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Shock Jock

Australian comedy television series

Matthew Dyktynski
Michael Veitch
Rod Mullinar
Tom Budge
Sancia Robinson
Fiona Todd
Cassandra Magrath

Country of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons2ProductionRunning time30 minutesProduction companiesMockingbird
Mondayitis ProductionsOriginal releaseNetworkTV1Release2001 (2001) –
2002 (2002)

Shock Jock was an Australian television comedy series on TV1. The series lasted for two series between 2001 and 2002 and was created by comedian Tim Ferguson.

Ferguson starred along with Matthew Dyktynski, Michael Veitch, Tom Budge, Rod Mullinar, Sancia Robinson, Fiona Todd and Cassandra Magrath, with many well-known Australian actors and comedians in guest roles. Tiriel Mora joined the second season.^[2]

It focused on an Australian talkback radio station, CHAT-AM, in the 1980s. The introduction of FM radio in the early 1980s was leading to the slow demise of the AM band. CHAT-AM discovered shock jock Barry Gold (Matthew Dyktynski) and its fortunes were reversed as the station transformed into a popular tabloid show.^[3]

Shock Jock was the first original series produced for TV1.^[3]

The series was produced by Mockingbird and Mondayitis Productions^[4] and was distributed by Foster Gracie TV.^[5]

Cast

Tim Ferguson
Matthew Dyktynski as Barry Gold
Michael Veitch as Jack Piper
Tom Budge as Clive Rank
Rod Mullinar as Basil Hannigan
Sancia Robinson
Fiona Todd
Cassandra Magrathas Steph Thom
Tiriel Mora
Jane Hall as Megan
Greg Stone as Gil (5 episodes)
Lesley Baker as Rita (3 episodes)
Denise Scott as Miss Wanda (1 episode)
Reg Gorman as Bill (2 episodes)

References

^ "Chris Thompson". Australian Plays. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^ Brady, Nicole (6 June 2002). "Finding the funny in shocking jocks". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b Moran, Albert (2009). The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television. Scarecrow Press. p. 310. ISBN 9780810868564.
^ "TV1 orders Aussie sitcom for pay-TV". C21 Media. 10 August 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^ "The Screen Guide - Shock Jocks". Screen Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2017.