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Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell

  • TV Series
  • 2012–20222012–2022
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
668
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Shaun Micallef in Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (2012)
  • Comedy
No-holds-barred news satire show presented by comedian Shaun Micallef that gleefully riffs on Aussie politics.No-holds-barred news satire show presented by comedian Shaun Micallef that gleefully riffs on Aussie politics.No-holds-barred news satire show presented by comedian Shaun Micallef that gleefully riffs on Aussie politics.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
668
YOUR RATING
  • Stars
    • Shaun Micallef
    • Francis Greenslade
    • Emily Taheny
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    • Shaun Micallef
    • Francis Greenslade
    • Emily Taheny
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 5User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 7 nominations

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    7/10
    Brilliant, until Shaun Micallef realised he worked for the ABC
    (Review updated after 2018 season).

    If you know Shaun Micallef's previous work - The Micallef Program/Programme/Pogram, Newstopia plus his work on Full Frontal - you'll know what to expect. Clever dialogue-driven comedy, where every word matters and the joke often hinges on a single word. Throw in some Pythonesque left-field randomness and there you have his modus operandi.

    Now put that in a fake newscast environment (a la The Colbert Report) and any item of news is a source for comedy.

    Very intelligent comedy...with a touch of the absurd throw in.

    This was, until about 2016/17. At a point Micallef either got reminded by ABC senior management that the ABC is in the Liberal-bashing business or he himself decided to pander to the average ABC viewer. From then on, instead of being clever, politically-neutral satire the show became clearly left-wing and the originality went out of it, being reduced to empty, tiresome, predictable jibes.

    I got through 10 minutes of the 2018 season before giving up.

    9/10 for the first 5-6 seasons, 3/10 thereafter.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 2012 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
      • Granada
      • Micallef Productions
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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