Well it will be interesting to see whether it attracts enough viewers to justify keeping it on air that long.
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I thought the ABC didnât care about ratings? 
Even if the ratings are low, I would much rather the money go toward first-run Australian content and Australian jobs than more repeats of comedies from the last decade or American sitcoms. Iâm hoping it runs for a couple of years even if it is a dud, so we can at least say we gave a localised nightly Daily Show clone a fair go.
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Really? 
Whatâs wrong with that? Youâre parochial about Australian culture and would rather people stop adopting Americanisms, so I wouldâve thought youâd prefer Australians watch an Australian adoption of a popular format rather than the American original (which a lot of Australians do).
You have very contradictory beliefs.
Itâs just that being a clone of another show is not much to aspire to.
Well let me know when Australia starts innovating in any other genre of television. Last I saw every popular local reality and drama format was copied, inspired or cloned from a production in another country.
You have to take what you can get with localisation. Australian television isnât a powerhouse in production, innovation and creating new genres of television from scratch so I guess youâll be forevermore disappointed with any new local adoption ever being either European or American.
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Donât get your knickers in a twist. Iâm fine with anyone doing Australian versions of overseas shows. Itâs better than just showing overseas content. As long as itâs done well.
You must have missed Have You Been Paying Attention?
Which is a take-off of British news panel shows. There are no original ideas anymore.
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Ill Behaviour
From Monday 8 January at 9:30pm
From the Bafta-winning co-creator of Peep Show, a dementedly dark comedy thriller about the limits and lunacies of friendship. Joel (Chris Geere) is recently divorced. He should be devastated â only Joelâs wife was very rich. Joel now has a lot of time and an awful lot of money on his hands. Joel moves in with his best mate Charlie (Tom Riley). Keen to get Joel back on track, Charlie sets up Joel on a date with Nadia (Lizzy Caplan), a doctor who also happens to be a raging alcoholic. Joel is smitten. Nadia is horny. The two hookup. Bad news hits Charlie, Joel and their mutual pal Tess (a sci-fi geek and secret novelist). Charlie has cancer.
He wants to treat the cancer (curable if caught in time) naturally but Joel is convinced that Charlieâs âholisticâ approach is suicide, and is determined to save the day. But Charlie doesnât want saving. Thereâs only one thing for it: kidnapping. With Tess (Jessica Regan) and Nadiaâs help, Joel bundles off Charlie to a secret country house. The gang begin a decidedly unconventional course of chemotherapy, with the patient handcuffed to a chair. This can only end badly. But at least Charlie might be alive at the end of it.
Tempers flare, temperatures rise, copious amounts of alcohol are consumed and cross-bows are brandished. Mates turn into enemies, enemies turn into lovers and life-long friendships bend, stretch â and shatter.
Production Details Writer: Sam Bain (Peep Show), Director: Steve Bendelack (Friday Night Dinner), Producer: Gill Isles (Peter Kayâs Car Share), Executive Producer: Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners). Ill Behaviour is a Fudge Park production for BBC
The second night was better than the first. hopefully tonight that trend continues.
I personally love it when they lose their shit laughing and try to keep their composure, there were some real wtf moments (like rolling down parliament hill) but has some good shit (the traidie in the same segment charging less for cash in hand). Hopefully it can morph into a less shit version instead of a shit version (like The Weekly) of MAH.
Shame they saw fit to axe The Roast a few years ago. That was consistently laugh-out-loud funny.
Tonightly has been pretty average so far. Some more prerecorded skits might help break up Tomâs lengthy pieces to camera.
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ABC Comedy Summer premiere dates
A Very Sexy Christmas with Stephen Oliver Encore
Tuesday 12 December at 8.30pm on ABC Indigenous Facebook Live Encores: Sunday 24 December at 9.20pm on ABC COMEDY
Whovians Christmas Special
Tuesday 26 December at 8.30pm
Red Dwarf Season 12 Premiere
Tuesday 26 December at 9.15pm
Asian Provocateur Premiere
Wednesday 27 December at 9:30pm
Episodes Season 5 (final season) Premiere
Friday 5 January at 9.50pm
Ill Behaviour Season 1 Premiere
Monday 8 January at 9:30pm
Red Dwarf New Series
Thursday 26 January at 9.40pm
The Best of Fresh Blood Premiere
Thursday 18 January at 9.30pm
ABC KIDS
Guess How Much I Love You:
Christmas to the Moon and Back Premiere Sunday 17 December at 5.35pm
Sesame Street Christmas Premiere
Friday 22 December at 9.30am
Peppa Pig Christmas Premiere
Monday 18 December at 5.40pm
I recorded all the episodes that screened on ABC2 last year and it seemed to end at Season 3. Has Episodes Season 4 screened on ABC2 since then?
Based on the episode descriptions given, starts tonight!
Thanks for that. Wouldâve missed it otherwise. Iâm quite sure thatâs the first time this has screened on ABC.
Seasons 1 -4 on Stan in HD been available for about a year and a half I think. Pretty sure Episodes Season 4 began on free to air when Abc comedy did ?
Thanks. I knew that but I donât have Stan. Episodes Season 4 started on ABC2Comedy on Friday night and repeated on Saturday night. This is the first time this has been screened on FTA.
