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Aussie Jokers

Aussie Jokers

2001•30m•PG•Comedy
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Aussie Jokers looks at how ethnicity and humour in Australia are interrelated, with case studies of nine of Australia's best comedy acts and how they have been inspired by their family heritage.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJul 26, 2001

Episodes

E125m

George Kapiniaris

George Kapiniaris

Jul 26, 2001

E226m

Anh Do

From his backyard in Yagoona, Anh explains his comedy and the reason his family moved to Australia. He talks about growing up in Sydney's west and what it was like visiting Vietnam.

Aug 2, 2001

E325m

Hung Lee

We meet Vietnamese-Australian comedian Hung Le and take a tour of Melbourne's art and icons, hang out in Brunswick Street and see bits of Hung's stand-up routine at The Espy.

Aug 9, 2001

E426m

Tahir Bilgic

George Kapiniaris introduces comedian Tahir Bilgic, as he ponders why there are so few Turkish comedians.

Aug 16, 2001

E525m

Happy Ho

We meet Happy Ho, a Chinese lesbian doctor who does stand-up comedy on the side. She and her friends, Anne Marie, Sam and Shelley, create a lesbian version of Charlie's Angels and talk about religion, lifestyle, sexual politics and more.

Aug 23, 2001

E626m

Joe Avati

We meet Joe Avati, an Italian-Australian stand-up comedian, dine with his extended family and watch some of his Italian stand-up bits targeted at the migrant population.

Aug 30, 2001

E726m

Terri Psiakis and Nick Godsell

A look at the hilarious stand up sets and careers of Australian comedians Terri Psiakis and Nick Godsell.

Sep 6, 2001

E826m

Austen Tayshus: Part 1

The series travel to Poland to examine the comedic history of Austen Tayshus, best known for the 1983 comedy single Australiana.

Sep 13, 2001

E925m

Austen Tayshus: Part 2

We meet up again with Sandy Gutman, otherwise known as Austen Tayshus.

Sep 20, 2001

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
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Harry Hill's TV Burp
Not the Nine O'Clock News
Little Britain
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
The Fast Show
French & Saunders
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Second City Television
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Mock the Week
Harry Enfield and Chums
Love, American Style
Son of a Critch
That Mitchell and Webb Look
The Goodies
Mind Your Language
Fred: The Show

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El club de la comedia
Stand Up Australia
Comedy Central Presents
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Kings of Comedy
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Mulaney
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