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Freedom of speech in a democracy has always included the right to lampoon and to satirise.

Several of The Chaser boys — and Graeme Garden from The Goodies are recording a pilot show for Channel Seven. Dan Barrett gets speculating.

Was 2009 the year that popular culture pushed the edgy right off the cliff face? From skits about kids with cancer to black face and rape scandal, Mel Campbell examines the power of the media shitstorm.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Chaser wrapped up on a high last night, with 1.452 million nationally.

Henderson hits back at Rundle’s Murdoch/Stalin comparison, Leigh Sales’ climate change coverage, Bob Ellis’ return to ABC Unleashed and more.

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.

Michael Brissendon goes scoopless to Washington, cop that Phillip Adams, Chaser returns and more.

Today, Crikey readers discuss Godwin Grech, Utegate media coverage, charging for detention, ABARE, Fruity Fix and the Heart Foundation and more.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

After that many shakes of the sauce bottle, the PM’s still on top.