Hard Quiz

Speaking of Hard Quiz, when are we going to see new episodes?

We are currently seeing repeats in the 8pm slot (due to Win The Week being bumped to a later slot).

Series Returns

Hard Quiz Season 7 - Episode 17:

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Wednesday 28 September 8:00pm

Four more contestants are desperate to get their grubby mitts on Tom Gleeson’s Big Brass Mug. Rachel, a fan of nineties sitcom Father Ted; Callum, who loves Arnott’s bikkies; Tony, who has been playing hours of the Final Fantasy game; and Linda, who is a fan of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. (AKA Jackie O. The real one. Not Kyle’s mate.)

Series 7, Episode 18

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Wednesday 5 October 8.00pm

Which contestant will prove worthy of Tom Gleeson’s Big Brass Mug? Will it be Scott, who is into
Los Angeles basketball team, the Lakers? Or will it be Peter, who has a soft spot for classic
counterculture film, Easy Rider? Will Bayley’s knowledge of the Disney animated film Beauty and the
Beast win out? And can anyone keep up with Brooke, who is into reality television series Keeping Up
with the Kardashians?

Tom tweeted last week that he was recording new episodes of series 8.

Tickets to the recordings (at ABC Southbank studios in Melbourne) are now available at Eventbrite website.

The next session available is next Wednesday night (September 21). After that, there are intermittent recordings up to Friday, November 4.

Coming up on Hard Quiz (note epsidoes not broadcast in production order)

Series 7, Episode 22

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Wednesday 26 October 8.00pm

Tom Gleeson has a fistful of questions for anyone who dares covet his Big Brass Mug. Experts lining up to be taken down are Zac, with his knowledge of the global financial crisis; Allan, who is a fan of jazz impresario Miles Davis; Marisa, who loves irreverent stunt team Jackass; and Tom, who thinks he knows all about comedians Hamish & Andy.

Hard Quiz: Battle of the Duds - Series 7, Episode 21

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Wednesday 2 November 8.00pm

It’s a Battle of the Duds! Tom Gleeson invites four failed former contestants back to humiliate themselves all over again, in the vain hope that one of them can take home the Big Brass Dud Mug.
Returning are dad-joke spouting dentist, Harry, whose expert subject is teeth; Rachael and her knowledge of social media platform TikTok; A-League soccer fan Kogu; and Bree who knows all about the noughties comedy movie Mean Girls.

Series 7, Episode 23

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Wednesday 9 November 8.00pm

Hard Quiz: it’s the quiz show so big that OTHER quiz show hosts turn up in the questions! Vying for Tom Gleeson’s Big Brass Mug are Phantom fan Maria, Love Actually tragic (and Hugh Grant lookalike) Spencer, history buff and Republican China expert Span, and Theo, whose expert topic is… Eddie McGuire! What will be Tom’s final answer?

Season final - Series 7, Episode 24

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Wednesday 16 November 8.00pm

It’s another classic line up of wannabe experts on Hard Quiz! Bruce Springsteen fan Phil takes on Mark’s penchant for flags, Miek’s love of the musical Hamilton and Matt’s fascination with Japanese artist Hokusai. Only one will prove worthy of Tom Gleeson’s Big Brass Mug.

I wonder if there will be a new special episode of Hard Quiz before Christmas this year, like the kids special or celebrity special?

Mad As Hell Does Hard Quiz

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Wednesday 21 December 8.00pm

Updated details:

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Promo for tonight.

What a great, and funny, episode tonight.

They also showed us what’s behind those doors when contestants walk off…

Nice to see Shaun Micallef appearing in a cameo.

Tosh Greenslade flew out of the blocks in the first round. During the experts round, he successfully stole three questions during Christie Whelan’s round and reached 75 points, before easing through the next two rounds. Both Christie and Emily struggled through the questions and were eliminated. In the final round, Tosh’s choice of Joe Dirt movie came back to haunt him, as he failed to give the answers on the question on fireworks. Francis Greenslade won the final round.

Season 8

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From Wednesday 8 February 8.00pm

Fighting for Tom Gleeson’s Big Brass Mug are engineer and Lion King fan Jasmine, software engineer and Legend of Zelda player Ed, nanny and smallpox expert Izzy, and dill pickle maker Mikey… who is into antique purses!

Not satisfied with winning the 2021 AACTA Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Program, Tom Gleeson has combed the nation to find a new bunch of self-nominated experts willing to undergo the HARDEST test there is. In each episode, four everyday Aussies will pit themselves not just against each other, but against Australian’s grumpiest quiz show host. Only one can hold aloft the coveted Big Brass Mug!

