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List Of Sketch Comedy TV Series
This is a list of notable sketch comedy television series by country. Australia * ''Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun'' * ''Australia You're Standing In It'' * '' BackBerner'' * ''Big Bite'' * ''Big Girl's Blouse'' * ''Black Comedy'' * ''The Comedy Company'' * '' Comedy Inc.'' * ''The D-Generation'' * ''Fast Forward'' * '' Full Frontal'' * '' Just for Laughs'' * ''The Late Show'' * ''Let Loose Live'' * ''The Mavis Bramston Show'' * ''The Micallef P(r)ogram(me)'' * ''The Naked Vicar Show'' * ''Open Slather'' * ''The Paul Hogan Show'' * ''Real Stories'' * ''The Ronnie Johns Half Hour'' * ''SkitHOUSE'' * '' The Wedge'' * ''The Russell Gilbert Show'' * '' We Interrupt This Broadcast'' * ''You're Skitting Me'' Belgium * ''Schalkse Ruiters'' * ''In de gloria'' Brazil * ''Hermes & Renato'' * ''TV Pirata'' * ''Pânico na TV'' * ''Show do Tom'' * ''Zorra Total'' * '' A Praça É Nossa'' * '' CQC'' * ''Porta dos Fundos'' Canada * '' Air Farce'' * ''Alan Hamel's Comedy Bag'' * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sketch Comedy
Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. The form developed and became popular in vaudeville, and is used widely in variety shows, comedy talk shows, and some sitcoms and children's television series. The sketches may be improvised live by the performers, developed through improvisation before public performance, or scripted and rehearsed in advance like a play. Sketch comedians routinely differentiate their work from a "skit", maintaining that a skit is a (single) dramatized joke (or "bit") while a sketch is a comedic exploration of a concept, character, or situation. definition 3b, Merriam-Webster online. Retrieved 5/4/2019 History Sketch comedy has its origins in |
The Naked Vicar Show
''The Naked Vicar Show'' is a satirical Australian radio and television series. The classic Australian sitcom ''Kingswood Country'' was spawned from sketches in the series. Production The series was written and produced by Gary Reilly and Tony Sattler and made by their company RS Productions for ABC Radio's Double J, (later Triple J when the station changed from AM to FM), before making a record titled ''The Naked Vicar Show'' in 1975 (containing highlights from season 1) and being adapted successfully for television by Channel Seven. The series premiered in 1977 and ended in 1978. The stars also performed a live cabaret season of the show during 1976. Radio * Season 1 March 21 - 13 June 1976 (13 x 30 mins) * Season 2 7 November 1976 - 20 March 1977 (13 x 30 mins) * Special - "The Vicar's Birthday Party" 11 July 1982 (60 mins) Broadcast live from the Sydney Opera House Television * Season 1 26 May 1977 - 1 November 1977 (13 x 50 mins) * Season 2 14 February 1978 - 25 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Pirata
''TV Pirata'' (Pirate TV) was a weekly Brazilian comedy show aired on Rede Globo between 1988 and 1990, being re-aired monthly in 1992. Some of the writers later went on to form the comedy troupe Casseta & Planeta. The show was first aired in April 1988 to fill a gap on Rede Globo's Tuesday night prime time line-up and its comedy was inspired by sketch comedy shows such as Saturday Night Live and Monty Python's Flying Circus with a no-nonsense approach to Brazilian comedy (something unusual at the time as most of Brazilian humor consisted of weekly shows featuring the same comedy characters); however, it mixed a new style of comedy with elements of Brazilian culture such as football, politics, pop culture, telenovelas, economics and celebrities. No well-known figure or member of any economical or social class was spared from the show's cutting-edge humor. The premise of the show was a TV studio being invaded by pirates who took over the programming department and put a tape on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermes & Renato
