This is Your Laugh
Encyclopedia
This is Your Laugh was an Australia
n television
talk show
broadcast by Seven HD
. It was the second Australia
n television program to be produced exclusively for a HDTV multichannel
, the first being The NightCap
. The show began broadcasting on 30 November 2008 on Sunday evenings at 8.30pm , where it aired for nine episodes. It returned on 8.30 Saturday 14 February where another two episodes aired, after which it was moved to a late night timeslot on Tuesday's where the last five episodes of the series aired.
and Weekend Sunrise
host Andrew O'Keefe
who interviews two celebrities who talk about their achievements and their experiences. Some of these experiences are then reenacted comically by a cast of improvisational actors that includes Nicola Parry
, Rebecca De Unamuno
, Toby Truslove and Daniel Cordeaux. Musician Gep Blake provides music and sound effects.
The program's producer was tv comedy veteran Marc Gracie.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
broadcast by Seven HD
Seven HD
Seven HD was an Australian television channel, owned by the Seven Media Group, that launched on 15 October 2007. The channel was available to high definition digital television viewers in metropolitan areas, Tasmania and Regional Queensland through a number of owned-and-operated stations, as well...
. It was the second Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n television program to be produced exclusively for a HDTV multichannel
Multichannel
Multichannel may refer to:*Multichannel audio, i.e.**Stereophonic sound, namely two channel audio**Surround sound, more than two channels though still technically stereo**Ambisonics, a studio or live way of recording with many channels...
, the first being The NightCap
The NightCap
The NightCap was an Australian television talk show broadcast on Seven HD. It was the first Australian television program to be produced exclusively for a HDTV multichannel. The show began broadcasting on the 12 February 2008 and screened every Tuesday and Thursday night at 10.30pm...
. The show began broadcasting on 30 November 2008 on Sunday evenings at 8.30pm , where it aired for nine episodes. It returned on 8.30 Saturday 14 February where another two episodes aired, after which it was moved to a late night timeslot on Tuesday's where the last five episodes of the series aired.
Synopsis
The show was hosted by Deal or No DealDeal or No Deal (Australian game show)
Deal or No Deal is an Australian game show airing on the Seven Network and in New Zealand on Prime . It was the first international version of the game show, after the original Dutch version. It was the first of the versions to use the Deal or No Deal name...
and Weekend Sunrise
Sunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
host Andrew O'Keefe
Andrew O'Keefe
Andrew Patrick O'Keefe is an Australian entertainer, best known for being the host of the hit game-show Deal or No Deal. He is also the co-host of Weekend Sunrise....
who interviews two celebrities who talk about their achievements and their experiences. Some of these experiences are then reenacted comically by a cast of improvisational actors that includes Nicola Parry
Nicola Parry
Nicola Parry is an Australian actress who is best known for her roles in the hit comedies Thank God You're Here, The Hollowmen and Swift and Shift Couriers. She is an alumnus of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She also appeared in the ABC 1 miniseries Sleuth 101, as part of the...
, Rebecca De Unamuno
Rebecca De Unamuno
Rebecca De Unamuno is an Australian actress and comedian. De Unamuno has written and performed for a number of television comedy series, short films and stand up comedy shows.-Career:...
, Toby Truslove and Daniel Cordeaux. Musician Gep Blake provides music and sound effects.
The program's producer was tv comedy veteran Marc Gracie.
Episode List
The table below shows the guests of each of the series' sixteen episodes.Ep # | Guests |
---|---|
1 | Jo Stanley Jo Stanley Joanne "Jo" Stanley is an Australian television and radio personality.Stanley has appeared as the host of Network Ten's Bread TV program, a show that focuses on small business and is currently the host of The Matt and Jo Show on Austereo's FOX FM, a show she joined in 2003.- Biography :She... and Umbilical Brothers |
2 | Joe Hockey Joe Hockey Joseph Benedict "Joe" Hockey , is an Australian politician and member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of North Sydney for the Liberal Party of Australia since 1996.... and Tottie Goldsmith Tottie Goldsmith Tottie Goldsmith is an Australian actress and singer.-Biography:Goldsmith is the daughter of Melbourne restaurateur and nightclub owner Brian Goldsmith and British-born actress Rona Newton-John. Her great grandfather was German physicist and Nobel Prize winner Max Born... |
3 | Dylan Lewis Dylan Lewis Dylan Lewis is an Australian television and radio personality.-Personal life:He was educated at Caulfield Grammar School, graduating in 1990, and studied for a Bachelor of Education in Drama and Music degree at the University of Melbourne. John Bannon, former South Australian premier is Dylan's... and Matt Welsh Matt Welsh Matthew "Matt" Welsh is an Australian swimmer who is the former world champion in the backstroke and butterfly. Welsh trained under coach Ian Pope at the Melbourne Vicentre Club. He took two golds in 50 metres butterfly and 50 metres backstroke, during one hour, at the World Championships in... |
