''Patriot Brains'' is a New Zealand comedy panel game show, airing on

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in New Zealand and

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in Australia since April 2021. The show, hosted by English comedian

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in series 1 and

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in series 2, focuses on the

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rivalry by pitting two teams of three comics from Australia and New Zealand against each other. The host asks the teams a series of

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questions about their respective countries from a revolving pool of categories. New Zealand production company

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produces the series, which receives funding from

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Episodes

:Note: Winners are listed in bold

References

External links

TVNZ webpage

SBS webpage
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