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Cram (Australian Game Show)
''Cram'' (stylised as ''CRAM!'') was an Australian game show hosted by Peter Helliar, which premiered on Network Ten on 2 November 2017 until 14 December 2017. The premiere was negatively received by viewers, with ratings dwindling as the season progressed and the show rating outside of the top 20 shows of the day for the season finale. On 9 November 2017, Channel Ten announced at their yearly upfronts event that the show would return for a second season in 2018, after only one episode of the first season had aired. However, a second season never materialised. The first season did not secure a spot in the top 100 watched free-to-air shows in 2017. Format The format pits two teams of comedians and celebrities tested on their memories across general knowledge categories. Each category will be introduced with a “cram”: a brief video on any subject. The team that recalls the most facts is the winner. The teams are captained by comedian Dilruk Jayasinha and actress Virginia Gay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Helliar
Pete Jason Matthew Helliar (born 16 June 1975) is an Australian comedian, actor, television, radio presenter, writer, producer and director. He is best known for his work on television as a former regular co-host of '' The Project'' on Network Ten from January 2014 to December 2022, replacing previous presenter Dave Hughes to host alongside Carrie Bickmore, Waleed Aly and Lisa Wilkinson. Helliar also appeared with Rove McManus as his sidekick on '' The Loft Live'' from 1997 to 1998, on '' Rove'' from 1999 and 2009 and in '' Before the Game'' as alter ego Bryan Strauchan. Helliar initially worked the Melbourne comedy circuit in the mid-1990s, performing in various venues and the annual Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He has performed in numerous television ads, most notably for Fernwood Fitness. Helliar has been nominated for the Gold Logie, a prestigious award bestowed upon the Most Popular Personality on Television in 2017. Career Television Helliar has made gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Hughes
David William Hughes is an Australian stand-up comedian, television and radio presenter. He is known for his larrikin personality, drawling Australian accent, and deadpan comedic delivery. Hughes has previously been co-host of '' Hughesy & Kate'' on Nova 100, KIIS Network and Hit Network, '' Hughesy, Ed & Erin'' with Ed Kavalee & Erin Molan on 2DayFM and a panellist on '' The Masked Singer Australia'' on Network 10. Early life After graduating from the all-boys Christian Brothers' College, Warrnambool in 1988, where he was dux of the school, Hughes briefly studied information technology at Swinburne University in Melbourne, and then accounting at Deakin University in Warrnambool before dropping out to eventually pursue a career in comedy. Career Comedy After leaving university, it was seven years before Hughes found work as a stand-up comedian and he did a variety of jobs including working at an abattoir, as a bricklayer's labourer and a shop assistant. After dreaming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gen Fricker
Genevieve Fricker (born 3 November 1989) is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and radio presenter. Early life and education Fricker was born in Sydney, Australia, and has Māori heritage. She trained as an orchestral double bassist at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music High School and University, before moving to the University of Sydney to study Art History and Psychology. At the University of Sydney, she performed as part of student comedy group "Project 52", alongside Steen Raskopoulos among others. Later, Fricker trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York. Career In 2011, Gen Fricker was a National Finalist in the RAW Comedy Competition. She co-hosted ''Summer Up For It'' on FBi Radio with comedian Michael Hing over the summer break in 2011–2012. Fricker first appeared on triple j as a guest on Drive with Lindsey McDougall, on Sunday Night Safran, and as a writer/performer on Tom Ballard's Chatback sketch show. At the end of 2014, she began h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Corbett (radio Presenter)
Rachel Corbett (born 11 March 1981) is an Australian podcaster, television and radio presenter. She hosts a number of podcasts, and is a weekly panelist and fill-in host for Network 10's '' The Project''. Career Radio Corbett has worked for several radio stations in front of and behind the microphone including 104.1, Triple M Melbourne and Sydney and 92.9 in Perth. Television In 2001, Corbett appeared on the first season of '' Big Brother Australia''. She entered the house as an intruder and was evicted four days later. Later that year, she and eight other housemates appeared on a special episode of ''The Weakest Link'', where she was the second contestant to be voted off. In 2014, Corbett began appearing regularly as a guest panelist and TV presenter. She has appeared on shows including ''Today'', '' Paul Murray Live'', ''The Verdict'', '' Studio 10'', '' The Project'', '' Have You Been Paying Attention?'', and '' Hughesy, We Have a Problem''. In 2015, Corbett st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Fevola
Brendan Fevola (born 20 January 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and radio presenter. He played with the Carlton Football Club, Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Fevola is regarded as one of the most effective full-forwards to have played AFL in the 2000s, having won the Coleman Medal for league-leading goalkicker in 2006 and 2009 (kicking 84 and 86 goals, respectively) as well as All-Australian selection as a forward three times since 2006. His Representative matches in Australian rules football, representative honours include playing for Victoria Australian rules football team, Victoria, where he was a leading goalkicker and was awarded the Allen Aylett Medal for being the state team's best player during the 2008 AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match. During his career at Carlton, he was the List of Carlton Football Club leading goalkickers, club's leading goalkicker and key forward from 2003 until 2009. Howe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Cormack
