The week s best comedy on TV and radio
The week’s best new comedy on TV and radio.
Wednesday May 5
BLOODS: Samson Kayo and Jane Horrocks star as mismatched paramedic partners in this six-part comedy, commissioned following a successful 2018 pilot. Spiky South London boy Maleek is not impressed by new partner Wendy, a middle-aged divorcee who’s just moved to the capital.
Sky One, 10pm
JOHNNY VEGAS: CARRY ON GLAMPING: This new four-part series charts the comedian’s attempts to create the country s coolest glamping site. Together with his long-suffering assistant Bev, he buys an old Maltese bus online, just one of the old vehicles he wants for the site. Naturally nothing quite goes to plan. All episodes will be available on All 4 immediately after this one goes out.
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After a year that’s seen Aussies more physically divided than ever, the highly anticipated summer ad from Australian Lamb comes at the perfect time, uniting the country over some lamb, and laughs, this summer, developed by The Monkeys, part of Accenture Interactive.
MLA’s summer campaign: border closures, Morrison’s holiday and lamb reuniting the nation
Border closures are front and centre of the Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) 2021 summer lamb campaign, but at the heart remains the brand s consistent message of unity. Mumbrella s Zoe Wilkinson chats to domestic marketing manager Graeme Yardy about Christmas lockdowns, tongue-in-cheek humour, and taking a jab at Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
January 11, 2021 11:01
“As soon as we saw it in shot, we just went: ‘Yep. Absolutely. It works,” Meat and Livestock Australia’s (MLA) domestic marketing manager, Graeme Yardy, tells Mumbrella.
A disembodied hand reaches through a sky-high concrete wall, separating Queensland and New South Wales, offering a curious elderly man a simple lamb chop. He leans over it, and takes a bite.