The Chaser election specials
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The Chaser election specials are a number of Australian political satire based comedy programs produced by The Chaser. The shows, which have run under various titles, provide commentary on Australian federal election and has been produced since 2001 for ABC TV. The first show, The Election Chaser in 2001 was the first ever television production of the Chaser team. In 2004 and 2007 they produced The Chaser Decides which won the Logie Award for "Most Outstanding Comedy Program" for the 2004 series. In 2010, the Chaser team produced a 5-episode series about the 2010 election, called Yes We Canberra!.[1] A new series was produced for the 2013 election, called The Hamster Decides. The Chaser's Election Desk aired in the six weeks prior to the 2016 federal election.[2]
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Also known as | The Election Chaser (2001) The Chaser Decides (2004, 2007) Yes We Canberra! (2010) The Hamster Decides (2013) The Chaser’s Election Desk (2016) |
Genre | Political satire |
Created by | The Chaser |
Presented by | Charles Firth (2001, 2004) Andrew Hansen (2004-) Dominic Knight (2001) Chas Licciardello Julian Morrow Craig Reucassel Chris Taylor |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Running time | Approx. 27 minutes per episode |
Original release | |
Network | ABC TV |
Release | 23 October 2001 (2001-10-23) |
Related | |
CNNNN The Chaser's War on Everything The Hamster Wheel |