Full Frontal | |
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Also known as | Fast Forward Presents Full Frontal (1993 only) |
Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Steve Vizard |
Written by | Sarah Adams Sean Dooley |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 144 |
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Executive producers | |
Production locations | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Production company | Artist Services |
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Release | 13 May 1993 – 26 August 1999 |
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Fast Forward Totally Full Frontal |
Full Frontal is an Australian sketch comedy series that ran on the Seven Network from 1993 to 1997. It launched the television careers of Eric Bana, Shaun Micallef, Kitty Flanagan, Julia Morris, Daina Reid and Denise Scott.
In 1998 a spin-off of the show moved to Network Ten under the name Totally Full Frontal, losing most of the original cast in the process; it finished in 1999.
Since 2008 till approx 2010, re-runs were screening on The Comedy Channel as part of the channel's "Aussie Gold" block of locally made, classic comedy programming.
The series began screening shortly after the similar sketch comedy program Fast Forward (from which Full Frontal derived) ended. Full Frontal retained the same general format of Fast Forward. It was formatted in a way such as to create the effect of someone continuously channel surfing; after the punchline of each sketch, it would abruptly switch to the next as if the viewer had switched channels. However, the new show had an all-new regular cast. [1] Initially, some members of the Fast Forward cast made guest appearances in occasional Full Frontal sketches, easing the transition into the new series. Several members of the new cast had appeared in the earlier The Comedy Company , including Kym Gyngell and Glenn Butcher.
The show first aired on the Seven Network on 13 May 1993, and finished on 15 September 1997.
Years: 1993, Episodes 1-18; 1994, Episodes 19-40; 1995, Episodes 41-66; 1996, Episodes 67-92; 1997, Episodes 93-112.
Years: 1998, Episodes 1-16; 1999, Episodes 17-32.
"Eddie is the sort of guy who could walk through the Mardi Gras and not realise it was gay. He would just see it as coincidental that there were so many men there." [2]
Parko
One of the hosts of the sports variety show Good Sport, which often has Milo Kerrigan as a guest (played by Kitty Flanagan)
Roseanne Chapel
A TV personality, she took over as presenter of Good Sport from Parko. She also hosts a number of shows on high culture that feature Milo Kerrigan as guest (Played by Daina Reid)
The show also famously satirised many prominent celebrities, including:
A bogan who was always seen at a poker machine and was always and smoking and drinking. She would often tell stories to strangers about her life. (Played by Paul McCarthy)
Famously satirized celebrities include:
Played by Julia Zemiro in a 1950s style sitcom called I love Pauline
the cast of Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld (played by Paul McCarthy), Elaine Benes (played by Julia Zemiro), Cosmo Kramer (played by Darren Gilshenan), George Costanza (Played by Ross Williams)
Journalist and one of the hosts of the Show 60 Minutes (Played by Julia Zemiro)
A prominent journalist of the 90s (played by Julia Zemiro)
Full Frontal has won several Logie Awards in its time. It has been nominated for several as well. It has won:
Nominated for:
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