Basic Info

First Air: January 29, 2009

Rating: ⭐ 8.0/10 (1 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 30

Last Episode

Name: Inspektor Herring

Season: 3, Episode: 10

Air Date: 2008-12-03

Runtime: 25 min

It's The Manchurian Candidate meets Herbie Goes Bananas in a season finale takeover by Inspektor Herring. As Shaun Micallef presents what is still the news - we think.

Newstopia

2009 3 seasons 30 episodes ⭐ 8.0/10 1 votes

Overview

Newstopia is an Australian half-hour satirical comedy programme hosted by Shaun Micallef. The first series premiered at 10:00 pm on SBS TV on 10 October 2007 and concluded on 3 December 2007. A second season began on 27 February 2008 and concluded on 30 April 2008. A third season of the show screened from 1 October to 3 December 2008. The show was developed by Micallef, Gary McCaffrie, Michael Ward and Jason Stephens, with McCaffrie and Ward working as writers on the programme. A fourth series in 2009 was planned, but cancelled due to production clashes with Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation. The show's contributors include Matt Cameron, Doug MacLeod, Dave O'Neil, Tony Moclair and Richard Marsland.