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This Is Littleton
This is Littleton is a 4-part sketch comedy series produced by High Wire Films which premiered in Australia on ABC2. Overview The series is set in and around Littleton City Council. Its staff and ratepayers navigate busking licence auditions, animal control officers convinced they are in the mob and Mayors with delusions of grandeur, while its municipal rooms-for-hire lure wildly inappropriate dance teachers, dubious self-improvement classes and harangued relationship counsellors. The series was created by Amanda Brotchie and Nicole Minchin and directed by Amanda Brotchie. Executive Producers are Amanda Brotchie, Nicole Minchin and Adam Zwar. Head Writers are Amanda Brotchie, Karl Chandler, Tony Moclair, Dave O'Neil and Steen Raskopoulos. The sketches are written and performed by Ronny Chieng, Matt Okine, Melinda Cklamovska, Tegan Higginbotham, Nathan Lovejoy, Miles O'Neil, Morgana O'Reilly, Stevo Petkovic, Steen Raskopoulos, Zachary Ruane, Vachel Spirason, Jackson Tozer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Wire Films
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Nathan Lovejoy
Nathan Lovejoy (born 2 December 1981) is an Australian actor, known for his roles as Principal Swift on the Disney Channel sci-fi teen sitcom '' Gabby Duran & the Unsittables'', for which he was nominated for a Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program; and as Borkman in the Australian comedy series '' Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane'', for which he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy. He also appeared as Felix Rolleston in the TV movie '' The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' and Will Sharp in season 2 of the ABC political thriller '' The Code''. Life and career Lovejoy was born in Launceston, Tasmania. He attended Vermont Secondary College and is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Filmography Theatre Awards Nominated – AACTA Award The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Australian Television Series Debuts
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Australian Satirical Television Shows
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation Original Programming
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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 2023–) * ''Australian Idol'' (Network Ten 2003–2009, Seven Network reality 2022–) * '' Blow Up'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * ''The Claremont Murders'' (Seven Network drama 2023–) * '' Con Girl'' (Seven Network drama 2023–) * ''Fam Time'' (Seven Network comedy 2023–) * '' Local Council'' (Seven Network comedy 2023–) * ''Million Dollar Island'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * '' We Interrupt This Broadcast'' (Seven Network comedy 2023–) Nine * '' Australia's Most Identical'' (reality Nine Network 2023–) * ''Beach House Escape'' (reality Nine Network 2022–) * '' Big Miracles'' (reality Nine Network 2023–) * ''Celebrity IOU Australia'' (reality Nine Network) * '' Country Home Rescue'' (reality Nine Network 2022â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steen Raskopoulos
Steen Raskopoulos (born 3 July 1987) is an Australian comedian, actor and improviser. He is best known for his live character solo sketch shows, playing Dr. Evan in '' The Duchess'' (Netflix), Pete Lewis in '' Feel Good'' (Netflix), John Mahogany in BBC Three's '' Top Coppers'', ''Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia'' and as one half of the award-winning improvisation duo The Bear Pack. Early life and education Raskopoulos was born in Sydney. His father is FFA Hall of Fame footballer Peter Raskopoulos and his sister is comedian and singer Jordan Raskopoulos. He studied at the University of Sydney where he first started improvising and performed Theatresports at Manning Bar. He is the co-founder of Improv Theatre Sydney. Live comedy career Raskopoulos debuted his first solo sketch show ''Bruce springSTEEN LIVE IN CONCERT'' at the 2013 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He was nominated for Best Newcomer, and won the same award at the Sydney Comedy Festival later that yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgana O'Reilly
