OZ/NZ TV Funnies
TV shows from Australia and New Zealand that are worth a look.
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- CreatorKirsty FisherMarieke HardyStarsAlison BellCelia PacquolaToby TrusloveStartled to realize that her former lovers are dying in unusual ways, a market researcher tries to unravel the cause and save her remaining exes.
- CreatorJon CasimirAndrew DentonStarsWil AndersonRussel HowcroftTodd SampsonThe Gruen Transfer (TGT) is a show about advertising, how it works, and how it works on us. Hosted by the inimitable Wil Anderson, TGT decodes and defuses the commercial messages that swirl through our lives, with the help of a panel of ad industry experts.
- 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.
- StarsDavid McPhailPaul McLaughlinJason HoyteMr Gorsmby is the most politically incorrect relief teacher available. He also happens to be the ONLY relief teacher available. Gormsby is asked to babysit the worst class at the worst boys school in New Zealand. What could possibly go wrong?
- StarsShaun MicallefFrancis GreensladeEmily TahenyNo-holds-barred news satire show presented by comedian Shaun Micallef that gleefully riffs on Aussie politics.
- CreatorAdam RichardJohn RichardsStarsChristine AnuBen GerrardPaul IrelandOutland focuses on a gay science fiction fan club, and the dramas that surround the lives of its members, as they struggle and battle to assimilate with the troubling and very real world around them.
- CreatorDaley PearsonStarsBarry CrockerToby TruslovePatrick BrammallHapless city cop Toby Banks is demoted to night duty in the sleepy beachside village of Coolum, only to find himself investigating strange late night phone calls that reveal the bizarre truth of the town.
- StarsCraig ReucasselChris TaylorJulian MorrowAn Australian comedy program that satirises the news of the day, and how it is presented.
- 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.
- StarsPaul McDermottMikey RobinsJulie McCrossinIt's a quiz about the week and stuff.
- CreatorPaul ClarkeStarsAdam HillsAlan BroughMyf WarhurstAdam Hills hosts this lighthearted music quiz show.The two teams are captained by Myf Warhurst and Alan Brough.
- StarsChris LilleyAsolima TauatiIro UtaifeauThe life of a public school epitomized by disobedient student Jonah Takalua, self-absorbed private school exchange student Ja'mie King, and megalomaniac drama teacher Mr. G.
- StarsJulian MorrowAndrew HansenChris TaylorThe show features sketches mocking social and political issues, and often feature comedic publicity stunts.
- StarsShaun MicallefWayne HopeRoz HammondA skit-based comedy program, fronted by Australian comedian Shaun Micallef.
- StarsTom GleisnerRob SitchKate LangbroekA comedy show talking about the events from the week gone. Made by Australia's Working Dog and featuring guests each week. The team is known for the movie The Castle.
- CreatorChris LilleyStarsChris LilleyJennifer ByrneMick GrahamA group of Australians are nominated for the Australian of the Year Award.
- CreatorTim BullockJustin DrapeScott NowellStarsJoel TobeckStephen CurryGyton GrantleyA funny look inside a fictional advertising industry, showing up the tricks, the language, and the scheming, behind the ads. e.g. - Selling cosmetics? Create a "National AV Dermatological Foundation", "AV2 technology", and "Micro Biotics", all based on aloe vera. The main character is Martin, who is forty-something, divorced, and Creative Director for BND, and often has hallucinations showing segments of life as ads. Bill is the new CEO of BND, who has come to re-organize the place, which he does on his first day there. Sumo and Kath are younger creative types. McBaney does most of the 'heavy lifting'. Marion is marketing director for Daiyonda automobiles, and must work with Martin on ads for her company. She tries to keep them honest, with limited success. Martin appears to be disillusioned with his work and personal life, and over the six episodes of the show we see his hallucinations and relationships with others, leading to a crisis in his life.
- StarsSanto CilauroMarg DowneyMichael VeitchFour one-hour specials by Australian sketch comedy group, The D-Generation, broadcast on the Seven Network.
- StarsJohn SafranGavin WoodDavid SerafinIn his most ludicrously ambitious project yet, world-famous media hooligan John Safran scours the world in search of God... AND FINDS HIM.... Or, at least, a lot of folk who believe they have.
- StarsJohn SafranAnt KeoghRob HibbertJohn Safran explores the music industry with this hilarious and informative show.
- CreatorPeter DuncanRichard RoxburghCharles WaterstreetStarsRichard RoxburghMatt DayKate BoxCleaver Greene is a drug addict who has a massive gambling debt with some very shady characters and is in love with a prostitute. He's also a very good criminal lawyer, capable of winning unwinnable cases.
- CreatorSam SimmonsStarsSam SimmonsAnthony MorganLawrence MooneyThe hilariously mundane day to day life of Sam Simmons and the characters that surround him.....including the moths in his couch.
- CreatorRos BellengerStarsShaun MicallefAmanda KellerCharlie PickeringA game show where generation Baby Boomers, X and Y compete against each other to see who is the best. Each week the teams are headed by Amanda Keller, Charlie Pickering and Josh Thomas along with a guest each. They are then given questions about things that have happened over the past few decades. Hosted by comedian Shaun Micallef.
- CreatorJason GannTony RogersAdam ZwarStarsJason GannAdam ZwarCindy WaddinghamA depressed man is the only one who can see his girlfriend's dog as a full-grown man in a dog suit.
- CreatorRachel LangJames GriffinStarsRobyn MalcolmAntony StarrSiobhan MarshallWhen career criminal Wolfgang West gets put away for four years, his wife Cheryl decides it's time for her family to go straight. But can the Wests change the habits of a lifetime?
- CreatorGarth MaxwellStarsDanielle CormackPatrick WilsonMarise WipaniDimity Rush, a woman in a hurry to reconnect with the Auckland city vibe and escape the lifestyle block in Kumeu, where she has been stranded with her husband, Stuart, and their two sons Julian and Ollie.
- CreatorThomas SainsburyMadeleine SamiStarsMadeleine SamiVanessa RiddellRenee LyonsSami hilariously transforms into acutely observed and very different characters all living in our country's super city. In season two, Ofa is a welfare case-manager demanding everyone follow in her footsteps out of poverty. Levi is a new half-back in his South Auckland rugby team and desperate to be one of the 'boys'. Ray is a mechanic juggling his small business with his wife's bodybuilding training. Mary is an ambitious rocker desperate to escape from Howick but denigrated to singing pub gigs. In season one, there's Pasha, an aging cheerleader clinging to her partying lifestyle; Azeem, an immigrant taxi driver embracing Maori culture; Jo, a closeted gym instructor in love with her best friend; Linda, the runt of her "old girls" clique fostering impoverished artists and Georgie, a homeless girl whose freedom is unexpectedly interrupted.
- StarsJosh ThomasThomas WardJohnTwenty something Josh is going through a number of big changes as he navigates his first decade of adulthood. After being dumped by his girlfriend, he comes to the realization that he is gay.
- CreatorDebra OswaldImogen BanksJohn EdwardsStarsAsher KeddieKat StewartRichard DaviesThe story of the impossible loves of 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her fabulously messy family.