''Australia Versus'' is an Australian show hosted by
Tim Ross
Timothy Jonathon Ross (nicknamed Rosso) is an Australian comedian, radio host, writer and television presenter. He began his career performing stand-up comedy with Merrick Watts as part of the duo Merrick and Rosso. He is now better known as the ...
that initially aired on 6 July 2010. The format mixes archival footage of the listed events with comments from various Australian and international comedians, in a similar style to television series ''
20 to 1
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''. The show is produced by
FremantleMedia Australia
Fremantle Australia Pty Ltd. (formerly FremantleMedia Australia) is the Australian arm of global British production and entertainment company Fremantle. It was formed in 2006 by the merger of market leader Grundy Television and comedy speciali ...
.
Format
Australian comedians take on comedians from other countries such as England, Ireland or the US to debate a number of subjects. The battle sees comedians patriotically argue and sledge their way through a series of subject rounds, while contemporary and historical archive clips back up their arguments. An impartial panel of international judges from 17 countries determines a winner of each round and the overall winning country at the end of the show.
Comedians representing Australia include
Anh Do
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He has appeared on Australian TV shows such as ''Thank God You're Here'' and ''Good News Week'', and was runner-up on ''Dancing with the Stars'' in ...
,
Julia Morris
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,
Fiona O'Loughlin,
Peter Helliar
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,
Peter Berner
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,
Jo Stanley
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Stanley was a host of ''Jo & Lehmo'' on Gold 104.3 from 2016 to 2017. She previously hosted ''Weekend Breakfast'' ...
,
Rebel Wilson
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,
Corinne Grant
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Career
After briefly studying as a nurse in Wodonga, Grant started her career as an actor in Melbourne, obtaining a degree in drama. After graduating, ...
,
Heath Franklin
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Career
He appeared on ''The Ronnie Johns Half Hour'' sketch comedy show, ABC TV's ''Spicks and Specks (TV series), Spicks and Specks'', Working Do ...
,
Dave Thornton
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,
Greig Pickhaver
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Joel Creasey
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and
Jim Jefferies.
The first episode features Australia vs England in the category of Film on topics such as Hottest Rising Star, Top Frock, Funniest Flick, Scariest Villain, Best Bond and Toughest Tough Guy.
The second episode features Australia vs England in the category of Music.
Episodes
Summary
: Winning Country
: Losing Country
Episode results
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
References
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Seven Network original programming
2010 Australian television series debuts
2010 Australian television series endings
Australian satirical television shows