Category: News

Stop Laughing… This Is Serious on the ABC

If you’ve been watching episodes of Mad As Hell and Judith Lucy Is All Woman. you may have noticed a few promos in between shows. Stop Laughing… This Is Serious is one of 13 new documentaries that was given the green light from Screen Australia‘s $13.8 million budget. Stop Laughing… will be narrated by Eric Bana and it takes a …

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Martin/Molloy Comic Artist Speaks

This year (2015) marks 20 years the beginning of what many people in and outside the Australian radio industry label as the best ever drive time show broadcasted on the airwaves. Martin/Molloy. Yes, can you believe it’s been that long? April 2015 will mark the month of the first ever episode broadcasted on the 2DAY …

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Tony Martin on Total Football

Last night Andrew Denton’s stunt-double Tony Martin somehow managed to get on Santo Sam and Ed’s Total Football and talk about the topic he knows very little of – sport. Donned in the Wellington Phoenix uniform, Tony joined the desk with Santo Cilauro, Sam Pang and Ed Kavalee and managed to join in on the conversation …

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Airtime: Judith Lucy Is All Woman

The lovable second season woman Judith Lucy is back with her new TV show on the ABC. Judith Lucy Is All Woman – a six part series that looks into the progress of the female species of the last 50 years – airs Wednesday February 11. Post by ABC TV. Dovetail: Fan favourite Shaun Micallef‘s show Mad As …

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Frontline binge on iView

Just when you can’t get enough of great Australian comedy with DVD boxsets, iTunes downloads and legal streaming on YouTube, the good folks at the ABC have released “Binge on the Best” on iView. Working Dog’s satirical classic Frontline‘s three seasons are now on full display for free on iView to entertain you over Christmas and …

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Updated: Our 8 Cents A Day For 2015

In a world where the Australian Government looms an axe over the heads of ABC and SBS to save money, the announcement today of new and renewed shows for the ABC has been released. And guess what? Tony and Co from the Nation Building Authority are returning to build something that’s not there for Season …

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Have You Been Paying Attention? Year In Review Special

Do yourself a favour and skip watching the latest shenanigans on some reality show shown on another network, and turn to Channel 10 on Monday November 17 at 8:30pm. Tom Gleisner, Ed Kavalee, Sam Pang, Jane Kennedy, Mick Molloy and Michala Banas are returning to the blue question mark for a Have You Been Paying Attention? Year In Review …

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From the archives: Jokers get smart

More gold from the archives! The ageless Jane Kennedy featured as a contestant on Sale of the Century with other funny people from the 1990s including Marg Downey and Andrew Denton, and here’s an article all about it from one of the Sunday TV listing guides.

Mike Moore Goes Mental As

Frontline’s Mike Moore makes a rare appearance for Mental Health Week.

Santo Cilauro’s Auto-biography

Behold! Another clipping! Back in 1993, Santo Cilauro posed with his beloved 1987 Alfa Romeo 33 Boxer for The Australian Magazine (here’s the PDF). “This car’s always full of junk,” he apologises, “because we film so many things ourselves on The Late Show. There’s an old street directory, for instance, that’s lost its middle pages. …

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