The contestants’ passions are wilder than ever, from headline news and pop culture classics, through to obscure corners of science, technology, history, politics and the arts. Gold Logie winner Tom Gleeson knows just how to bring the fun to any topic, and you can bet he’ll throw a curve-ball in each week with a specialist topic of his own.

This season includes three ‘Duds’ specials, in which fan favourites who disappeared through the big steel doors will be welcomed back to try their luck again. Which Duds will make the most of their second chance at glory?

Buzzers ready, Australia: it’s time to play, HARD!

New season premieres tonight

Episode 1 Synopsis

Fighting over possession of Tom Gleeson’s Big Brass Mug are a process engineer who loves The Lion King, a software engineer who plays Legend of Zelda, a nanny who knows smallpox and a dill pickle maker who is into antique purses. Which of them can navigate through Tom’s own specialist subject to be crowned Hard Quiz Champion?

Production Credit: A Thinkative TV production. Producers: Kevin Whyte, Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson. Co-Executive Producer John Tabbagh. Executive Producer Chris Walker. ABC Executive Producer Tarni James.

Tom seems to do a better job of promoting his show than the ABC itself on socials.

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Last week’s episode got a mixed review on Gogglebox this week.

Not a parody account, apparently!

Saturday Age deputy editor Cassidy Knowlton took part in this week’s episode. Her expert subject is musical Rent.

Here she recalls how she went.

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Season 8 mid season final is tomorrow (May 31) which is a Hard Quiz Ashes special, with all the contestants being ex-pat Brits.

A pack of poms want the Big Brass Mug and valiant Aussie Tom Gleeson is determined to bowl them all out. He’s armed with curly questions on their topics of Morse code, the video game Animal Crossing, the movie Good Will Hunting, and Machin postage stamps!

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Hard Quiz Returns

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Series 8, Episode 18

Wednesday 2 August 8.00pm

Tom Gleeson is hanging on to the Big Brass Mug until one expert can prove they deserve it. Paul is fascinated by Australian parrots, Alex is convinced he will hit cricket bats for six, Connor has broken so many bones that he’s virtually a specialist, and Flick is a know-it-all about WikiLeaks.

Production credit: A Thinkative TV production. Producers: Kevin Whyte, Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson. Co-Executive Producer John Tabbagh. Executive Producer Chris Walker. ABC Executive Producer Tarni James.

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Wednesday August 02 8:00pm

Tom Gleeson is hanging on to the Big Brass Mug until one expert can prove they deserve it. Paul is fascinated by Australian parrots, Alex is convinced he will hit cricket bats for six, Connor has broken so many bones that he’s virtually a specialist, and Flick is a know-it-all about WikiLeaks

Wednesday August 09 8:00pm

Tom Gleeson is back with his Big Brass Mug and four know-it-alls want to win it. This week they are Ben, an aficionado of Android smartphones; Steve, a tour guide at the Sydney Opera House; Jacquie, an AFL umpire; and Lisa, who is into people whacking each other with padded poles on the TV show Gladiators. Which of them will walk away as Australia’s newest Hard Quiz Champion?

Wednesday August 16 8:00pm

Everyone wants to hoist the Big Brass Mug, but they’ll have to go through Tom Gleeson to get it. This week Tom tests Jo’s love of Australian microbats, Darcy’s knowledge of computer game Minecraft, Peter’s passion for the planet Mars, and Sarah, who is really into the Adam Sandler movie Billy Madison.

Wednesday August 23 8:00pm

Tom Gleeson has a fistful of questions for anyone who dares covet his Big Brass Mug. Experts lining up to be taken down are Graham, with his knowledge of the Avro Lancaster bomber; Michael, who is a fan of Canadian singer Celine Dion; PJ, who loves comedy series The IT Crowd; and Prashant, who thinks he knows all about African venomous snakes.

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We’re not running dead like the other networks, brand new #HardQuiz is on tomorrow night. pic.twitter.com/YsHCKftOHH

— Tom Gleeson (@nonstoptom) August 15, 2023

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Battle of the Duds

Wednesday 4 October 8:00pm

Tom Gleeson invites four failed former contestants back to humiliate themselves all over again, in the hope that one of them can take home the Big Brass Dud Mug.

Returning are born-again bikie Peter, whose expert subject is the film Easy Rider; Maria with her knowledge of masked hero, The Phantom; Allan, a fan of jazz impresario Miles Davis; and Chloe, who knows a disturbing amount about Adolf Hitler.

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