Newstopia (2007)

Genre

comedy

Country

Australia

Length

3 seasons, 30 episodes

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Shaun Micallef hosts a satirical comedy show that makes fun of news and current events. Each episode features sketches, fake reports, and parodies of media and politics.

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What happens

Newstopia (stylised as NEWStopiä) is an Australian half-hour satirical comedy programme hosted by Shaun Micallef. The first season premiered at 10:00 pm on SBS TV on 10 October 2007 and concluded on 3 December 2007. A second season began on 27 February 2008 and concluded on 30 April 2008. A third season of the show screened from 1 October to 3 December 2008. The show was developed by Micallef, Gary McCaffrie, Michael Ward and Jason Stephens, with McCaffrie and Ward working as writers on the programme. A fourth season in 2009 was planned, but cancelled due to production clashes with Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation. The show's contributors include Matt Cameron, Doug MacLeod, Dave O'Neil, Tony Moclair and Richard Marsland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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