The Chaser's War on Everything is an Australian television satirical comedy series broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The cast perform sketches mocking social and political issues, and often feature comedic publicity stunts. The series is produced by The Chaser, an Australian satirical group consisting of Chris Taylor, Julian Morrow, Craig Reucassel, Andrew Hansen, and Chas Licciardello. The show premiered in 2006 and the last episode of the series was aired on 29 July 2009, and rated an average national audience of 1.45 million. It ran for 58 episodes.
Series overview SeriesEpisodesOriginallyairedDVD release dates Region 4 1 26 2006 Part 1:1 August 2006 Part 2: 1 November 2006 2 24 2007 Part 1: 14 August 2007Part 2: 7 August 2008 3 8 2009 15 November 2009
Series 1 (2006) Original Air Date TV Broadcast Synopsis # 17 February 2006 S01E01 Intro joke; Special Guest Corpse: Kerry Packer Stunt; Kerry Packer, pull memorial off the air. Stunt; Kerry Packer Memorial Fund. Ad/Trailer; Mega Cheese Crust Pizza. Pursuit Trivia; Stephen Smith - What is the World's second largest mountain? (incorrect) (K2). Surprise Spruiker; Giorgio Armani, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Subtitle; A Message From Osama bin Laden. Stunt; Meat at The Big Day Out. This Week's Subliminal Message: "Pausing to read this Subliminal message probably isn't worth the effort, don't you agree?" Ad/Trailer; The Road To Turin. Firth in the USA; Super Bowl. In Other News...; Australian Wheat Board kickback scandal, Abortion Drug, Eddie McGuire, British Soldiers Bashing Iraqis and Bali 9. Ad/Trailer; Evade Aid. What Have We Learned From Current Affairs This Week?; Lesson 1: Dodgy Guys. Mr. Ten Questions; Hugh Jackman.1Comments 24 February 2006 S01E02 Intro joke; Special Guest Scientologist: Tom Cruise Stunt; Promoting Today on Sunrise. Subtitle; Another Saddam Outburst Surprise Spruiker; Australian Wheat Board. Ads/Trailer; The Biggest Loser, Kim Beazley. Stunt; Preferred Prime Minister Kim Beazley or..., Steve Vizard, David Hicks, Ivan Milat, Adolf Hitler, Plank of wood and Steaming turd. Famous Face Off; News reading, Richard Morecroft (11 mistakes) and Jacinta Tynan (17 mistakes). Stunt; Bonehead live cross (19.02 seconds). Firth in the USA; Guns. What Have We Learned From Current Affairs This Week?; Lesson 2: Experts. (Experts at bookshelves, Experts who use mouses, Experts who walk up to secretary, talk and exchange files, Experts who flip pages and experts who walk). Mr. Ten Questions; Charlize Theron. In Other News: Bill Clinton, AWB, Asian bird flu, Ian Thorpe, Ben Cousins and Tony Abbott. Ad/Trailer; Tropfest (Busting). Song; Musical note.2Comments The dog's name was Sunny. 3 March 2006 S01E03 Ad/Trailer; Rug Emporium Part 1. Intro Joke; Special Guest Star, Dan Brown. Stunt; John Howard Anniversary Present, Heart. Stunt; Where The Bloody Hell Are You? ('So, Get Your Fucking Arse Over Here', 'Don't be a Prick, Visit Australia', Australia's Shit-Hot, So get Your Dickhead Arse The Fuck Down Here', 'Australia, 'It Shits All Over Everywhere else', '(Dear sir) Fuck Australia's Fucking Great So Why The Fuck Aren't You Here Mother Fucker' 'Australia, It's Free Of Fuckwits' and 'View this Beautiful Landscape, You Arsehole/View this Fucking Beautiful Landscape') Ad/Trailer; John Howard. Subtitle; A Message From Osama Bin Laden. Pursuit Trivia; Backstreet Boys - What is the capital of Australia? (incorrect) (Canberra) Stunt; Mosque in Mosman. Ad/Trailer; Rug Emporium Part 2. Firth in the USA; Cool. Ad/Trailer; Commonwealth Bank. In Other News..; Radical Muslims, Tony Abbott, AWB (stunt; Ringing Trevor Flugge), Channel Nine logo, David Beckham, Bob Carr (Stunt; Bob Carr interview) and Brokeback Mountain (Ad/Trailer; Brokeback Mountain Christian Edition). Ad/Trailer; The Complete Walks of John Howard. What Have We Learned From Current Affairs This Week?; Lesson 