The Comedy Game
The Comedy Game is an Australian television comedy
The episodes led to the series
Season 1
A Nice Day at the Office
Aired 2 November 1971 (Sydney), 25 November (Melbourne). By Marcus Cooney and John Brendan. Plot: Harvey and Crisp work in the filing section of a government office.
- John Bell as Sean Crisp
- Neil Fitzpatrick as Ted Harvey
- Fay Kelton as Vicki Short
- Kevin Lesley as Claude Fogarty
Use No Hooks
Aired 9 November 1971 (Sydney), 2 December (Melbourne). The story of newlyweds George and Peggy Trump and their friends Gordon Bates and Leonard Cartaris. Produced by Maurice Murphy.
- Keith Lee
- John Hamblin
- Grahame Bond
- Max Meldrum
- Joan Bruce
- Tessa Malone
- Anthony Wagner
- Redmond Phillips
Our Man in Canberra
Aired 16 November 1971 (Sudneuy), 16 December (Melbourne). By John O'Grady.
- Jeff Ashby as Humphrey Sullivan
- Robyn Nevin as Kate Sullivan
- Walter Sullivan as The Minister
- Cul Cullen as Fred Larkin
- Delore Whiteman as Mrs Wheeler
- John Meillon
Gaudeamus Igitur
Aired 23 December 1971 (Melbourne). By Jenny Wager. A university department has had no professors or students for thirty years.
- Jacki Weaver
- Arna-Maria Winchester
- Joseph Furst
- Stanley Walsh
- Chris Haywood
Scattergood
Aired 9 December 1971 (Melbourne).
Aunty Jack’s Travelling Show
Aired 7 December 1971 (Sydney), 30 December 1971 (Melbourne). Writers include Geoffrey Atherdon Graham Bond, Sherman Merlick, Peter Weir. Music and lyrics by Bond and Rory O'Donoghue.
- Grahame Bond as Aunty Jack
Arthur
Aired 14 December 1971 (Sydney), 6 Han 1972. By Michael Aitkins. Arthur Potter is an out of work young man.
Season 2
Fat Max
Aired 19 May 1973 (Sydney). By John O'Grady. About a 40 year old bachelor.
- Barry Lovett
- Graham Rouse
- Olivia Hamnett
Catch What I Mean?
Aired 26 May 1973. By John Dingwall. Set in a drivers pool at a city newspaper's office.
- John Meillon
- Moya O'Sullivan
- Graham Rouse
Birth, Death and Marriage
Aired 9 June 1973 (Sydney), 7 November (Melbourne). Three separate stories. By Maurice Wiltshire, Ray Biehler, Arthur Sherman.
- Garry McDonald
- Jacki Weaver
- Peter Sumner
- Willie Fennell
- Ros Spiers.
The Engagement Party
Aired 30 June 1973.
- Ron Frazer
- John Krummel
- Sue Walker
Flash Nick from Jindavick
Aired 16 June and 23 June 1973 (Sydney), 14 and 21 Nov (Melbourne). By Grahame Bond.
- Grahame Bond
- John Meillon
- Martin Harris
- Garry McDonald
The Only One Left
Aired 2 June 1973 (Sydney).
- Garry McDonald
- Terry Bader
- Walter Sullivan
Basically Black
Basically Black was the first television program written and created by Indigenous Australians, and starred:[2][3]
- Aileen Corpus
- Gary Foley
- Zac Martin
- Bob Maza
- Bindi Williams
References
- ^ "Comedy Game, the (ABC 1971-1973, John Bell, Jacki Weaver)". 15 February 2017.
- The Koori History Website. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Lively Russian dancers in TCN9 special". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 40, no. 50. 16 May 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 6 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- The Comedy Game at IMDb