Legally Brown

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Legally Brown
Genre Comedy
Presented by Nazeem Hussain
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Running time~ 25 minutes
Original release
Network SBS
Release16 September 2013 (2013-09-16) 
13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)

Legally Brown was an Australian comedy television series screened on SBS from 2013 to 2014. It presented a take on being Muslim in Australia.

Contents

The ten-part series was hosted and co-written by Nazeem Hussain and produced by Johnny Lowry. [1] It featured stand-up in front of a live studio audience, with pre-recorded scripted sketches and character and hidden camera stunts. [2]

Cast

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References

  1. "The balls to make the bogans laugh". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. "Airdate: Legally Brown". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 May 2015.