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Series
Good News Week
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Good News Week was an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and 11 February 2008 to 28 April 2012. The show's initial run aired on ABC until being bought by Network Ten in 1999. The show was revived for its second run when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike caused many of Network Ten's imported US programmes to cease production. Good News Week drew its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organisations, and often, aspects of the show itself. The show opened with a monologue by McDermott relating to recent headlines, after which two teams of three panellists competed in recurring segments to gain points. The show has spawned three short-lived spin-off series, the ABC's Good News Weekend, Ten's GNW Night Lite and Ten's skit-based Good News World.
Seasons & Episodes
E1
12 April 1996
1996-04-12
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E2
19 April 1996
1996-04-19
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E3
26 April 1996
1996-04-26
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E4
3 May 1996
1996-05-03
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E5
10 May 1996
1996-05-10
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E6
17 May 1996
1996-05-17
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E7
24 May 1996
1996-05-24
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E8
31 May 1996
1996-05-31
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E9
7 June 1996
1996-06-07
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E10
14 June 1996
1996-06-14
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E11
21 June 1996
1996-06-21
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E12
28 June 1996
1996-06-28
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E13
5 July 1996
1996-07-05
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E14
12 July 1996
1996-07-12
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E15
19 July 1996
1996-07-19
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E16
26 July 1996
1996-07-26
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E17
2 August 1996
1996-08-02
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E18
9 August 1996
1996-08-09
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E19
16 August 1996
1996-08-16
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E20
23 August 1996
1996-08-23
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E21
30 August 1996
1996-08-30
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E22
6 September 1996
1996-09-06
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E23
13 September 1996
1996-09-13
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E24
20 September 1996
1996-09-20
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E25
27 September 1996
1996-09-27
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E26
4 October 1996
1996-10-04
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E27
11 October 1996
1996-10-11
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E28
18 October 1996
1996-10-18
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E29
25 October 1996
1996-10-25
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E30
1 November 1996
1996-11-01
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E1
14 February 1997
1997-02-14
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E2
21 February 1997
1997-02-21
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E3
28 February 1997
1997-02-28
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E4
7 March 1997
1997-03-07
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E5
14 March 1997
1997-03-14
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E6
21 March 1997
1997-03-21
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E7
28 March 1997
1997-03-28
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E8
4 April 1997
1997-04-04
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E9
11 April 1997
1997-04-11
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E10
18 April 1997
1997-04-18
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E11
25 April 1997
1997-04-25
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E12
2 May 1997
1997-05-02
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E13
9 May 1997
1997-05-09
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E14
16 May 1997
1997-05-16
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E15
23 May 1997
1997-05-23
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E16
30 May 1997
1997-05-30
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E17
13 June 1997
1997-06-13
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E18
20 June 1997
1997-06-20
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E19
27 June 1997
1997-06-27
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E20
4 July 1997
1997-07-04
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E21
11 July 1997
1997-07-11
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E22
18 July 1997
1997-07-18
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E23
25 July 1997
1997-07-25
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E24
1 August 1997
1997-08-01
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E25
8 August 1997
1997-08-08
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E26
15 August 1997
1997-08-15
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E27
22 August 1997
1997-08-22
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E28
29 August 1997
1997-08-29
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E29
5 September 1997
1997-09-05
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E30
12 September 1997
1997-09-12
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E31
19 September 1997
1997-09-19
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E32
26 September 1997
1997-09-26
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E33
3 October 1997
1997-10-03
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E34
10 October 1997
1997-10-10
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E35
17 October 1997
1997-10-17
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E36
24 October 1997
1997-10-24
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E37
31 October 1997
1997-10-31
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E38
7 November 1997
1997-11-07
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E39
14 November 1997
1997-11-14
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E40
21 November 1997
1997-11-21
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E41
28 November 1997
1997-11-28
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E1
6 March 1998
1998-03-06
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E2
13 March 1998
1998-03-13
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E3
20 March 1998
1998-03-20
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E4
27 March 1998
1998-03-27
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E5
3 April 1998
1998-04-03
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E6
10 April 1998
1998-04-10
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E7
17 April 1998
1998-04-17
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E8
24 April 1998
1998-04-24
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E9
1 May 1998
1998-05-01
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E10
8 May 1998
1998-05-08
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E11
15 May 1998
1998-05-15
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E12
22 May 1998
1998-05-22
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E13
29 May 1998
1998-05-29
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E14
5 June 1998
1998-06-05
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E15
12 June 1998
1998-06-12
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E16
19 June 1998
1998-06-19
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E17
26 June 1998
1998-06-26
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E18
3 July 1998
1998-07-03
