The Jesters (TV series)
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The Jesters is an Australian comedy series produced for Movie Extra subscription television channel. The series is a satire about the day-to-day battles of a sketch comedy veteran turned producer.
From the absurd antics of the TV writers’ room to the even more absurd network board meetings, The Jesters reveals the key ingredients of what goes into making the people of Australia laugh: jealously, pettiness, treachery, extreme stupidity … all the things that make show business so much fun.
Season 2
Cast
- Mick MolloyMick MolloyMichael "Mick" Molloy is an Australian comedian, writer and producer who has been active in the fields of radio, television, stand-up and film.-Biography:...
as Dave Davies - Emily TahenyEmily TahenyEmily Taheny is an Australian television actress, comedienne, and singer known for her multiple appearances on the sketch comedy television series Comedy Inc. from 2003 through 2007, and for her role as "Kat" on the 2009 series The Jesters. She was born at Warooka, Yorke Peninsula, South...
as Kat Bailey - Ben Geurens as Steve Morris
- Christian Barratt-Hill as Michael Stevens
- Andrew Ryan as Zak Green
- Travis CottonTravis CottonTravis Cotton is an award winning Australian actor and playwright. He studied acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.-Film & Television Credits:* The Jesters - Tony Coggan...
as Tony Coggan - Susie PorterSusie PorterSusie Porter is a multiple award winning Australian television and film actress.-Television:Susie Porter began her acting career in one episode of House Gang, a short lived television program. She then had small roles in other Australian television programs in the late 1990s, including Big Sky,...
as Julia Wilson - Deborah KennedyDeborah KennedyDeborah Kennedy is an Australian actress recognised for several television and film roles, and for her appearance in an advertisement.Kennedy began her acting career on the stage, with the Marian Street Theatre, Killara, appearing in The Trojan Woman and Macbeth...
as Di Sunnington
Overview
The Jesters is a slick, sick and darkly comic look behind-the-scenes of a TV comedy show that proves the old maxim that nobody likes a smartarse – unless, of course, they’re bringing in huge ratings.From the absurd antics of the TV writers’ room to the even more absurd network board meetings, The Jesters reveals the key ingredients of what goes into making the people of Australia laugh: jealously, pettiness, treachery, extreme stupidity … all the things that make show business so much fun.
Episodes
Season 1| # | Title | Airdate | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hard Time Getting Soft Time" | 8 September 2009 | Tuesday – |
| 2 | "The Female Voice" | 15 September 2009 | |
| 3 | "Breakfast Clubbed" | 22 September 2009 | |
| 4 | "Going Corporate" | 29 September 2009 | |
| 5 | "All Nighter" | 6 October 2009 | |
| 6 | "Real Talent" | 13 October 2009 | |
| 7 | "And The Loser Is..." | 20 October 2009 | |
| 8 | "Wrap Up" | 27 October 2009 |
Season 2
| # | Title | Airdate | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Don't Look Back" | 22 February 2011 | Tuesday – |
| 2 | "The Fallout" | 1 March 2011 | |
| 3 | "A Bit On The Side" | 8 March 2011 | |
| 4 | "The Reunion" | 15 March 2011 | |
| 5 | "Staged" | 22 March 2011 | |
| 6 | "Weekend At Davies" | 29 March 2011 | |
| 7 | "Stunted" | 5 April 2011 | |
| 8 | "Go For Gold" | 12 April 2011 |