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Aussie Gold
Aussie Gold is a television programme on Foxtel's The Comedy Channel, created and executive produced by Darren Chau, produced by Anthony Warrington, and hosted by Australian comedian Frank Woodley. The show hosts a programming block celebrating the very best in Australian comedy. The weekly programme has also featured special editions such as ANZAC Gold and the 20th Anniversary celebrations of ''Fast Forward''. An Aussie Gold promo starring Peter Helliar won Silver at the 2011 Australian Promax Awards. Featured programming * ''The Comedy Company'' * ''Jimeoin'' * ''Big Girl's Blouse'' * '' Blankety Blanks'' * ''Fast Forward'' * ''Kingswood Country'' * ''The Adventures of Lano and Woodley'' * '' We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year'' * ''The Norman Gunston Show'' * '' The Games'' * ''Mother and Son ''Mother and Son'' is an Australian television sitcom that was broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) from 16 January 1984 until 21 March 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Comedy Company
''The Comedy Company'' was an Australian comedy television series first aired from 16 February 1988 until about 11 November 1990 on Network Ten, Sunday night and was created and directed by cast member Ian McFadyen, and co directed and produced by Jo Lane. The show largely consisted of sketch comedy in short segments, much in the tradition of earlier sketch comedy shows, ''The Mavis Bramston Show'', ''The Naked Vicar Show'', ''Australia You're Standing In It'', and ''The D-Generation''. The majority of the filming took place in Melbourne. The show and characters had a significant effect on Australian pop culture, and had a cult following particularly on Australian youth. The series launched several popular characters most especially Con the Fruiterer and Col'n Carpenter, who even featured in a spin-off series. The word "bogan" was popularised by ''The Comedy Company'' character Kylie Mole, portrayed by Mary-Anne Fahey. The series won two consecutive Logie Awards (1989–199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Comedy Television Series
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia may also refer to: Places * Name of Australia relates the history of the term, as applied to various places. Oceania *Australia (continent), or Sahul, the landmasses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Programming Blocks In Australia
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival storag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother And Son
''Mother and Son'' is an Australian television sitcom that was broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) from 16 January 1984 until 21 March 1994. The show stars Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps and Judy Morris. It featured many Australian actors of the time in guest roles. It was created and written by Geoffrey Atherden. Its theme song features the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, playing to "I Want a Girl", a jazz standard which was recorded by Al Jolson in the 1920s. A stage version of ''Mother and Son'' was written by Geoffrey Atherden and premiered at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne on 18 July 2014. In November 2022, it was announced the series will be given an eight-episode remake with Denise Scott and Matt Okine set to play Maggie and Arthur, respectively. Premise The plot of the show addresses the problems of ageing and caring for somebody with increasing memory loss, with an often sharp-edged humour which carried with it a tinge of sadness. Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Games (Australian TV Series)
The Game or The Games may refer to: Sports and games * The Game (dice game) (German: ''Das Spiel''), a dice game designed by Reinhold Wittig * The Game (mind game), a mind game, the objective of which is to avoid thinking about The Game itself * Charades (c. WWII American name) * The Game (treasure hunt), a 24- to 48-hour treasure hunt / puzzlehunt / road rally * The Game Headwear, a sports apparel and equipment company * The Game, a nickname of American professional wrestler Triple H College sports * The Game (Harvard–Yale), an annual American college football game * The Game (Michigan–Ohio State), an annual American college football game * The Game (Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon), an annual American college football game * The Game (Cornell–Harvard), an annual American college ice hockey game Literature * ''The Game'' (Dryden book), a 1983 memoir by ice hockey player Ken Dryden * ''The Game'' (London novel), a 1905 novel by Jack London * ''The Game'' (King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Norman Gunston Show
Norman Gunston was a satirical TV character performed by Australian actor and comedian Garry McDonald. Norman Gunston was primarily well known in his native Australia, and to a lesser extent, the United States during the mid to late 1970s. He was the only Gold Logie winning fictional character on Australian television, with McDonald collecting the 1976 Gold Logie and the George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent in character. Early years The Gunston character was originally conceived by comedy writer Wendy Skelcher and first appeared as a minor character to appear in a single sketch in the second series of the cult Australian TV comedy series ''The Aunty Jack Show'' in 1973. Cast member Garry McDonald portrayed Gunston as a dull and talentless local TV reporter from the industrial city of Wollongong – a locale that was the butt of many jokes throughout the series. The Gunston character made enough of an impression for him to be revived in a subsequent comedy mini-ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finding The Australian Of The Year