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E19
10 July 1998
1998-07-10
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E20
17 July 1998
1998-07-17
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E21
24 July 1998
1998-07-24
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E22
31 July 1998
1998-07-31
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E23
7 August 1998
1998-08-07
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E24
14 August 1998
1998-08-14
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E25
4 September 1998
1998-09-04
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E26
11 September 1998
1998-09-11
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E27
18 September 1998
1998-09-18
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E28
25 September 1998
1998-09-25
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E29
2 October 1998
1998-10-02
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E30
9 October 1998
1998-10-09
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E31
16 October 1998
1998-10-16
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E32
23 October 1998
1998-10-23
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E33
28 October 1998
1998-10-28
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E34
30 October 1998
1998-10-30
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E35
6 November 1998
1998-11-06
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E36
13 November 1998
1998-11-13
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E37
20 November 1998
1998-11-20
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E1
21 March 1999
1999-03-21
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E2
28 March 1999
1999-03-28
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E3
4 April 1999
1999-04-04
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E4
11 April 1999 (Melbourne Comedy Festival)
1999-04-11
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E5
18 April 1999 (Melbourne Comedy Festival)
1999-04-18
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E6
25 April 1999 (Melbourne Comedy Festival)
1999-04-25
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E7
2 May 1999
1999-05-02
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E8
9 May 1999 (Australian Science Festival)
1999-05-09
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E9
16 May 1999
1999-05-16
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E10
23 May 1999
1999-05-23
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E11
30 May 1999
1999-05-30
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E12
6 June 1999
1999-06-06
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E13
13 June 1999
1999-06-13
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E14
20 June 1999
1999-06-20
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E15
27 June 1999
1999-06-27
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E16
4 July 1999
1999-07-04
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E17
11 July 1999
1999-07-11
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E18
18 July 1999
1999-07-18
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E19
25 July 1999
1999-07-25
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E20
1 August 1999
1999-08-01
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E21
8 August 1999
1999-08-08
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E22
15 August 1999
1999-08-15
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E23
30 August 1999
1999-08-30
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E24
17 September 1999
1999-09-17
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E25
27 September 1999
1999-09-27
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E26
4 October 1999
1999-10-04
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E27
11 October 1999
1999-10-11
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E28
18 October 1999 (Brisbane Writers Festival)
1999-10-18
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E29
25 October 1999 (Brisbane Writers Festival)
1999-10-25
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E30
1 November 1999
1999-11-01
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E31
8 November 1999
1999-11-08
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E32
15 November 1999
1999-11-15
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E33
22 November 1999
1999-11-22
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E1
26 February 2000
2000-02-26
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E2
4 March 2000
2000-03-04
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E3
11 March 2000
2000-03-11
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E4
18 March 2000
2000-03-18
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E5
25 March 2000
2000-03-25
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E6
1 April 2000
2000-04-01
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E7
8 April 2000
2000-04-08
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E8
15 April 2000 (Melbourne Comedy Festival)
2000-04-15
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E9
29 April 2000
2000-04-29
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E10
6 May 2000 (Australian Science Festival)
2000-05-06
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E11
13 May 2000
2000-05-13
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E12
20 May 2000
2000-05-20
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E13
27 May 2000
2000-05-27
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E14
3 June 2000
2000-06-03
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E15
10 June 2000
2000-06-10
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E16
17 June 2000
2000-06-17
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E17
24 June 2000
2000-06-24
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E18
1 July 2000
2000-07-01
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E19
8 July 2000
2000-07-08
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E20
15 July 2000
2000-07-15
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E21
22 July 2000
2000-07-22
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E22
29 July 2000
2000-07-29
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E23
5 August 2000
2000-08-05
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E24
12 August 2000
2000-08-12
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E25
19 August 2000
2000-08-19
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E26
26 August 2000
2000-08-26
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E27
2 September 2000
2000-09-02
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E28
9 September 2000
2000-09-09
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E29
21 November 2000 (The Closing Ceremony)
2000-11-21
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E1
11 February 2008
2008-02-11
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E2
18 February 2008
2008-02-18
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E3
25 February 2008
2008-02-25
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E4
3 March 2008
2008-03-03
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E5
10 March 2008
2008-03-10
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E6
17 March 2008
2008-03-17
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E7
7 April 2008
2008-04-07
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E8
14 April 2008
2008-04-14
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E9
21 April 2008
2008-04-21
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E10
28 April 2008
2008-04-28
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E11
5 May 2008
2008-05-05
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E12
12 May 2008
2008-05-12
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E13
26 May 2008
2008-05-26
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E14
2 June 2008
2008-06-02
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E15
9 June 2008
2008-06-09
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E16
16 June 2008
2008-06-16
