half-hour show was hosted Bob Dyer, who had previously hosted a version for radio on the Macquarie Radio Network.
A description in a 1957 edition of The Age newspaper said the television series "puts contestants though amusing situations with worth-while prizes as their reward", According to a different edition of The Age, one of these "situations" was having the contestant attempt to milk a cow"
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"the series may be lost. However, it is known that transcription copies exist of the radio version at the National Film and Sound Archive". - StarsJohn SafranGavin WoodDavid SerafinIn his most ludicrously ambitious project yet, world-famous media hooligan John Safran scours the world in search of God... AND FINDS HIM.... Or, at least, a lot of folk who believe they have.Remember liking this show, but I think some segments were too extreme, from memory...if this the one where Safran visits a place where voodoo is practices and a chicken is sacrificed. This might also be the series where Safran is famously 'exorcised' by an American preacher of some kind or other...Safran is of Jewish background. There was debate over whether Safran was genuinely affected by that experience or was hamming it up...hmm...Jews and ham...
If this is the series with his fake promo for a Mormon Hollywood movie as well as where he discusses the Mormon's magic underpants then...this is great television! - CreatorTroy KinneStarsTroy KinneNick CodyDes DowlingA sketch comedy series from the Australian comedian Troy Kinne.I caught the tail end of this show on a regular recording of "Family guy" last week (show screened on 15/07/2014). Some of the sketches/pranks were pretty funny. I saw the ep with the sketch featuring a couple in a cafe discussing their greatest fears. They ask a man walking by what his greatest fear is...and he gives a wonderfully laconic (and vulgar!) reply...perhaps bringing a touch of reality to proceedings!
It's a pity my PVR is nearly 2/3 full...this looks a promising show and a return to form for the genre here...if I wasn't feeling so swamped with shows to catch up on on my PVR I'd make a point of watching this. - StarsNazeem HussainRonny ChiengAnthony SalameComedian Nazeem Hussain is host and star of Legally Brown, where he performs his unique brand of stand up to frame a series of socially relevant character and hidden camera stunts, as well as scripted comedy sketches. This anarchic series parodies many aspects of Australian life, including race relations, politics and pop culture. Highlights include Uncle Sam, a taxi driver turned politician who is on the campaign trail make Australia Halal, Imran Farook, a TV mystic healer who uses unconventional techniques on his unsuspecting guests, and The Prince of Mumbai, who has traveled to Australia to find a wife! Audiences will be privy to Nazeem, an outspoken Muslim whose parents emigrated from Sri Lanka to Australia, who is known for making fun of his own experiences growing up, as well as the white Australian population.I did watch this series from the start but after a while I just lost interest and bailed on it. Perhaps I found the barbs a bit of a stretch, but some were funny...it basically involves stand-up comedian Nazeem Hussain interacting with 'average' Australians in set-ups ostensibly to find Australians racist...although I do remember one stunt where Nazeem 'fined' Japanese tourists for being "stereotypes" for taking photographs. The "fine" aspect is an element of some of The Chaser's work. From memory, I just found the focus on the 'political' nature of the comedy detracted from the comedy nature of the comedy.
- StarsLibbi GorrAndrew DentonPaul McDermottFeaturing 'Elle McFeast', an alumni of Andrew Denton's programmes, I believe. She's also done one off programmes on various topics, I think...breasts for one. She also humanised Peter Reith...bitch...
- StarsRay McGearyA weekly variety series, with emphasis on comedy.Suggested by JeiceWarrior.
Wikipedia states:
"Look and Laugh is an Australian television series which aired from 1958 to 1959 on ATN-7 [i.e. Sydney station].
The series was a variety series, with emphasis on comedy. The weekly series aired in a 60-minute time-slot (running time excluding commercials is unknown), in black-and-white". - StarsShaun MicallefFrancis GreensladeJason GearyMicallef's foray into actual chat show territory (not the fake stuff on the non-commercial ABC TV), with a comedic bent. It was on commercial tv. Got axed. I was a fan...pity it didn't continue, could have been something great.
- StarsJohn SafranAnt KeoghRob HibbertJohn Safran explores the music industry with this hilarious and informative show.Another John Safran effort. From memory, I really enjoyed this. Do remember taking pity on Safran as he traversed a platform at Flinders Street train station, I think it was, doing an Ozzy Osbourne impression or something. Guessing that most people waiting for a train had no idea who he was and probably felt embarrassed for him, as I did.
- StarsShaun MicallefBen AndersonNicholas BellA satirical news program, presented by comedian Shaun Micallef.With the iminitable Shaun Micallef.
