Full Frontal (TV series)
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Full Frontal was an Australian sketch comedy
series which debuted in 1993. The show first aired on the Seven Network
on 13 May 1993, and finished on 18 September 1997.
In 1998 a spin-off of the show moved to Network Ten
under the name Totally Full Frontal, losing most of the original cast in the process (including standouts Bana and Micallef) and finished in 1999.
Since 2008, re-runs have begun screening on The Comedy Channel
as part of the channel's "Aussie Gold" block of locally made, classic comedy programming.
; after the punchline of each sketch, it would abruptly switch to the next as if the viewer had switched channels. However, the new show had an all-new regular cast. Initially, some members of the Fast Forward cast made guest appearances in occasional Full Frontal sketches, easing the transition into the new series. Several members of the new cast had appeared in the earlier The Comedy Company, including Kym Gyngell
and Glenn Butcher.
Full Frontal is well known for launching the television careers of Eric Bana
and Shaun Micallef
.
The show also famously satirised many prominent celebrities including:
It has won:
Nominated for:
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
series which debuted in 1993. The show first aired on the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
on 13 May 1993, and finished on 18 September 1997.
In 1998 a spin-off of the show moved to Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
under the name Totally Full Frontal, losing most of the original cast in the process (including standouts Bana and Micallef) and finished in 1999.
Since 2008, re-runs have begun screening on The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.-History:...
as part of the channel's "Aussie Gold" block of locally made, classic comedy programming.
History
The series began screening shortly after the similar sketch comedy program Fast Forward (from which Full Frontal derived) ended. Full Frontal retained the same general format of Fast Forward. It was formatted in a way such as to create the effect of someone continuously channel surfingChannel surfing
Channel surfing is the practice of quickly scanning through different television channels or radio frequencies in order to find something interesting to watch or listen to. Modern viewers, who may have cable or satellite services beaming down dozens if not hundreds or thousands of channels, are...
; after the punchline of each sketch, it would abruptly switch to the next as if the viewer had switched channels. However, the new show had an all-new regular cast. Initially, some members of the Fast Forward cast made guest appearances in occasional Full Frontal sketches, easing the transition into the new series. Several members of the new cast had appeared in the earlier The Comedy Company, including Kym Gyngell
Kym Gyngell
Kym Gyngell is an Australian AFI award winning comedian and film, television and stage actor...
and Glenn Butcher.
Full Frontal is well known for launching the television careers of Eric Bana
Eric Bana
Eric Bana is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper...
and Shaun Micallef
Shaun Micallef
Shaun Patrick Micallef is an Australian actor, comedian and writer. After ten years of working in insurance law as a solicitor in Adelaide, Micallef moved to Melbourne to pursue a full-time comedy career in 1993...
.
DVD releases
- Full Frontal - Series 1: Vol. 1 (2 Disc Set) - 23 May 2005
- Full Frontal - Series 1: Vol. 2 (2 Disc Set) - 20 June 2005
- Full Frontal - Series 2: Vol. 1 (2 Disc Set) - 25 October 2006
- Full Frontal - Series 2: Vol. 2 (3 Disc Set) - 5 December 2006
- Full Frontal - Series 3: Vol. 1 (3 Disc Set) - 20 February 2007
- Full Frontal - Series 3: Vol. 2 (3 Disc Set) - 20 February 2007
- Full Frontal - Series 1 (4 Disc Set) - 10 February 2010
- Full Frontal - Series 2 (5 Disc Set) - 10 February 2010
- Full Frontal - Series 3 (6 Disc Set) - 10 February 2010
- Full Frontal - Series 4 (6 Disc Set) - 1 June 2011
- Full Frontal - Series 5 (4 Disc Set) - 1 June 2011
- Totally Full Frontal - Series 1 (4 Disc Set) - 29 June 2011
- Totally Full Frontal - Best of Series 2 - 30 November 2011
- Totally Full Frontal - Series 2 - Q1 2012
Cast - Seven Network
- Matt ParkinsonMatt ParkinsonMatthew "Matt" Parkinson is an Australian comedian, actor and radio presenter. He began acting at school and studied Theatre Arts at W.A.I.T....
