''Get Krack!n'' is an Australian comedy series which was created by and stars comedians Kate McCartney and

Kate McLennan Kate McLennan (born ) is an Australian comedian, writer and actor. McLennan has performed in Australia and internationally, including at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She is known in Australia for her work on television and web series such as ...

. The series is a satire of

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and features McCartney and McLennan playing versions of themselves hosting ''Get Krack!n'', a low-budget early-morning television programme. On 14 November 2024, the first season was released on YouTube.

Premise

''Get Krack!n'' is a satirical comedy show that pokes fun at breakfast television shows. Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan play fictional versions of themselves hosting early-morning television show "Get Krack!n". McLennan is upbeat to the point of being irritating and unprofessional while McCartney is more realistic, but frequently tactless and socially awkward. The show is run on a shoestring budget, funded by commercial sponsors who manufacture and market questionable products. The production crew are either under-trained or employed as part of a prison work release programme, the show is constantly beset by technical problems, and the guests are unqualified "experts". McCartney and McLennan attempt to remain enthusiastic, but inadvertently reveal dysfunctional and sociopathic behaviour as things go wrong.

Plot

Reception

The last episode of the second series of '' Get Krack!n'', featuring Miranda Tapsell and Nakkiah Lui and co-written by Lui, trended on

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, and was widely lauded as hilarious, ground-breaking, hard-hitting satire. It drew an angry response from right-wing commentator

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Episodes

Series 1 (2017)

Series 2 (2019)

References

External links

''Get Krack!n''
Official Homepage * {{DEFAULTSORT:Get Krack!n 2017 Australian television series debuts 2019 Australian television series endings Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming 2010s Australian comedy television series