- StarsColin CroftJohn EwartA live variety series.No info by Wikipedia on this. Suggested by JeiceWarrior who states:
"A variety series, featured some comedy". - CreatorSam SimmonsStarsSam SimmonsAnthony MorganLawrence MooneyThe hilariously mundane day to day life of Sam Simmons and the characters that surround him.....including the moths in his couch.With Sam Simmons.
I watched a bit of the first episode...maybe about 10 minutes of it. Did have a few laughs but wasn't willing to stick with it. Same thing happened watching technicoloured yawn of Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy...which I watched even less of and got no laughs out of. - CreatorPhil LloydTrent O'DonnellStarsPhil LloydMandy BishopIvy NehlWhile other critics waste time with trivial matters such as film, food or art, one man dares to review all facets of life - our experiences, our emotions, our deepest, darkest desires - to rate them out of five stars.
- StarsPaul JenningsMary-Anne FaheyTony MartinAn Australian political satire series of 5-minute shorts with puppets portraying Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Gorbachev, and Australian political leaders of the time.Wikipedia mentions this being a segment of "Fast forward" but no mention of a separate show by this name...although the ABC's version of this show is mentioned. Either way. This was like the Australian equivalent of Britain's "Spitting image".
- StarsRuth CracknellIn this 5-minute comedy series, Ruth Cracknell gave comedic lectures on "gracious living".Suggested by JeiceWarrior who writes:
"Also something I haven't seen, Ruth Cracknell (1960) was a 5-minute ABC series which consisted of the actress of the same name giving "comedic lectures on gracious living", and included satire and wit. A search of newspaper TV listings suggests it aired on Saturdays in Sydney and aired on Mondays in Melbourne...not sure about other ABC stations. ABC's schedules varied considerably from city to city in those days, it wasn't until a few years later that ABC's Melbourne and Sydney stations were linked together via coaxial cable". - StarsShaun MicallefFrancis GreensladeEmily TahenyNo-holds-barred news satire show presented by comedian Shaun Micallef that gleefully riffs on Aussie politics.
- CreatorNicholas BoshierChristiaan Van VuurenConnor Van VuurenStarsChristiaan Van VuurenNicholas BoshierRachel HouseA bromance for the ages, Soul Mates is the story of two kindred spirits trapped in a cycle of death and rebirth. Across different lifetimes with no knowledge of their past lives, they are forever drawn together as mates.Sketch comedy. One of the guys was involved in "Beached az".
- CreatorRos BellengerStarsShaun MicallefAmanda KellerCharlie PickeringA game show where generation Baby Boomers, X and Y compete against each other to see who is the best. Each week the teams are headed by Amanda Keller, Charlie Pickering and Josh Thomas along with a guest each. They are then given questions about things that have happened over the past few decades. Hosted by comedian Shaun Micallef.Didn't watch this series for long...Shaun Micallef's foray onto commercial tv with a humourous music/pop culture game/quiz show. "Little Britain"'s Matt Lucas appeared on it because he was a fan of Micallef's other tv shows. Me too.
- StarsGrahame BondRory O'DonoghueSandra McGregorA large, violent, masculine, mustached, boxing glove-wearing, motorcycle riding woman and her troupe of other off-beat characters.
- StarsJean KittsonGlynn NicholasMatt ParkinsonThe series brought a number of new comedy acts to national prominence and made major stars of its host, Wendy Harmer, who later became a top-rating host on morning radio in Sydney, and the regularly featured act, the Doug Anthony All-Stars."The big gig" ABC TV.
- StarsJulian MorrowAndrew HansenChris TaylorThe show features sketches mocking social and political issues, and often feature comedic publicity stunts.
- StarsMark MitchellMary-Anne FaheyIan McFadyenSketch show launched from the success of "The D-Generation." The show was disbanded after the first season, but was given another shot in 1990 to become a well-loved hit comedy show. It went on to transition into "Fast Forward" (1991).Featured Kylie Mole, Col'n Carpenter and Con the fruiterer!
- StarsBob GeraghtyGeorge WallaceA weekly variety series, which aired live at 2:00PM. Featured a mix of music and comedy.Suggested by JeiceWarrior. Wikipedia states:
"The Contact Show is an Australian daytime television variety series which aired on TCN-9 during 1960. Featuring Bob Geraghty and George Wallace Jr, it featured a mix of comedy and music.
The series proved short-lived.
Aired at 2:00PM in a 60-minute time-slot, the series competed in its time-slot against Your Home and Menus for Moderns on ATN-7 and For Schools on ABN-2". - StarsJohn HarrisonMagda SzubanskiSanto CilauroAn Australian skit show based in the 80'sI suppose you can also include their foray into commercial tv, with shows such as "The D-Generation goes commercial" etc. on channel Seven. Many of the stars of this series went onto form the backbone of shows like "Fast forward".
