Aussie Jokers looks at how ethnicity and humour in Australia are interrelated, with case studies of nine of Australia's best comedy acts and how they have been inspired by their family heritage.
George Kapiniaris
Jul 26, 2001
George Kapiniaris
Anh Do
Aug 2, 2001
From his backyard in Yagoona, Anh explains his comedy and the reason his family moved to Australia. He talks about growing up in Sydney's west and what it was like visiting Vietnam.
Hung Lee
Aug 9, 2001
We meet Vietnamese-Australian comedian Hung Le and take a tour of Melbourne's art and icons, hang out in Brunswick Street and see bits of Hung's stand-up routine at The Espy.
Tahir Bilgic
Aug 16, 2001
George Kapiniaris introduces comedian Tahir Bilgic, as he ponders why there are so few Turkish comedians.
Happy Ho
Aug 23, 2001
We meet Happy Ho, a Chinese lesbian doctor who does stand-up comedy on the side. She and her friends, Anne Marie, Sam and Shelley, create a lesbian version of Charlie's Angels and talk about religion, lifestyle, sexual politics and more.
Joe Avati
Aug 30, 2001
We meet Joe Avati, an Italian-Australian stand-up comedian, dine with his extended family and watch some of his Italian stand-up bits targeted at the migrant population.
Terri Psiakis and Nick Godsell
Sep 6, 2001
A look at the hilarious stand up sets and careers of Australian comedians Terri Psiakis and Nick Godsell.
Austen Tayshus: Part 1
Sep 13, 2001
The series travel to Poland to examine the comedic history of Austen Tayshus, best known for the 1983 comedy single Australiana.
Austen Tayshus: Part 2
Sep 20, 2001
We meet up again with Sandy Gutman, otherwise known as Austen Tayshus.