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E17
23 June 2008
2008-06-23
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E18
30 June 2008
2008-06-30
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E19
7 July 2008
2008-07-07
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E20
14 July 2008
2008-07-14
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E21
28 July 2008
2008-07-28
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E22
4 August 2008
2008-08-04
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E23
13 October 2008
2008-10-13
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E24
20 October 2008
2008-10-20
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E25
27 October 2008
2008-10-27
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E26
3 November 2008
2008-11-03
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E27
10 November 2008
2008-11-10
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E28
17 November 2008
2008-11-17
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E29
24 November 2008
2008-11-24
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E1
9 February 2009
2009-02-09
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E2
16 February 2009
2009-02-16
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E3
23 February 2009
2009-02-23
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E4
2 March 2009
2009-03-02
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E5
9 March 2009
2009-03-09
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E6
16 March 2009
2009-03-16
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E7
23 March 2009
2009-03-23
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E8
19 April 2009
2009-04-19
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E9
4 May 2009
2009-05-04
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E10
11 May 2009
2009-05-11
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E11
18 May 2009
2009-05-18
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E12
25 May 2009
2009-05-25
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E13
1 June 2009
2009-06-01
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E14
8 June 2009
2009-06-08
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E15
15 June 2009
2009-06-15
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E16
22 June 2009
2009-06-22
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E17
29 June 2009
2009-06-29
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E18
6 July 2009
2009-07-06
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E19
27 July 2009
2009-07-27
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E20
3 August 2009
2009-08-03
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E21
10 August 2009
2009-08-10
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E22
17 August 2009
2009-08-17
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E23
24 August 2009
2009-08-24
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E24
31 August 2009
2009-08-31
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E25
7 September 2009
2009-09-07
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E26
14 September 2009
2009-09-14
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E27
21 September 2009
2009-09-21
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E28
28 September 2009
2009-09-28
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E29
5 October 2009
2009-10-05
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E30
12 October 2009
2009-10-12
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E31
19 October 2009
2009-10-19
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E32
26 October 2009
2009-10-26
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E33
2 November 2009
2009-11-02
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E34
9 November 2009
2009-11-09
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E35
16 November 2009
2009-11-16
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E36
Finale 23 November 2009
2009-11-23
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E1
1 February 2010
2010-01-02
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E2
8 February 2010
2010-02-08
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E3
15 February 2010
2010-02-15
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E4
22 February 2010
2010-02-22
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E5
1 March 2010
2010-03-01
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E6
8 March 2010
2010-03-08
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E7
15 March 2010
2010-03-15
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E8
12 April 2010 (Melbourne Comedy Festival)
2010-04-12
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E9
19 April 2010 (Melbourne Comedy Festival)
2010-04-19
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E10
26 April 2010
2010-04-26
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E11
3 May 2010
2010-05-03
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E12
10 May 2010
2010-05-10
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E13
17 May 2010
2010-05-17
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E14
24 May 2010
2010-05-24
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E15
31 May 2010
2010-05-31
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E16
7 June 2010
2010-06-07
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E17
14 June 2010
2010-06-21
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E18
21 June 2010
2010-06-21
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E19
28 June 2010
2010-06-28
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E20
5 July 2010
2010-07-05
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E21
26 July 2010
2010-07-26
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E22
2 August 2010
2010-08-02
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E23
9 August 2010
2010-08-09
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E24
16 August 2010
2010-08-16
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E25
23 August 2010
2010-08-23
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E26
30 August 2010
2010-08-30
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E27
6 September 2010
2010-09-06
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E28
13 September 2010
2010-09-13
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E29
21 September 2010
2010-09-21
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E30
27 September 2010
2010-09-27
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E31
3 October 2010
2010-10-03
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E32
18 October 2010
2010-10-18
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E33
25 October 2010
2010-10-25
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E34
1 November 2010
2010-11-01
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E35
8 November 2010
2010-11-08
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E36
16 November 2010
2010-11-16
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E37
22 November 2010
2010-11-22
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E38
13 December 2010 - Best Of Special
2010-12-13
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E1
7th February 2011
2011-02-07
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E2
14th February 2011
2011-02-14
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E3
21st February 2011
2011-02-21
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E4
28th February 2011
2011-02-28
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E5
7th March 2011
2011-03-07
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E6
14th March 2011
2011-03-14
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E7
21st March 2011
2011-03-21
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E8
28th March 2011
2011-03-28
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E9
11th April 2011
2011-04-11
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E10
18th April 2011
2011-04-18
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E11
9th May 2011
2011-05-09
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