Find, FIND or Finding may refer to: Computing * find (Unix), a command on UNIX platforms * find (Windows), a command on DOS/Windows platforms Books * ''The Find'' (2010), by Kathy Page * ''The Find'' (2014), by William Hope Hodgson Film and television * "The Find", an episode of '' Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction'' * "The Find", an episode of reality TV show ''The Curse of Oak Island'' Music * ''Find'' (Hidden in Plain View EP), 2001 * ''Find'' (SS501 EP) * '' The Find'', a 2005 hip hop album by Ohmega Watts People * Áed Find (died 778), king of Dál Riata (modern-day Scotland) * Caittil Find, Norse-Gaelic warrior contingent leader * Cumméne Find (died 669), seventh abbot of Iona, Scotland Other uses * Find, in archaeology * Finding (jewelcrafting), jewellery components * Meteorite find, a found meteorite not observed to have fallen * Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, a not-for-profit organisation * Facial Images National Database See also * Discovery (observation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Lano And Woodley
''The Adventures of Lano and Woodley'' is an Australian comedy television show starring the comedic duo of Lano and Woodley (Colin Lane and Frank Woodley), consisting of two series which aired on ABC TV from 1997 to 1999. The first series was distributed on VHS and in 2004 ''The Complete Adventures of Lano and Woodley'' was released as a two-disc DVD rather than each series being released separately. According Tony Martin, Seasons 3 and 4 of the show were written, but never were produced due to the head of comedy at the ABC at the time saying the show was not topical enough. Martin said that Lane and Woodley wrote six episodes for a third season, and comedy writers such as himself, Matthew Quartermaine and Matt Cameron wrote seven episodes for a fourth season. Season one ''The Adventures of Lano and Woodley'' first screened on the ABC on 1 September 1997, and in the UK it was shown on BBC2 in September 1999. The series was produced by Working Title/Polygram UK, with Marc Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood Country
''Kingswood Country'' is an Australian sitcom that screened from 1980 to 1984 on the Seven Network. The series started on 30 January 1980 and was a spin-off from the sketch on comedy program ''The Naked Vicar Show'' that had featured Ross Higgins as blustering suburban father, Ted Bullpitt. It was written by Gary Reilly and Tony Sattler and produced by their production company, RS Productions. The show won Logie Awards for Best Comedy in 1981 and 1982, and was briefly revived in a spin-off in 1997 titled '' Bullpitt'', although it proved less successful. Premise The show is a family sitcom focusing on the main character, Edward Melba "Ted" Bullpitt (Ross Higgins), a white Australian, conservative, Holden Kingswood-loving putty factory worker and WWII veteran and his interactions with his more progressive wife and two adult children. He lives for three things: his beloved chair in front of the TV, his unsuccessful racing greyhounds Repco Lad and Gay Akubra and his Holden Kings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blankety Blanks (Australian Game Show)
''Blankety Blanks'' is an Australian game show based on the American game show ''Match Game''. It was hosted by Graham Kennedy on the 0-10 Network from 1977–1978. Panelists were Ugly Dave Gray, Jon English, Noeline Brown, Carol Raye, Stuart Wagstaff, Kate Fitzpatrick, Noel Ferrier, Dawn Lake, Barry Creyton, Mark Holden, John Paul Young, Peggy Toppano, Bobby Limb, Peita Toppano, Belinda Giblin, Abigail, Trevor White, Nick Tate, Tommy Hanlon Junior, Wendy Blacklock, Delvene Delaney, Jacki Weaver, Gloria Dawn, Joy Chambers, Col Joye, Debbie Byrne, Ros Speirs, Wendy Hughes, Bob Moore, Ray Burgess, June Salter, Joe Martin, Jane Kean, Iain Finlay, Tony Bonner, Marty Rhone, Joy Westmore, Julieanne Newbould, Cornelia Frances, Joanne Samuel, Mike Preston, Johnny Pace, Harriet Pace, Syd Heylen, Joe Hasham, Sheila Kennelly, Megan Williams and Linda Kerridge. ''Blankety Blanks'' had a two-season run from 1977 to 1978. It was screened at a rate of five, thirty-minute episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Girl's Blouse
''Big Girl's Blouse'' was an Australian skit program that aired in the mid-1990s on the Seven Network. The show was created by Gina Riley, Jane Turner and Magda Szubanski who all went on to star in ''Kath & Kim''. There were four one-hour episodes, plus the pilot, which are usually shown as eight half-hour episodes. The phrase "Big Girl's Blouse" is a British English idiom meaning "ineffectual or weak, someone failing to show masculine strength or determination." Reruns In Australia, it periodically airs on The Comedy Channel. In America it occasionally appears on the Sundance Channel Sundance Channel can refer to: * Sundance TV, formerly known as Sundance Channel (United States). * Sundance Channel (Canada) * Sundance Channel (Netherlands) * Sundance Channel (Europe) * Sundance Channel (Iberia) * Sundance Channel (Asia) Sundanc .... DVD release The show was released in its entirety by Shock DVD in Australia on 17 October 2003. References External links''Big Girl's Blouse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
