Stand Up Australia
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Stand Up Australia was an Australia
n comedy TV program locally produced by The Comedy Channel
from 2006 to 2008.
It was hosted by Cameron Knight
, and featured four Australian or international comedians on each one hour show. Series two was produced in Melbourne
, previously the first series was shot at Foxtel
's Sydney
studios located in North Ryde, where the set and studio was named "The Troubled Bison".
The first series went for a marathon 95 episodes and showcased Australia's top comedic talent. For the week of the 2006 Melbourne Cup
carnival, there was a number of episodes that had a "racing" theme for each show. This included the set, audience and host being dressed up in horse racing themes.
Comedians who appeared on the show include Tom Rhodes
, Fiona O'Loughlin
, Sam Simmons, Greg Fleet
, Rod Quantock
, Terri Psiakis
, Michael Chamberlin
, Subby Valentine
, Justin Kennedy
, Charlie Pickering
, Jackie Loeb, Steady Eddy
, Chris Franklin
, Elliot Goblet
, Pommy Johnson
, Scott Brennan, Eddie Ifft
, Simon Palomares
, Dave Grant, Tommy Dean, Sam Bowring and Bev Killick.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n comedy TV program locally produced by The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.-History:...
from 2006 to 2008.
It was hosted by Cameron Knight
Cameron Knight
Cameron "Cam" Knight is an Australian comedian and television personality, born 1976 in Cummins, South Australia.-Career:He studied at the South Australian Centre for the Performing Arts before making his break into television as a member of the Big Bite sketch comedy show...
, and featured four Australian or international comedians on each one hour show. Series two was produced in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, previously the first series was shot at Foxtel
Foxtel
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company, operating cable, direct broadcast satellite television and IPTV services. It was formed in 1995 through a joint venture established between Telstra and News Corporation....
's Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
studios located in North Ryde, where the set and studio was named "The Troubled Bison".
The first series went for a marathon 95 episodes and showcased Australia's top comedic talent. For the week of the 2006 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...
carnival, there was a number of episodes that had a "racing" theme for each show. This included the set, audience and host being dressed up in horse racing themes.
Comedians who appeared on the show include Tom Rhodes
Tom Rhodes
Tom Rhodes is an American comedian, actor, and host. He starred in the NBC sitcom Mr. Rhodes and was the host of The Kevin Masters Show starring Tom Rhodes and Yorin Travel on the Dutch television station Yorin.When the Yorin shows came to an end, Rhodes returned to the United States and...
, Fiona O'Loughlin
Fiona O'Loughlin
Fiona O'Loughlin is an Australian comedian, known primarily for her stand-up comedy; for her television performances, on ABC TV's Spicks and Specks, and Channel Ten's Rove Live and GNW; and a series of advertisements for Heinz soups...
, Sam Simmons, Greg Fleet
Greg Fleet
-Early life:Greg was born in Michigan, United States. His father moved the family to Australia when Greg was four. He grew up in Geelong and as a teenager boarded at Geelong Grammar School...
, Rod Quantock
Rod Quantock
Rod Quantock is an Australian stand-up comedian and writer. He is known for his peculiar style of stand-up comedy, which is often politically driven, as well as being the face of bed retailer Capt'n Snooze for many years...
, Terri Psiakis
Terri Psiakis
Terri Psiakis is an Australian comedienne and a presenter on radio and television.-Radio:Psiakis is a Saturday morning presenter on Melbourne radio station Triple M. Previously she was a casual presenter on Triple J, and her appearances most notably included co-presenting the Ross and Terri show...
, Michael Chamberlin
Michael Chamberlin (comedian)
Michael Chamberlin is a Melbourne-based stand up comedian. Along with fellow comedian Charlie Pickering, Michael was a co-creator of influential Melbourne comedy room Stagetime....
, Subby Valentine
Subby Valentine
Subby Valentine is an Australian comedian and radio presenter. Valentine came to prominence in 1997 after winning Raw Comedy, a national competition for new comic talent. He has since worked as a writer and performer for radio, free-to-air television and pay TV.Valentine mastered his trade on the...
, Justin Kennedy
Justin Kennedy
Justin Kennedy is an actor, writer, voice-over artist and comedian from Melbourne, Australia.-Career:Kennedy started his performing career in March 2002, after making his first stand-up appearance in the national Raw Comedy competition....
, Charlie Pickering
Charlie Pickering
Charlie Pickering he grew up in Melbourne, Australia and attended an Independent Anglican Boys' School; Brighton Grammar...
, Jackie Loeb, Steady Eddy
Steady Eddy
Steady Eddy is the stage name of Christopher Widdows, an Australian comedian and actor with Cerebral palsy. Initially, Widdows used his disability as the basis for his comedy...
, Chris Franklin
Chris Franklin
Chris Franklin is an Australian stand up comedian and former sailor for the Royal Australian Navy. He is most famous for writing the song "Bloke" , which reached #1 on the ARIA Charts in 2000...
, Elliot Goblet
Elliot Goblet
Elliot Goblet is a character created by the Australian comedian Jack Levi.The character is renowned for his deadpan delivery of quirky one-liners - his style can draw comparisons with that of the American comic Steven Wright...
, Pommy Johnson
Pommy Johnson
Pommy Johnson is a comedian from Australia.He was voted Australian comedian of the Year 2002 at the Maurie Awards, held at the Comic Lounge.His real name is Colin and he's rather tall....
, Scott Brennan, Eddie Ifft
Eddie ifft
Eddie Ifft is an American stand-up comedian and sitcom writer. He lives in Venice, California.Ifft graduated with honors from Fox Chapel Area High School in 1992...
, Simon Palomares
Simon Palomares
Simon Palomares is a Spanish-Australian comedian and actor, best known for his character "Ricky" in Acropolis Now.-Biography:...
, Dave Grant, Tommy Dean, Sam Bowring and Bev Killick.