Thank God You're Here

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Thank God You're Here
Episode ThankGodYoureHere.jpg
Logo for the 2006–2009 series
Created by Working Dog Productions
Presented by Shane Bourne (2006–2009)
Celia Pacquola (2023–)
Judges Tom Gleisner (2006–2009)
Opening theme"Come Anytime" by Hoodoo Gurus
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes49 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers Santo Cilauro
Tom Gleisner
Michael Hirsh
Rob Sitch
Production locations
  • Global Television Studios, Nunawading, Victoria (2006–2007) [1]
  • Melbourne Showgrounds, Flemington, Victoria (2009; 2023–)
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Production company Working Dog Productions
Original release
Network Network Ten
Release5 April 2006 (2006-04-05) 
26 September 2007 (2007-09-26)
Network Seven Network
Release29 April (2009-04-29) 
8 July 2009 (2009-07-08)
NetworkNetwork Ten
Release2 August 2023 (2023-08-02) 
present

Thank God You're Here is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on 5 April 2006 on Network Ten, where it aired for the first three and the fifth seasons; the fourth season aired on the Seven Network.

Contents

Each episode involves performers walking through a door into an unknown situation, greeted by the line "Thank God you're here!". They then had to improvise their way through the scene. At the end of each episode a winner was announced. It was the most successful new show in Australia of 2006, attracting an average of 1.7 million viewers after the first few episodes.

The show was originally hosted by Shane Bourne and judged by Tom Gleisner. After a fourteen year hiatus, it was revived for a fifth series, hosted by Celia Pacquola and featuring a guest judge each episode. [2] The format is sold for recreation in a number of countries.

The show was renewed for a sixth season at the Network 10 upfronts for 2024. [3]

Synopsis

Each contestant is dressed in appropriate costume, has some brief banter with the host, and is then invited to "walk through the blue door" onto a hidden set. They are greeted by the ensemble cast, in character, with the line "Thank God you're here!", and must then attempt to improvise their role in the scene. Typically they will be asked in-character questions by the ensemble cast and challenged to provide information about the scene, including the names of characters or objects.

At least twice during each episode (to cover set-up and costuming for the live audience), footage is shown of each of the four participants performing a challenge, often on location, which was filmed earlier in the week. These include a commentary booth where the contestants have to comment on an unfamiliar subject, an office where they are being interviewed or interrogated (by police, customs officials, etc.), showing customers things for sale (cars, boats, pianos, houses, etc.), or advertisements (e.g. slimming products, housing developments, etc.). The other characters in these scenes are generally played by members of the ensemble cast. The third series also introduced an additional segment in which Gleisner highlights a "real life" Thank God You're Here-style situation, such as the infamous Guy Goma BBC interview and frequently, that of politicians forced to improvise answers under pressure.

Finally, when all the contestants have played in a scene by themselves, all four enter a final scene together for the "all-in group challenge". At the end of the show, the judge declares a winner; this choice is entirely at the judge's discretion, and is largely arbitrary. Honorable and dishonorable mentions are also given, usually to contestants who do not win so that the judge can comment on their performances. The winner receives a trophy in the shape of the programme's blue door logo.

There are variations on the standard setup: occasionally the greeting will be slightly changed to better suit the setting (e.g. "Thank the gods you're here!" for a scene featuring Vikings or "Thank God you're alive" in a scene featuring a car accident), and often an alternative entrance will be built into the set. These are often used for comic effect, as in the aforementioned car accident scenario where the contestant (Matthew Newton) climbed through the back of the set and emerged from the door of a wrecked car embedded in the wall of a second-storey flat.

First revived series

The fourth season introduced a different segment, where Gleisner points out that he believes an Australian cricket player is able to endorse anything, and presents a falsified advertisement where a retired Australian cricketer (Damien Fleming) attempts to endorse an also falsified company of a completely random field (such as a French restaurant or sewage processing plant). Running gags in these segments include the cricketer comparing selecting such a company with his medium pace bowling, the use of "jargon" which actually is completely made-up, comparing the reliability (or other value) with his own bowling style, and a man named "Steve" who is called upon to agree with this previous statement ("bit like my bowling, eh, Steve?")

Second revived series

Since series 5, the format of the show has been tweaked slightly as the performers no longer participate in any "during in the week" scenes, which were in previous seasons filmed on-location with the ensemble cast. In addition, the role of judge which was originated by Tom Gleisner, is now fulfilled by a rotating special guest judge each week, whose remarks after each performance are more brief.

Ensemble cast

Although their parts are thoroughly scripted, the actors who interact with the guest stars in each scenario are drawn from an ensemble of experienced improvisational actors.

