Newstopia

Newstopia
Newstopia intertitle
Created byShaun Micallef
Directed byKevin Carlin
Bradley J Howard[2]
StarringShaun Micallef
Kat Stewart
Ben Anderson
Nicholas Bell
Peter Houghton
Julie Eckersley
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes30
Production
Running time30 minutes per episode
including commercials
Production companyCrackerjack Productions
Original release
NetworkSBS One
Release10 October 2007 (2007-10-10)[1] –
3 December 2008 (2008-12-03)
Related
Micallef Tonight (2003)
The Micallef Program (1998)
Welcher & Welcher (2003)
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Newstopia (stylised as NEWStopiä) was an Australian half-hour satirical comedy programme hosted by Shaun Micallef. The first series premiered at 10:00 pm on SBS TV on 10 October 2007 and concluded on 3 December 2007. A second season began on 27 February 2008[3] and concluded on 30 April 2008.[citation needed] A third season of the show screened from 1 October to 3 December 2008.[4] The show was developed by Micallef, Gary McCaffrie, Michael Ward and Jason Stephens, with McCaffrie and Ward working as writers on the programme.[citation needed] A fourth series in 2009 was planned, but cancelled due to production clashes with Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation.[5]

The show's contributors include Matt Cameron, Doug MacLeod, Dave O'Neil, Tony Moclair and Richard Marsland.[citation needed]

  1. ^ David Knox (14 September 2007). "Airdate: Newstopia" (Web). TV Tonight: Australia's Leading TV Blog. tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 29 January 2009..
  2. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099236/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm [user-generated source]
  3. ^ David Knox (17 December 2007). "TV Tonight: Newstopia back in 2008" (Web). TV Tonight: Australia's Leading TV Blog. tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 29 January 2009..
  4. ^ "Newstopia takes on Rudd v Turnbull" (Web). The West. West Australia Newspaper Holdings Ltd. Australian Associated Press. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2009..
  5. ^ Knox, David (12 March 2009). "Bad news for NEWStopia". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 12 March 2009.