The Chaser
This lens contains links, videos and information to help you find some great Chaser material on the net, and get up to speed with all the latest Chaser news!
A brief history of The Chaser
Chaser Newspaper fan Andrew Denton helped the team get into television, and acted as executive producer for their first show The Election Chaser in 2001. The show covered the Australian Federal Election of that year, and their relative anonymity at the time allowed them to take many politicians by surprise with their stunts.
Two series of the spoof cable news show CNNNN were to follow in 2002 and 2003, and in 2004 they had another election special called The Chaser Decides.
Members of The Chaser team have also worked on radio. Their first radio gig was on Triple M, then Chris Taylor and Craig Reucassel had an afternoon drive show called Today Today on Triple J for two years (2004-2005).
In 2005 their television work was minimal, however they did help break new technological ground with the Chaser News Alerts. These short programs could only be viewed online, on mobile phones and on the ABC's digital channel, ABC2.
The show that really brought The Chaser mainstream success was The Chaser's War on Everything. The first series was shown in 2006, however it was the second series in 2007 that gained national and international attention for the in/famous "APEC stunt".
Video highlights of each of the Chaser's TV shows are available on the internet. See the youtube section below, or the links section for the official ABC websites which still contain video highlights.
The Chaser are currently touring a stage show around Australia called The Chaser's Age of Terror Variety Hour. For tour dates see the Chaser website (link and RSS feed below).
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The Chaser team have made some great shows over the years.
Meet the members of The Chaser team!
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Craig Reucassel
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One of the original members of The Chaser team, he has also worked in radio as the co-host of Today Today with Chris Taylor for two years. To find out more about Craig check out some of his video highlights and links to his other work below!
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Andrew Hansen
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Known to some people as 'the guy with the weird hair who does all the songs', Andrew Hansen is one of the main members of The Chaser team. He is well known for his talent as a comedic songwriter, with his songs being popular favourites among fans. I...
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Chris Taylor
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One of the original members of The Chaser team, he has also worked in radio as the co-host of Today Today with Craig Reucassel for two years, and co-wrote the successful play Dead Caeser. To find out more about Chris check out some of his video high...
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Chas Licciardello
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Known as 'the one who does all the crazy stuff', Chas Licciardello is one of the main members of The Chaser Team. He has participated in many of The Chaser's most famous stunts, and has even got into sticky legal situations for his involvement in a...
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Dominic Knight
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Dominic Knight is one of the founding members of The Chaser team. He usually does more writing than performing, however he is taking his turn on the stage as The Chaser's Age of Terror Variety Hour tours Australia. To find out more about Dominic che...
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Julian Morrow
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Julian Morrow is one of the main members of The Chaser team. In their last television project, The Chaser's War on Everything, he not only wrote and performed on the show, he was also the executive producer. To find out more about Julian check out s...
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Charles Firth
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Charles Firth has been involved with The Chaser from day one, and has only recently begun to move on to other projects. His segments on The Chaser's TV shows have included "The Firth Factor", "Firth and Friends" and "Firth in the USA". His latest pro...
Links to Chaser Websites
- The Chaser's Official Website
- This site is run by members of The Chaser team. There are satirical news articles and cartoons on the home page, and archives of past articles from the days when The Chaser newspaper was still in print. There is also a store for purchasing books, DVDs and clothing, and news about their stage show tour.
- The Chaser's War on Everything
- This is the official ABC website for The Chaser's War on Everything. Contains video highlights from the show.
- CNNNN
- The official ABC website for CNNNN, The Chaser's fabulous spoof cable news show with everyone's favourite newsbar!
- The Chaser Decides
- The official ABC website for The Chaser Decides (2004). Contains video of all 4 episodes and profiles of 6 members of The Chaser team.
- Chaser News Alerts
- Official ABC website for the Chaser News Alerts. Each short episode still available for viewing on this site.
- Today Today
- Official ABC website for Chris Taylor and Craig Reucassel's radio show (2004 - 2005). The photo gallery and audio highlights are still available on the site.
More information on The Chaser's projects!
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CNNNN: The Chaser Nonstop News Network
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CNNNN (The Chaser Non-stop News Network) is a spoof cable news show created by members of the Australian comedy group called The Chaser. Two series of the show went to air in 2002 and 2003 on the ABC. If you missed the show you'll want to catch up b...
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The Chaser's War on Everything
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You may know them as the perpetrators of the (in)famous APEC stunt, or those guys who kept appearing on Today Tonight and A Current Affair. Maybe you've seen their previous shows: CNNNN, The Chaser Decides, Chaser News Alerts or The Election Chaser....
News feed from The Official Chaser website
This feed is from The Chaser website, to keep you up to date on new satirical news articles on the home page, as well as news and updates about The Chaser's live shows, television work and other appearances.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byChaser News
- The Chaser - heading to the US?
- Quote - "...the infamous APEC security breach, which made headlines around the world, could help catapult Australia's most notorious scallywags into the American TV market following talks to shoot a pilot for broadcasting giant Fox."
- The Chaser stage show takes in windfall
- Quote - "The Chaser comedians may have turned down big money offers from commercial television to stay with the ABC, but they are still raking in the big bucks through touring.
The group's Age of Terror Variety Hour will collect more than $3.5 million in ticket sales through 73 scheduled performances across Australia, according to ninemsn estimates. " - Who was spotted in the audience of Age of Terror?
- Apparently David Hicks is a fan of The Chaser.
- Interview with Andrew Hansen about the Age of Terror
- Interview with Andrew Hansen in The Penrith City Star.
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