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The Jesters is an Australian comedy series produced for Movie Extra subscription television channel. The series is a satire about the day-to-day battles of a sketch comedy veteran turned producer.[2][3][4]
| The Jesters | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Kevin Brumpton Angus FitzSimons |
| Written by | Kevin Brumpton Angus FitzSimons |
| Directed by | Kimble Rendall |
| Starring | Mick Molloy Emily Taheny Ben Geurens Christian Barratt-Hill Andrew Ryan Travis Cotton Susie Porter Deborah Kennedy |
| Theme music composer | Kyls Burtland |
| Composers | Rory O'Donoghue Kyls Burtland |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kevin Brumpton Angus FitzSimons Ted Robinson (Movie Network) |
| Producers | Adam Bowen Barbara Gibbs |
| Cinematography | Hugh Miller |
| Editor | Julie-Anne Deruvo |
| Running time | 29 minutes |
| Production companies | Return Fire Productions Movie Network |
| Original release | |
| Network | Movie Extra |
| Release | 8 September 2009[1] – 12 April 2011 |
- Mick Molloy as Dave Davies
- Emily Taheny as Kat Bailey
- Ben Geurens as Steve Morris
- Christian Barratt-Hill as Michael Stevens
- Andrew Ryan as Zak Green
- Travis Cotton as Tony Coggan
- Susie Porter as Julia Wilson
- Deborah Kennedy as Di Sunnington
- Dave Gibson as Ernie
- Petra Yared as Mickey
- Helen Thomson as Harriet
- Danny Adcock as Bob
The Jesters is a slick, sick and darkly comic look behind-the-scenes of a TV comedy show that proves the old maxim that nobody likes a smartarse – unless, of course, they are bringing in huge ratings.
From the absurd antics of the TV writers' room to the even more absurd network board meetings, The Jesters reveals the key ingredients of what goes into making the people of Australia laugh: jealousy, pettiness, treachery, extreme stupidity.
Season 1
| # | Title | Airdate | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hard Time Getting Soft Time" | 8 September 2009 | Tuesday 9:30 pm–10:00 pm |
| 2 | "The Female Voice" | 15 September 2009 | |
| 3 | "Breakfast Clubbed" | 22 September 2009 | |
| 4 | "Going Corporate" | 29 September 2009 | |
| 5 | "All Nighter" | 6 October 2009 | |
| 6 | "Real Talent" | 13 October 2009 | |
| 7 | "And The Loser Is..." | 20 October 2009 | |
| 8 | "Wrap Up" | 27 October 2009 |
Season 2
| # | Title | Airdate | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Don't Look Back" | 22 February 2011 | Tuesday 8:30 pm–9:00 pm |
| 2 | "The Fallout" | 1 March 2011 | |
| 3 | "A Bit on the Side" | 8 March 2011 | |
| 4 | "The Reunion" | 15 March 2011 | |
| 5 | "Staged" | 22 March 2011 | |
| 6 | "Weekend at Davies" | 29 March 2011 | |
| 7 | "Stunted" | 5 April 2011 | |
| 8 | "Go For Gold" | 12 April 2011 |
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