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An anthology series of half-hour comedies, each of which could potentially serve as the pilot for a new television series, depending on audience feedback.
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1form y Ronny Chieng - International Student Melbourne : Australian Broadcasting Corporation Sticky Pictures , 2016 9514925 2016 single work film/TV humour
'International Student is the hilarious story of Ronny Chieng, a Malaysian student in Australia to study Law. Only making friends is not part of the curriculum.'
Source: Program blurb.
Melbourne : Australian Broadcasting Corporation Sticky Pictures , 2016 -
2form y The Letdown Australia : The Chaser Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016 9496193 2016 single work film/TV
' A comedy about a struggling new mum, and the mother’s group she thinks she doesn’t need.' (Production summary)
Australia : The Chaser Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016 -
3form y The Legend of Gavin Tanner Australia : Mad Kids Productions Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016 9515019 2016 single work film/TV humour
'West Coast Eagles fanatic, pot dealer and disappointing boyfriend Gavin Tanner does everything he can to prove himself the legend he imagines, by befriending his new neighbour.'
Source: Production blurb.
Australia : Mad Kids Productions Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016 -
4form y The Future Is Expensive Decking Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation Goalpost Pictures , 2016 9515133 2016 single work film/TV humour
'Created by and starring Eddie Perfect, The Future is Expensive is a hilarious ode to the bizarreness of picket-fence suburbia that we're conditioned to accept as synonymous with being an 'adult'.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation Goalpost Pictures , 2016 -
5form y Bleak Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation Princess Pictures , 2016 9515499 2016 single work film/TV humour
'Heartbroken, homeless and unemployed, Anna (Kate McLennan) returns to her nutbag of a family home where permanently sozzled Noni (Denise Scott) rules the roost. But Anna's determined to put her and her family's life back together.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation Princess Pictures , 2016 -
6form y Moonman Australia : Renegade Films Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016 9515280 2016 single work film/TV humour
'A typical Aussie bloke with a passion for a party, vows to change his ways and grow up to avoid losing the woman he loves.'
Source: Program blurb.
Australia : Renegade Films Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016
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Works about this Work
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Comedy Showroom Review – ABC Offers a Sometimes Funny, Strangely Homogenous Take on Australia
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 15 June 2016;
— Review of Comedy Showroom 2016 series - publisher film/TV 'Six pilots present a sameish Australia, where property ownership is the dream – and where the middle-class man-baby rules over all.' -
The Lost Laugh
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 21 May 2016;
— Review of Comedy Showroom 2016 series - publisher film/TV 'The ABC’s sitcom incubator Comedy Showroom includes those who mistakenly believe comedy is a tool to fix the world’s problems or protect our freedoms.'
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The Lost Laugh
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 21 May 2016;
— Review of Comedy Showroom 2016 series - publisher film/TV 'The ABC’s sitcom incubator Comedy Showroom includes those who mistakenly believe comedy is a tool to fix the world’s problems or protect our freedoms.' -
Comedy Showroom Review – ABC Offers a Sometimes Funny, Strangely Homogenous Take on Australia
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 15 June 2016;
— Review of Comedy Showroom 2016 series - publisher film/TV 'Six pilots present a sameish Australia, where property ownership is the dream – and where the middle-class man-baby rules over all.'