BlazeLime Strong and Moving!

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

grantss (Review updated after 2018 season).If you know Shaun Micallef's previous work - The Micallef Program/Programme/Pogram, Newstopia plus his work on Full Frontal - you'll know what to expect. Clever dialogue-driven comedy, where every word matters and the joke often hinges on a single word. Throw in some Pythonesque left-field randomness and there you have his modus operandi. Now put that in a fake newscast environment (a la The Colbert Report) and any item of news is a source for comedy. Very intelligent comedy...with a touch of the absurd throw in.This was, until about 2016/17. At a point Micallef either got reminded by ABC senior management that the ABC is in the Liberal-bashing business or he himself decided to pander to the average ABC viewer. From then on, instead of being clever, politically-neutral satire the show became clearly left-wing and the originality went out of it, being reduced to empty, tiresome, predictable jibes.I got through 10 minutes of the 2018 season before giving up.9/10 for the first 5-6 seasons, 3/10 thereafter.

the_whitehawk I recently saw the premiere of Shaun Micallef's return to the ABC.Shaun is in his element in this show. His opening bit was hilarious. I laughed so hard I often had to rewind it to hear the next joke.I am thrilled to see Francis Greenslade and Roz Hammond return to working with Shaun. I like the new additions to the team as well.To a degree the show reminded me of 'The Colbert Report'and 'The Daily Show', with fake interviews but more sketches. It works well. I'm a fan of Colbert but as an Australian I often find myself wanting a show lampooning Australian news and politics.If you liked 'Newstopia' then you'll enjoy this show.'MAD AS' IS THE SHOW I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! Thank You Shaun and Co.