The Jesters (TV series)

Australian comedy television series

The Jesters

Genre| Comedy
Created by| Kevin Brumpton
Angus FitzSimons
Written by| Kevin Brumpton
Angus FitzSimons
Directed by| Kimble Rendall
Starring| Mick Molloy
Emily Taheny
Ben Geurens
Christian Barratt-Hill
Andrew Ryan
Travis Cotton
Susie Porter
Deborah Kennedy
Theme music composer| Kyls Burtland
Composers| Rory O'Donoghue
Kyls Burtland
Country of origin| Australia
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 2
No. of episodes| 16
Production
Executive producers| Kevin Brumpton
Angus FitzSimons
Ted Robinson (Movie Network)
Producers| Adam Bowen
Barbara Gibbs
Cinematography| Hugh Miller
Editor| Julie-Anne Deruvo
Running time| 29 minutes
Production companies| Return Fire Productions
Movie Network
Original release
Network| Movie Extra
Release| 8 September 2009 (2009-09-08)[1] –
12 April 2011 (2011-04-12)

The Jesters is an Australian comedy series produced for Movie Extra subscription television channel. The series is a satire about the day-to-day battles of a sketch comedy veteran turned producer.[2][3][4]

## Cast

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* Mick Molloy as Dave Davies
* Emily Taheny as Kat Bailey
* Ben Geurens as Steve Morris
* Christian Barratt-Hill as Michael Stevens
* Andrew Ryan as Zak Green
* Travis Cotton as Tony Coggan
* Susie Porter as Julia Wilson
* Deborah Kennedy as Di Sunnington
* Dave Gibson as Ernie
* Petra Yared as Mickey
* Helen Thomson as Harriet
* Danny Adcock as Bob

## Overview

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The Jesters is a slick, sick and darkly comic look behind-the-scenes of a TV comedy show that proves the old maxim that nobody likes a smartarse – unless, of course, they are bringing in huge ratings.

From the absurd antics of the TV writers' room to the even more absurd network board meetings, The Jesters reveals the key ingredients of what goes into making the people of Australia laugh: jealousy, pettiness, treachery, extreme stupidity.

## Episodes

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### Season 1

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#  | Title  | Airdate  | Timeslot

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1  | "Hard Time Getting Soft Time"  | 8 September 2009  | Tuesday 9:30 pm–10:00 pm
2  | "The Female Voice"  | 15 September 2009
3  | "Breakfast Clubbed"  | 22 September 2009
4  | "Going Corporate"  | 29 September 2009
5  | "All Nighter"  | 6 October 2009
6  | "Real Talent"  | 13 October 2009
7  | "And The Loser Is..."  | 20 October 2009
8  | "Wrap Up"  | 27 October 2009

### Season 2

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#  | Title  | Airdate  | Timeslot

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1  | "Don't Look Back"  | 22 February 2011  | Tuesday 8:30 pm–9:00 pm
2  | "The Fallout"  | 1 March 2011
3  | "A Bit on the Side"  | 8 March 2011
4  | "The Reunion"  | 15 March 2011
5  | "Staged"  | 22 March 2011
6  | "Weekend at Davies"  | 29 March 2011
7  | "Stunted"  | 5 April 2011
8  | "Go For Gold"  | 12 April 2011

## See also

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* List of Australian television series

## References

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1. ^ Knox, David (29 July 2009). "Airdate: The Jesters". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
2. ^ Knox, David (10 March 2009). "Molloy to star in The Jesters". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
3. ^ Knox, David (12 August 2009). "The Jesters". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
4. ^ Knox, David (4 September 2009). "Mick Molloy on TV's p*ssing contest". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

## External links

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* The Jesters official website
* The Jesters at IMDb

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