(1993) - Matthew Quartermaine (1993)
- Greg FleetGreg Fleet-Early life:Greg was born in Michigan, United States. His father moved the family to Australia when Greg was four. He grew up in Geelong and as a teenager boarded at Geelong Grammar School...
(1993, Episodes 1-9) - Michael Veitch (1993, Episodes 10-18)
- Jennifer-Ward Lealand (1993–94)
- Rima Te Wiata (1993–94)
- Eric BanaEric BanaEric Bana is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper...
(1993–96) - Glenn Butcher (1993–97)
- Kym GyngellKym GyngellKym Gyngell is an Australian AFI award winning comedian and film, television and stage actor...
(1993–97) - Ross Williams (1993–97)
- Denise ScottDenise ScottDenise Margaret Adelaide Scott is a Melbourne-based stand-up comedian, actor and radio personality.-Career:She has appeared frequently on Australian television since her regular slot on ABC TV's The Big Gig in 1990, and a weekly segment on Tonight Live with Steve Vizard...
(1994) - Sue Yardley (1994)
- John WalkerJohn Walker (Australian actor)John Walker is an Australian actor noted for his role in the sketch comedy show Full Frontal and its successor Totally Full Frontal . His most notable characters in the series was sleazy news presenter Ian Goodings, as well as impersonating John Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia at the time...
(1994–97) - Francis GreensladeFrancis GreensladeFrancis Greenslade is an Australian comic actor. He and comedic partner Shaun Micallef appeared on the legal comedy Welcher and Welcher, as well as Full Frontal...
(1995, Episodes 49-66) - Julia MorrisJulia MorrisJulia Morris is an Australian writer, comedian, actress, television presenter and television producer who has worked extensively in Australian and British television and radio. She has toured widely with her solo stand-up comedy shows. In Australia, she is best known as one of the stars of the...
(1995–96) - Kitty FlanaganKitty FlanaganKitty Flanagan is an Australian comedian.She is best known in Australia for her work on the television series Full Frontal and in the United Kingdom for her work on The Sketch Show. Before getting a job at Full Frontal, Kitty spent 5 years masquerading as a copywriter before moving into stand-ups...
(1995–96, Episodes 41-81) - Daina Reid (1995–97)
- Shaun MicallefShaun MicallefShaun Patrick Micallef is an Australian actor, comedian and writer. After ten years of working in insurance law as a solicitor in Adelaide, Micallef moved to Melbourne to pursue a full-time comedy career in 1993...
(1995–97, Episodes 41-105) - Jackie Loeb (1996)
- Darren Gilshenan (1997)
- Gabby Millgate (1997)
- Ursula Brooks (1997, Episodes 93-99)
1993 (Ep. 01-18)
- Eric Bana
- Glenn Butcher
- Kym Gyngell
- Ross Williams
- Matt Parkinson
- Matthew Quartermaine
- Jennifer-Ward Lealand
- Rima Te Wiata
- Greg Fleet (Ep. 1-9)
- Michael Veitch (Ep. 10-18)
1994 (Ep. 19-40)
- Eric Bana
- Glenn Butcher
- Kym Gyngell
- Ross Williams
- John Walker
- Jennifer-Ward Lealand
- Rima Te Wiata
- Denise Scott
- Sue Yardley
1995 (Ep. 41-66)
- Eric Bana
- Glenn Butcher
- Kym Gyngell
- Ross Williams
- John Walker
- Julia Morris
- Daina Reid
- Kitty Flanagan
- Shaun Micallef
- Francis Greenslade (Ep. 49-66)
1996 (Ep. 67-92)
- Eric Bana
- Glenn Butcher
- Kim Gyngell
- Ross Williams
- John Walker
- Julia Morris
- Daina Reid
- Shaun Micallef
- Kitty Flanagan (Ep. 67-81)
- Jackie Loeb
1997 (Ep. 93-112)
- Glenn Butcher
- Kim Gyngell
- Ross Williams
- John Walker
- Daina Reid
- Shaun Micallef (Episodes 93-105)
- Darren Gilshenan
- Gabby Milgate
- Ursula Brooks (Episodes 93-99)
1998-99 (Ep. 1-?)
