Stop Laughing...This Is Serious (2015)

Original title

Stop Laughing... this is serious

Genre

documentary television program

Country

Australia

Length

2 seasons, 6 episodes

Rated

M

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Australian comedians and actors talk about the history of comedy in their country and share personal stories. The series is narrated by Eric Bana and later Colin Lane, featuring interviews with many well-known performers.

conversationalnostalgicaffectionatereflectivereverenteasygoinghumorousinsightful

What happens

Stop Laughing...This Is Serious is a conversational-style Australian television documentary program which debuted in 2015 on the ABC. The first season of three episodes is narrated by Eric Bana and features 63 well-known comedians and actors who analyse the history of comedy in Australia and relive their own experiences. It includes Barry Humphries, Andrew Denton, Adam Hills, Shaun Micallef, Garry McDonald, Magda Szubanski and Paul Hogan. The second season, narrated by Colin Lane, screened in 2017. Its title references a famous 1933 cartoon by Stan Cross. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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