3: Visualisations. Scenes From The Life of the Crazy Warehouse Clearance Guy; McDonald's. Ad/Trailer; Rug Emporium Part 3.3Comments 10 March 2006 S01E04 Intro Joke; Special Guest Host, Jon Stewart. Recliner Gag; Sally Robbins laying down Stunt; Commonwealth Games tickets - Craig trying to sell tickets to less popular sports by paying people rather than them paying for tickets. Ad/Trailer; 2006 Commonwealth Games - "share the one-sided dream" (mocking the lack of competitive nations involved). Mr Ten. Questions - Backstreet Boys, Only asking two questions. Stunt; Julian proposing to Attorney-General Phillip Ruddock, a reference to an incident involving Ruddock and Chas Licciardello previously seen on The Election Chaser. Chas then appears in a wedding dress. Ad/Trailer; The Has Beens Surprise Spruiker; Nine Network. Stunt; Chas proposing a memorial for Cronulla in commemoration of the 2005 Cronulla riots In Other News; Simon Crean winning a by-election, celebrations speech involving the phrase "We shat it in", stunt; Simon Crean and the Crean Diaries (reference to The Latham Diaries). Sketch; In-studio call to new Howard Government "Pregnancy Advice Line". Interview with Andrew posing as Heath Ledger in lieu of the controversial movie Brokeback Mountain. Pursuit Trivia: Tony Abbott - What happened on the day Mark Twain was born and also the day he died? (incorrect) (Halley's Comet appeared) Firth in the USA: Christian Theme Park, The Holy Land Experience. Current Affairs Oscars; presented by Chas & Andrew, mocking Current Affairs as the regular sketch would. Stunt; Royal visit - Craig attempting to find accommodation for the royal family "on the cheap". Closing Credits; The Has Beens performance.4Comments 17 March 2006 S01E05 Intro Joke; Special Guest Corpse, Slobodan Milosevic. Ongoing gag throughout show; Chris objecting to the show Everybody Hates Chris. Stunt; Everybody Hates Chris - Chris attempting to have the show name changed at Network Ten headquarters. Stunt; Commonwealth Games - citizens billeting "shunted" homeless people from the streets of Melbourne. Ad/Trailer; American smoking gag - political story. Stunt; "Are you dead?" - Chas checking up on people if they are dead - a social commentary on people dying alone in their homes. Scenes From The Life of the Crazy Warehouse Clearance Guy; Library. Song; I Want to Be a Stand Up Scottish Comedian - Andrew mimicking Billy Connolly Sketch; The Road to Melbourne - Chris & Andrew in Synchronised Swimming. Straight to DVD; Lleyton Hewitt: The Other Side Mr Ten Questions; Kerri-Anne Kennerley Ad/Trailer; Twenty20 Lawn Bowls In Other News; Prime Minister John Howard ruling out allowing the ABC to go commercial - the Chaser team then proceeds to consume McDonald's and sing commercial jingles. Kim Beazley's verbosity - Julian using gibberish to question Beazley, who in turn threatens him. Anarchist Cookbook. 2006 Commonwealth Games - Chris reporting until "I Hate Chris" appears on the backdrop behind him. Tourism ad mocking the Royal visit - "Why the hell are you here?" Craig attempting to ask the Queen to sack Howard, or Beazley at least. Ad Road-Test; Big M milk - "What is Love?". Concludes segment and episode with audience member holding up "I Hate Chris" sign as Chris leads the group trying to serenade her.5Comments 24 March 2006 S01E06 Intro Joke; New Owner of the Show: Russell Crowe - reference to his purchase of NRL team the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Picture-in-Picture gag; Letter of complaint sees them play an episode of Mother and Son in a "picture-in-picture" setup. Stunt; Childcare options - Craig puts his child on the following for the day: Ferris Wheel Public Bus Lost Property at Railway Station Cloak Room Stunt ends with Craig forgetting his child, who remains on a bus. Ad/Trailer; "Wankster" ringtones - parodying Jamster ringtone subscriptions Surprise