- Ross Williams
- John Walker
- Darren Gilshenan
- Gabby Millgate
- Julia ZemiroJulia ZemiroJulia Zemiro is an Australian television presenter, radio host, actor, singer and comedian.- Early life :...
- Paul McCarthy
- Vic Plume
Guest appearances
- Alan Pentland (1993)
- Gina RileyGina RileyGina Riley is an Australian actress, writer, singer and comedian.Riley became a popular television performer in the sketch shows Fast Forward, its successor Full Frontal, Big Girl's Blouse and Something Stupid. In the latter she was also a producer and writer...
(1993) - Glenn RobbinsGlenn RobbinsGlenn Maxwell Robbins is an Australian comedian, writer and actor.Robbins attended Strathmore Secondary College and graduated in 1975...
(1993) - Jane TurnerJane TurnerJane Turner is an Australian actress, comedian and Logie Award winning comedy writer.Turner has appeared in many popular Australian TV programs, namely Prisoner in a straight dramatic role, with comedy roles in sketch comedy programs The D-Generation, Fast Forward, Full Frontal, Big Girl's Blouse...
(1993) - JimeoinJimeoinJimeoin McKeown, who performs under the name Jimeoin , is a stand-up comedian and actor from Northern Ireland. He came to public attention between 2005 and 2008 while performing an "over the top" comedy tour Australia's outback and major cities, which was filmed for the BBC Northern Ireland...
(1993) - Magda SzubanskiMagda SzubanskiMagda Szubanski is a British-born Australian actress, comedian, television presenter, radio host and author.Szubanski's career began while she was studying at university and she progressed to television sketch comedy, as both a writer and performer...
(1993) - Sue Yardley (1993)
- Cherise DonovanCherise DonovanCherise Donovan is an Australian actress born on the 22 April 1988 who currently lives in Melbourne, Victoria. She has had roles on the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 2005, playing Karen Chambers and played the character Leonella Reiss in a popular Australian television series produced by ABC,...
(1993, 1994–95, 1997) - Geoff Brooks (1993, 1994)
- Marg DowneyMarg Downey-Career:Downey first rose to prominence in the sketch comedy program The D-Generation on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in the late 1980s. She subsequently appeared in later sketch comedy series with other members of The D-Generation, including Fast Forward, Full Frontal and Something Stupid...
(1993, 1994) - Michael Veitch (1993 (Ep. 1-6), 1994)
- Steve Blackburn (1993, 1994)
- Denise Scott (1993, 1995)
- Peter MoonPeter Moon (comedian)Peter Moon is an Australian comedian, best known for writing and performing in the sketch comedy Fast Forward....
(1993, 1996) - Steve VizardSteve VizardStephen William Vizard, born 6 March 1956 in Richmond, Victoria, is an Australian media personality, comedian, businessman and writer.-Early life:...
(1993, 1996) - Shaun Micallef (1994)
- Wayne Hope (1994)
- Daina Reid (1994)
- Francis GreensladeFrancis GreensladeFrancis Greenslade is an Australian comic actor. He and comedic partner Shaun Micallef appeared on the legal comedy Welcher and Welcher, as well as Full Frontal...
(1995, Ep. 41-48) - Dave O'NeilDave O'NeilDave O'Neil is a Melbourne-based stand-up comedian, actor, writer and radio personality.-Early career:Dave was a Cub, Scout, Venturer and Rover. His father Kevin is still the Group Leader at the 1st/3rd Mitcham Scout Group....
