The Merrick & Rosso Show
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The Merrick & Rosso Show is an Australia
n comedy television series which airs on The Comedy Channel
, which premiered on 2 October 2008. It is hosted by Tim Ross
and Merrick Watts
, who are better known as comedy duo Merrick and Rosso
. Their breakfast radio show is broadcast on Nova 96.9
.
The comedy duo have also previously hosted the television shows Merrick and Rosso Unplanned
on the Nine Network
and the The B Team
for Network Ten
. They also hosted Planet Merrick and Rosso and Super Planet Merrick and Rosso for The Comedy Channel
. Merrick Watts has also appeared in the comedy series The Hollowmen
and Thank God You're Here
.
The show also appears on a six day delay on FOX8
.
On 28 January 2009, The Comedy Channel approved a second season for the series, which began airing on 2 April 2009.
on 6 May 2009, and includes all ten first series episodes, as well as the show's pilot episode
, and an additional 30 minutes of bonus material.
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 comedy television series which airs on The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.-History:...
, which premiered on 2 October 2008. It is hosted by Tim Ross
Tim Ross
Timothy Jonathon Ross is an Australian comedian, radio host and television presenter. He is best known for performing stand-up comedy and radio works as part of the comedy duo Merrick and Rosso with Merrick Watts.-Stand up:...
and Merrick Watts
Merrick Watts
Merrick Watts is a Australian comedian, radio host and television presenter. He is best known for performing stand-up comedy and radio works as part of the comedy duo Merrick and Rosso with Tim Ross....
, who are better known as comedy duo Merrick and Rosso
Merrick and Rosso
Merrick and Rosso are an Australian comedy duo, Merrick Watts and Tim Ross. The duo began in stand up comedy and first came together when they teamed up for a one off comedy show in 1996...
. Their breakfast radio show is broadcast on Nova 96.9
Nova 96.9
Nova 96.9 is a commercial radio station operating in Sydney, Australia, owned by the DMG Radio Network.-History:One of the driving forces behind the creation of Nova was the growing demographic of youth who were embracing the commercialised anti-pop movement fronted by such artists as Daft Punk...
.
The comedy duo have also previously hosted the television shows Merrick and Rosso Unplanned
Merrick and Rosso Unplanned
Merrick and Rosso Unplanned was a free-form talk show hosted by Australian comedians Merrick Watts and Tim Ross, based on the UK talk show Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned. Produced by Granada Productions, the series debuted on the Nine Network on 3 September 2003...
on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
and the The B Team
The B Team
The B Team was an Australian comedy television show, which screened on Network Ten.The show starred comedians Merrick and Rosso and featured skits, pranks and some audience participation. The show's first episode aired on Wednesday the 6th of October 2005, but was soon cancelled due to poor ratings...
for 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...
. They also hosted Planet Merrick and Rosso and Super Planet Merrick and Rosso for The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.-History:...
. Merrick Watts has also appeared in the comedy series The Hollowmen
The Hollowmen
The Hollowmen is an Australian television comedy series set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit, a fictional political advisory unit personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him get re-elected. Their brief is long term vision; to stop worrying about tomorrow's headlines, and focus on...
and Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Network Ten on 5 April 2006, and aired for the first three seasons with Seven for the fourth season...
.
The show also appears on a six day delay on FOX8
FOX8
Fox8 is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms...
.
On 28 January 2009, The Comedy Channel approved a second season for the series, which began airing on 2 April 2009.
Season 1 (2008)
- Episode 1 - Features: 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....
(aired 2 October 2008) - Episode 2 - Features: Brendan CowellBrendan CowellBrendan Cowell is an Australian actor, screenwriter and director. Cowell was born in Sydney. He stumbled upon acting by accident while waiting for his sister to come out of a rehearsal; he was then cast in a commercial at age 8...
(aired 9 October 2008) - Episode 3 - Features: Kate RitchieKate RitchieKatherine "Kate" Ritchie is an Australian actress, best known for her long-running role as Sally Fletcher on the television soap opera Home and Away. She played the character for 20 years from 1988–2008...
(aired 16 October 2008) - Episode 4 - Features: The VeronicasThe VeronicasThe Veronicas are an Australian electrorock, pop-punk and rock band. Twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso formed the band in 1999 in Brisbane. They have their own line of clothing which was released in 2007....
(aired 23 October 2008) - Episode 5 - Features: Stephen Curry (aired 30 October 2008)
- Episode 6 - Features: Ian ThorpeIan ThorpeIan James Thorpe OAM , nicknamed the Thorpedo and Thorpey, is an Australian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, but also competes in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and with three gold and two silver medals, was the most...
(aired 6 November 2008) - Episode 7 - Features: Ryan FitzgeraldRyan FitzgeraldRyan James "Fitzy" Fitzgerald is a former Australian rules footballer, Big Brother participant, and radio and television personality. After being drafted from the South Adelaide Football Club, he made his Australian Football League debut for Sydney in 2000, before being traded to Adelaide, where...
(aired 13 November 2008) - Episode 8 - Features: Peter HelliarPeter HelliarPeter Jason Matthew Helliar is an Australian comedian, actor and writer. Most famous for his work on television as Rove McManus' sidekick on The Loft Live from 1997 to 1998 and on Rove from 1999 and 2009...
(aired 20 November 2008) - Episode 9 - Features: Ian "Dicko" Dickson (aired 27 November 2008)
- Episode 10 - Features: Judith LucyJudith LucyJudith Mary Lucy is an Australian comedian, known primarily for her stand-up comedy. She has toured Australia with several highly successful one-woman shows, including No Waiter I Ordered the Avocado , King Of The Road , An Impossible Dream , The Show , The Show 2 , Colour Me Judith...
(aired 4 December 2008) - Episode 11 - Features: [Christmas special all clips from episodes] (aired 11 December 2008)
Season 2 (2009)
- Episode 1 – Features: Ed PhillipsEd PhillipsEd Phillips is an Australian Sydney-based television and radio presenter. He is probably best known for hosting the national game-show Temptation in the mid-2000's.-Career:...
(aired 2 April 2009) - Episode 2 – Features: Tom Williams (aired 9 April 2009)
- Episode 3 – Features: Jeff FattJeff FattJeffrey Wayne "Jeff" Fatt AM , is a Chinese Australian musician and actor. He is best known as a member of the children's band The Wiggles and the 1980s and 90s band The Cockroaches...
and Anthony FieldAnthony FieldAnthony Donald Field AM is an Australian musician and actor. He is best known as a member of the children's group The Wiggles and the 1980s and 90s band The Cockroaches with his brothers, Paul and John and another future Wiggle, Jeff Fatt.Field was the youngest of seven children, and grew up in...
of The WigglesThe WigglesThe Wiggles are a children's group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Phillip Wilcher, Murray Cook, Greg Page, and Jeff Fatt. Wilcher left the group after their first album...
(aired 16 April 2009) - Episode 4 – Features: 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...
(aired 23 April 2009) - Episode 5 – (aired 30 April 2009)
- Episode 6 – (aired 7 May 2009)
- Episode 7 – (aired 14 May 2009)
- Episode 8 – (aired 21 May 2009)
- Episode 9 – (aired 28 May 2009)
- Episode 10 – (aired 4 June 2009)
- Episode 11 (Bonus "Stimulus Package" episode) – (aired 11 June 2009)
DVD release
The first series was released on DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
on 6 May 2009, and includes all ten first series episodes, as well as the show's pilot episode
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
, and an additional 30 minutes of bonus material.
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