Big Bite

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Big Bite
GenreSketch comedy
Directed byAdam Brannigan
StarringChris Lilley
Andrew O'Keefe
Andrew Dyer
Jo Gill
Richard Pyros
Rebecca De Unamuno
Melissa Madden-Gray
Kate McCartney
Jake Stone
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time22 minutes
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release8 May 2003 (2003-05-08) –
4 March 2004 (2004-03-04)

Big Bite was an Australian

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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

The Sydney Theatre Company's 'Residents' acting ensemble) and Jake Stone, former lead singer of popular Australian funk pop rock band Bluejuice. Other television personalities associated with the show included The Comedy Channel presenter Cameron Knight, comedian Charlie Pickering and actor Charlie Clausen. Many of the actors from this series would later appear on The Hamish and Andy Show
.

Regular cast member

Australian Film Institute Awards
, he was honoured among the roll call of performers to have died in the previous year.

The show's co-creators included Andrew Jones and head writer

).

Big Bite was nominated for Best Television Comedy Series at the 2003

Australian Film Institute Awards
, becoming the first commercial network comedy series ever nominated in any category of those awards.

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.

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