(1995, 1996) - Esme MelvilleEsme MelvilleEsme Melville was an Australian actress.Her television credits of the 1970s included various guest roles in the Crawford Productions police dramas Homicide, Division 4, Matlock Police and Bluey...
(1995–96) - Paula Gardner (1996)
- Kitty Flanagan (1996, Episode 82)
- Rosalind Hammond (1996)
- Caroline Reid (1997)
- Eric BanaEric BanaEric Bana is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper...
(1997, Episode 101) - Ursula Brooks (1997, Episodes 101 & 105)
- Kate Gorman (1997)
- Daniel DaperisDaniel DaperisDaniel Daperis is an Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the television series The Man From Snowy River and Thunderstone. He is the brother of actor Jared Daperis. In 2011, he directed two short films - "The Colour Blue" for Young Blaze Films and "Phone Call" which he co-directed...
(1997) - Kate KeltieKate KeltieKate Keltie is an Australian actress.Born in Melbourne, Keltie played the role of Michelle Scully in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours between 1999 and 2003, as well as a brief return in 2004. She also appeared in Thunderstone and as Bec Cleary in Blue Heelers in 2004.-External links:...
(1997)
Notable characters
- Peter or as he pronounces it "Poida" - An Australian boganBoganThe term bogan is Australian slang, usually pejorative or self-deprecating, for an individual who is recognised to be from a lower class background or someone whose limited education, speech, clothing, attitude and behaviour exemplifies such a background....
, played by Eric BanaEric BanaEric Bana is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper...
. Poida was originally a TV host on Community Television's Channel 31. Peter enjoys to drink VBVictoria BitterVictoria Bitter is one of the many iconic beers manufactured in the Australian state of Victoria. VB currently maintains the highest market share of all beer sold in Australia, both on tap and packaged...
and carries an eskyEskyEsky is an Australian brand of coolers. Outdoor recreation company Coleman Australia bought the Esky brand from Nylex Ltd after the Company went into administration in February 2009.The name is a reference to the association of Eskimos with cold climates....
around wherever he goes. He has a blond mulletMullet (haircut)The mullet is a hairstyle that is short at the front and sides, and long in the back. . The mullet began to appear in popular media in the 1960s and 1970s but did not become generally well-known until the early 1980s...
and dresses in a velvet suit. Most of the time he is seen smoking in sketches. Poida works for Channel 31 but is usually the stand-in host for many TV shows on other networks (such as Channel 9, 10 and the ABC) when the real host doesn't turn up. He has stood in for Ray Martin on A Current Affair and Kerry O'Brien on The 7.30 Report. He takes an esky into the studio and smokes while interviewing guests. Instead of sitting on the set furniture, he prefers to make himself comfortable on a bean bag.
- Impact on Eric Bana's Career
- Poida was probably Eric Bana's best character and was thought to really have helped Bana's acting career. The director of the Australian film ChopperChopper (film)Chopper is a 2000 Australian film, written and directed by New Zealand film-maker Andrew Dominik and based on the semi-autobiographical books by Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read. The film stars Eric Bana as the title character, and co-stars Vince Colosimo, Simon Lyndon, Bill Young and David Field...
says he cast Bana because of his performance in Full Frontal. Bana is now a household name and acts in movies both in and out of Australia.
- Popularity
- Poida is arguably one of the most popular characters of Full Frontal and is also arguably the most popular of the characters played by Bana. Bana also plays a fictional version of Ray MartinRay Martin (television presenter)Raymond George "Ray" Martin AM is an Australian television journalist. He is best known for his various on-air roles on Channel Nine from 1978 to 2008. In 2011 he returned to 60 Minutes....
and Eddie, an Eastern European migrant.
- The Invisible Man - A man dressed heavily in military camouflage who has a hard time being noticed in day-to-day life (also played by Eric BanaEric BanaEric Bana is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper...
). - Eddie - Eastern European migrant, whose famous line was "It's a complete shemozzle" (also played by Eric BanaEric BanaEric Bana is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper...
