Best Oceanian comedy series
A curated collection of popular comedy series from Oceania.
Have You Been Paying Attention? (2013)
Have You Been Paying Attention? (2013)
Topical comedy-quiz show featuring five guests competing to see who can remember the most about events of the week. A fast-paced, funny look at international affairs, politics, sport and entertainment news, we test just how well our contestants have been paying attention.
Shaun Micallef's Eve of Destruction (2024)
Shaun Micallef's Eve of Destruction (2024)
It’s a talk show like no other: one question, two guests and the man everyone agrees is this country’s least experienced interviewer. The question? If your house was about to be destroyed, what two things would you save?
Italian Spiderman (2008)
Italian Spiderman (2008)
Italian Spiderman is a film parody of Italian action–adventure films of the 60s and 70s, first released on YouTube in 2007. The parody purports to be a "lost Italian film" by Alrugo Entertainment, an Australian film-making collective formed by Dario Russo, Tait Wilson, David Ashby, Will Spartalis and Boris Repasky.Ostensibly an Italian take on the comic book superhero Spider-Man, the film is a reference to foreign movies that misappropriate popular American superheroes such as the Turkish film "3 Dev Adam" and the Japanese TV series "Spider-Man", both of which alter the character of Spider-Man for foreign audiences. Other notable entries include the Indian version of Superman, I Fantastici Tre Supermen and La Mujer Murcielago. It also resembles the movie The Bathman dal pianeta Eros.A trailer was released, followed by a full-length feature made up of ten mini-episodes.
Neighbours (1985)
Neighbours (1985)
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera. The show's storylines concern the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough, a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The series primarily centres around the residents of Ramsay Street, a short cul-de-sac, and its neighbouring areas, the Lassiters complex, which includes a bar, hotel, cafe, news office and park. Neighbours began with three families created by Watson – the Ramsays, the Robinsons and the Clarkes. Watson said that he wanted to show three families who are friends living in a small street. The Robinsons and the Ramsays had a long history and were involved in an ongoing rivalry.
Wellington Paranormal (2018)
Wellington Paranormal (2018)
New Zealand's capital is a hotbed of supernatural activity... so Officers Minogue and O'Leary, who featured in the vampire documentary What We Do In The Shadows, take to the streets to investigate all manner of paranormal phenomena.
The Almighty Johnsons (2011)
The Almighty Johnsons (2011)
The four Johnson brothers have inherited the powers of the Norse gods. Because the gods lived eons ago, however, time has diluted the powers. The unique ability that each brother possesses isn't very strong, and they still have the same desires and faults that mortals do. Their lives include sibling rivalry, trying to get girls, and hanging out; but they also want to be stronger, and so they embark on a quest to fulfill an ancient prophecy in hope of gaining the full strength of their abilities.
Creamerie (2021)
Creamerie (2021)
Creamerie is set in a post-apocalyptic future where a viral plague has wiped out 99% of men, and Earth has become a planet run by and for women. There’ll be plenty to laugh at when three Kiwi-Asian women running a dairy farm encounter – shock, horror – a man!
Spirited (2010)
Spirited (2010)
Spirited is a romantic look at life and love after death with a rock 'n' roll twist.Uptight dentist Suzy Darling leaves her egotistical husband Steve and moves into a penthouse to start a new life with her children. Seemingly a well orchestrated plan, she quickly discovers that she has to share her penthouse with Henry, who is no ordinary man. Henry is apparently a ghost. Henry awakens form 20 years of deathly slumber when Suzy and her kids move into the apartment. He's a British Rock Star and struggles to understand what is happening to him... or even who he is.
Wicked Science (2004)
Wicked Science (2004)
Toby Johnson is a regular easy-going student struggling with homework and girls. Elizabeth Hawke is the teacher's pet and nobody at school likes her. One day they get hit by a ray - a unique magnetic pulse that changes every thing. Suddenly they are both scientific geniuses! Elizabeth revels in her new found power and want to dominate the school. She decides she must eliminate Toby.
Epic NPC Man (2016)
K-9 (2009)
K-9 (2009)
K-9 is a British/Australian comedy/adventure series focusing on the adventures of the robot dog K-9 from the television show Doctor Who, achieved by mixing computer animation and live action. The first episode aired as a sneak preview of the series on Halloween 2009 on satellite channel Disney XD in the UK & Ireland. As of October 2010, the full series has commenced airing on Network Ten in Australia, Disney XD in the UK & Ireland; Scandinavia, Poland, Italy and The Netherlands and Disney Channel CEE in Bulgaria, Romania, Moldava, Slovakia, Hungary and The Czech Republic. In the UK, Channel 5 broadcast the first season between December 2010 and April 2011. The US cable channel Syfy began airing the series on 25 December 2012, initially by broadcasting the entire first season in an all-day marathon.
