''Live on Bowen'' was a one-hour Melbourne comedy

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and

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produced by

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with the support of the

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which aired on

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. The show featured comedic segments, special guest interviews and music acts ranging from the up-and-coming to high-profile artists. Like its predecessor '' Studio A'', the show aimed to provide a platform to showcase an array of Melbourne’s up and coming talent.

Origin of the name

The word Bowen was taken from the name of the street that runs through the RMIT City Campus which building 12, the building the TV Studios are located, was situated.

Live broadcast

The show was broadcast live to air on

from the TV Studios at

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's City Campus for the first 3 seasons (2012-2013). As of Season 4 2014,

relocated from their premises on the corner of Victoria and Swanston Streets to William Street near

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, rendering the RMIT to C31 Melbourne

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useless. Thus since then the show had been prerecorded as live in front of a live audience a week prior to broadcast.

Hosts

The show was first hosted by Australian actor, comedian Rob Lloyd until Episode 8 of the 2nd season. Aaron McCarthy filled in for Rob for the remainder of the second season, while Rob was on tour with '' Who, Me'' at

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, and was subsequently named host for the third and fourth seasons. Up and coming comedian and writer Simon Taylor took over the reins as host as of the fifth season until the shows sixth and final season.

Guests

Guests have included

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Rebecca Barnard Rebecca Chirnside Barnard (born 26 December 1960) is an Australian singer, songwriter, producer and musician. She was the lead singer of the band Rebecca's Empire from 1993 to 2000, and has forged a solo career since her debut album, ''Fortifie ...

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Jason Chatfield Jason Chatfield (born 1984) is an Australian cartoonist and stand-up comedian, based in New York City. At 23 he became Australia's most widely syndicated cartoonist, appearing daily in over 120 newspapers in 34 countries. His art spans the disc ...

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Scott Darlow Scott Darlow is an Australian singer, songwriter, guitarist, didgeridoo player and public speaker from Melbourne, Victoria Biography Darlow was born in Melbourne, Australia to Salvation Army parents, the second of four children, Darlow move ...

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Comedians

Some of the comedians that have performed stand up spots on the show are John Dore, Russell Wiggington, Rob Caruana,

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, Jay Morrissey, Peter Jones, Sonia Di Lorio, Wendy Little, Simon Taylor, Hayman Kent, Bad Boys of Musical Theater, Michael Connell, Anthony Jeannot,

Dilruk Jayasinha Dilruk Jayasinha (born 30 January 1985) is a Sri Lankan Australian comedian, actor and former accountant. Early life Jayasinha relocated to Melbourne to attend university, before working for a major accounting firm. It was at this time that ...

, JMac, Toby Halligan, Em O’Lockland, Charles Barington, Kate McLennan, Jennifer Wong, Wrongtown, Dave Warnake, Michael Connel, Petra Elliott, Ryan Coffey, Alasdair Temblay-Birchall, Phil Andrews, Tim Clarke, Jack Druce, Tony Besselink, Adam Francis,

Musicians

Some of the musicians and bands that have performed on the show are Benjamin Provest, Joshua Aiello, Woodlock, Better than Wizzards, Buchanan, Amistat, Shelley Segal, The Zanes, The Mear Poets,

Dizzy Dee Desire Sibanda (born 17 December 1985) is a Zimbabwean reggae singer and songwriter, better known by his stage name Dizzy Dee. He moved to Australia in 2007 and currently resides in Melbourne where he performs and works as a disk jockey on a re ...

, July Days, Ben Abraham, Ten Thousand, Blackchords, Nicholas Roy, Red Ink, Jen Cloher,

Courtney Barnett Courtney Melba Barnett (born 3 November 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Known for her deadpan singing style and witty, rambling lyrics, she attracted attention with the release of her debut EP ''I've Got a Friend Calle ...

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Graphics and titles

Much of the animated GFX and title packages including the animated sequence seen at the beginning of the show were created by Jumbla Pty Ltd

Cast

Fill-in presenters for Rob Lloyd: Aaron McCarthy

Awards

Antenna Awards

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References

External links

* {{Channel 31 Australian community access television shows English-language television shows 2012 Australian television series debuts 2015 Australian television series endings RMITV flagship productions RMITV productions Television shows set in Melbourne