Improvisation experience is preferred so that the cast can react appropriately and immediately to the improvisations of the guest stars, though in most cases this improvisation is limited. This ensemble was also used in many of the mid-week assignments, fulfilling the roles of customers or members of the public with whom the guests must interact in a real-life setting.

The following are regular ensemble cast members who have appeared on the show:

Several special guests have also appeared, either playing themselves or as part of the ensemble cast for a scene. Special guests have included Damien Fleming, Dan O'Connor, Melissa Tkautz Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Kate Ceberano, Alan Fletcher, Kimberley Davies, Matt Welsh, Mark Holden, Ryan Moloney, Simon Burke, Greg Evans, Nikki Webster, Mick Molloy, Todd McKenney, Poh Ling Yeow, Grant Denyer, Miguel Maestre and The Veronicas. Other guests including Jane Hall, Andy Lee and Don Burke have appeared as mock presenters in the locational challenges.

Appearances

ContestantAppearancesShow wins
Angus Sampson 113
Hamish Blake 113
Julia Zemiro 103
Josh Lawson 93
Fifi Box 81
Cal Wilson 73
Merrick Watts 73
Peter Rowsthorn 72
Shaun Micallef 72
Frank Woodley 61
Akmal Saleh 61
Tony Martin 61
Bob Franklin 53
Rebel Wilson 41
Anh Do 41
Matthew Newton 31
Dave Hughes 31
Arj Barker 31
Kate Langbroek 31
Alan Brough 31
Colin Lane 21
Carl Barron 21
Josie Long 21
Ross Noble 21
Lloyd Langford 21
Emma Holland21
Marty Sheargold 21
Guy Montgomery 21
Glenn Robbins 20
Robyn Butler 20
Ryan Shelton 20
Tahir Bilgiç 20
Kate Jenkinson 20
Jo Stanley 20
Peter Helliar 20
Stephen Curry 20
Nish 20
Felicity Ward 20
Toby Truslove 20
Aaron Chen 20
Julia Morris 20
Urzila Carlson 20
Anthony Field 11
Jimeoin 11
Jordan Raskopoulos 11
Virginia Gay 11
Frankie McNair11
Rhys Nicholson 11
Santo Cilauro 10
Tanya Bulmer10
Dalian Evans10
Bianca Dye 10
Russell Gilbert 10
Andrew Günsberg 10
Stephen K Amos 10
Eddie Ifft 10
Matt Tilley 10
Sean Choolburra10
Adam Hills 10
Franklyn Ajaye 10
Heath Franklin 10
Rhys Darby 10
Rob Carlton 10
Tom Gleeson 10
Mark Bonanno 10
Geraldine Hickey 10
Luke McGregor 10
Danielle Walker 10
He Huang10
Ray O'Leary 10
Michelle Brasier 10
Joel Creasey 10
Melanie Bracewell 10
Dane Simpson10
Kitty Flanagan 10

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedHostNetwork
PremiereFinale
Season 1 105 April 20067 June 2006 Shane Bourne Network Ten
Season 2 6 September 20068 November 2006
Season 3 1111 July 200726 September 2007
Season 4 1029 April 20098 July 2009 Seven Network
Season 5 82 August 202327 September 2023 Celia Pacquola Network 10

Show promotion

Host Shane Bourne and judge Tom Gleisner appeared on Rove Live on 11 April 2006, to promote the show after the first episode had screened. After an interview with Rove McManus, they participated in a game McManus called Where The Bloody Hell Have You Been, a play on words of the Australian tourism campaign, "So Where The Bloody Hell Are You?". In this game they had to perform, without preparation, a situation involving a funeral, and the reading of an improvised eulogy, following exactly the same format as Thank God You're Here.

Music

The main theme is "Come Anytime" by Hoodoo Gurus. A piece used throughout the interludes of the first season of the show is "Don't You Know Who I Am", performed by Small Mercies.

In the second season, new music was also used in addition to the main themes:

In the third season, more new music was used in addition to the main themes:

Production and broadcast schedule

First Network Ten iteration (2006–2007)

The final episode of Season One, in which the actor Angus Sampson won, had 2.13 million viewers nationally. [4]

The second series of the show ran from 6 September to 8 November 2006, at a 7:30 pm AEST timeslot. The ratings for the second season place the show in the top three shows watched in Australia boosting the ratings of follow-up show House on the network and placing the show up with ratings juggernaut Border Security: Australia's Front Line which broadcasts on the Seven Network. Thank God You're Here received an average of two million viewers every week. For the last episode of 2006 (8 November), had received ratings of 1.85 million viewers nationally. [5]

The first episode of Series Three was filmed on 21 June 2007. Guests for this episode included Stephen Curry, Josh Lawson, Peter Helliar and Cal Wilson. Series Three had begun at the same 7:30 pm time slot on Wednesday 11 July 2007.

