Thank God You're Here 

Thank God You're Here is about well known performers doing a scene which they have no idea what's going on. It may be a Roman dungeon, a boardroom or a late night talk show. The only thing ... See full summary »

Creators:

Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch

Stars:

Shane Bourne, Tom Gleisner, Daniel Cordeaux

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
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

Storyline

Thank God You're Here is about well known performers doing a scene which they have no idea what's going on. It may be a Roman dungeon, a boardroom or a late night talk show. The only thing you can bank on is that everyone else in the scene knows who they are and that their role is critical. There is no 'voting out', just fun.

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Plot Keywords:

celebrity | theatresports | improvisational | stage fright | panic | 

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Taglines:

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.

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Genres:

Comedy | Game-Show

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 April 2006 (Australia)

Filming Locations:

Global Television Studios, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Global Television Services, Network Ten, Working Dog Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

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

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Connections

Version of Thank God You're Here (2007)

User Reviews

Great concept, excellent show!

Living here in Australia, settling down in front of the television each night is a somewhat tedious task, knowing you have to chose to watch either a repeat of CSI or another damned reality show! To turn on the TV one Wednesday night I was shocked to see that a new show had appeared - all the cast had Australian accents and the show was actually funny! It's basically an hours worth of improv acting - 4 guest stars (who have also dabbed in comedy) have around 4 minutes to turn sheer terror into comedy. They walk through a blue door, and are greeted by an ensemble cast member (usually unknown) and greeted by the tag line "Thank God You're Here". There are all different scenarios which the actors are greeted with - medieval times, cruise ships, Cleopatra, circus etc. Its just an awesome show to sit back and really watch the actors struggle or have a great time. And the actors are actually funny which is a real change from those sometimes boring American sitcoms. Some of the regular cast members are Angus Sampson, Peter Rosethorn, Akmal Saleh, Shaun Macalif and Frank Woodley. Ten out of ten, an awesome show! Bring on Season Two!