Danielle Cormack (born 26 December 1970 )is a New Zealand stage and screen actress. She was one of the original cast members of the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street'', though she is also known for her role as the Amazon Ephiny in the television series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', Cynthia Ross in ''The Cult'', and Shota in '' Legend of the Seeker''. Other works include the 2009 film, '' Separation City'', and the Australian series ''Rake''. Acting career Danielle Cormack is a stage and screen actress from New Zealand. She portrayed notorious Sydney underworld figure Kate Leigh in '' Underbelly: Razor'', and doctor Rory Finch in '' Jack Irish''. From 2012 she starred as Bea Smith in the Foxtel prison drama '' Wentworth,'' for four years, before leaving the show in 2016. The role of Bea Smith was originally played by Val Lehman. in ''Prisoner''. Cormack has since appeared regularly at Wentworth-related events in the US and the UK, and hosted the 2023 New Jersey Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Donovan (singer)
Casey Donovan (born 13 May 1988) is an Australian singer and actress, best known for winning the second season of the singing competition show ''Australian Idol'' in 2004. She won the competition at the age of 16, becoming the series' youngest winner. In 2017, Donovan won the third series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here''. Donovan also hosted the NITV music show ''Fusion with Casey Donovan''. Early life Casey Donovan was born in Bankstown, New South Wales, of indigenous descent to a family that included several relatives with musical careers, including her father, who along with his brothers are members of the country band The Donovans. It wasn't until attending Condell Park High that her talent became noticed and was supported especially by both her mother and stepfather. Career 2004–2006: ''Australian Idol'' and ''For You'' In 2004, Donovan transferred to the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney and auditioned for the second season of ''Australian Idol'' s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Thomas (comedian)
Joshua Michael Thomas is an Australian comedian, actor, and writer. In 2005, he won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Raw Comedy Competition. He has since appeared on television numerous times, including as a regular and Generation Y team captain on Network 10's '' Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation''. In 2013, Thomas created the award-winning ABC2 and Pivot television series '' Please Like Me'', which he also co-wrote and starred in. Early life and education Joshua Michael Thomas was born in Blackwater, Queensland, the son of Rebecca and Mike Thomas. He lived in Chapel Hill and Westlake in Brisbane's western suburbs and attended Kenmore State High School, from which he matriculated in 2004. He studied for a Bachelor of Creative Industries, majoring in television, at the Queensland University of Technology, but dropped out after one year. Career In 2005, he won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's RAW Comedy Award. He made the finals of '' So You Think You' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Denyer
Grant Craig Denyer (born 12 September 1977) is an Australian television and radio presenter and motor racing driver, who has worked for several television networks, including Seven Network and Network 10, mostly serving as a presenter. He previously hosted ''Family Feud (2014 Australian game show), Family Feud'' and ''Australia's Got Talent''. Currently, he hosts Network 10's main game show ''Deal or No Deal (Australian game show), Deal or No Deal.'' In 2018, he won a Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. Television career In 1997, Denyer began his career in the media with a position at Prime Television in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Wagga Wagga as a news reporter and journalist. He moved to Sydney to work as V8 Supercar pit reporter for Network Ten, when he caught the eye of television producer Adam Boland. Boland saw the potential in Denyer and offered him full-time position as the weather presenter on the relaunched ''Sunrise (Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susie Youssef
Susie Youssef is an Australian writer, actor and comedian who works in television, on radio and stage. She is best known for her appearances in the television series '' The Project'', '' Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia'', and '' Rosehaven'', and has performed stand-up comedy at various Australian and international festivals. Early life and education Susie Youssef is the daughter of Lebanese immigrants. She grew up with five sisters and she often uses her family for comedy inspiration. Youssef began comedy writing in high school, where she wrote her own plays. She began studying education, to become a teacher. A friend took her to an improvisational comedy show at the Enmore Theatre in Newtown in Sydney, which sparked a more serious interest in comedy. She quit college and attended iO Chicago, in the United States, where she studied improvisational performance and comedy. Career Youssef began her comedy career as a writer for '' The Ronnie Johns Half Hour'' in 2006, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie Whelan Browne
Christine 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 married fellow performer, Rohan Browne. Early years Christie Whelan Browne was born as Christine Whelan on 6 August 1982 in Melbourne. She grew up in the suburb of Eltham, and attended St Helena Secondary College. Whelan performed in school musicals every year from Year 7. The musicals included, "''The King and I'' and doing everything from ''Fiddler on the Roof'' to ''Little Shop of Horrors'', as well as ''Grease''." She later reflected on her Year 12 school production, "I was choreographing and playing a part. It was the first time I realised this was something that came naturally to me. It is the only thing that was born in me." The Whelan family were fervent basketballers. Whelan's first amateur theatre role was in '' Les Mis'', followed by works w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrissie Swan
Christina Swan is an Australian television and radio presenter and media personality. Since 2023, Swan has hosted '' The Chrissie Swan Show'' on Nova FM. In 2022 and 2023, she served as a panellist on '' The Masked Singer Australia'' alongside Dave Hughes, Mel B and Abbie Chatfield. In 2024, she began hosting her own podcast called ''The ChrissieCast.'' She was the host of '' Chrissie, Sam and Browny'' on Nova 100 with Sam Pang and Jonathan Brown, Mix 101.1's afternoon show '' 3PM Pick-Up'' and breakfast program '' Chrissie & Jane'' with Jane Hall. Swan was a co-host of Network Ten's morning show, '' The Circle'' 2010 to 2011 and was a co-host on '' The Great Australian Spelling Bee''. Swan previously hosted television series '' Can of Worms''. She has made television appearances on '' All Star Family Feud'', '' The Project'', '' Studio 10'', '' Show Me the Movie!'', '' Have You Been Paying Attention?'' and '' Hughesy, We Have a Problem''. Career Television Her primary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
