"Comedy Inc." (2003) TV series 2003-????

Director:

Gary Newnham

Writers:

Robin Boyes (writer) (2003)
Kevin Brumpton (head writer) (2004)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

February 2003 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Be scared ... nothing's sacred

Plot:

Sketch Comedy series, predominantly featuring send-ups and impersonations, but with the occasional original sketch.

Plot Keywords:

Sketch

Awards:

9 nominations

Cast

Paul McCarthy	...	Various Characters (95 episodes, 2003-2007)
Jim Russell	...	Various Characters (95 episodes, 2003-2007)
Emily Taheny	...	Various Characters (95 episodes, 2003-2007)
Katrina Retallick	...	Various Characters (75 episodes, 2003-2006)
Mandy McElhinney	...	Various Characters (75 episodes, 2003-2006)
Genevieve Morris	...	Various Characters (75 episodes, 2003-2006)
Ben Oxenbould	...	Various Characters (52 episodes, 2003-2006)
Gabriel Andrews	...	Various Characters (52 episodes, 2003-2006)

Also Known As:

Comedy Inc.: The Late Shift (Australia) (third season title)

Runtime:

Australia:50 min | Australia:60 min (20 episodes)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Finland:K-13 (TV rating) (self applied) (2007) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Crackerjack Productions

Best Australian Comedy of 2003

I can't believe the last person on here posted a review of this show rubbishing it. Comedy Inc is easily (only being threatened by Welcher and Welcher) the best Australian comedy show of 2003.

Finally, six years after Full Frontal ended and was replaced with the less clever humour (and probably why it was cancelled after one season) of Totally Full Frontal, we finally have a sketch comedy show not afraid to parody actual people, places, products and other television shows. The show has been cleverly written and acted, not being afraid to push the public opinion of the Australian public forward into the spotlight (the Anti-Terrorism p**s-takes, Anti-Iraq war sentiment) which shows like Skithouse have avoided.

Not only does this writing allow for many jokes to remain subtle and keep coming back to you, it allows for easy direction and acting which shows like Skithouse obviously lack. Although now slowly coming to the end of a season and running out of new ideas, it still remains far in front on other shows for being consistently funny.

I can't wait for the DVD to come out. 8/10.