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Double Take (Australian TV Series)
''Double Take'' is an Australian sketch comedy series which premiered on the Seven Network on 23 July 2009. The series ended just over two months later on 24 September 2009. Although it was a show of mixed quality and only passable ratings, it featured a number of sketches (notably, the song "9 to 9" (parodying Dolly Parton's " 9 to 5") that became highly popular viral internet items, and led to the appearance of two of the programme's stars, Amanda Bishop and Paul McCarthy, in the ABC1 sitcom '' At Home With Julia'' (2011), in turn, co-written and produced by one of the show's co-creators, Rick Kalowski. Cast * Hollie Andrew * Amanda Bishop * Helen Dallimore * Guy Edmonds * Robin Goldsworthy * Paul McCarthy * Darren Weller Format ''Double Take'' involves the presentation of a variety of skits, parodying famous people and television shows. Instead of fewer, longer sketches, episodes are usually structured to include many skits with longer sketches broken up into segments o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Kalowski
Rick Kalowski (born 9 May 1972) is an Australian television and film writer/producer, best known for his work on the high-rating but controversial ABC1 sitcom '' At Home with Julia''. Before becoming a writer, Kalowski spent several years working as a lawyer, including clerking for Justice Mary Gaudron at the High Court of Australia. Kalowski's first screenplay (written with Andrew Jones) was the political satire ''The Honourable Wally Norman'' (2003), directed by Ted Emery (''Kath & Kim''), produced by Emile Sherman (''The King's Speech''), and starring Shaun Micallef, Kevin Harrington and H.G. Nelson. The film was opening night selection at the 50th Sydney Film Festival in 2003 and earned Kevin Harrington an Australian Film Institute Awards nomination for Best Actor. Kalowski's other television credits include head writer and co-creator of the sketch comedy television series Big Bite, a 2003 nominee for Best Comedy Series at the Australian Film Institute Awards starrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |