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1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 min.) ; 158368867 bytes |
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Black Comedy ; Series 2, Episode 1 |
| Summary |
The wait is over! The groundbreaking comedy series Black Comedy returns to ABC TV. Written by and starring some of the funniest and most talented Indigenous performers in the country, Black Comedy 'goes blackly where no other blackfella has gone before' using an array of talented Indigenous and non-Indigenous performers to explore what it means to be Indigenous in contemporary Australia.Returning in key roles are Black Comedy stalwarts Aaron Fa'Aoso, Nakkiah Lui, Steven Oliver and Elizabeth Wymarra, and they're ably joined by new core cast members Adam Briggs and Ian Zaro. Series 2 sees the return of many favourite characters including, Townsville's favourite gays, the Tiddas, the Housewives of Narromine, Blakforce and Tiffany, the culturally confused wannabe black, white girl.New characters include Uncle Doctor, a medico whose methods are more than just a little unconventional, the Thong Mum, a woman whose ability with a boomeranging thong is deadly, and the Beachies, a father and son who spend their days sitting on a log on their Torres Strait Island home staring out to sea and pondering the imponderable. We also meet Ray, a recent parolee and the newest member of the Black Comedy writing team - unfortunately Ray's enthusiasm for his new job doesn't extend to his new colleagues.Black Comedy is a fast paced, irreverent, entertaining, thought provoking - at times silly, at other times confronting - but always funny look at Australia and Australian culture through the comedic prism of our first people.Starring alongside our cast are special guests including; Deb Mailman, Matt Day, Leah Purcell, Luke Carroll, Shari Sebbens, Bjorn Stewart, Jack Charles, Elaine Crombie, Bruce R Carter, Brendan Cowell, Lisa Hensley, Anita Hegh, Robbie Magasiva, Harriet Dyer, Andrew McFarlane, Bruce Spence, Chris Haywood, Graham Rouse, Maggie Dence, Costa Georgiadis and Brooke Satchwell.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Producers Kath Shelper and Mark O'Toole. ABC Head of Indigenous Sally Riley |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2016-02-03 at 21:00:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Comedy sketches.
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Gardening.
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Aboriginal Australians in popular culture.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Anderson, Craig, director
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Cole, Beck, director
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Bell, Jon, cast
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Carroll, Luke, cast
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Lui, Nakkiah, cast
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Oliver, Steven, cast
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Purcell, Leah, cast
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Sebbens, Shari, cast
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Stewart, Bjorn, cast
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Wymarra, Elizabeth, cast
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