Ten announces new Working Dog show The Cheap Seats
July 14, 2021 9:42
Ten has announced that Have You Been Paying Attention? (HYBPA) creators Working Dog will produce a brand new television program called The Cheap Seats.
The program will act as a companion piece to HYBPA, and will air each Tuesday with comedians and Working Dog regulars Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald as hosts.
The cat is out of the bag! The reason I’ve moved to Australia is that Tim and I are hosting a brand new TV show on @Channel10AU! It’s called The Cheap Seats and it’s a look back on the week in news (except we don’t have to adhere to journalistic guidelines). pic.twitter.com/UQ7WMITIpr
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The Kiwi funnywoman announced her new project on Instagram on Tuesday, writing: The cat is out of the bag! The reason I’ve moved to Australia is that @timmcdonaldwastaken and I are hosting a brand new TV show on Channel 10, she added.
Familiar faces: Melanie (top right) and Tim (bottom left) will be familiar to fans of Have You Been Paying Attention? as they have been panellists on the show a number of times
Exciting: The Kiwi funnywoman wrote on Instagram on Tuesday: The cat is out of the bag! The reason I’ve moved to Australia is that. I m hosting a brand new TV show on Channel 10
Rob Sitch
Rob Sitch starred as Mike Moore, the lead anchor of Frontline who considers himself a serious journalist, but is really a self-centred dunce with no knowledge of current events.
Since the series ended, Sitch has continued to work as an actor, director, producer and screenwriter with production company Working Dog.
Then and now: Rob Sitch starred as Mike Moore (left), the lead anchor of Frontline who considers himself a serious journalist, but is really a self-centred dunce with no knowledge of current events. Right: Sitch at the 2016 Logies in Melbourne
His recent TV credits include Australian comedy program Utopia (2014), for which he served as its lead actor, producer, writer and creator.
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