Bittersweet comedy 'Babyteeth' has swept this year's AACTA Awards, picking up seven prizes at Monday's ceremony including Best Film and Best Direction for debut filmmaker Shannon Murphy.
Set in 1985 and based on Robert G. Barrett’s classic Australian novels, follow the hijinks of Les Norton, a country bloke from outback Queensland.
Hosted by Rebel Wilson, 'LOL: Last One Laughing Australia', captures 10 professional comedians that go head to head to see who can keep a straight face while simultaneously trying to make their opponents laugh in this first-of-its-kind comedy social experiment. Comedians who laugh will be eliminated one-by-one, until a single comedian remains. With $100,000 on the line, who will Rebel crown the Last One Laughing?
ABC in the US has commissioned a local version of reality series 'Pooch Perfect', to again be hosted by Rebel Wilson.
The BBC has commissioned a UK version of Pooch Perfect, the competitive reality series based on the UK/Australian format.
For Australia's commercial free-to-air networks, arguably the biggest threat to losing eyeballs is not each other but the seemingly inexorable rise of streaming services led by Netflix, Stan, Disney+ and Amazon.
The AACTA Audience Award for Best Film will this year be a duke between local titles and Hollywood blockbusters that recently called Australia home: 'Thirteen Lives', 'Thor: Love and Thunder', 'Ticket to Paradise', 'Elvis', 'The Drover's Wife the Legend of Molly Johnson' and 'Wog Boys Forever'.
Roadshow Rough Diamond's crime caper 'Les Norton', starring Rebel Wilson, David Wenham and Alexander Bertrand in the title role, will premiere on the ABC and iview on Sunday August 4 at 8.30 pm.