The Chaser Annual

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The Chaser Annual
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The 2007 Chaser Annual
Author The Chaser
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Text Publishing
Publication date
2000-

The Chaser Annual is a printed compendium of stories from The Chaser, published yearly since 2000. The book typically features a collection of the best headlines from The Chaser's website over the preceding year, presented in the style of their defunct print newspaper. Originally published as part of The Chaser's newspaper's business, the Annual continued despite the closure of the newspaper in 2005, with editions continuing to be released through to 2010.

The Annual was revived in 2016 as part of the Chaser's Quarterly Journal series in conjunction with Australian satirical website The Shovel. Since 2017 the Annual has returned to its original form, and is now sold alongside a national stage tour 'The War on The Year'. The show has sold out yearly across Australia since 2016, and has included performances at The Sydney Opera House, and a TV adaptation is in development for 2020.

Editions

As of 2009, The Chaser have produced ten annuals.

ReleaseTitleISBNCover Description
2000The Chaser Annual 2000: The Little-Read Book ISSN   1445-9094
2001The Chaser Annual 2001: Bradman, The Cremated Years ISBN   978-1-877008-06-1
2002The Chaser Annual 2002: The War On Error ISBN   978-1-877008-33-7 Featuring photos of the World Trade Center, John Howard and George W. Bush on the cover
2003Embedded with The Chaser: Annual 2003 ISBN   978-1-877008-88-7 Featuring George W. Bush and John Howard in Bed Together
2004The Chaser Annual 2004: Intelligence Failures ISBN   978-1-920885-38-0 Featuring "Australian Government" files on Paris Hilton (Available on Internet), Shannon Noll, John Howard, George W. Bush and Naomi Robson
2005The Chaser Annual 2005: By Dan Brown ISBN   978-1-920885-97-7 Featuring the Vitruvian Man over the White House in a parody of The Da Vinci Code
200650 Golden Years of The Chaser ISBN   978-1-921145-32-2
2006The Chaser Annual 2006: Burqa's Backyard ISBN   978-1-921145-61-2 Featuring John Howard, Michelle Leslie, and others, wearing Burqas)
2007The Chaser Annual 2007: The Other Secret ISBN   978-1-921351-08-2 A Parody of The Secret with the background text saying "The Secret is Bullshit"
2008The Chaser Annual 2008: The Little Rudd Book ISBN   978-1-921351-85-3 A Play on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Chairman Mao's Little Red Book
2009The Chaser Annual 2009: The Email Eunuch ISBN   978-1-921520-80-8 A Parody of Utegate, with the picture of Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull
2010The Chaser Annual 2010: Eat Pray Vomit ISBN   978-1-921656-73-6 A Parody of Eat, Pray, Love , with the picture of Eat Written in Pasta, Pray in beads and Vomit in Vomit
2016The Chaser/Shovel Annual 2016-2116: The next 100 years of the Chaser AnnualA two sided cover, the Chaser half depicting a future Australia living room under water due to climate change, and the Shovel half parodying a women's magazine featuring Pauline Hanson.
2017The Chaser/Shovel Annual 2017A two sided cover, Chaser side parodying the same-sex marriage plebiscite asking whether Australia should join North Korea or Trump in the impending nuclear apocalypse, and the Shovel half depicting a fake glossy magazine featuring Prime Minister Turnbull digging his own grave with a shovel.
2018The Chaser Annual 2018A two sided cover, Chaser side featuring Rupert Murdoch operating Prime Minister Scott Morrison as a puppet, the Shovel side featuring Scott Morrison dressed as a miner hugging a lump of coal.
2019The Chaser Annual 2019A two sided cover, Chaser side featuring Peter Dutton showing off his 'family' (a basket of potatoes), the Shovel side featuring Scott Morrison and Donald Trump giving a thumbs up as they stand waist deep in rising water.
2020The Chaser Annual 2020A two sided cover, Chaser side featuring Donald Trump drinking bleach in an attempt to cure coronavirus, and Shovel side featuring Pete Evans dressed as a doctor wearing a tin foil hat.

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