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For Sale Mar 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM

Would an Australian version of SNL work?

Posted by FrequentTurnip4006

I think if you got the Working Dog Productions team behind this it could be great
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awh Mar 29, 2026 +6
Sure, but because of time zone differences it would have to be called "Sunday Noon Live."
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Hoger Mar 28, 2026 +3
We’ve got the comedy talent, for sure. Comedy sketch shows did pretty well here in the 80s and 90s. But a SNL type show is another level of expensive. I’m not sure we’d be able to justify the cost.
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fitzysbuna Mar 28, 2026 +1
it actually started in the 70's with The Aunty Jack Show
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Hoger Mar 28, 2026 +2
Need to go back a bit further to Mavis Brampton if you want to talk about where things started on Australian TV. It was probably closer to the SNL format than Full Frontal, Comedy Company etc. And Aunty Jack was great absurdist comedy. But not much like the SNL format at all.
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fitzysbuna Mar 29, 2026 +1
Mavis was never repeated so i never saw it other than a few clips. in the 80's it was D-generation on ABC then they moved to Channel 7 where they broke up and Fast Forward came and the format tired very quickly and then Full Frontal same thing happened. Comedy Company  was huge in the late 80's for a season or 2 then got cancelled. none of these shows last long unlike SNL so the comedy does not work here.
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Hoger Mar 29, 2026 +1
Comedy still works pretty well here - even in the streaming era. It just can’t be SNL levels of expensive
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JuzoItami Mar 28, 2026 +1
[It’s been done](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNBy1D1Y0h4).
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Bananaman9020 Mar 28, 2026 +1
We had "Mad as Hell" ABC. But that's finished now
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the____can Mar 29, 2026 +1
yes but only if sam simmons is a main cast member!
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CharlesNapalm Mar 29, 2026 +1
Just bring back The Chaser's War on Everything. That's all you need.
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fitzysbuna Mar 28, 2026 +1
nope ! times have changed ! these types of shows no longer work here ! they are very cringey !
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PistachioDonut34 Mar 29, 2026
We tried it and it failed, lol
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djkhan23 Mar 28, 2026 -2
What do Aussies joke about How they have like 20 different kinds of spider that can kill you
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AngusLynch09 Mar 29, 2026 +3
That's what people who have never been to Australia joke about.
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djkhan23 Mar 29, 2026
I've been to Australia I was there last week down in Sydney. I spent my time speaking to Australians and avoiding all the spiders that can kill me (clearly people didn't get it the first time)
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AngusLynch09 Mar 29, 2026 +1
I think one person was killed by a spider back in the early 70s. That's about it.
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sacrebleu42 Mar 28, 2026 -6
Does any version of SNL work?
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