). - Ron- A stage janitor who wears overalls and is always trying to either apply for a job or scam money. When he is caught out, he will often leave saying "Fair enough". (Played by Ross Williams)
- Neville and Beulah - Elderly nudists who love doing things "totally nude" (played by Glenn Butcher and Daina Reid).
- Milo Kerrigan - Punch-drunk (but much loved) ex-boxerBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
played by Shaun MicallefShaun MicallefShaun Patrick Micallef is an Australian actor, comedian and writer. After ten years of working in insurance law as a solicitor in Adelaide, Micallef moved to Melbourne to pursue a full-time comedy career in 1993...
. He is considered to be the most popular character of the series. Heavily reliant on slapstick, sketches involving Kerrigan routinely destroyed large portions of the set. - Nobby Doldrums - An obsessed fan of 7.30 ReportThe 7.30 ReportThe 7.30 Report is an Australian nightly television current affairs program, that was shown on ABC1 and ABC News 24 at , Mondays–Thursdays...
presenter Kerry O'Brien who is willing to be interviewed about anything, just to be on the program (played by Shaun MicallefShaun MicallefShaun Patrick Micallef is an Australian actor, comedian and writer. After ten years of working in insurance law as a solicitor in Adelaide, Micallef moved to Melbourne to pursue a full-time comedy career in 1993...
). - David McGahan - Incompetent TV personality and failed actor who hosted nature documentaries, (played by Shaun MicallefShaun MicallefShaun Patrick Micallef is an Australian actor, comedian and writer. After ten years of working in insurance law as a solicitor in Adelaide, Micallef moved to Melbourne to pursue a full-time comedy career in 1993...
). - Roger Explosion - 'Alter ego' of David McGahan from his failed acting career (played by Shaun MicallefShaun MicallefShaun Patrick Micallef is an Australian actor, comedian and writer. After ten years of working in insurance law as a solicitor in Adelaide, Micallef moved to Melbourne to pursue a full-time comedy career in 1993...
). - Leon - Art critic, renowned for his liberal use of the word "crap" (played by Kym GyngellKym GyngellKym Gyngell is an Australian AFI award winning comedian and film, television and stage actor...
). - Ian Goodings - Sleazy TV news presenter on the fictitious Australian National Nightly Network News (played by John WalkerJohn Walker (Australian actor)John Walker is an Australian actor noted for his role in the sketch comedy show Full Frontal and its successor Totally Full Frontal . His most notable characters in the series was sleazy news presenter Ian Goodings, as well as impersonating John Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia at the time...
). - Narelle Parkinsom - Bitchy and unenthusiastic co-presenter on fictitious Australian National Nightly Network News (played by Kitty FlanaganKitty FlanaganKitty Flanagan is an Australian comedian.She is best known in Australia for her work on the television series Full Frontal and in the United Kingdom for her work on The Sketch Show. Before getting a job at Full Frontal, Kitty spent 5 years masquerading as a copywriter before moving into stand-ups...
). - Phil Toinby - Much maligned weatherman on Australian Nightly Network News, renowned for his outrageous and colourful ties and using unusual pointers sent in by viewers, as noticed by the two newsreaders (played by Francis GreensladeFrancis GreensladeFrancis Greenslade is an Australian comic actor. He and comedic partner Shaun Micallef appeared on the legal comedy Welcher and Welcher, as well as Full Frontal...
). - Chaka - HippieHippieThe hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The etymology of the term 'hippie' is from hipster, and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco's...
and poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, her poems usually circulate about her hometown of NimbinNimbin, New South WalesNimbin is a village in the Northern Rivers area of the Australian state of New South Wales, approximately 30 km north of Lismore, 33 km southeast of Kyogle, and 70 km west of Byron Bay....
(played by Kitty FlanaganKitty FlanaganKitty Flanagan is an Australian comedian.She is best known in Australia for her work on the television series Full Frontal and in the United Kingdom for her work on The Sketch Show. Before getting a job at Full Frontal, Kitty spent 5 years masquerading as a copywriter before moving into stand-ups...
