Cracker Night | |
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Genre | comedy |
Presented by | Julia Morris (2009), Craig Hill (2010), Stephen K. Amos (2011) |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Darren Chau, |
Producer | Elia Eliades & Jorge Menidis Sydney Comedy Festival |
Running time | 60 minutes (with commercials) |
Production companies | Total Show Productions, Foxtel |
Release | |
Original network | The Comedy Channel |
Original release | 2009 – 2011 |
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