"Thank God You're Here" (2006) TV series 2006-????

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

5 April 2006 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Game-Show

Tagline:

Each week, four celebrities will walk through this door, and they won't have a clue who they are, or what they're doing there.

Plot:

Thank God You're Here is about well known performers doing a scene which they have no idea what's going on...

Plot Keywords:

Stage Fright | Ad Lib | Improvisational | Panic | Theatresports

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Shane Bourne	...	Himself - Host (41 episodes, 2006-2009)
Tom Gleisner	...	Himself - Judge (41 episodes, 2006-2009)
Daniel Cordeaux	...	Ensemble Cast (41 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ed Kavalee	...	Ensemble Cast (41 episodes, 2006-2009)
Nicola Parry	...	Ensemble Cast (41 episodes, 2006-2009)
Heidi Arena	...	Ensemble Cast (35 episodes, 2006-2009)
Andrew Bayly	...	Ensemble Cast (31 episodes, 2006-2009)
Simon Dowling	...	Ensemble Cast (26 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ben Anderson	...	Ensemble Cast / ... (24 episodes, 2006-2009)
Simon Russell	...	Ensemble Cast / ... (21 episodes, 2006-2009)

Runtime:

Australia:60 min (including commercials) | Australia:60 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG (original rating) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Global Television Studios, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Global Television Services

Quotes:

Ensemble Cast: [as a pirate] What happened to your hand?
Peter Rowsthorn: [holding up his hook hand] ... Fell off.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Dancing with the Stars: (#9.1)" (2009)

One of the best comedy sketch shows out there

I didn't see the first episode of Thank God You're Here. My father did, and he told me he enjoyed it, and found it amusing. My father finds many things amusing, but I decided to watch it on the station it began on.

I fell in love.

Thank God You're Here brings out some of the best of Australian comedy. It brings out some of our greatest comedians and let's them take a scene and run wild with it. It is full of great improvisation, and it's definitely material for a thoroughly entertaining evening.

The concept of the show is marvelously simple: a contest gets dressed up in a costume, then walks through a door, completely unaware of what scene lay beyond. They then do their best to improvise the scene before them, frequently answering questions provided by the actual crew of the show. The costumes are great, sometimes a little bit iffy, but it just adds to the hilarity of the show.

One of the flaws of the show is it's Judge, Tom Gleisner. I can quite happily say his role is completely unnecessary, and, in choosing the winner, and criticising the contestants, he is always saying positive things - never a negative thing spills from his mouth. Rather than a judge, Gleisner appears to be what I'd call a "feel-good" instructor - because that's all he seems to actually do.

Regardless, watch the show, and just mute it whenever Gleisner speaks. You'll be much happy that way.