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Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell 

Comedy, News, Talk-Show | TV Series (2012–2020)
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128 episodes
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No-holds-barred news satire show presented by comedian Shaun Micallef that gleefully riffs on Aussie politics.

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Shaun Micallef, Francis Greenslade, Emily Taheny | See full cast & crew »
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Series cast summary:
Shaun Micallef ...  Self - Host / ... 128 episodes, 2012-2020
Francis Greenslade Francis Greenslade ...  ABC Sports Correspondent / ... 128 episodes, 2012-2020
Emily Taheny ...  Maggie Bathysphere / ... 128 episodes, 2012-2020
Tosh Greenslade ...  Caspar Jonquil / ... 128 episodes, 2012-2020
Stephen Hall Stephen Hall ...  Darius Horsham / ... 121 episodes, 2012-2020
Roz Hammond ...  Dolly Norman / ... 110 episodes, 2012-2020
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No-holds-barred news satire show presented by comedian Shaun Micallef that gleefully riffs on Aussie politics.

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political satire | australian politics | australian society | comedian as tv host | news satire | See All (10) »

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Comedy | News | Talk-Show

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Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

2012 (Australia) See more »

Also Known As:

Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell See more »

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Production Co:

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Granada, Micallef Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Stereo

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16:9 HD
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Brilliant, until Shaun Micallef realised he worked for the ABC
19 December 2015 | by grantss – See all my reviews

(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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