The Jesters (TV series)

The Jesters is an Australian comedy series produced for Movie Extra subscription television channel. The series is a satire about the day-to-day battles of a sketch comedy veteran turned producer. [2][3][4]

The Jesters
GenreComedy
Created byKevin Brumpton
Angus FitzSimons
Written byKevin Brumpton
Angus FitzSimons
Directed byKimble Rendall
StarringMick Molloy
Emily Taheny
Ben Geurens
Christian Barratt-Hill
Andrew Ryan
Travis Cotton
Susie Porter
Deborah Kennedy
Theme music composerKyls Burtland
ComposersRory O'Donoghue
Kyls Burtland
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producersKevin Brumpton
Angus FitzSimons
Ted Robinson (Movie Network)
ProducersAdam Bowen
Barbara Gibbs
CinematographyHugh Miller
EditorJulie-Anne Deruvo
Running time29 minutes
Production companiesReturn Fire Productions
Movie Network
Release
Original networkMovie Extra
Picture format576i (SDTV)
Original release8 September 2009 (2009-09-08)[1] 
12 April 2011 (2011-04-12)
External links
Website

Cast

Overview

The Jesters is a slick, sick and darkly comic look behind-the-scenes of a TV comedy show that proves the old maxim that nobody likes a smartarse – unless, of course, they are bringing in huge ratings.

From the absurd antics of the TV writers' room to the even more absurd network board meetings, The Jesters reveals the key ingredients of what goes into making the people of Australia laugh: jealousy, pettiness, treachery, extreme stupidity.

Episodes

Season 1

# Title Airdate Timeslot
1 "Hard Time Getting Soft Time" 8 September 2009 Tuesday 9:30 pm10:00 pm
2 "The Female Voice" 15 September 2009
3 "Breakfast Clubbed" 22 September 2009
4 "Going Corporate" 29 September 2009
5 "All Nighter" 6 October 2009
6 "Real Talent" 13 October 2009
7 "And The Loser Is..." 20 October 2009
8 "Wrap Up" 27 October 2009

Season 2

# Title Airdate Timeslot
1 "Don't Look Back" 22 February 2011 Tuesday 8:30 pm9:00 pm
2 "The Fallout" 1 March 2011
3 "A Bit on the Side" 8 March 2011
4 "The Reunion" 15 March 2011
5 "Staged" 22 March 2011
6 "Weekend at Davies" 29 March 2011
7 "Stunted" 5 April 2011
8 "Go For Gold" 12 April 2011

See also

References

  1. Knox, David (29 July 2009). "Airdate: The Jesters". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  2. Knox, David (10 March 2009). "Molloy to star in The Jesters". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  3. Knox, David (12 August 2009). "The Jesters". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  4. Knox, David (4 September 2009). "Mick Molloy on TV's p*ssing contest". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 5 September 2009.


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