Seven Network iteration (2009)

Host Shane Bourne at the show's Melbourne Showgrounds set in 2009 SHANE BOURNE.jpg
Host Shane Bourne at the show's Melbourne Showgrounds set in 2009

In late 2008, it was announced that a revival of the show would be made which would air on the Seven Network instead of Network Ten. With Global Television Studios in Nunawading getting ready to shut down, [1] Series 4 started filming at Melbourne Showgrounds in Flemington, in the shed normally used as the Poultry Pavilion. With the move from Nunawading also came a move from Global to Cutting Edge as the broadcast provider. Shooting started on Thursday 19 March 2009, in front of a live studio audience of 500 people. At the recording of episode 2 on 26 March, Tom Gleisner told the audience they could not find an available studio big enough for all their sets and large studio audience, so started looking at other types of venues, and found what they needed at the showgrounds. Portable buildings were set up outside the pavilion for use as offices, dressing rooms and other production amenities. Another vacant pavilion was used to house the audience before taping. The new venue was an issue for audio, as there was no soundproofing, so the nearby railway line often interfered with scenes, and Gleisner remarked that if it had rained, they would have been "stuffed".

Second Network Ten iteration (2023–)

In April 2023, Network Ten confirmed that a fifth series had been commissioned as a second revival of the show. Celia Pacquola was announced as the host and it was revealed that the series would feature guest judges, a new ensemble cast and special guests. [6] The second revival was also filmed at the Melbourne Showgrounds. [7]

Ratings

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedViewersRank
First airedLast airedNetwork
1 105 April 2006 (2006-04-05)7 June 2006 (2006-06-07) Network Ten 1,729,000 [8] #2
2 106 September 2006 (2006-09-06)8 November 2006 (2006-11-08)1,773,000 [8] #1
3 1111 July 2007 (2007-07-11)26 September 2007 (2007-09-26)1,860,000 [8] #2
4 1029 April 2009 (2009-04-29)8 July 2009 (2009-07-08) Seven Network 1,516,000 [8] #1
5 82 August 2023 (2023-08-02)27 September 2023 (2023-09-27) Network 10 TBATBA

Logie Awards

Release

Home media

All series of the show have been released on DVD in Australia. Season 1 was released on 8 November 2006, Season 2 was released on 23 August 2007, Season 3 was released on 28 November 2007 and Season 4 was released on 5 November 2009.

Thank God You're Here — The Complete Series One
Set detailsSpecial features
  • 10 Episodes
  • 51 Scenarios
  • 3 Disc Set
  • 16:9 Aspect Ratio
  • Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired
  • English audio (Dolby Digital 2.0 and 5.1)
  • Behind the scenes documentary
  • Unscreened highlights
  • Vintage Frank Woodley performance from the pilot
  • Hard copy Thank God You're Here game built into the DVD cover
Release dates
Region 4
8 November 2006


Thank God You're Here — The Complete Series Two
Set detailsSpecial features
  • 10 Episodes
  • 51 Scenarios
  • 3 Disc Set
  • 16:9 Aspect Ratio
  • Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired
  • Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 and 5.1) & English narration for the sight impaired.

No special features are included.

Release dates
Region 4
23 August 2007


Thank God You're Here — The Complete Series Three
Set detailsSpecial features
  • 11 Episodes
  • 56 Scenarios
  • 3 Disc Set
  • 16:9 Aspect Ratio
  • Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired
  • English audio (Dolby Digital 2.0 and 5.1)

No special features are included.

Release dates
Region 4
28 November 2007


Thank God You're Here — The Complete Series One, Two & Three
Set detailsSpecial features
  • 31 Episodes
  • 158 Scenarios
  • 9 Disc Set
  • 16:9 Aspect Ratio
  • Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired
  • English audio (Dolby Digital 2.0 and 5.1)

As per Series One release.

Release dates
Region 4
28 November 2007


Thank God You're Here — The Complete Series Four
Set detailsSpecial features
  • 10 Episodes
  • 51 Scenarios
  • 3 Disc Set
  • 16:9 Aspect Ratio
  • Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired
  • English audio (Dolby Digital 2.0 and 5.1)

Uncut, extended scenarios from during the week.

Release dates
Region 4
5 November 2009

Streaming

All series were released on Network 10's catch-up service Tenplay in June and July 2020. [9] [10]

Board game

In early December 2009, the "Thank God You're Here" board game was released. It contains 70 different scenarios which can be acted out in the home, in a similar format to the show. The board game is being distributed in selected stores only, including What's New.