). On a parody of A Current Affairs on Full Frontal, Eric Bana's Ray Martin asks Chaka what type of name is "Chaka" and what it means. Chaka is Arabic for "Joanne". - Enzo - Organized crimeOrganized crimeOrganized crime or criminal organizations are transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals for the purpose of engaging in illegal activity, most commonly for monetary profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist organizations, are...
boss believed to be parody of figures in the Melbourne organized crime underworldCrime in MelbourneCrime in Melbourne refers to criminal activity in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. One of the main functions of Victoria Police is to detect criminal activity, and prosecutions take place in the Victorian court system....
(played by Ross Williams). He has a strict hatred of cameras and responds to questions with the word 'NO' frequently. - Allen Bamff - Appeared in three episodes as an unconfident Car Salesmen promoting his self titled car yard "Allen Bamff Holden" (played by Francis GreensladeFrancis GreensladeFrancis Greenslade is an Australian comic actor. He and comedic partner Shaun Micallef appeared on the legal comedy Welcher and Welcher, as well as Full Frontal...
).
The show also famously satirised many prominent celebrities including:
- Paul KeatingPaul KeatingPaul John Keating was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1991 to 1996. Keating was elected as the federal Labor member for Blaxland in 1969 and came to prominence as the reformist treasurer of the Hawke Labor government, which came to power at the 1983 election...
- Former Australian Prime Minister (played by Glenn Butcher) - John HowardJohn HowardJohn Winston Howard AC, SSI, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies....
- Former Australian Prime Minister (played by John Walker). Earlier parodies of John Howard were also played by Glenn Butcher. - Pauline HansonPauline HansonPauline Lee Hanson is an Australian politician and former leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, a political party with a populist and anti-multiculturalism platform...
- Controversial right-wing politician (played by Daina Reid). - Ray MartinRay Martin (television presenter)Raymond George "Ray" Martin AM is an Australian television journalist. He is best known for his various on-air roles on Channel Nine from 1978 to 2008. In 2011 he returned to 60 Minutes....
- Journalist and presenter of Australia's A Current Affair (played by Eric BanaEric BanaEric Bana is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper...
). - FabioFabio LanzoniFabio Lanzoni ; born March 15, 1959), widely known simply as Fabio, is a famous international Italian fashion model, spokesperson and actor who appeared on the cover of hundreds of romance novels throughout the 1980s and 1990s....
- Male model and "most beautiful man in the cosmos, including the black holes". Fabio was Shaun MicallefShaun MicallefShaun Patrick Micallef is an Australian actor, comedian and writer. After ten years of working in insurance law as a solicitor in Adelaide, Micallef moved to Melbourne to pursue a full-time comedy career in 1993...
's favourite character on the show. Fabio himself once appeared on the show being interviewed by Poida. - Kerry O'Brien - Journalist and presenter of The 7.30 ReportThe 7.30 ReportThe 7.30 Report is an Australian nightly television current affairs program, that was shown on ABC1 and ABC News 24 at , Mondays–Thursdays...
(see: Australian Broadcasting CorporationAustralian Broadcasting CorporationThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
) (Played by Kim Gyngell). - Glenn RidgeGlenn RidgeGlenn Daryl Ridge is an Australian television presenter and owner and managing director of the Q Media Group, a production company which produces television specials and documentaries....
- Sale of the CenturySale of the CenturySale of the Century is a television game show format that has been screened in several countries in various incarnations since 1969. The show found its biggest success in Australia, where it aired weeknights from 1980 to 2001...
host from 1991-2001. Portrayed by Eric BanaEric BanaEric Bana is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper...
.
Awards
Full Frontal has won several Logie Awards in its time. It has been nominated for several as well.It has won:
- Most Popular Comedy Program (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
- Most Popular Personality to Eric BanaEric BanaEric Bana is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper...
Nominated for:
- Most Popular Comedy Program (1999)