Hermes & Renato, known as Banana Mecânica from 2010 to 2013, is a Brazilian comedy troupe formed in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro in 1999 (and based in São Paulo as of 2002) by childhood friends Marco Antônio Alves, Fausto Fanti, Adriano Silva (also occasionally credited as Adriano Pereira), Felipe Torres and Bruno Sutter (later joined by Gil Brother from 2002 to 2008, and by Franco Fanti, Fausto's brother, from 2015 onwards), whose name was taken from the first characters they ever created for their sketches: Hermes (played by Alves) and Renato (played by Fausto). Other characters popularized by them include Luís Boça (Torres) – a geeky, naïve 32-year-old kidult who lives with his grandmother Lourdes (Alves) and speaks in a thick '' paulistano'' accent – and Joselito Sem-Noção (Silva) – an inconvenient trickster whose pranks always cause harm to those around him. Heavily influenced by comedians such as Os Trapalhões, Chespirito, Monty Python and Costinha alongsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In De Gloria
''In de Gloria'' ("In the Glory") was a 2000–01 Flemish TV sketch comedy show, directed by Jan Eelen and produced by the company ''Woestijnvis''. It was a mockumentary series which satirized reality television and human interest shows, especially the way regular people are exploited by media. The show ran on the Belgian public TV channel Canvas for two seasons of 10 episodes each. In Flanders itself, the series continues to enjoy significant popularity and critical praise, with several sketches having gained classic status. Despite the local popularity, the show has never been exported. Concept ''In de Gloria'' is a mockumentary in sketch show format. Every episode consists of a series of sketches that are mostly improvised around a central idea. The tone is tragicomical. Eelen based some of the spoof targets on pre-existing TV formats, including some shows of his own company, Woestijnvis. In an interview, Eelen said he was inspired by the Dutch mockumentaries of Van Kooten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schalkse Ruiters
''Schalkse Ruiters'', translated as "Roguish Horsemen", was a Flemish humoristic TV talk and game show, broadcast on the TV channel Eén between late 1996 and early 1998. The program was a cross between a comedy show, a talk show, a game show and a mockumentary. Hosted by Bart De Pauw and Tom Lenaerts viewers were shown three video reports about three different topics. The people in the studio and viewers at home had to vote whether they believed each individual video to be real or staged. In between these reports hidden camera segments and comedy sketches were shown. At the time ''Schalkse Ruiters'' was notorious for their sensational reports, unpredictable atmosphere and enjoyable comedy. The final episode of the first season, when managing director of the Vlaamse Radio-en Televisieomroep (Flemish Public Radio and Television) Bert De Graeve was their guest, was watched by 2.166 million people. A ratings record that stood for decades, until it was surpassed by '' De Slimste Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Skitting Me
In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Proto-Germanic demonstrative base *''juz''-, *''iwwiz'' from PIE *''yu''- (second person plural pronoun). Old English had singular, dual, and plural second-person pronouns. The dual form was lost by the twelfth century, and the singular form was lost by the early 1600s. The development is shown in the following table. Early Modern English distinguished between the plural '' ye'' and the singular ''thou''. As in many other European languages, English at the time had a T–V distinction, which made the plural forms more respectful and deferential; they were used to address strangers and social superiors. This distinction ultimately led to familiar ''thou'' becoming obsolete in modern English, although it persists in some English dialects. ''Your ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Interrupt This Broadcast (TV Series)
''We Interrupt This Broadcast'' is an Australian sketch show produced by Helium for the Seven Network and premiered on 28 February 2023. The series aims at parodying world's current popular and unpopular TV series. Episodes See also * List of Australian television series Future shows Seven * ''The 1% Club'' (Seven Network game show 2023–) * ''Apartment Rules'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * '' Animals Aboard with Dr Harry'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * ''Armchair Experts'' (Seven Network sports ... References External links * {{IMDb title, id=tt26629713 , title=We Interrupt This Broadcast Seven Network original programming 2023 Australian television series debuts English-language television shows Parody television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Russell Gilbert Show
