Balls of Steel Australia is an Australian comedy show (based on a UK series of the same name

Balls of Steel (TV series)

Balls of Steel is a Channel 4 comedy series developed by Objective Productions and hosted by Mark Dolan, his special guests would perform stunts and hold their nerve during hidden camera set-ups in the presence of celebrities or the British public....

) hosted by The Chaser

The Chaser

The Chaser are an Australian satirical comedian group, known for their television programmes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation channel. The group take their name from their production of satirical newspaper, a publication known to challenge conventions of taste...

's Craig Reucassel

Craig Reucassel

Craig Bruce Reucassel is a television and radio comedian from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is best known for being a member of satirical team The Chaser...

. The show revolves around comedians who appear and present individual skits where they would perform stunts and hold their nerve during hidden camera

Hidden camera

A hidden camera is a still or video camera used to film people without their knowledge. The camera is "hidden" because it is either not visible to the subject being filmed, or is disguised as another object...

 set-ups in the presence of the Australian public.

The show premiered on the Australian subscription television channel The Comedy Channel on 19 April 2011. Ten episodes in total have been produced.

Overview

There are a total of 10 acts. In each episode, four to five acts are presented by their corresponding comedian. At the end of each episode the studio audience is asked to decide which act had the biggest 'Balls of Steel' by voting on their mobile phones.

This series stars Neg Dupree

Neg Dupree

Neg Dupree is a British comedian, writer and actor, best known for his act "Neg's Urban Sports" on the British television show Balls of Steel...

, who reprises his role with the Urban Sports segment from the original UK version

Balls of Steel (TV series)

Balls of Steel is a Channel 4 comedy series developed by Objective Productions and hosted by Mark Dolan, his special guests would perform stunts and hold their nerve during hidden camera set-ups in the presence of celebrities or the British public....

. The show also has Australian local versions of The Annoying Devil and Bunny Boiler. The series also features many exclusive acts only seen on this version of the show though some of them take in similar ideas and formats from many previous acts from the UK version. In addition, the show introduces a new segment called "Show Us Your Balls" where people in the audience are asked to participate and will be competing among the other comedians of the show. This segment is presented by the show's host, Craig Reucassel

Craig Reucassel

Craig Bruce Reucassel is a television and radio comedian from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is best known for being a member of satirical team The Chaser...

.

Cast

Performer(s)	Segment name	Gimmick
Neg Dupree Neg Dupree Neg Dupree is a British comedian, writer and actor, best known for his act "Neg's Urban Sports" on the British television show Balls of Steel...	Neg's Urban Sports Downunder	Returning to reprise his role as the inventor of the Urban Sports, Neg plays games with unsuspecting Australian victims. His segments includes new Urban Sports such as Seagulling (attracts a flock of seagulls towards people by throwing food) and Shark Attack (goes to a beach and make false alarms of shark to fool people into rushing out of the water in fear).
James Kerley James Kerley James Kerley is an Australian TV presenter and radio presenter on Nova FM.-Career:Kerley was a co-host on the Nickelodeon kids’ show Sarvo between 2004 and February 2007, alongside Tony Brockman and in his first year won the Sarvote kids’ choice award for favourite new host...	James Kerley's ___ Game Show/The Game Show Host From Hell	Presents a fake game show that either makes the victim undergo very unfair disadvantages or gives an unfair advantage to another player, as well as putting the victims in uncomfortable situations. Some of the fake game shows are taken from Alex Zane's segments from the original UK version but also includes series exclusives like the "Car Of Cash" where the victim is forced to participate in a quiz show cleverly disguised in a cab and Kerley as the driver. During the fake quiz show, Kerley makes uncomfortable stops that would leave the contestants uncomfortable. This segment is likely a parody of another show that Kerley is currently hosting in another channel called Cash Cab.
Janis McGavin Janis McGavin Janis McGavin is an Australian actress and comedy performer, best known for her roles in the popular television series Comedy Inc and Balls of Steel Australia.-Career:...	Fame Whore	Proclaims herself as being famous and makes several failed publicity stunts in hopes of becoming more well known. Stunts include crashing into red carpet events asking celebrities to participate in a sex tape, selling her own 'celebrity' products and demanding privileges from people by making an excuse that she is a celebrity.
Ally Pinnock	Bunny Boiler	An attractive blonde bombshell who takes on various jobs as a disguise such as a photographer, personal fitness trainer or an ice cream seller in order to provoke women by flirting with their boyfriends.
Katia Taylor	Nude Girl	Tricks people in charge of public places into "allowing" her to disrobe Nudity Nudity is the state of wearing no clothing. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic. The amount of clothing worn depends on functional considerations and social considerations...  – for example, by asking whether there is a dress code or by asking them (who are unaware that she is wearing nothing underneath) if she may take her coat off. The reaction of other people around the place is then caught on camera.
John Burgos	Annoying Devil	Wears a devil costume and annoys the general public in various ways. His pranks include disrupting people's work or leisure activities (e.g. urinating in beach waters while people are swimming). He may bring his "little devil" son to help him.
Nazeem Hussain	Very Foreign Correspondent	A correspondent from India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... , who goes undercover in Australia taking various jobs in order to observe the Australian public's attitude towards Indian people and would often try accusing them of racism Racism Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...  at every opportunity.
Rhys Nicholson Rhys Nicholson Rhys Nicholson is a comedian originally from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, now living in Sydney.He was a finalist of the Raw Comedy Award in 2009 and performed at the Sydney Comedy Festival in 2010....	I've Just Come Out	A desperate gay guy who goes to the public and tries to get into awkward and unwanted sexual encounters with many straight men. Not aware of the fact that he's gay he would often twist things around telling people that its a "gay code" for wanting to do something inappropriate with him leaving them in uncomfortable situations.
Rachael Coopes Rachael Coopes Rachael Coopes is an Australian actress, best known for her character Sigourney in the SBS cult parody series Life Support...	Flatmate Wanted	Interviews many of her potential room mates who are interested in sharing an apartment with her but during the middle of the interview she would 'inadvertently' reveal some unusual fact about herself. Afterwards, she'd ask if they are still interested to move in.

Reception

It is the highest rating show in the history of The Comedy Channel, doubling the ratings of the previous record holder The Merrick and Rosso Show.