Open Slather

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Open Slather
Genre Sketch comedy
Written by See: writers
Directed by <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Natalie Bailey
  • Steven Saussey
  • Iain Pirret
  • Tom Salisbury
Starring See cast
Theme music composer John Foreman[note 1]
Opening theme "The Revolution Will Be Televised" by Smoove
Ending theme "The Revolution Will Be Televised" by Smoove
Composer(s) Kit Warhurst
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Laura Waters
  • Rick McKenna
Producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Paul Walton
  • Laura Waters
  • Rick McKenna
Cinematography László Baranyai
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Rick McKenna Entertainment
  • Princess Pictures
Distributor Foxtel
Release
Original network The Comedy Channel
Picture format PAL (576i)
Audio format Stereophonic
Original release 24 May (2015-05-24) –
8 November 2015 (2015-11-08)
External links
Official website

Open Slather is an Australian sketch comedy television series. It first aired on The Comedy Channel on Foxtel on 24 May 2015.[1][2] The 20 episode series is executively produced by Laura Waters and Rick McKenna.[3] After the first ten episodes aired, the series experienced a hiatus while new episodes were in production. Replacing new episodes were 30 minute 'best of' episodes titled Open Slather Reopened.[4] The second block of ten episodes began airing on 6 September,[5] and concluded on 8 November 2015.[6]

On 31 December 2015, it was announced the show had been cancelled.[7]

Cast

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Guest

Special guests

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Parodied characters

Writers

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  • Holly Austin (episodes 5, 9, 11, 15, 20)
  • Hannah Bath (episodes 3, 8, 10, 17, 19, 20)
  • Jay K. Cagatay (episodes 2, 5, 7, 9, 11)
  • Paul Calleja
  • John Campbell (episodes 1, 3–14, 17–20)
  • Bryan Cockerill (episode 18)
  • Mark Conway (episode 3)
  • Lucas Crandles (episodes 13–17, 19)
  • Stephen Curry (episodes 1–8, 10–18)
  • Des Dowling (episode 7)
  • Marg Downey (episodes 7, 10–13, 15, 16, 19, 20)
  • Dave Eastgate (episodes 17, 18)
  • Ben Gerrard (episodes 4, 8, 17, 18, 20)
  • Happy Hammond (episodes 1–8)
  • Jess Harris (episodes 10–13, 15, 17, 18, 20)
  • Tegan Higginbotham (episodes 2–11, 17–20)
  • Angus Hodge (episode 13)
  • Laura Hughes (episode 3, 8, 9, 11, 15, 19, 20)
  • Rhett Hughes (episodes 3–8, 11–14, 16–20)
  • Shane Jacobson (episodes 1–3, 6–8, 10–12, 16)
  • Dan Knight (episode 8)
  • Demi Lardner (episodes 4, 5, 11, 13, 18)
  • Dave Lawson (episodes 3, 4, 10, 11, 13–18)
  • Ben Lomas (episodes 4–6, 8, 9, 14, 15)
  • Brendan Luno (episodes 1–14, 17)
  • Doug MacLeod (episodes 2–7)
  • Shannon Marinko (episode 6, 9, 10)
  • Cameron Marshall (episodes 2, 6, 9, 12, 14–20)
  • Ray Matsen (episode 8)
  • Zoe McDonald (episodes 8, 9, 11, 14, 18)
  • Maggie McKenna (episodes 1, 2, 4, 11)
  • Lauren Merolli (episodes 11–13, 16)
  • Steve Mitchell (episodes 5, 13)
  • Tony Moclair (episodes 1–7, 11, 13, 15, 18)
  • Nick Musgrove
  • Timothy Nash (episodes 13–17, 19)
  • Dave O'Neil (episodes 1–8, 10–17, 19, 20)
  • Miles O'Neil (episodes 6–9, 12, 13)
  • Mark O'Toole (episodes 1–14, 18)
  • Nick Place (episodes 7, 12, 15)
  • Anita Punton (episodes 1–18)
  • Amanda Reedy (episodes 4, 8, 14, 18–20)
  • Gina Riley (episodes 1–8, 10–12, 14–18)
  • Glenn Robbins (episodes 1, 2, 4–9, 11, 12, 14–17, 19, 20)
  • Peter Rowsthorn (episode 10)
  • Adam Rozenbachs (episodes 1–15, 17, 18, 20)
  • Joel Slack-Smith (episode 14)
  • Ilai Swindells (episodes 7, 11, 15, 19)
  • Magda Szubanski (episodes 1, 7, 11–13, 20)
  • Emily Taheny (episodes 7, 10, 11, 15)
  • Nathan Valvo (episode 19)
  • Lory Vecchio (episodes 3, 15, 20)
  • Michael Veitch (episodes 4, 5, 15)
  • Paul Verhoeven (episodes 2, 6)
  • Eric Walsh (episode 8)
  • Michael Ward (episodes 3, 6–9, 11–15)
  • Tom Ward (episode 18, 19)
  • Nick Weller (episodes 4, 5, 7)
  • George H. Xanthis (episodes 3, 7, 9, 19, 20)

