Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (2012)
Synopsis
News satire. A half-hour weekly round-up, branding, inoculation and crutching of all the important news stories of the week. Along with a like-minded Think Tank of reporters and pundits, offering not only reportage and analysis of the week’s events but discussion, argument and dissection of what’s making the world turn every which way.
Creator
Shaun Micallef, Peter Beck
Network
ABC TV
Episodes
Episode 1
Shaun Micallef presents a round-up, branding, inoculation and crutching of all the important news stories of the week in a brand new show that's guaranteed to blow the lid off an entirely different kettle of fish.
Episode 2
Shaun gets more than he bargained for when a car he was buying turns out to be an ocean liner. Meanwhile, Roz and Francis are up to their old necks too when a horse they were impersonating has to be put down.
Episode 3
Part 1. A cursed Tiki causes havoc for Shaun and his family while on a holiday in Hawaii.
Episode 4
Part 2. Tosh recovers consciousness after a wipeout on his surfboard and Veronica and Emily learn the meaning of serendipity when they look it up in the dictionary.
Episode 5
Join Shaun and his friends in this word-based quiz show that's guaranteed to last half an hour.
Episode 6
When Shaun is discovered murdered on the set, Phryne is called in to solve the case. SPOILER: The food in the ABC cafeteria is to blame.
Episode 7
The Masterchef judges are in for a surprise when the contestants go insane and burn down the kitchen. Gary and Matt think it's a little overdone but George says it's the best thing he's ever eaten.
Episode 8
Kate and Quentin decide to spice up their marriage with some fantasy role playing but there are red faces all around when they turn up at their rendezvous both dressed as Michelle Grattan.
Episode 9
Adam Hills chats to Mannie the Clown, cricketing legend Andy Caddick and international superstar Ben Vereen.
Episode 10
It's down to the final two. Who will win? The final all-singing, all-dancing bake-off will see Bazza and Martine facing their final challenge to become Australia's first KareokeCook.
Cast
Trailer
Details
Original Title
Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell
Status
Ended
Seasons
15
Episodes
168
Production
ITV Studios Australia
