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

Referenced in Dancing with the Stars: Episode #7.1 (2007)

User Reviews

Funny arse show, shame about the judge's decisions though

The problem with Australian's television industry is that too much American crap fills up the channels. With the arrival and well deserved success of "Thank God You're Here", it may not have overcome OZ TV crisis, but it did help and in a time where Australian TV comedy was at an all time low. Another new comedy show has premiered, "The Wedge"- It's Australian, but it really sucks, so watch Thank God... instead. The best "bullsh*ters" as such would have to be Akmal Saleh, Peter Rowsthorn, Angus Sampson, Frank Woodley and Josh Lawson (the equivalent of what John Wood had been for 9 or 10 years, great but never winning any prizes).

Which brings me to my next point, the incompetent judge Tom Gleisner. He always says to the guests that it was a "fabulous performance" despite some guests not being really funny-mediocre at best. And with the exception of the first one or two episodes, the winner Tommy has selected was not the right decision, leaving the performers ACTUALLY WORTHY OF THE PRIZE going home empty-handed.

Therefore, I leave you with this. "Thank God You're Here" is a really funny show (most of the time), but has its really dud and good but not great performers, and if you feel like spitting the dummy at Mr Gleisner, then I can't blame you!