A new eight episode series will be coming from The Chasers to ABC1 later this year. Press release: The Chaser team is returning to ABC TV with an original news analysis show called The Hamster Wheel. The Hamster Wheel will examine the contemporary media landscape, where everyone from journalists to political fixers is perpetually at [...]
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First look at Twentysomething
Twentysomething is a six part dramedy which tells the story of Jess (Jess Harris) and Josh (Josh Schmidt), best friends who are trying to pull their life back together after hitting rock bottom. Rather than grow up and settle down, they’ve partied hard and lived life for the moment since they finished high school. It [...]
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Good News World unleashed on September 5th
Good News World is coming soon to channel 10, premiering on Monday 5th September at 9:30pm. It features Paul McDermott, Mikey Robins, Claire Hooper, Cal Wilson, Akmal, Tom Gleeson, Sammy J, and a puppet. Details are scarce, but on Facebook it claims to be ‘somewhere between The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live, and a hostage [...]
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Comedy news round-up – 25th August
Eddie Izzard will be doing some live shows in Australia and New Zealand in November, for the first time in eight years. Check out his website for details. There’s a couple of great interviews with Shaun Micallef over at TvTonight with David Knox, and at The Age with Paul Kalina. Crikey would love to talk [...]
READ MOREComedy news round-up – 16th August
Got something to include in the next comedy news round-up? Send Matt an email. Now that Can of Worms has had time to settle in, Good News Week will be back in the form of a new show, Good News Planet. Herald Sun are reporting that Paul McDermott and fellow cast members Mikey Robbins and [...]
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