Big Bite
Big Bite | |
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Genre | Sketch comedy |
Directed by | Adam Brannigan |
Starring | Chris Lilley Andrew O'Keefe Andrew Dyer Jo Gill Richard Pyros Rebecca De Unamuno Melissa Madden-Gray Kate McCartney Jake Stone |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Seven Network |
Release | 8 May 2003 4 March 2004 | –
Big Bite was an Australian
Overview
Only moderately successful on its initial broadcast and despite an initially mixed reception, the show has gradually developed something of a cult following, due to having begun the careers of a number of now prominent performers, directors and writers. Andrew O'Keefe started his television career on the show and went on to host Deal or No Deal, Dragons' Den, The Rich List, Weekend Sunrise and The Chase Australia. Chris Lilley's character Mr G first appeared here; he subsequently appeared in Summer Heights High and released a novelty single.
Other performers on the show included improvisational comedian
Regular cast member
The show's co-creators included Andrew Jones and head writer
).Big Bite was nominated for Best Television Comedy Series at the 2003
Media release
A two-DVD set of the entire series (13 half-hour episodes) was released in Australia on 6 November 2006. This included the so-called 'lost' final episode of the series, which had not aired on Australian television during the series' original run.
See also
External links
- Big Bite at IMDb