Head writers

  • Nick Weller (episodes 1–6)
  • Phil Van Bruchem (episodes 1–6)

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Original air date Viewers
1 "Episode 1" Natalie Bailey and Steven Saussey 24 May 2015 (2015-05-24) 243,000[11]
We are introduced to Gina Minehart and her view on mining, a MasterChef contestant explodes after a misunderstanding in TV ethics, a new employee's email address is found to be too inappropriate and 60 Minutes reports on asylum seekers.
2 "Episode 2" Natalie Bailey and Steven Saussey 31 May 2015 (2015-05-31) 131,000[12]
3 "Episode 3" Natalie Bailey and Steven Saussey 7 June 2015 (2015-06-07) 123,000[13]
4 "Episode 4" Natalie Bailey and Steven Saussey 14 June 2015 (2015-06-14) 100,000[14]
5 "Episode 5" Natalie Bailey and Steven Saussey 21 June 2015 (2015-06-21) 79,000[15]
6 "Episode 6" Natalie Bailey and Steven Saussey 28 June 2015 (2015-06-28) 79,000[16]
7 "Episode 7" Natalie Bailey, Steven Saussey and Iain Pirret 5 July 2015 (2015-07-05) 67,000[17]
8 "Episode 8" Natalie Bailey, Steven Saussey and Iain Pirret 12 July 2015 (2015-07-12) 56,000[18]
9 "Episode 9" Natalie Bailey and Tom Salisbury 19 July 2015 (2015-07-19) N/A
10 "Episode 10" Natalie Bailey and Tom Salisbury 26 July 2015 (2015-07-26) 60,000[19]
Hipsters face a crisis, a laundromat owner and an employee disturb their customers and a wife is upset over her husband's illicit photos.
11 "Episode 11" Natalie Bailey and Tom Salisbury 6 September 2015 (2015-09-06) N/A
12 "Episode 12" Natalie Bailey and Tom Salisbury 13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) N/A
13 "Episode 13" Natalie Bailey and Tom Salisbury 20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) N/A
14 "Episode 14" Natalie Bailey, Iain Pirret and Tom Salisbury 27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) N/A
Liz Hayes interviews "One Direction", a gimp drives Uber and Hillary Clinton debates Donald Trump
15 "Episode 15" Natalie Bailey, Iain Pirret and Tom Salisbury 4 October 2015 (2015-10-04) N/A
16 "Episode 16" Natalie Bailey, Iain Pirret and Tom Salisbury 11 October 2015 (2015-10-11) N/A
17 "Episode 17" Natalie Bailey, Iain Pirret and Tom Salisbury 18 October 2015 (2015-10-18) N/A
18 "Episode 18" Natalie Bailey, Iain Pirret and Tom Salisbury 25 October 2015 (2015-10-25) N/A
19 "Episode 19" Natalie Bailey, Iain Pirret and Tom Salisbury 1 November 2015 (2015-11-01) N/A
20 "Episode 20" Natalie Bailey, Iain Pirret and Tom Salisbury 8 November 2015 (2015-11-08) N/A

Reception

Ben Nuetze of Crikey wrote "Open Slather is an apt title for Foxtel's brand new sprawling sketch show...In fact, I don't think I've ever seen a sketch show which is so eclectic and disconnected in terms of style. In moments it wears its politics on its sleeve; in others it sets about satirising Australian society, and it often picks up on the classic parody style of Fast Forward. There's really no singular idea holding all of this together, and the show seems to have no real focus and no clear reason for being...And yet, it's often surprisingly excellent."[20]

David Knox of TV Tonight commented "On the positive side, there were some great laughs to be found in Open Slather....A strong cast of emerging comedians....slipped in with ease alongside Fast Forward veterans in this mix of popular culture, social and political humour. On the less-positive side some of the sketches struggled.....whilst others made me uneasy that they were trying to recapture Fast Forward's magic with a tone stuck in the 80s."[21]

Notes

  1. ↑ "The Revolution Will Be Televised" by Smoove was used until episode 10. A new theme by John Foreman was used from episode 11 onwards.
  2. ↑ Jane Turner appeared as a special guest in "Episode 14", "Episode 15", "Episode 16" and "Episode 17".

References

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External links

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