BackBerner

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BackBerner
Genre Comedy / Satire
Starring Peter Berner
Louise Siversen
Kym Gyngell
Tanya Bulmer
Opening theme"Thunderbirds Are Coming Out (5, 4, 3, 2, 1! Mix)" by TISM
Ending theme"Thunderbirds Are Coming Out (5, 4, 3, 2, 1! Mix)"
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time25 minutes
Original release
Network ABC TV
Release19 August 1999 (1999-08-19) –
14 November 2002 (2002-11-14)

BackBerner was an Australian political satire sketch comedy television series, broadcast on and produced by ABC TV with Crackerjack Productions (now Fremantle Australia). The program was hosted by stand-up comic Peter Berner and noted Australian character actor Louise Siversen. The series aired from 19 August 1999 to 14 November 2002. [1]

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The show parodied the current affairs format with Berner, but most frequently Siversen engaged in interviews with various representatives and authorities on the subjects of that week's news stories to discuss the issue, with various comedians playing the role of the interviewees. The most common of these characters were Dr Dennis Johnson who covered medical issues and Dexter Pinion, the far-right conservative correspondent for government reconciliation who frequently railed against the supposedly left-leaning "AB-friggin'-C". Numerous other character actors often made return appearances under different names, such as Nicholas Hammond who often appeared as Jack Bloom, a representative for the US Government.[ citation needed ]

The music played during the opening and closing credits is an excerpt from TISM's song "Thunderbirds are Coming Out".

Other regulars on the program were Tanya Bulmer and Kym Gyngell who engaged in pre-recorded external and on-the-street interviews. [2]

The show was axed in 2002, and poked a last jab by explaining that Dexter Pinion had in fact finally taken control of the "AB-friggin'-C" and shut Berner down. [3]

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  2. 1 2 "Backberner, ABC TV Comedy". abc.net.au. 5 January 2009. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Backberner, ABC TV comedy". abc.net.au. 8 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "BackBerner (1999)". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Backberner: 22 August 2002". abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Backberners: 3 October 2002". abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 "Backberner: 14 November 2002". abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2023.


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