Spruiker; South Sydney Rabbitohs. Stunt; Julian taking portraits to Machiavelli's restaurant of political and business figures recently involved in scandals. Ad/Trailer; Alexander Downer joke, comedians denouncing Downer for it - "The Adelaide Aristocrats". Stunt; Open Mic comedy night - Virgin Blue humour, or lack thereof. David Koch - the King of Comedy. Famous Face-Off: Steve Fielding (Family First Party) vs. Barnaby Joyce (National Party of Australia) - Penalty shootout (football). Ad/Trailer; U2 - Adam Clayton solo tour - "Clayton's Concert" In Other News; Cyclone Larry - news & weather coverage. Kim Beazley follow up from the previous week - offering Beazley to kneecap him with a baseball bat. Australian Wheat Board kickbacks - Alexander Downer's signature. Australian football player Wayne Carey's affair. The Wiggles "Where's Jeff" parody song - mocking the inherence of drugs in the entertainment industry. Ad/Trailer; ABC program Catalyst - blue bottles beaching themselves. Firth in the USA: Obesity - "The Fattest Country on Earth". What Have We Learned From Current Affairs This Week?; Plastic bag winner from Episode 4 Awards appearing again on A Current Affair Lesson 4: Graphics, particularly "Stamps". Stunt; Chas & Andrew putting a "Too Many Stamps" stamp on the Channel 7 building. Closing Commentary; celebrating the third anniversary of the war on Iraq (exploding cake) Closing Credits; Mother & Son.6Comments 31 March 2006 S01E07 Intro Joke; Special Guest Star: That Fucking Duck. Opening dialogue gag: Chaser Team dismissed due to the Howard Government's controversial Industrial Relations (IR) laws. Stunt; French protest methods in response to the new IR laws. Sketch; Family members replacing skilled workers. Pursuit Trivia; Malcolm Turnbull - Io is a moon outside of which gaseous planet? (incorrect) (Jupiter). Scenes from the Life of the Crazy Warehouse Guy; Cinema Box Office. Stunt; Cyclone names going commercial, including visits to the National Australia Bank, Telstra, Australian Wheat Board, the Australian Labor Party and the Commonwealth Bank. Ad/Trailer; ABC ad - criticism of the current advertisement being pretentious, incomprehensible and obscure. Ad Road-Test; The NapiSan Challenge Stunt; Chris offering cracked pepper to random people in various situation. Pursuit Trivia; Malcolm Turnbull - Who won the 2002 Melbourne Cup? (incorrect) (Media Puzzle). In Other News; IR laws (Chris offers cracked pepper early in the segment) - Julian "sacking" Workplace Minister Kevin Andrews Obscene cartoon of John Howard and Alexander Downer. Alexander Downer in song, 2005. Ratings trouble for Vega 95.3FM in Sydney. Stunt; Bringing a small crowd posing as the entire listening audience to Vega's studios. Segue to Firth in the USA; Secret Societies Ad/Trailer; Celebrity Solitaire (parody of Poker becoming a televised game) Stunt; Chas and statue buskers on Sydney's Circular Quay. Ends with Chas being carried from the studio and replaced with a statue. Closing Credits; Hansen singing "The Credits Song", resulting in a three-way split screen akin to how commercial networks advertise upcoming shows.7Comments 7 April 2006 S01E08 Stunt; Macquarie Bank tolls Subtitle; A Message From Osama bin Laden Surprise Spruiker; Uranium sale - Commonwealth Department of Resources Discount Sensis service - Chas calls a phone sex line, a psychic hotline, and a random person in America in order to get business phone numbers. Firth in the USA; Charles gets thrown out of more corporate headquarters than Michael Moore. The Chaser's British Comedy Sketch - performed in the style of Monty Python. Mr. Ten Questions; Peter Carey What Have We Learned From Current Affairs This Week?; Lesson 5: Interviews Ad/Trailer; When a Telemarketer Calls In Other News; Condoleezza Rice and Jack Straw visiting Baghdad Abuse of IR laws Death of Pro Hart Ben Lee getting hit in the head by a bottle