''The Russell Gilbert Show'' is a short-lived Australian comedy show hosted by Russell Gilbert in 1998. It was produced by Somers Carroll Productions and was partially a spin-off from ''Hey Hey It's Saturday'', where Gilbert had risen to prominence. The show's writers included Kevin Blond, Paul Calleja and Andrew Maj. Seven episodes were filmed and aired. Gilbert's former castmate from ''The Comedy Company'', Glenn Robbins also starred in the show. The show was successful and beat '' Ally McBeal'' (Channel 7) in the ratings. In 2000, a similar concept was attempted: ''Russell Gilbert Live'', which was followed in 2001 by ''Russell Gilbert Was Here!''. Both new shows were relatively short-lived. A two-part special titled ''The Best of the Russell Gilbert Show'' aired on the 8th and 15th of March 2023 on the Seven Network The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wedge (Australian TV Series)
''The Wedge'' was an Australian sketch show created by Ian McFadyen and produced by Cornerbox for Network Ten. The show stars Dailan Evans, from the ABC sketch show'' Eagle & Evans''; Adam Zwar, best known for his roles in '' Wilfred'', Rebel Wilson, who at the time was best known as 'Toula' on the comedy show ''Pizza''; Jason Gann, two-time winner of best actor at Tropfest for his roles in Wilfred, as well as regulars Kate Jenkinson, Anthony Ahern, Katrina Mathers, Julie Eckersley and Ross Daniels. Marney McQueen, Aidan Fennessy and Cori Hooper were also regulars in Series 1, and Damian Callinan and Cal Wilson were regulars in Series 2. It ran for two seasons, airing 2006 and 2007. A spin-off mockumentary of one of the show's characters, Mark Wary, was produced by Network Ten in 2008. The show, titled ''Mark Loves Sharon'' premiered at 9:30pm on 30 June 2008. History and premise The program was first advertised by Network Ten in December 2005, with promos depicting Wedgeda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skithouse
''Skithouse'' (styled ''skitHOUSE'') was an Australian sketch comedy television series that ran on Network Ten from 9 February 2003 to 28 July 2004. The series was produced by Roving Enterprises. It featured many well-known Australian comedians, including comedy-band Tripod. Reruns can now be seen on The Comedy Channel on Foxtel. In the UK, it is shown on the channel Paramount Comedy 2 and Trouble. The title name itself is a pun on the colloquialism "shithouse". The series only ran for two seasons, before being cancelled due to a combination of dwindling ratings and the withdrawal of the cable network Foxtel as co-financier of the program's production. Cast ''Skithouse'' was produced by Roving Enterprises, a production company formed by Rove McManus. Two key performers were Rove's Rove Live co-hosts Peter Helliar and Corinne Grant. The show also featured Cal Wilson, Scott Brennan, Fiona Harris, Damian Callinan, Roz Hammond, Michael Chamberlin, Ingrid Bloom, Tom Gleeson, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ronnie Johns Half Hour
''The Ronnie Johns Half Hour'' (full name ''The Ronnie Johns Good Times Campfire Jamboree Half Hour Show (Now on Television)'') was an Australian sketch comedy show produced by Jigsaw Entertainment and the Network Ten, Ten Network, which premiered in October 2005. The shows ran for approximately 30 minutes. The cast of the show came from a series of stage shows called ''The 3rd Degree'', produced by Laughing Stock Productions, which featured selections from Australian university revues, and consists of Heath Franklin, Jordan Raskopoulos, Dan Ilic, Felicity Ward, James Pender (lawyer), James Pender, Caroline Fitzgerald and Becci Gage. Gage only appeared as a supporting cast member in the first series but has a more significant role in the second. Chris McDonald, creator and producer of The 3rd Degree stage shows, acts as the show's head writer and co-producer. Nikos Andronicos and Justin Heazlewood are credited as non-performing writers. The first season of the Ronnie Johns Hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
