''Stand Up Australia'' was an Australian comedy TV program locally produced by

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from 2006 to 2008. It was hosted by Cameron Knight, and featured four Australian or international comedians on each one-hour show. Season two was produced in

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, previously the first season was shot at

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studios located in North Ryde, where the set and studio was named "The Troubled Bison". The first season went for a marathon 95 episodes and showcased Australia's top comedic talent. For the week of the 2006

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carnival, there was a number of episodes that had a "racing" theme for each show. This included the set, audience and host being dressed up in horse racing themes. Comedians who appeared on the show include

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, Monty Franklin, Fiona O'Loughlin,

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, Sam Simmons,

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, Simon Kennedy Rod Quantock,

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, Michael Chamberlin,

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Justin Kennedy Justin Kennedy (born 17 May 1972) is an actor, writer, voice-over artist and comedian from Melbourne, Australia. He started his performing career in 2002, after making his first stand-up appearance in the national Raw Comedy competition. Care ...

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, Jackie Loeb, Steady Eddy, Chris Franklin, Elliot Goblet,

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, Scott Brennan,

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, Dave Grant, Tommy Dean, Sam Bowring and Bev Killick.

References

External links

Stand Up Australia @ The Comedy Channel

Official MySpace

Sydney Comedy Store (sponsor and supplier of comedians for show)
Australian comedy television series The Comedy Channel original programming 2006 Australian television series debuts 2008 Australian television series endings Australian stand-up comedy television series {{Australia-tv-prog-stub