Patriot Brains

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Patriot Brains
GenreComedy panel game
Presented by Bill Bailey (series 1)
Sue Perkins (series 2)
ComposerJames Dansey
Country of originNew Zealand
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time44 minutes
Production company thedownlowconcept
Original release
Network TVNZ 2, SBS Viceland
Release7 April 2021 (2021-04-07) 
present

Patriot Brains is a New Zealand comedy panel game show, airing on TVNZ 2 in New Zealand and SBS Viceland in Australia since April 2021. The show, hosted by English comedian Bill Bailey in series 1 and Sue Perkins in series 2, [1] [2] focuses on the trans-Tasman rivalry by pitting two teams of three comics from Australia and New Zealand against each other. [3] [4] [5] The host asks the teams a series of general knowledge questions about their respective countries from a revolving pool of categories. [6] [7] New Zealand production company thedownlowconcept produces the series, which receives funding from NZ On Air. [8]

Contents

The first series of Patriot Brains aired in early 2021 in Australia and New Zealand, and the second series started broadcasting in February 2023 in New Zealand.

Episodes

Series 1

No. in
series
Team AustraliaTeam New ZealandOriginal air date
1 Mel Buttle, Rhys Nicholson, Tom Ballard Melanie Bracewell, Guy Montgomery, Madeleine Sami 7 April 2021 (2021-04-07)(NZ)
13 April 2021 (2021-04-13)(AU)
2Mel Buttle, Rhys Nicholson, Harley Breen Hayley Sproull, Josh Thomson, Ray O'Leary 14 April 2021 (2021-04-14)(NZ)
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20)(AU)
3Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Tom BallardMel Bracewell, Hayley Sproull, Josh Thomson21 April 2021 (2021-04-21)(NZ)
27 April 2021 (2021-04-27)(AU)
4Mel Buttle, Laura Davis, Aaron ChenMel Bracewell, Rhys Darby, Laura Daniel 28 April 2021 (2021-04-28)(NZ)
4 May 2021 (2021-05-04)(AU)
5Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Tom BallardMel Bracewell, Kura Forrester, Ben Hurley 5 May 2021 (2021-05-05)(NZ)
11 May 2021 (2021-05-11)(AU)
6Mel Buttle, Rhys Nicholson, Harley BreenMel Bracewell, Ben Hurley, Laura Daniel12 May 2021 (2021-05-12)(NZ)
18 May 2021 (2021-05-18)(AU)
7Mel Buttle, Harley Breen, Aaron ChenMel Bracewell, Guy Montgomery, James Nokise19 May 2021 (2021-05-19)(NZ)
25 May 2021 (2021-05-25)(AU)
8Mel Buttle, Tom Ballard, Laura DavisMel Bracewell, Pax Assadi, Justine Smith26 May 2021 (2021-05-26)(NZ)
1 June 2021 (2021-06-01)(AU)
9Mel Buttle, Laura Davis, Tom BallardMel Bracewell, Hayley Sproull, Josh Thomson2 June 2021 (2021-06-02)(NZ)
8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)(AU)
10Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Harley BreenMel Bracewell, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Ben Hurley9 June 2021 (2021-06-09)(NZ)
15 June 2021 (2021-06-15)(AU)
Note: Winners are listed in bold.

Series 2

No. in
series
Team AustraliaTeam New ZealandOriginal air date
1 Becky Lucas, Nath Valvo, Brett Blake Angella Dravid, Josh Thomson, Guy Montgomery 10 February 2023 (2023-02-10)(NZ)
14 June 2023 (2023-06-14)(AU) [1]
2Alex Ward, Luke McGregor, Brett Blake Dai Henwood, Ben Hurley, Hayley Sproull 17 February 2023 (2023-02-17)(NZ)
3Becky Lucas, Nath Valvo, Brett Blake Urzila Carlson, Hayley Sproull, Pax Assadi24 February 2023 (2023-02-24)(NZ)
4 Nazeem Hussain, Alex Ward, Harley Breen Josh Thomson, Angella Dravid, Ben Hurley3 March 2023 (2023-03-03)(NZ)
5Becky Lucas, Nath Valvo, Heath Franklin Becky Umbers, Chris Parker, Guy Montgomery10 March 2023 (2023-03-10)(NZ)
6Becky Lucas, Suraj Kolarkar, Nazeem HussainHayley Sproull, Urzila Carlson, Josh Thomson17 March 2023 (2023-03-17)(NZ)
7Becky Lucas, Nazeem Hussain, Heath FranklinChris Parker, Urzila Carlson, Guy Montgomery24 March 2023 (2023-03-24)(NZ)
8Alex Ward, Luke McGregor, Brett BlakeJosh Thomson, Angella Dravid, Ben Hurley31 March 2023 (2023-03-31)(NZ)
9Luke McGregor, Alex Ward, Harley BreenRay O'Leary, Becky Umbers, Ben Hurley14 April 2023 (2023-04-14)(NZ)
10Luke McGregor, Alex Ward, Claire HooperRay O'Leary, Becky Umbers, Dai Henwood21 April 2023 (2023-04-21)(NZ)
Note: Winners are listed in bold.

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