Black Comedy (TV series)
| Black Comedy | |
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| Also known as | Don't Be Afraid of the Darkies[1] |
| Genre | Sketch comedy[2] |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sally Riley |
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| Cinematography | Eric Murray Lui |
| Production company(s) | Scarlett Pictures |
| Distributor | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | 5 November 2014 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Black Comedy is an Australian television sketch comedy series produced by Scarlett Pictures which first screened on ABC on 5 November 2014. Black Comedy combines a mix of observational and physical sketches, historical sketches and parodies of TV, film and commercials and is a fast paced look at Australian culture through the comedic prism of Indigenous Australians. [3] [4]
A second series screened in 2016.[5]
Cast
- Steven Oliver
- Elizabeth Wymarra
- Nakkiah Lui [6]
- Jon Bell
- Bjorn Stewart (series 1, guest series 2)
- Aaron Fa'aoso
- Adam Briggs (series 2)
- Ian Zaro (series 2)
Guest stars
Guests
- Craig Anderson
- Jimi Bani
- Wayne Blair
- Luke Carroll
- Jack Charles
- Brendan Cowell
- Matt Day
- Maggie Dence
- Michael Dorman
- Guy Edmonds
- Costa Georgiadis
- Chris Haywood
- Anita Hegh
- Lisa Hensley
- Sacha Horler
- Robbie Magasiva
- Jeff McMullen
- Rupert Reid
- Brooke Satchwell
- Shari Sebbens
- Bruce Spence
- Miranda Tapsell
- Michael Veitch
- Felix Williamson
- Meyne Wyatt
Episodes
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 6 | 5 November 2014 | 10 December 2014 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 February 2016 | 9 March 2016 | ||
Series 1 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Aus. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Beck Cole and Craig Anderson | Jon Bell, Steven Oliver, Elizabeth Wymarra, Nakkiah Lui and Bjorn Stewart | 5 November 2014 | 0.35[7] |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Beck Cole and Craig Anderson | Jon Bell, Steven Oliver, Nakkiah Lui, Elizabeth Wymarra, Moses Nelliman & Michael Passi | 12 November 2014 | 0.35[8] |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Beck Cole and Craig Anderson | Steven Oliver, Jon Bell, Elizabeth Wymarra, Nakkiah Lui and Bjorn Stewart | 19 November 2014 | 0.27[9] |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Beck Cole and Craig Anderson | Nakkiah Lui, Steven Oliver, Bjorn Stewart, Jon Bell and Elizabeth Wymarra | 26 November 2014 | 0.31[10] |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Beck Cole and Craig Anderson | Steven Oliver, Jon Bell, Nakkiah Lui, Moses Nelliman, Elizabeth Wymarra and Bjorn Stewart | 3 December 2014 | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Beck Cole and Craig Anderson | Steven Oliver, Nakkiah Lui, Jon Bell, Bjorn Stewart and Elizabeth Wymarra | 10 December 2014 | N/A |
Series 2 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Aus. viewers (millions) |
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| 7 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Beck Cole and Erica Glynn | Adam Briggs, Steven Oliver, Nakkiah Lui, Karen Edwards, Andy Williams and Kiara Milera | 3 February 2016 | 0.58[11] |
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Beck Cole and Erica Glynn | Adam Briggs, Steven Oliver, Nakkiah Lui, Paul Ryan and Kiara Milera | 10 February 2016 | 0.36[12] |
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Beck Cole and Erica Glynn | Adam Briggs, Steven Oliver, Nakkiah Lui and Kiara Milera | 17 February 2016 | 0.34[13] |
| 10 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Beck Cole and Erica Glynn | Nakkiah Lui, Adam Briggs, Steven Oliver, Ian Zaro, Dylan River and Kiara Milera | 24 February 2016 | N/A |
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Beck Cole and Erica Glynn | Nakkiah Lui, Steven Oliver, Ian Zaro and Kiara Milera | 2 March 2016 | 0.28[14] |
| 12 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Beck Cole and Erica Glynn | Steven Oliver, Nakkiah Lui, Paul Ryan, Ian Zaro, Adam Briggs and Kiara Milera | 9 March 2016 | 0.33[15] |
Promotion
Prior to the premiere of Black Comedy in November, ABC released a sketch, "Race Card Platinum" on the Friday Night Crack Up on 10 October 2014 as part of the ABC's "MentalAs" campaign to raise money and awareness for mental health issues. The sketch was introduced by series writer/actor Elizabeth Wymarra and series actor Aaron Fa'aoso and featured actor, Kyas Sherriff in a mock-advertising campaign for the fictitious "Race Card Platinum".[16]
References
- ↑ Knox, David (2 December 2012). "ABC 2013: full programming". Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ Yu, Juliana (4 February 2016). "Indigenous sketch show Black Comedy "bigger and blacker" for second season". Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-guide/black-comedy-a-super-comedy-for-abc-television-20141024-11adt9.html
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/tv-comedy/indigenous-sketch-show-black-comedy-bigger-and-blacker-for-second-season-20160201-gjzq9g.html
- ↑ Knox, David (24 August 2015). "Renewed: Black Comedy". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-26/nakkiah-lui-on-the-art-of-black-comedy/7360548
- ↑ Knox, David (6 November 2014). "Multichannels help Seven catch Nine's cricket". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (13 November 2014). "Media Circus scores as Big Brother falls". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (20 November 2014). "Nine's cricket catches Wednesday win". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (27 November 2014). "Big Brother finale tops demos –but can't avoid new low.". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (4 February 2016). "Seven ahead with strong Wednesday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (11 February 2016). "Winning streak for Seven on Wednesday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (3 March 2016). "MKR, First Dates a match made in Seven". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (3 March 2016). "First Dates delivers Wednesday win". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (10 March 2016). "MKR, First Dates take Seven to the win.". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=709361855824901&set=vb.317246155036475&type=2&theater
External links
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