Comments on: The Best Satirical Comedy from Australia and America http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/the-best-satirical-comedy-from-australia-and-america/ Technology Reviews, Movies and TV Shows, Personal Finance, Politics, Environment, Books... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Helen Mildred http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/the-best-satirical-comedy-from-australia-and-america/#comment-31482 Helen Mildred Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:04:31 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/satirical-comedy-from-australia-and-america/#comment-31482 I totally agree but you are missing the Friday Mash gang - www.fridaymash.com. Have you checked them out? I subscribe to their weekly Friday Mash email. I love their satirical commentary particular their cartoons, made up caricatures like Gaelene Woo who heads up the Beauthaven RSL branch of ALP, First Bloke's BLOG from Tim Mathieson and Gertie Gittens, the longest-serving parliamentary tea lady in Canberra. I do love Hollowmen as well! People who say political satire is dead are completely wrong, in fact with the success of the Chasers and with the quality of Friday Mash and others, we it alive and thriving in Australia which is great! I totally agree but you are missing the Friday Mash gang – http://www.fridaymash.com. Have you checked them out? I subscribe to their weekly Friday Mash email.

I love their satirical commentary particular their cartoons, made up caricatures like Gaelene Woo who heads up the Beauthaven RSL branch of ALP, First Bloke’s BLOG from Tim Mathieson and Gertie Gittens, the longest-serving parliamentary tea lady in Canberra.

I do love Hollowmen as well!

People who say political satire is dead are completely wrong, in fact with the success of the Chasers and with the quality of Friday Mash and others, we it alive and thriving in Australia which is great!

]]> By: anonymous. http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/the-best-satirical-comedy-from-australia-and-america/#comment-2413 anonymous. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:16:43 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/satirical-comedy-from-australia-and-america/#comment-2413 i agree with the 8th comment. we are a lot smaller then America so i don't think we should be compared to the amounts of satirical shows they produce. the ones we do produce are bloody awesome! if this was updated in 2008 then why didnt you mention one of Australia's most popular satirical tv shows, summer heights high? or what about we can be heroes or kath and kim? i know that summer heights high is actually airing in america at the moment so i suggest you take a look, funniest show ever! well, catch. i agree with the 8th comment.
we are a lot smaller then America so i don’t think we should be compared to the amounts of satirical shows they produce. the ones we do produce are bloody awesome! if this was updated in 2008 then why didnt you mention one of Australia’s most popular satirical tv shows, summer heights high?
or what about we can be heroes or kath and kim?
i know that summer heights high is actually airing in america at the moment so i suggest you take a look, funniest show ever!
well, catch.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/the-best-satirical-comedy-from-australia-and-america/#comment-2412 Anonymous Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:34:23 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/satirical-comedy-from-australia-and-america/#comment-2412 I'm AUstralian and I STRONGLY DISAGREE that in Australia "really good satirists are few and far between" (and you didnt even MENTIon the UK, which does excellent satire). Did you happen to take into account the fact that we have a population of only 20 million, i.e. 1/13 that of the US? How much do you know about Australia - are you really aware of LAL our satirists and comedians and their work, such that you have done a completely objective and comprehensive survey in order to pronounce that only 2 teams are "really good"? As for US satirists yes, you;ve said there are a "lot more" satirical comedians - well, surprise surprise, the US has THIRTEEN 13 TIEMS the population of Australia. There may be a "lot mroe" of them, but that doenst mean they're any good, does it! In fact, US comedy is hardly known for its sophistication - most of it is pathetic childish slapstick suited to the retarded intellectual development of the population - so OCCASIONALLY Jon Stewart and Colbert come up with an instant of "really good" satire, but ONLY OCCASIONALLY. The rest is childish. Our good Australian comedians are ALWAYS good - and CLEVER to boot. From OZ, the Land of Wonder, the Land Down Under - World's 2nd highest quality of life (US = 26th) and 2nd highest life expectancy (US = 10th). I’m AUstralian and I STRONGLY DISAGREE that in Australia “really good satirists are few and far between” (and you didnt even MENTIon the UK, which does excellent satire). Did you happen to take into account the fact that we have a population of only 20 million, i.e. 1/13 that of the US? How much do you know about Australia – are you really aware of LAL our satirists and comedians and their work, such that you have done a completely objective and comprehensive survey in order to pronounce that only 2 teams are “really good”?

As for US satirists yes, you;ve said there are a “lot more” satirical comedians – well, surprise surprise, the US has THIRTEEN 13 TIEMS the population of Australia. There may be a “lot mroe” of them, but that doenst mean they’re any good, does it! In fact, US comedy is hardly known for its sophistication – most of it is pathetic childish slapstick suited to the retarded intellectual development of the population – so OCCASIONALLY Jon Stewart and Colbert come up with an instant of “really good” satire, but ONLY OCCASIONALLY. The rest is childish. Our good Australian comedians are ALWAYS good – and CLEVER to boot.

From OZ, the Land of Wonder, the Land Down Under – World’s 2nd highest quality of life (US = 26th) and 2nd highest life expectancy (US = 10th).

]]> By: Mat http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/the-best-satirical-comedy-from-australia-and-america/#comment-2411 Mat Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:37:13 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/satirical-comedy-from-australia-and-america/#comment-2411 I love Stephen Colbert. His show is the funniest thing on TV at the moment. I love Stephen Colbert. His show is the funniest thing on TV at the moment.

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