Kiki and Kitty

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Kiki and Kitty
Genre Comedy
Created by Nakkiah Lui
Written byNakkiah Lui
Directed by Catriona McKenzie
Starring
ComposerChiara Constanza
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerKelrick Martin
Producers
  • Liz Watts
  • Sylvia Warmer
EditorGabriel Dowrick
Running time13 minutes
Production company Porchlight Films
Release
Original network ABC iview
Original release17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)

Kiki and Kitty is an Australian comedy series released through ABC Television's streaming service, iview, in 2017 and then screened on ABC Comedy.

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Synopsis

The series follows the adventures of Kiki, the good black girl in a bad white world, who stumbles across her vagina in the personification of Kitty, a big, black woman who makes her realise there is a lot more to life than she thought.

Production

The series is created and written by Nakkiah Lui, produced by Liz Watts and Sylvia Warmer for Porchlight Films, [1] and directed by Catriona McKenzie.

Cast

Episodes

Episode information retrieved from Australian Television Archive. [2]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Kiki Comes to Town"Catriona McKenzieNakkiah Lui17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)
2"A Blessing in Disguise"Catriona McKenzieNakkiah Lui17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)
3"Live Fast, Die Young"Catriona McKenzieNakkiah Lui17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)
4"Big Trouble in Little 'Gina"Catriona McKenzieNakkiah Lui17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)
5"Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Moist"Catriona McKenzieNakkiah Lui17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)
6"Ice, Ice Baby"Catriona McKenzieNakkiah Lui17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)

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References

  1. "ABC filming absurdist iview comedy, Kiki & Kitty". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. "Episode Guide: Kiki and Kitty". Australian Television Archive. Retrieved 4 August 2020.