Newstopia
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Newstopia (stylised as NEWStopiä) was an Australian half-hour satirical comedy programme hosted by Shaun Micallef. The first series premiered at 10:00 pm on SBS TV on 10 October 2007 and concluded on 3 December 2007. A second season began on 27 February 2008[3] and concluded on 30 April 2008.[citation needed] A third season of the show screened from 1 October to 3 December 2008.[4] The show was developed by Micallef, Gary McCaffrie, Michael Ward and Jason Stephens, with McCaffrie and Ward working as writers on the programme.[citation needed] A fourth series in 2009 was planned, but cancelled due to production clashes with Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation.[5]
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Created by | Shaun Micallef |
Directed by | Kevin Carlin Bradley J Howard[1] |
Starring | Shaun Micallef Kat Stewart Ben Anderson Nicholas Bell Peter Houghton Julie Eckersley |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 30 |
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Running time | 30 minutes per episode including commercials |
Production company | Crackerjack Productions |
Original release | |
Network | SBS One |
Release | 10 October 2007 (2007-10-10)[2] – 3 December 2008 (2008-12-03) |
Related | |
Micallef Tonight (2003) The Micallef Program (1998) Welcher & Welcher (2003) |
The show's contributors include Matt Cameron, Doug MacLeod, Dave O'Neil, Tony Moclair and Richard Marsland.[citation needed]