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Sketchmen is an Australian comedy troupe formed in 2005. The troupe's members are Michael, James, Jay and Casey.
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Sketchmen is an Australian comedy troupe formed in 2005. The troupe's members are Michael, James, Jay and Casey.
Their first television programme; the sketch comedy series Sketchmen, aired throughout 2006-2008 on Sydney's TVS, Adelaide's C31, C31 Melbourne as well as Perth and New Zealand community stations. The series consisted of six half-hour episodes, each with a mini-mockumentary covering a different subject each week. Repeats of the show are still aired.
Selected sketches aired in a series by U.S. network The CW called Online Nation.
Other sketches are also featured on Fairfax Media websites around Australia, such as the online websites of The Sydney Morning Herald [1] and The Age. [2]
Sketchmen also utilizes online networking such as Myspace, Vimeo and YouTube to reach its audience.
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