- StarsDon LaneFrankie AvalonSusan HartTC-9 (1965-1969)
Looking at the Wikipedia entry for this show it mentions that Don Lane was eventually found to replace the greak Irish comedian Dave Allen, who was sacked from a talk show here in Australia. Wayne Newton recommended Don Lane as the replacement. - StarsDon LaneBert NewtonPete SmithFollows one of the most popular talk shows in Australian television history hosted by Don Lane and co-hosted with Bert Newton.Guessing that this is the most famous incarnation of "The lanky Yank"'s show! Wikipedia mentions this version as having Bert Newton as his sidekick.
Channel Nine (1975-1983)
Wikipedia cites some further programmes hosted by Don Lane but which aren't in IMDB's database, i.e. for Network Ten the programmes "Late night Australia"/"Late night Oz". It was up again the slew of news programmes with a humourous bent, started by the inimitable grump Clive Robertson's "Newsworld", which was on the Seven Network and the latter "Graham Kennedy's news show". - StarsJohn DoyleGreig PickhaverRoy and H.G. Nelson direct from the front deck of home base in Athens Central peer behind the facade of sport and probe the miracle that is Greece.Or any of their Olympic year parody commentary, be it for the summer or winter games. Battered sav!
- StarsCraig ReucasselChas LicciardelloChris TaylorSpoof of 24 hour news channels (specifically CNN, but also SKY and others) from the creators of the satirical weekly newspaper The Chaser.Any national election year series. I.e.
The Chaser decides
The election Chaser
The hamster decides
Yes we Canberra! - CreatorJason BurrowsPhil LloydTrent O'DonnellStarsCraig AndersonDamon HerrimanDarren GilshenanMen fight with knives.
- CreatorShane CrawfordStarsSam NewmanGarry LyonTrevor MarmaladeEddie McGuire, Sam Newman and Trevor Marmalade present their unique brand of madness and mayhem. Includes AFL news, interviews, previews, comedy sketches and general hilarity.AFL edition. Trevor Marmalade behind the 'bar' always provided good comic relief, as did Sam Newman's 'man on the street' interviews.
- StarsWil AndersonCorinne GrantDave HughesWill Anderson's best work, I think, and Dave Hughes' too...Dave was especially funny when he could come up with nothing to say! There were rumours that this show was axed due to making its political targets unhappy. More's the pity.
- StarsAndrew HansenChas LicciardelloJulian MorrowAnother show by The Chaser team.
- StarsTom GleisnerEd KavaleeSam PangHave You Been Paying Attention? is an Australian topical quiz show with a mix of news and comedyNews based quiz show with a regular panel of comedians. Hosted by D-Generation alumni Tom Gleisner.
- StarsJimmy WheelerA four-episode variety series featuring English comedian Jimmy Wheeler.Suggested by JeiceWarrior. A variety series starring an English comedian. Wikipedia states that Wheeler had a show of that name in Britain in 1956-7, but that got wiped. Not much is known about that earlier series.
- StarsNoel FerrierJohn D'ArcyBert NewtonA live variety show which aired on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.Wikipedia states:
"The Late Show is an Australian television variety series which aired from 1957 to 1959 on Melbourne station HSV-7. Aired on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and competing in the time-slot with GTV-9's popular In Melbourne Tonight, the series included a mix of music and comedy. People who hosted the series during its run included John D'Arcy, Bert Newton and original host Noel Ferrier". - StarsSanto CilauroTom GleisnerJane KennedyThe Late show, which only ran for two years was one of the most successful and funny comedy shows ever produced and shown in Australia. It marked the re-grouping of the D-Generation, a comedy group from the late 80's. From the LIVE late night comedy show, came classic moments such as Shitscared, Charlie the wonder dog, The Oz brothers and heaps of other 'Champagne Comedy'.Includes members of the D-Generation.
- StarsShaun MicallefWayne HopeRoz HammondA skit-based comedy program, fronted by Australian comedian Shaun Micallef.Includes "The Micallef Programme" and "The Micallef Pogram"!
- StarsMike WalshGeoff HarveyJim BerinsonDaytime variety show, featuring music and interviews with special guests and celebrities from Australia and around the world.More of a talk show but with a humourous bent to it with guests and the host etc. His best work was on commercial television. Mike Walsh's official website bio information also mentions (in my opinion) best forgotten run on the non-commercial ABC TV:
"In August, 1987, Mike returned to television to host a twelve week season of one hour talk shows, produced by Hayden Productions in association with A.B.C. Television".
