The Chaser Decides (2001)

Original title

The Chaser Election Collection

Genre

political satire

Country

Australia

Length

6 seasons, 21 episodes

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of comedians make jokes about Australian federal elections and politics. They parody campaign events, interview politicians, and produce sketches based on recent news. The series focuses on the absurd side of the electoral process.

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What happens

The Chaser election specials are a number of Australian political satire based comedy programs produced by The Chaser. The shows, which have run under various titles, provide commentary on Australian federal election and has been produced since 2001 for ABC TV. The first show, The Election Chaser in 2001 was the first ever television production of the Chaser team. In 2004 and 2007 they produced The Chaser Decides which won the Logie Award for "Most Outstanding Comedy Program" for the 2004 series. In 2010, the Chaser team produced a 5-episode series about the 2010 election, called Yes We Canberra!. A new series was produced for the 2013 election, called The Hamster Decides. The Chaser's Election Desk aired in the six weeks prior to the 2016 federal election. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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