A gURLs wURLd (2010)
A gURLs wURLd (2010)
A gURLs wURLd, also known as Emma's Chatroom and Cyber Girls, is an Australian children's television series, co-produced by Screen Australia, Southern Star Entertainment, Southern Star Singapore, the Media Development Authority of Singapore, NDR, the German Norddeutscher Rundfunk and TV Plus Production. It first aired on the Nine Network on 2 July 2011. There are 26 half hour episodes in the series.
1 For All (2019)
1 For All (2019)
An original comedy sketch web series by Deerstalker Pictures. Follow Evandra the sassy half-elf fighter, Antrius the seductive bard, and Nixie the pyromaniac tiefling sorceress, as they fumble their way through an epic fantasy world, under the guidance of their tireless DM (who plays every single NPC regardless of age, race, or gender).
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee (2023)
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee (2024)
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee (2024)
Get ready to laugh-out-loud as Guy Montgomery and his loyal assistant Aaron Chen are joined by some of Australia's favourite personalities, testing their spelling prowess with wildly inventive spelling challenges designed to befuddle, bamboozle, and bedazzle them all.
New Zealand Today (2019)
New Zealand Today (2019)
New Zealand Today began on Jono And Ben as a parody of click-bait journalism and modern media culture. The segment went on to become its own 'show within a show' and clips have since racked up hundreds of thousands of views online. New Zealand Today takes Guy Williams around the country checking out strange and unusual goings-on in regional New Zealand.
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (2009)
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (2009)
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef.The first series ran for 18 episodes, with the original production order extended due to the success of the show. A second series of 26 episodes began airing from 7 February 2010. Series 2 had a planned hiatus after episode 10 on 18 April 2010 and returned to finish its run on 1 August 2010. Series 3 began on 8 February 2011.On 27 October 2011, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation was renewed for a fourth series. On 22 January 2012, it was announced that the show would begin airing Series 4 on 1 February 2012 in an 8 pm timeslot.
My Life Is Murder (2019)
My Life Is Murder (2019)
Investigator Alexa Crowe, cannot help fighting the good fight – whether it is solving murders or combatting the small frustrations of everyday life. Fearless and unapologetic, Alexa's unique skills and insights into the darker quirks of human nature, allows her to provoke, comfort and push the right buttons as she unravels the truth behind the most baffling of crimes.
Summer Heights High (2007)
Summer Heights High (2007)
Exploring what happens over one school term in an average Australian high school, this mockumentary brings to life Jonah, a 13 year old mischievous schoolboy from Tonga with the odds stacked against him; Mr G, an ego-driven drama teacher with delusional showbiz dreams; and Ja’mie, a private schoolgirl on a student exchange, set to make her mark on Summer Heights High.
Taskmaster NZ (2020)
Taskmaster NZ (2020)
Jeremy Wells and his loyal assistant Paul Williams torment some of Aotearoa's best, brightest, and most available comedians. Who will earn the Taskmaster's respect and a gold statue of his head?
LEGO Masters (AU) (2019)
LEGO Masters (AU) (2019)
Eight pairs of Brick heads are pitted against each other in a quest to impress with their creativity, design and flair, driven by their unparalleled passion for the possibilities that will start with a single LEGO brick.
Hard Quiz (2016)
Dance Academy (2010)
Dance Academy (2010)
At Sydney's National Dance Academy, a few talented youngsters are recruited for the excruciatingly tough course. It follows Tara Webster, a sheepfarmgirl who's ambition is to be the next best ballerina. Jewish long line of doctors' heir Samuel 'Sammy' and minor juvenile offender Christian are the outsiders but gradually fit in, making new kinds of friends. Star ballerina's daughter Kat also introduces them in the circle of last-year brother Ethan, who already aspires a career as choreographer. Also Abigail, a smart young girl who'll walk over dead bodies to reach the stars tries to sabotage everything and everyone.
Little Lunch (2014)
Little Lunch (2014)
An ABC3 Australian mockumentary comedy series about fifteen highly significant minutes of a child's life: snack time in the primary school playground. From the creators of "Upper Middle Bogan."
The Sleepover Club (2003)
The Sleepover Club (2003)
The Sleepover Club is a series of children's books. It has also been adapted into a children's television programme.
Mr Inbetween (2018)
Please Like Me (2013)
Please Like Me (2013)
After breaking up with his girlfriend, Josh comes to the realization that he is homosexual. With the support of his now ex girlfriend Claire, and his best friend and house mate Tom, Josh must help his mother with her battle with depression and the rest of his family embrace his new found lifestyle.
Upright (2019)
Upright (2019)
When family outcast Lucky Flynn learns that his mother is dying, he decides to drive to the other side of Australia to see her, packing nothing but an upright piano for the journey. But his plans are soon turned upside down when he meets the runaway teenager Meg, who’s dealing with some family demons of her own.