Morgana O'Reilly (born 19 August 1985) is a New Zealand film, television and theatre actress. She has appeared in several theatre productions and created the one-woman play ''The Height of the Eiffel Tower'', which she performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014. O'Reilly played Lynn Matthews in the biographical television film ''Billy'' and starred as Kylie Bucknell in the horror-comedy '' Housebound''. She has made appearances in '' Nothing Trivial'', '' Sunny Skies'', ''This is Littleton''. O'Reilly played Naomi Canning in '' Neighbours'' from 2013 until 2015. She made a guest appearance in 2020. She stars in sitcom '' Mean Mums'' and joined the cast of ''Wentworth'' as Narelle Stang in 2019. Early life Morgana Le Fay Naomi Jane O'Reilly was born in New Zealand to Mary-Jane, a dancer and choreographer, and Phil O'Reilly, a graphic designer. She grew up in the Ponsonby/Grey Lynn area. O'Reilly said she got her love of performing from her mother and that she wanted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tegan Higginbotham
Tegan Marie Higginbotham (born 25 March 1988) is an Australian comedian, writer and actress. Higginbotham contributes regularly as a sports columnist for ''The Age'' and writes a blog. Personal life Higginbotham was born in Dandenong, a suburb of Melbourne. She attended Dandenong Primary School and recently wowed audiences at the Class of 2018 Primary School Graduation. She has a penchant for sports and sci-fi, and describes herself as "a big nerd at heart, whose favourite things ever are ''Star Wars'' and ''Harry Potter''." Higginbotham currently lives in Melbourne. She married Paul Verhoeven (broadcaster), Paul Verhoeven in a civil ceremony in Paris in July 2019. Career Higginbotham's first love was acting, until she discovered comedy in her late teens, and performed her first comedy gig at the age of 17. Higginbotham has performed at every Melbourne International Comedy Festival since becoming a National Finalist at the festival's Class Clowns comedy competition in 2005. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC2
ABC TV Plus (formerly ABC2 and ABC Comedy) is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and part of its ABC Television network. The channel broadcasts a range of general entertainment programming. Between the hours of 5am and 7.30pm daily, the channel's bandwidth is used for the ABC Kids channel for young children. The channel was launched on 7 March 2005 as ABC2. It was rebranded as ABC Comedy on 4 December 2017, with a format focused on comedy programming. On 1 January 2021, it was rebranded as ABC TV Plus and returned to a general entertainment format. History Origins The history of the channel can be traced back to 1998 when the Australian Broadcasting Authority released a report, titled ''Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting'', recommending that the Australian Government support the early introduction of digital broadcasting as a free-to-air service with the loan of a 7 MHz channel for each broadcaster. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Okine
Matthew Okine (born 12 April 1985) is a stand-up comedian, author and radio presenter from Brisbane, Australia. Okine is of Ghanaian and European descent, born to his father, Mack Okine, and his mother Roslyn, who died of breast cancer when he was 12. He was a co-host on the Triple J breakfast show with Alex Dyson from 2014 to 2016. Career Okine performed stand-up on ''Rove'', at the Sydney Comedy Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He appeared on TV shows ''This is Littleton'', ''Legally Brown'', '' Would I Lie to You?'' and ''Hughesy, We Have a Problem'' and was a guest contributor on ''Dirty Laundry Live'', ''Can of Worms'' and '' The Agony of Modern Manners''. In 2012, he released a DVD titled ''Being Black n Chicken n Shit''. He also appeared as Laurie in '' H2O: Just Add Water''. In 2014, Okine replaced Tom Ballard as co-host on the breakfast show on Triple J after Ballard resigned to pursue stand-up comedy. In 2016, Okine and Alex Dyson both left Tripl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronny Chieng
Ronny Xin Yi Chieng (; born 21 November 1985) is a Malaysian comedian and actor. He is currently a senior correspondent on Comedy Central's ''The Daily Show'' and the creator and star of the ABC Australia sitcom '' Ronny Chieng: International Student''. Early life Ronny Xin Yi Chieng was born into a Malaysian Chinese family in Johor Bahru on 21 November 1985. He grew up in both Singapore and the United States; from 1989 to 1994, he lived in Manchester, New Hampshire. In his youth, he was a Singapore Sea Scout. When he lived in Johor Bahru, he commuted to Fuchun Primary School in neighbouring Singapore. He subsequently attended Pioneer Secondary School and Pioneer Junior College in Singapore. He attended the University of Melbourne in Australia, living at Trinity College and graduating in 2009 with a BComm in finance and an LL.B. He also obtained a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University in 2012. Career Chieng performed with Trevor Noah in 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |