Comedy & Entertainment
Summer Love
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Summer Love is an anthology series which sees eight very different sets of people rent the same beachside holiday house. Eight different writing teams bring eight different stories to life, each connected through the house and through the theme of love.
Summer Love captures the collision between the dreamy enchantment of the beach and the clumsy reality of humans on holiday.
It explores the anonymity, the possibility, and the escape that we all feel, alongside the ever-present threat of sand in the sheets
A Gristmill Production for the ABC. Major production investment from Screen Australia and Kinetic Content in association with the ABC and financed with support from Film Victoria. Created and Produced by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope. Written by: Kodie Bedford & Bjorn Stewart; Alison Bell; Patrick Brammall & Harriet Dyer; Robyn Butler & Wayne Hope; Nazeem Hussain; Kate Mulvany; Miranda Tapsell & James Colley; Nath Valvo & Jayden Masciulli. Associate Producer Louisa Kors. Executive Producers: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope and Greg Sitch. Kinetic Content Executive Producers: Chris Coelen and Melissa Myers. ABC Executive Producer Todd Abbott.
Stories from Oz
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Stories From Oz is an irreverent comedy documentary series where six of Australia’s most defining stories are retold as musicals. Written by The Chaser’s Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen, and performed by an ensemble cast of dazzling triple-threats, this 6-part extravaganza breathes new life into some of the country’s most colourful stories, by giving them the full musical treatment they’ve always deserved.
Produced by acclaimed comedy production house Princess Pictures, the series ingeniously swings between interviews with the real-life players and musical numbers that give Taylor and Hansen full rein to put their trademark satirical spin on the material.
The stories receiving the full razzle-dazzle makeover are: the saga of Schapelle Corby, the unlikely triumph of Steven Bradbury, the political showdown of the Tampa affair, Melbourne’s cursed Ferris wheel, the fairy- tale of the young Tasmanian woman Mary Donaldson, and the international meltdown caused by Barnaby Joyce when he threatened to euthanise Johnny Depp’s pet dogs, Pistol and Boo.
Billed as the world’s first documentary you can dance to, Stories From Oz is proof positive that some stories are so extraordinary that it’s not enough to simply tell them. You have to sing them as well.
A Princess Pictures production for the ABC in association with Film Victoria. Executive Producers Laura Waters and Emma Fitzsimons, Executive Producers and Writers Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen, Producer Julie Eckersley, Director Max Miller, ABC Executive Producers Rachel Millar and Nicholas Hayden.
AFTERTASTE S2
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After throwing away his last chance at fame, Easton West (Erik Thomson) has settled into obscurity rather well. Telling himself he’s far happier away from the kitchen and a ‘PC’ world gone mad, he’s living a quiet life with his sister Denise (Susan Prior) and her far too forgiving partner Brett (Wayne Blair) on the old family property.
When Brett and Denise decide to make things official and tie the knot, however, it coaxes back the prodigal pastry chef Diana (Natalie Abbott) from her new life in London.
Still furious with her family’s secrets and lies, Diana’s desperate to prove to them how much better off she is without them. But old tensions rear their ugly heads, and soon Easton and Diana are bickering, wrestling, and wielding a shotgun.
As this family tries to negotiate its awkward reunion, the past will once again throw the West family into more chaos.
A Closer production in association with the South Australian Film Corporation and financed with support from the ABC. Producers: Rebecca Summerton and Erik Thomson. Co-producer Matthew Bate. Executive Producers: Julie De Fina and Rachel Griffiths. ABC Executive Producer Rebecca Anderson. International Distributor ABC Commercial.
Fisk S2
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The lady in brown returns. Helen Tudor-Fisk (Kitty Flanagan) is back, along with solicitor siblings Roz & Ray Gruber (Julia Zemiro and Marty Sheargold) and, of course, everyone’s favourite probate clerk/webmaster, George (Aaron Chen).
With Roz stepping aside to start her own mediation business (within the Gruber offices) Helen is determined to take on a more senior role at Gruber & Associates.
However, Helen’s grand vision to become partner soon comes unstuck when she’s featured in a current affairs show hit piece, and her main focus becomes trying to repair her damaged reputation.
An Origma 45 production for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation with support from Film Victoria. Written by Kitty Flanagan and Penny Flanagan. Co-directed by Kitty Flanagan
and Tom Peterson. Produced by Vincent Sheehan. Executive Producer Greg Sitch. ABC Executive Producers: Todd Abbott and Brett Sleigh.
JULIA ZEMIRO’S HOME DELIVERY S9
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It’s the last spin around the block for Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery, albeit in some classic marques. In this the ninth series, Julia will join her favourite people on a personal road trip that in turns are revealing, emotional, intimate, and joyous.
They’ll visit the places that shaped them, meet people that inspired them and discuss the major events in their lives. For over 70 episodes Julia has travelled the country, and the world, interviewing actors, comedians, politicians, CEO’s, music stars, sporting legends, public intellectuals, and authors.
This final round of guests will intrigue, delight and surprise to the end.
A CJZ production in association with ABC. Executive Producer/Director Damian Davis.
Co-Producer Julia Zemiro. Series Producer Asha Anderson. Executive Producer Nick Murray. ABC Executive Producer Frances O’Riordan.
QUESTION EVERYTHING S2
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Jan Fran and Wil Anderson return for another series of Question Everything (or will they?).
This comedy panel show unpacks all the misinformation, disinformation, half-truths, and rumours in what we see, hear and read.
Jan and Wil are joined each week by a revolving panel made up of up-and- coming and well-known comedians, who Question Everything by dissecting the news and media to separate fact from fiction.
Question Everything is an original format created by Wil Anderson. Produced by CJZ.
Series Producer Jess Cohen Cornelius. Executive Producers: Polly Connolly, Wil Anderson and Nick Murray. ABC Executive Producer Rachel Millar. ABC Head of Entertainment Nick Hayden.
TOMORROW TONIGHT S2
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Tomorrow Tonight is a truly unique panel show.
Notable Australians tackle hypothetical moral dilemmas to discover more about themselves, each other, and a future that is rapidly heading our way.
Hosted by Annabel Crabb, with Charlie Pickering and Adam Liaw by her side, the show will rediscover the true art of conversation and have fun doing it!
A Thinkative Television production in association with ABC TV. Executive Producers: Chris Walker and Kevin Whyte. Series Producer Michiko Smith. ABC Executive Producer Tarni James.