The Chaser election specials

The Chaser election specials
The Chaser Decides Logo
Also known asThe Election Chaser (2001)
The Chaser Decides (2004, 2007)
Yes We Canberra! (2010)
The Hamster Decides (2013)
The Chaser’s Election Desk (2016)
GenrePolitical satire
Created byThe Chaser
Presented byCharles Firth (2001, 2004)
Andrew Hansen (2004-)
Dominic Knight (2001)
Chas Licciardello
Julian Morrow
Craig Reucassel
Chris Taylor
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes20
Production
Running timeApprox. 27 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkABC TV
Release23 October 2001 (2001-10-23)
Related
CNNNN
The Chaser's War on Everything
The Hamster Wheel
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The Chaser election specials are a number of Australian political satire based comedy programs produced by The Chaser. The shows, which have run under various titles, provide commentary on Australian federal election and has been produced since 2001 for ABC TV. The first show, The Election Chaser in 2001 was the first ever television production of the Chaser team. In 2004 and 2007 they produced The Chaser Decides which won the Logie Award for "Most Outstanding Comedy Program" for the 2004 series. In 2010, the Chaser team produced a 5-episode series about the 2010 election, called Yes We Canberra!.[1] A new series was produced for the 2013 election, called The Hamster Decides. The Chaser's Election Desk aired in the six weeks prior to the 2016 federal election.[2]

  1. ^ Chaser team back for election, ABC News, 12 July 2010.
  2. ^ Knox, David (29 April 2016). "The Chaser's Election Desk confirmed". tvtonight.com.au. TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 May 2016.