''That's Not My Dog!'' is a 2018 Australian
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
written and directed by
Dean Murphy
Dean Murphy is an Australian screenwriter, producer and director.
Dean Murphy wrote, produced and directed his first feature, 'Just Cruising' at the age of 17, he followed this with a sitcom pilot for the Nine Network. In 1992 he wrote, produced ...
and starring
Shane Jacobson
Shane Jacobson (born 18 March 1970) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and comedian, best known as the "Dunny Man" for his performances as the eponymous character Kenny Smyth, a plumber working for a portable toilet rental company, in the ...
. Each of the cast members in the film are portraying themselves. The film had a limited cinematic release from 15–18 March 2018, which was extended due to popular demand from audiences.
On 31 March 2018, the film was added to the library of streaming service
Stan
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People
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** Stan Laurel (1890–1965), English comic actor, part of duo Laurel and Hardy
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, despite still screening in some cinemas.
The film was released on DVD on 9 May 2018, and includes a behind the scenes feature.
Plot synopsis
The film centres on
Shane Jacobson
Shane Jacobson (born 18 March 1970) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and comedian, best known as the "Dunny Man" for his performances as the eponymous character Kenny Smyth, a plumber working for a portable toilet rental company, in the ...
who is throwing a party for his father. Invited are the funniest people Shane knows—Australia's biggest stars along with several Australian music legends playing their biggest hits live, right throughout the party. Featuring little to no developing plot or storyline, the film is instead set on the premise that each invited guest needs to bring nothing except their favourite joke, which each proceeds to tell throughout the night.
Cast
Note: All cast members play themselves.
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Michala Banas
Michala Elizabeth Laurinda Banas (born 14 November 1978) is a New Zealand television actress and singer.
Life and career
Born in Wellington, New Zealand into a family of German descent, she starred in her first advert at only 18 months of age.
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Christie Whelan Browne
Christine "Christie" Whelan Browne (born 6 August 1982) is an Australian performer who has worked extensively in musical theatre as an actress, dancer and singer. She has also appeared on television shows and in films. In March 2012, she marri ...
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Paul Fenech
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Tim Ferguson
Timothy Dorcen Langbene Ferguson is an Australian comedian, film director, screenwriter, author and screenwriting teacher.
Early life and education
Timothy Dorcen Langbene Ferguson grew up in Singapore, and later on a rural property near t ...
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John Foreman John Foreman may refer to:
* John Foreman (musician) (born 1972), Australian musician
* John Foreman (producer) (1925–1992), American film producer
* John Foreman (footballer) (1913–1964), English footballer
See also
* Jon Foreman (born 1976), ...
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Paul Hogan
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Shane Jacobson
Shane Jacobson (born 18 March 1970) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and comedian, best known as the "Dunny Man" for his performances as the eponymous character Kenny Smyth, a plumber working for a portable toilet rental company, in the ...
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Jimeoin
James Eoin Stephen Paul McKeown (born 24 January 1966), better known as Jimeoin (pronounced "Jim Owen"), is an English-born Irish comedian and actor.
Jimeoin rose to prominence in the early 1990s in Australia, where he had his own TV show and ...
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Ed Kavalee
Edward Robert Kavalee (born 30 June 1979) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, podcaster radio and television presenter. He is a recurring panellist on Network 10's ''Have You Been Paying Attention?'' with Sam Pang and co-hosts ''Hughesy, ...
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Anthony Lehmann
Anthony Lehmann (born 20 August 1969) is an Australian comedian, actor, television and radio presenter.
Career
Born in Peebinga, South Australia, Lehmo started out working as a chartered accountant before realising he did not actually like acc ...
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Fiona O'Loughlin
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Steve Vizard
Stephen William Vizard AM (born 6 March 1956) is an Australian television and radio presenter, producer, writer, lawyer and businessman. He is an adjunct professor at Monash University and University of Adelaide.
Vizard has written for and ...
References
External links
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IMDb
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Australian comedy films
2018 comedy films
2010s English-language films