The Chaser’s Julian Morrow delivers this year’s Andrew Olle Media Lecture, offering a surprisingly witty and insightful take on press freedom, censorship and media ownership.
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Guy Rundle: More than red faces with the collapse of TV culture
There have been two recent moments when I’ve gasped at something on TV – one was the mess that was Hey Hey last night and the other was Denton’s baby, Hungry Beast, writes Guy Rundle.
PODCAST: Chaser boys on controversy
Chaser boys Dominic Knight and Chris Taylor discuss the media frenzy surrounding their ‘Make a Realistic Wish’ skit and acknowledge that maybe Chaser outstayed its TV welcome.
Has The Chaser claimed its third victim?
Courtney Gibson, ABC TV’s Executive Head of Content Creation, has resigned after six years with the network. Her departure is curious and raises questions about why and who benefits.
Crikey Says: A tale of two media incidents
Both The Chaser and Austereo’s Kyle and Jackie O show have stepped outside acceptable public standards recently. One dealt well with the fallout, the other, not so much.
VIDEO: Rudd.i.am
The Chaser’s War on Everything thought that PM Rudd should have his own Will.i.am style song treatment. Last night they provided — with help from celebrity friends.
Gerard Henderson's Media Watch Dog: Tim Palmer channels Tammy Wynette
Henderson hits back at Rundle’s Murdoch/Stalin comparison, Leigh Sales’ climate change coverage, Bob Ellis’ return to ABC Unleashed and more.
Guy Rundle: Bruno producers muzzle Chaser: ironic or funny? Neither?
The Chaser’s Julian Morrow accuses the producers of Bruno of lacking a sense of irony after they made the boys sign agreements not to disrupt the film’s premiere. Guy Rundle tells him a thing or two about irony.
Tips and rumours: Another refugee boat intercepted?
Rumours are surfacing that Immigration chiefs are worried stiff this morning about overcrowding on Christmas Island on the back of Unannounced Boat Number 14 (UBN14*)…
The Chaser returns
The Chaser returns to screens tonight after two weeks in the sin bin. They’ve signed a contract with the BBC and are set to take the piss out of a less controversial target, the Morans.
Gerard Henderson's Media Watch Dog: Arise Beatrix Campbell, OBE
John Westacott in “No Apology” zone; (Alleged) Felineicide in Double Bay; Nancy’s “Send ‘The Boys’ to Mecca” campaign continues, and more in this week’s edition of Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch Dog.
Tips and rumours: Who is your editorial manager and what does she do?
Seeing as the ABC in leaking like a sieve over the Chaser controversy, another employee gets in on the act. Plus more Westacott reminiscing, cheeky japes from the cricket world, the next appointee to the WA Supreme Court, and more.
Tips and rumours: Imminent election?
In tips & rumours today: the best indicator of an imminent election has been the Electoral Commission checking if post offices have sufficient enrolment forms. They just checked.
Tips and rumours: Rudd staffers’ high-flying high-tech
More mile-high japes from Rudd and his team, insider news on The Chaser, rotten relations with female employees at ACP Mags, and more from Crikey’s terrific tipsters.
Crikey Says: A week in media: this too will pass
What have we learned this week? That a publicly-funded national broadcaster is as vulnerable to the shrill squawks of the tabloid media; that our PM’s office isn’t lofty; and that none of it will matter in a week.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Rudd shakes his way to the top
After that many shakes of the sauce bottle, the PM’s still on top.
The fall of Ms Duthie resolves little at the ABC
Amanda Duthie is no longer trusted to oversee comedy, so why is she still trusted to oversee Arts and Entertainment? Where do you draw that line? asks Glenn Dyer.
Aunty’s brave leader axes a patsy
While Amanda Duthie has lost her job, have the team that actually conceptualised, wrote, filmed, edited and put their faces and names to the infamous “Make a Realistic Wish” sketch been made to pay for their mistake?
To whom it may concern: Why aren’t kids with cancer funny?
What’s so special about kids with cancer? Why are they off limits? asks Chas from Ultimo.
Mark Scott dumps ABC comedy chief
The internal dimension of The Chaser affair has been brought to a head with this afternoon’s removal of ABC comedy head Amanda Duthie.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Crikey readers get fiesty about The Chaser (a week and counting…), child sexualisation and Australia’s relationship with Israel.
Carney on Chaser-gate
The worst part of The Chaser’s “Make a realistic wish” skit is the extent of public acceptance of the sketch and its message, says Shaun Carney.
