BackBerner
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| Genre | Comedy / satire |
| Starring | Peter Berner Louise Siversen Kym Gyngell Tanya Bulmer |
| Opening theme | "Thunderbirds Are Coming Out (5, 4, 3, 2, 1! Mix)" by TISM |
| Ending theme | "Thunderbirds Are Coming Out (5, 4, 3, 2, 1! Mix)" |
| Template:Pluralize from text of origin | Australia |
| Original languageTemplate:Pluralize from text | English |
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| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Network | ABC TV |
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BackBerner was an Australian political satire sketch comedy television series, broadcast on and produced by ABC TV with Crackerjack Productions (now Fremantle Australia). The program was hosted by stand-up comic Peter Berner and noted Australian character actor Louise Siversen. The series aired from 19 August 1999 to 14 November 2002.
Synopsis
The show parodied the current affairs format with Berner, but most frequently Siversen engaged in interviews with various representatives and authorities on the subjects of that week's news stories to discuss the issue, with various comedians playing the role of the interviewees. The most common of these characters were Dr Dennis Johnson who covered medical issues and Dexter Pinion, the far-right conservative correspondent for government reconciliation who frequently railed against the supposedly left-leaning "AB-friggin'-C". Numerous other character actors often made return appearances under different names, such as Nicholas Hammond who often appeared as Jack Bloom, a representative for the US Government.[citation needed]
The show was axed in 2002, and poked a last jab by explaining that Dexter Pinion had in fact finally taken control of the "AB-friggin'-C" and shut Berner down.[1]
Cast
The program was hosted by stand-up comic Peter Berner and noted Australian character actor Louise Siversen.[2] Other regulars on the program included Tanya Bulmer and Kym Gyngell, who engaged in pre-recorded external and on-the-street interviews.[3] Imelda Corcoran played Maria for 17 episodes of the show, most of them in series 3 in 2001.[4][5]
- Peter Berner as Host[6]
- Louise Siversen as Host[6]
- Ian Bliss as various characters (11 episodes)[6]
- Kym Gyngell as Self (10 episodes)[3]
- Nicholas Hammond as various characters (6 episodes)[6]
- Imelda Corcoran as Maria (17 episodes)[4]
- Lynette Curran as Miriam Standwick (2 episodes)[7]
- Denise Roberts as Beryl Todd & various characters (2 episodes)[citation needed]
- Belinda McClory aa Susan Lamb (1 episode)[8]
- Rhiana Griffith as Kristi Taylor (1 episode)[citation needed]
- Jennifer Kent as various characters (1 episode)[6]
- Chris Haywood as Michael Thompson (1 episode)[9]
- Danny Adcock as Tom McLachlan
- Drew Forsythe as Martin (1 episode)
- Alan David Lee as Gary Morris[9] / Mark Hitchens – Labor MP / Gavin Letchkey – Liberal MP
- Russell Dykstra as Mr Dennis McCauley[citation needed]
- Nicholas Opolski[citation needed]
- Christian Manon as Gérard Pétain and other French (6 episodes) [6]
- Rebecca Riggs[citation needed]]
- Tanya Bulmer[9]
- Ally Fowler as Julie (2 episodes)
- Bob Baines as Representative for Liberal Party / Representative for Liberal Party (2 episodes)
- Leon Ford as Blair Fife (1 episode)
- Peter Whitford as Henry Tinkwhistle (1 episode)
- Peter Sumner as Professor Norman Twigg (1 episode)
Production
BackBerner was produced by ABC TV with Crackerjack Productions (now Fremantle Australia).[2]
The music played during the opening and closing credits is an excerpt from TISM's song "Thunderbirds are Coming Out".[citation needed]
Broadcast
The series aired from 19 August 1999 to 14 November 2002.[2]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Backberner, ABC TV comedy". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Backberner, ABC TV Comedy". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Backberner, ABC TV Comedy". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 January 2009. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackBerner (TV Series 1999–2002)". IMDb. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Moore, Camille (8 April 2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Imelda Corcoran". TVovermind. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BackBerner (1999)". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Backberner: 22 August 2002". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Backberners: 3 October 2002". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Backberner: 14 November 2002". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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