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Early days butâŚ
Week commencing 24 December
Sunday 24 December
8:30pm Michael McIntyreâs Christmas Comedy Roadshow
9:25pm TBA
9:55pm Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala
11:55pm Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Monday 25 December
7:30pm A Very Specky Christmas
8:30pm Upper Middle Bogan: Donât Over Think It
9:00pm Upper Middle Bogan: Nationals
9:30pm GameFace
9:55pm Inside Amy Schumer: Welcome To The Gun Show
10:15pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks: Nick Grimshaw
10:45pm The Office: Christmas Party
11:05pm 30 Rock: The Source Awards
11:30pm Parks and Recreation: Hunting Trip
11:50pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks: Nick Grimshaw
Tuesday 26 December
7:30pm A Very Specky Christmas
8:30pm TBA
9:15pm Red Dwarf New Series
9:45pm Wasted
10:15pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks: Lee Mack
10:45pm The Office: Booze Cruise
11:05pm 30 Rock: The Fighting Irish
11:25pm Parks and Recreation: Tomâs Divorce
11:50pm TBA
Wednesday 27 December
8:00pm Stop Laughing⌠this is serious: She Goes⌠She Goes⌠She Just Goes
9:00pm Walliams And Friend
9:40pm Asian Provocateur: Uncle Thiru Series Premiere
10:10pm The Trip: The Inn At Whitewell
10:40pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks: Ne-Yo
11:10pm The Office: The Injury
11:30pm 30 Rock: Fireworks
11:50pm Parks and Recreation: Christmas Scandal
Thursday 28 December
8:00pm The Ex-PM: Money
8:25pm The Ex-PM: Power
8:50pm TBA
9:00pm Walliams And Friend: Hugh Bonneville
9:40pm The IT Crowd
10:05pm Murder In Successville: Mayor the Force Be With You
10:35pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks: Richard Ayoade
11:05pm The Office: The Secret
11:25pm 30 Rock: Corporate Crush
11:45pm Parks and Recreation: The Set Up
Friday 29 December
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Gruen XL
9:15pm Walliams And Friend: Jack Whitehall
9:45pm Episodes
10:15pm Episodes
10:45pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks: Richard Madeley
11:15pm The Office: The Carpet
11:35pm 30 Rock: Cleveland
11:55pm Parks and Recreation: Leslieâs House
Saturday 30 December
8:00pm TBA
8:30pm Live At The Apollo: Sean Lock & Jason Manford
9:15pm Comedy Next Gen: Nick Cody
10:15pm GameFace
10:40pm Inside Amy Schumer: Welcome To The Gun Show
11:05pm Asian Provocateur: Uncle Thiru
11:35pm The Trip: The Inn At Whitewell
Week commencing 31 December
Sunday 31 December
8:00pm Michael McIntyreâs Comedy Roadshow: Birmingham
8:45pm Melbourne Comedy Festival: Allstars Supershow
10:40pm Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled: Until Iâm Married Or Youâre Dead
11:25pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
Monday 1 January
8:00pm Upper Middle Bogan: Hot But Cold
8:30pm Upper Middle Bogan: Letâs Talk About Sex
9:00pm Sammy Jâs Democratic Party
9:30pm GameFace
9:55pm Inside Amy Schumer
10:20pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks: Alex Horne
10:50pm The Office (US): Boys And Girls
11:10pm 30 Rock: Hiatus
11:30pm Parks and Recreation: Sweetums
11:55pm Sammy Jâs Democratic Party
Tuesday 2 January
8:00pm Black Comedy
8:30pm Black Comedy
9:00pm Walliams And Friend: Harry Enfield
9:30pm Red Dwarf
10:00pm Wasted
10:25pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks: Stephen Mangan
10:55pm The Office (US): Valentineâs Day
11:15pm 30 Rock: Seinfeld Vision
11:40pm Parks and Recreation: Galentineâs Day
Wednesday 3 January
8:00pm Stop Laughing⌠this is serious: I Said Pet, I Said Pet, I Said Love
9:00pm Walliams And Friend: Sheridan Smith
9:30pm Asian Provocateur: Uncle Ragu
10:00pm The Trip: LâEnclume
10:30pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks: Liza Tarbuck
11:00pm The Office (US): Dwightâs Speech
11:20pm 30 Rock: Jack Gets In The Game
11:40pm Parks and Recreation: Woman Of The Year
Thursday 4 January
8:00pm The Ex-PM: Image
8:25pm The Ex-PM: Justice
8:55pm Walliams And Friend: Meera Syal
9:25pm The IT Crowd
9:50pm Murder In Successville: Doctor Death
10:20pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks: Bob Mortimer
10:50pm The Office (US): Take Your Daughter To Work Day
11:10pm 30 Rock: The Collection
11:30pm Parks and Recreation: The Possum
11:55pm Walliams And Friend: Meera Syal
Friday 5 January
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Gruen XL
9:10pm Walliams And Friend: Miranda Richardson
9:40pm Episodes
10:10pm Episodes
10:45pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks: John Hannah
11:15pm The Office (US): Michaelâs Birthday
11:35pm 30 Rock: Rosemaryâs Baby
11:55pm Parks and Recreation: Park Safety
Saturday 6 January
8:00pm Would I Lie To You?: The Unseen Bits
8:30pm Live At The Apollo: Dara OâBriain & Frankie Boyle
9:15pm Comedy Next Gen: Cameron James
10:15pm GameFace Final
10:40pm Inside Amy Schumer
11:05pm Asian Provocateur: Uncle Ragu
11:35pm The Trip: LâEnclume