Sketchmen
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Sketchmen is an Australian comedy troupe formed in 2005. The troupe's members are Michael, James, Jay and Casey.
, 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.
called Online Nation
.
Other sketches are also featured on Fairfax Media
websites around Australia, such as the online websites of The Sydney Morning Herald
and The Age
.
Sketchmen also utilizes online networking such as Myspace
, Vimeo
and YouTube
to reach its audience.
Sketchmen (TV Series)
Their first television programme; the sketch comedy series Sketchmen, aired throughout 2006-2008 on Sydney's TVSTelevision Sydney
TVS, or Television Sydney , is a free-to-air community television station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia.-History:Transmissions officially commenced on analogue UHF channel 31 in February 2006 after three months of technical trials...
, Adelaide's C31
C31 Adelaide
44 Adelaide is a community television station broadcasting in Adelaide, South Australia on the Channel 31 frequency since 23 April 2004. It was previously known as C31 before it started transmitting in Digital....
, 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.
Other media
Selected sketches aired in a series by U.S. network The CWThe CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
called Online Nation
Online Nation
Online Nation is an American reality TV series that premiered on The CW on September 23, 2007. Scouring the endless number of websites, blogs, and user-generated materials on the Internet, Online Nation featured everything and anything that has captured the attention of the online world. In...
.
Other sketches are also featured on Fairfax Media
Fairfax Media
Fairfax Media Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The group's operations include newspapers, magazines, radios and digital media operating in Australia and New Zealand. Fairfax Media was founded by the Fairfax family as John Fairfax and Sons, later to become John...
websites around Australia, such as the online websites of The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
and The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
.
Sketchmen also utilizes online networking such as Myspace
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
, Vimeo
Vimeo
Vimeo is a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos. It was founded by Zach Klein and Jake Lodwick in November 2004...
and YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
to reach its audience.