The Race Race
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The Race Race was a 2008 radio show on Australia
-wide radio station Triple J
by Australian comedian team The Chaser
. It was hosted by Chaser members Craig Reucassel
and Chris Taylor
, with guest appearances from fellow Chaser member Chas Licciardello
. The show directly commented on the 2008 United States presidential election
.
The show ran for eight episodes from 27 October until 5 November, in the weekday
timeslot of 5pm until 5.30pm, with the election of 4 November. It was mostly made up of sarcastic and irreverent humour, utilising candidates' gaffes and other soundbites.
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...
-wide radio station Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
by Australian comedian team The Chaser
The Chaser
The Chaser are an Australian satirical comedian group, known for their television programmes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation channel. The group take their name from their production of satirical newspaper, a publication known to challenge conventions of taste...
. It was hosted by Chaser members Craig Reucassel
Craig Reucassel
Craig Bruce Reucassel is a television and radio comedian from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is best known for being a member of satirical team The Chaser...
and Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor (comedian)
Christopher Thornton "Chris" Taylor is an Australian comedian, writer and former radio host from Sydney. As a member of The Chaser, he is best known for co-writing and appearing on satirical ABC Television shows CNNNN and The Chaser's War on Everything...
, with guest appearances from fellow Chaser member Chas Licciardello
Chas Licciardello
Chas John Licciardello is a comedian from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, best known for being a member of satirical team The Chaser...
. The show directly commented on the 2008 United States presidential election
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
.
The show ran for eight episodes from 27 October until 5 November, in the weekday
Weekday
Weekday may either refer to only a day of the week which is part of the workweek thus not part of the weekend or to any of the days of the week.-Weekday as a day of the workweek:In most countries the days of the workweek are:# Monday# Tuesday# Wednesday...
timeslot of 5pm until 5.30pm, with the election of 4 November. It was mostly made up of sarcastic and irreverent humour, utilising candidates' gaffes and other soundbites.