International versions

The format has been sold to Fremantle for worldwide distribution and has subsequently been sold for creation in 18 countries including the United States. [11] International versions are required to use the same sketch premises used on the original Australian version and if one wants to alter one of their episodes in some way, such as taping a Christmas-themed episode, they must go through Fremantle for permission to do so. [12]

CountryNameHostChannelLanguagePremiereJudge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (original version)Thank God You're Here Shane Bourne (2006–2009), Celia Pacquola (2023–) Network Ten, Seven Network English5 April 2006, 2 August 2023 (Network Ten), 29 April 2009 (Seven Network) Tom Gleisner (2006–2009)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 3 պատ (3 Walls) Garik Papoyan, Felix Khachatryan Armenia TV Armenian2009–2010
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Haradasan bu vaxtacan?
(Where Are You at This Time?)
Turane Huseynli İctimai Television Azerbaijani6 October 2019Orkhan Fikretoglu (2019-2020)
Vado Korovin (2021-2022)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium GodzijDank
(Thank God)
Matthias Coppens vtm Dutch16 March 2007
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Dieu merci!
(Thank God!)
Éric Salvail TVA French27 September 2007Gaston Lepage
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 谢天谢地你来啦
(Thank God You're Here)
Cui Yongyuan CCTV-1 ChineseOctober 2011
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Konečně jsi tady
(Finally You Are Here)
Josef Carda TV Prima Czech4 March 2007
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Gu' ske lov du kom
(Thank God You Come)
Mads Vangsø TV3 Danish30 September 2006Sebastian Dorset and Hella Joof, Søs Egelind and Sidse Babett Knudsen (Series 3)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Jumal tänatud, et sa siin oled!
(Thank God You're Here!)
Andrus Vaarik Kanal 2 Estonian6 October 2007 Eino Baskin
Flag of France.svg  France Enfin te Voilà!
(Finally You're Here!)
Ariane Massenet Comédie+ French2013
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Gott sei dank … dass Sie da sind!
(Thank God… That You Are Here!)
Knacki Deuser ProSieben German30 November 2006
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Akhirnya Datang Juga
(Finally You Come)
Winky Wiryawan, Narji, Olga Syahputra;
Boy William, Indra Bekti;
Winky Wiryawan
Trans TV, MNCTV, GTV Indonesian21 October 2007 (Trans TV), 21 May 2011 (MNCTV), 26 February 2024 (GTV)Trans TV: Didi Petet, Parto Patrio, Desy Ratnasari; MNCTV: Desy Ratnasari, Jaja Miharja;GTV: Abdel Achrian, Denny Chandra
Ini Dia!
(Here It Is!)
Kevin Julio, Surya Insomnia NET. 10 December 2016Denny Chandra, Dwi Sasono, Ferry Salim, Arie Untung
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Tov Shebata
(Thank God)
Moni Moshonov Arutz 10 Hebrew5 June 2007 Tomer Sharon
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Grazie Al Cielo Sei Qui!
(Thank God You're Here!)
Leonardo Manera La7 Italian22 March 2009
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Ačiū Dievui, atėjai
(Thank God You Came)
Egidijus Sipavičius TV3 Lithuanian1 September 2007Arkadijus Vinokuras
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Бурхны авралаар чи ирлээ
(Thank God You're Here!)
Turbat Barhuu Edutainment TV Mongolian3 May 2020P.Erdenezaan, Ch.Delgertsetseg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Gelukkig Je Bent Er
(Thank God You're Here!)
Carlo Boszhard RTL 4 DutchSeptember 2006
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Ainda Bem Que Apareceste
(I'm Glad You Came)
Virgílio Castelo RTP1 PortugueseOctober 2008Nilton
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Слава Богу, ты пришёл!
(Thank God You Came)
Mikhail Shats, Igor Vernik (2018) STS Russian24 September 2006Andrey Urgant, Sergei Svetlakov (2018)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Por Fin Has Llegado
(You've Finally Arrived)
Josema Yuste TVE1 Spanish14 September 2007David Fernandez
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Tack Gode Gud
(Thank God)
David Hellenius TV4 Swedish21 March 2007
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Bak Hele Bak
(Look At It)
Emre Altuğ TRT 1 Turkish13 January 2015 Rasim Öztekin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Thank God You're Here Paul Merton ITV 1 English12 January 2008
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Thank God You're Here David Alan Grier NBC English9 April 2007 Dave Foley
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Ơn giời cậu đây rồi!
(Thank Goodness You're Here)
Xuân Bắc (2014 - 2020), Trấn Thành (2014 - 2020, some episodes), Trường Giang (2018, some episodes), Đại Nghĩa (2022) VTV3 Vietnamese11 October 2014Hoài Linh (2014 - 2018)
None (2019 - 2022)

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