DAAS Kapital (1991)

Original title

D*A*A*S Kapital

Directed by

Ted Robinson

Genre

comedy television series

Country

Australia

Length

2 seasons, 14 episodes

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Australian comedy series features a trio of performers who deliver sketches and musical numbers. Their humor is cynical and confrontational, often poking fun at politics and society.

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What happens

DAAS Kapital is an Australian television comedy series written by and starring comedy trio the Doug Anthony All Stars (Paul McDermott, Tim Ferguson and Richard Fidler) with supporting cast members Paul Livingston, Michael Petroni, Bob Downe and Khym Lam. The title is a reference to the trio's acronym "DAAS" and Karl Marx's economic treatise Das Kapital. The series premiered on 15 July 1991, in Australia on the ABC network, and the season finale aired 7 July 1992. DAAS Kapital aired in 18 countries including Japan, Britain, USA and Germany and was released on DVD 20 March 2013 with commentary by the All Stars and a new, original song. On 13 April 2013, the All Stars reunited for a one-off show celebrating the launch of the DVD set. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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