Australian sitcoms
I'm also including mockumentaries in this list. This List was initially submitted (in shorter form, I hasten to add!) as a Poll, but I pulled it due to most polls here having "The dark knight" as a voting option and therefore any poll not having that option would have 0 chance of getting up.
New criterion: for comedy dramas, it's running time determines whether it makes this list or my "Australian drama" list. I.e. shows which take up a 30 minute time slot will go here, whilst programmes with a 60 minute time slot (on commercial tv) will go in my drama list.
New criterion: for comedy dramas, it's running time determines whether it makes this list or my "Australian drama" list. I.e. shows which take up a 30 minute time slot will go here, whilst programmes with a 60 minute time slot (on commercial tv) will go in my drama list.
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- CreatorSonja DareTrisha Morton-ThomasStarsGeoff MorrellShari SebbensIan MeadowsIn the middle of nowhere is 8MMM Aboriginal Radio, a magnet for three kinds of Whitefellas - Missionaries, Mercenaries and Misfits.
- CreatorNick GiannopoulosGeorge KapiniarisSimon PalomaresStarsNick GiannopoulosGeorge KapiniarisMary CoustasThe lives of the owners and workers at a Greek cafe in Melbourne.
- CreatorColin LaneFrank WoodleyStarsColin LaneFrank WoodleyNeil PigotThe bizarre misadventures of two no-hopers who share a flat
- CreatorPino AmentaPhilip DalkinJohn PowditchStarsJon EnglishSteven JacobsJane HallOne-time Rock'n'Roll star Bobby Rivers discovers he has 15-year-old twins when his former lover dies in a plane crash. They and Tracy, the woman who looked after them when their mother was travelling the world, move in with him.I remember the promo for this show when it came out and thought it very funny...the main character of the show was just so gormless. Unfortunately the show wasn't as funny as the promo and I didn't stick with it.
- CreatorAlan HopgoodStarsGraeme BlundellChris HaywoodDawn LakeA waterbed salesman who is irresistible to women gets a job as a gardener in a convent
- CreatorChris LilleyStarsChris LilleyDeborah JonesGreg FairallA mockumentary exploring the issues faced by young males in the 21st century - their influences, their pressures, their dreams and ambitions.Chris Lilley series.
Got a laught out of "Skateboarding! Gay style!".
Also, when Gran has a heart to heart (I forget who with...probably a juvie, I think) and says something like "I also have a secret"...I kind of expected her to say "I have a penis, son". Didn't happen. Kind of expected it to happen though! - StarsMandy BishopPhil LloydMichael DenkhaThis four part comedy series takes viewers into the life of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her partner Tim Mathieson, behind the closed doors of The Lodge.Mockumentary purporting to show the life of the then current Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard. Didn't particularly grab me...not sure that I saw all the limited number of episodes in the run...might have though.
- CreatorRonald ChesneyRonald WolfeStarsEdward HeppleSheila BradleyRobina BeardJoan and Shirley Muggleton are two sisters who inherit a run-down roadhouse/garage from their Uncle Ted in the fictitious locale of Frog's Hollow, located on the Hume Highway between Sydney and Melbourne (Australia).Suggested by JeiceWarrior.
Wikipedia states:
It was the second television sitcom produced in Australia, being preceded by the 1957-1959 series Take That, though that earlier series had only aired in Melbourne; Barley Charlie aired for 13 episodes, produced by GTV-9 and also aired on other stations across Australia. Though short-lived, the series was a ratings success;
Premise: Joan and Shirley Muggleton are two sisters who inherit a garage. Working there is Charlie Appleby, a lazy mechanic. - StarsRebel WilsonSally-Anne UptonLulu McClatchyIntelligent teenage fugly Jennie Cragg lives in the suburb Boonelg with her mother Berenice Cragg, who is now extremely overweight and has isolated herself in her bedroom.Rebel Wilson's series.
- StarsGraeme BlundellPaul ChubbKevin GolsbyWhen a new pretty female doctor joins a group of men confined to the lonely isolation of the Australian Antarctic expedition, she finds that they are keenly interested in her - and it isn't just her medical skills which holds their attention.Suggested by JeiceWarrior.
Wikipedia states:
Seven Network;
"The title comes from the colloquial expression "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey", in reference to the cold climate of the Antarctic.
Brass Monkeys is the story of a pretty female doctor who joins a group of men confined to the lonely isolation of an Australian Antarctic expedition station". - StarsTim FergusonRichard FidlerPaul McDermottIt is the end of history. Shitsu Tonka, the giant conglomerate of universal power, has placed the world's art treasures in a giant submarine, the Titanic II. Assigned to protect and catalogue these treasures are former comedians, the Doug Anthony Allstars; Tim, Paul and Richard, who find themselves drawn into conflict with each other and the malevolent forces which surround them.Can't say I remember too much of this series apart from not being that much into it. They were my favourite act on The Big Gig though. This sitcom has elements of sketch comedy too, from memory. A bit of hybrid, in other words.