4 | Daniel MacPherson Daniel MacPherson Daniel Donald MacPherson is an Australian actor and television presenter, best known for his roles as; Joel Samuels on Neighbours, PC Cameron Tait on British police drama The Bill, and Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner in City Homicide... and Janine Allis |
5 | Mark Seymour Mark Seymour Mark Seymour is an Australian musician and vocalist best known for his work as the frontman and songwriter of rock band Hunters & Collectors... and Steve Hooker |
6 | Luke Jacobz Luke Jacobz Luke Jacobz on 14 February 1981, Sydney is an Australian actor and television presenter.-Career:'Jacobz' is a screen name, derived from adding a 'z' to the actor's middle name of Jacob... and Tim Ferguson Tim Ferguson Timothy Dorcen Langbene "Tim" Ferguson is an Australian comedian and television presenter.- Background :... |
7 | Alex Perry Alex Perry Alex Perry is an Australian fashion designer, particularly noted for his designs in womenswear. After graduating from East Sydney Technical College in 1984, Perry worked as a model agent representing Australian models for international modelling agencies. In 1992 Perry opened his first atelier... and Akmal Saleh Akmal Saleh Akmal Saleh is an Australian comedian and actor. He was born in Egypt and arrived in Sydney, Australia with his family in 1975 at the age of 11. He has been performing stand-up comedy since the early 1990s and his live shows have toured comedy festivals both within Australia and internationally... |
8 | Charli Delaney Charli Delaney Sharlene Marie Zeta Robinson, known professionally as Charli Robinson and previously as Charli Delaney is an Australian singer, actress, radio presenter and children's performer.... and Blair McDonough Blair McDonough Blair McDonough is an actor who is best known for playing the role of Stuart Parker in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours. He first shot to fame in 2001, when he finished runner-up in the inaugural season of the reality TV series Big Brother Australia... |
9 | Toni Pearen Toni Pearen Toni Pearen is an Australian actress, singer, songwriter and TV presenter born in Cronulla, Sydney on 5 June 1972. She initially became recognisable through her role on soap opera E Street from 1989 until 1992. She had a pop music career in the early 1990s which included the release of an album and... and Anh Do Anh Do Anh Do is a Vietnamese Australian author, actor and stand-up comedian.He has appeared on many Australian TV shows such as Thank God You're Here and Good News Week, and was runner-up on Dancing With The Stars in 2007. He studied a combined Business Law degree at the University of Technology, Sydney... |
10 | Jade MacRae Jade MacRae Jade MacRae is an Australian R&B/Soul singer and the daughter of two professional New Zealand musicians living in the UK. Her debut single "You Make Me Weak" debuted in the top 50 of the Australian singles charts in November 2004... and Peter Alexander Peter Alexander Peter Alexander Ferdinand Maximilian Neumayer , commonly known as Peter Alexander, was an Austrian actor, singer and entertainer. His fame emerged in the 1950s and 1960s through popular film comedies and successful recordings, predominantly of Schlager and operetta repertory... |
11 | Kate Cebrano and Tom Gleeson |
12 | Angry Anderson Angry Anderson Gary Stephen "Angry" Anderson AM is an Australian rock singer, television presenter/reporter, actor and conservative political activist. He is best known as the vocalist with the hard rock band Rose Tattoo since 1976 but he is also recognised for his acting roles and his charity work... and Cal Wilson Cal Wilson Cal Wilson is a New Zealand stand-up comedian and radio and television personality. She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia, and is well known in Australia through her appearances on television and radio.-Biography:... |
13 | Sara Groen Sara Groen Sara Groen is an Australian actress and television presenter.-Career:Whilst studying at Bond University in Queensland, she appeared in an episode of The Lost World in 2001, followed by an episode in Farscape a year later... and Adrian Belew Adrian Belew Adrian Belew is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer... |
14 | Kamahl Kamahl Kamahl is the stage name of Kandiah Kamalesvaran , an Australian singer and recording artist, perhaps best known for "The Elephant Song", and his repertoire of popular music.-Early life:... and Corinne Grant Corinne Grant Corinne Grant is an Australian comedian and television presenter.-Career:After briefly studying as a nurse in Wodonga, she embarked upon a career as an actor in Melbourne, obtaining a degree in drama. After graduating, Grant started doing stand-up comedy to overcome her stage-fright. Her first... |
15 | Molly Meldrum and Cathy Freeman Cathy Freeman Catherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman, OAM is former Australian sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame.Freeman was the first ever Aboriginal... |
16 | Todd Woodbridge Todd Woodbridge Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman... and Tim Smith Tim Smith Tim Smith, may refer to:* Tim Smith , former NFL wide receiver* Tim Smith , American professional basketball player* Tim Smith , of The Brew... |