The ABC run was basically a lot of interviews with the 'stars' of that network. Pretty ho-hum. On commercial tv he'd interview visiting overseas celebrities etc. - StarsAndrew DentonRobyn WilesTerry WilesAnother Andrew Denton project. Notably had a musical act come in every week and do a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven". Now wish that I'd bought the album of that, "Stairways to Heaven"...from memory. Rolf Harris famously did a version of that there. Also enjoyed Leonard Teale's terrific version...sort of beat poetry! Nice version by Beatles and Elvis impersonators too. Theme tune had a Bond vibe going on.
- StarsGarry McDonaldMax RowleyAbigailA subversive parody of the established variety "Tonight Show" format, centering on a weekly roster of celebrity guests who were 'interviewed' by Norman Gunston.Decades before Ali G. there was....Norman Gunston. I liked seeing him on You Tube, interviewing Mick Jagger...and being under the impression that he had sold more records than Mick! Keith Moon was a nasty piece of work...lacked the class of Mick.
- StarsTom GleisnerRob SitchKate LangbroekA comedy show talking about the events from the week gone. Made by Australia's Working Dog and featuring guests each week. The team is known for the movie The Castle.Includes members of the D-Generation.
- StarsPaul HoganJohn CornellGlenn ShorrockAn Australian comedy show hosted by Crocodile Dundee Star, Paul Hogan.
- StarsJack DaveyA guessing game in which panelists and contestants had to determine what phrase the host has picked.Wikipedia states:
"The Pressure Pak Show was an Australian television game show. It aired from 1957 to 1958 on the ATN-7 in Sydney and GTV-9 in Melbourne. It was hosted by Jack Davey, who also hosted The Dulux Show and Give it a Go...At least 10 episodes are held by National Film and Sound Archive, along with episodes of a radio version".
Suggested by user JeiceWarrior who vouches for its comedy content. Wikipedia states:
"According to records of existing episodes, phrases ranged from simple (such as "A worm" and "Rock around the clock") to unusual/humorous (such as A pygmy on Mt Lofty" and "Australia's 7th best dressed man")". - StarsCarrie BickmoreCharlie PickeringDave HughesA panel of Australian personalities taking a new modern and slightly funny look at the newsOriginally entitled "The 7PM Project". News/satire programme formerly hosted by Charlie Pickering.
- StarsYianni AgisilaouMichael ChamberlinGeraldine HickeyA competition for emerging stand-up comedians, established in 1996 and held annually since. The final is held as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in April and televised on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- StarsTom CruiseNicole KidmanBryan BrownLeading broadcaster and journalist Ray Martin interviews some of the biggest Australian and international celebrities in this studio-based series.Probably got the wrong show up here. I was looking for "Midday with Ray Martin". Didn't get a hit on this site...maybe it comes under "Midday"? Anyway, this was a talk show with guests including comics. Personally I don't think he's in the same class as someone like Mike Walsh but he was popular with the blue rinse set. His altercation with John Safran many years later, after he had quit tv did him no credit..."Don't dish it out if you can't take it" is a phrase which comes to mind.
- StarsSeaton Kay-SmithMark HumphriesClarke RichardsThe Roast is a daily ten minute comedy news show that promises to destroy every bastion of journalism known to man.Interstitial programme on ABC2. I liked it better when it ran for 2 minutes but last year (2013) it extended to a running time of 10 minutes. News satire programme.
- StarsCharlie PickeringTom GleesonKitty FlanaganAussie comedian Charlie Pickering takes a satirical look at the week's current affairs from politics to vaccinations. Features regular guest appearances by comedians like Kitty Flanagan and Tom Gleeson.Hosted by the former host of Channel Ten's "The project".
- StarsMalcolm FraserBill PeachJohn GortonWas reminded of this show looking up "Ray Martin" on Wikipedia. He was a part of this programme too. It was an actual current affairs show but which was satirical and merciless to politicians too. Before my time, so not authorative on how suitable it is for this list...guessing that it is, having occasionally seen clips on tv of.
- StarsKeith WalsheRay TaylorRoy HampsonA variety/talk show, with interviews, guests, music, audience participation, etc.Suggested by JeiceWarrior. They listed it as "Sydney tonight". Not clear how much comedy it had, but they saw a clip which had some comedy bits in it.
- CreatorRick KalowskiStarsSammy JMandy BishopPaul McCarthyVariety show which was not renewed. From memory, I didn't mind the puppet that he worked with in MICF highlight specials on Network Ten. I do remember this series (WNF) having some pretty low level political satire ("Downton Abbott"...I know this because I caught a few seconds of this on a repeat broadcast recently). The puppett was also on WNF...I think...sometimes.