- StarsNoeline BrownHenri SzepsPaul ChubbLife in a newspaper office.Suggested by JeiceWarrior (although the name rang a bell for me).
Wikipedia states:
Seven Network; x13 episodes;
"The series was set in the office of a metropolitan newspaper.
It was the first Australian comedy series to feature a regular gay character (Terry Bader as journalist Leslie)." - CreatorDavid AshbyDario RussoStarsDavid AshbySean James MurphyNatasa RisticIt's Christmas in the 1980s, Adolf Hitler is alive and has two Yuletide wishes: Danger 5 dead and the world under his Christmas tree.A sitcom featuring Hitler, dinosaurs and...the moon? Two out of three ain't bad!
- CreatorShaun MicallefStarsShaun MicallefNicki WendtLucy VelikEllen, a ghostwriter working for the ex-prime minister of Australia Andrew Dugdale, tries to immerse herself in the lives of the ex-pm, his family and associates in a vain attempt at writing his biography for him.Shaun Micallef stars.
- CreatorBenjamin LawStarsTrystan GoFiona ChoiAnthony Brandon WongThere's the rules, then there's the Laws. Based on the best-selling book by Benjamin Law, The Family Law is a drama-comedy series following everyone's favourite almost-functional Chinese-Australian family.
- CreatorJohn ClarkeAndrew KnightStarsTerry BaderRichard HealyDebra LawranceTwo private investigators, Bryce and Ken operate a business known as The Excelsior Research Foundation.Created by two well known industry figures in John Clarke and Andrew Knight.
- CreatorKitty FlanaganVincent SheehanStarsKitty FlanaganJulia ZemiroMarty SheargoldFast-paced comedy about high-end contracts lawyer Helen Tudor-Fisk, who is forced to take a job at a shabby, suburban law firm following a humiliating marriage breakdown and a professional fall from grace.
- CreatorSanto CilauroTom GleisnerJane KennedyStarsRob SitchJane KennedyTiriel MoraBased on the making of a fictitious Australian CURRENT AFFAIRS show, Frontline blends invented events with REAL LIFE events. A true reflection of THE TIMES we live in.I don't rate this highly as many people/critics do. It always seemed to recap the much funnier moments of Media Watch...which wasn't a comedy...but was there first...and often funnier. Frontline seemed more of a rerun/lesser version of Media Watch...or helpfully recycling the same incidents for people who didn't watch Media Watch.
- CreatorSanto CilauroTom GleisnerJane KennedyStarsSanto CilauroTim FergusonTom GleisnerFunky Squad is an elite police unit of four young undercover cops - Grant, Cassie, Stix and Poncho - who speak the language of the streets. They're young, hip and in touch with the now generation.Not sure how much I watched of this. Didn't really grab me, if I watched it. Less watchable than Danger 5, which I did follow and might do so for the 2nd series too.
- CreatorJohn ClarkeRoss StevensonStarsJohn ClarkeBryan DaweGina RileyMockumentary about the organisation of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.Apparently Britain plagariased this show during the run up to their own Olympics. Their version was called "Twenty twelve".
Wikipedia quotes The Games' Brian Clarke as saying:
[Clarke's website later called The Games' writers] "John [Clarke] and Ross Stevenson, who run a charitable institute supplying formats to British television".
N.B. I still recall the classic scene in this show where the organisers are wondering if anyone will notice if the 100m track is a different length. I'm guessing yes...if someone runs 100m in under 9 seconds...or in over a minute...just sayin'... - CreatorGeoffrey AtherdenStarsGeoff MorrellZoe CaridesJohn ClaytonThe series is set around the fictional Arcadia Waters Council near Sydney, and was primarily a satirical look at the machinations of local government.A satire of local government.
- CreatorAnne HallMichael HarrisStarsKen JamesGregory RossGregory de PolnayVarious escapades with three guys and two girls sharing a flat!Suggested by JeiceWarrior.
Wikipedia states:
ATN7;
"Despite its popularity The Group was not renewed beyond its original series of 13 half-hour episodes". - CreatorJohn FlanaganGary ReillyStarsJulie McGregorRobert HughesSarah MonahanThis is Australia's longest-running comedy series, following the hilarious adventures of top architect Martin Kelly, who gives up his business to raise his three children. And the kid next door, Nudge.
- CreatorSanto CilauroTom GleisnerRob SitchStarsLachy HulmeDavid JamesNeil MelvilleMockumentary that follows the daily situations in which the staff from the Australian Prime Minister find themselves.Political satire by The Working Dog team.