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Celebrity Mastermind Australia
''Celebrity Mastermind'' is an Australian television quiz show aired on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). A spin-off of Mastermind, the series is produced by BBC Studios BBC Studios is a British content company. It is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC that was formed in April 2018 through the merger of the BBC's commercial production arm and the BBC's commercial international distribution arm, BBC Worldwide. ... and is based on the original British game show of the same name created by Bill Wright. The show features an intimidating setting with challenging questions on specialised subjects of the contestant's choice, followed by "slow burn" question and a general knowledge round. The program was first announced in November 2019, with Jennifer Byrne hosting the first season of the show. Fennell took over as host of the show from the second season, which began in August 2021. Format Episodes consist of three rounds, lining up with the grand final of the original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, sharing the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of game shows dates back to the invention of television as a medium. On most game shows, contestants either have to answer questions or solve puzzles, typically to win either money or prizes. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's sponsor. History 1930s–1950s Game shows began to appear on radio and television in the late 1930s. The first television game show, ''Spelling Bee'', as well as the first radio game show, '' Information Please'', were both broadcast in 1938; the first major success in the game show genre was '' Dr. I.Q.'', a radio quiz show that began in 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrick Watts
Merrick Watts (born 18 November 1973) is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter. He is best known for performing stand-up comedy and radio works as part of the comedy duo Merrick and Rosso with Tim Ross. Career Stand up Watts began his career in comedy and first came together with Tim Ross when they teamed up for a one off comedy show in 1996. They had many stand up shows and comedy tours across Australia and appeared at many comedy festivals. They also published the comedy books ''Merrick and Rosso, The Book'' and ''Merrick and Rosso, The Book Volume 2''. Radio Watts began his radio career with Tim Ross at Triple J performing a weekly guest spot on the drive-time program on Triple J radio in 1998 as Merrick and Rosso. They became full-time presenters and then in 2001 they moved to newly launched commercial radio station Nova 96.9 for the breakfast radio shift. Co-hosts on the breakfast show included Katrina Blowers, Sami Lukis and Kate Ritchie. Ross left the suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Reid (entertainment Reporter)
Richard Reid is an Australian-based American entertainment reporter.Knox, David (23 November 2017Richard Reid: 'Take my throne!' ''TV Tonight''. Retrieved 14 January 2019. He is known for his daily Hollywood gossip segment on the Nine Network's breakfast program ''Today'' from 2006 until 2015. During this time, he was also the resident style expert on Nine's makeover show, '' Domestic Blitz'' and appeared on other Nine programs such as ''20 to One''. More recently, he has been a regular contributor to Network Ten's morning program, ''Studio 10''. In 2015, Reid appeared on the fourth season of Nine's reality show, ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia''. In 2019, Reid appeared on the fifth season of Network Ten reality show, '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. Biography Hired as an entertainment reporter for Northwest Cable News in Seattle, Washington, Richard caused a stir in 1999 when he became the first openly gay on-air personality in the region. He quickly beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Dickson (TV Personality)
Ian Ross Perrygrove (born 28 March 1963) better known as Ian "Dicko" Dickson or simply “Dicko” is an English Australian television and radio presenter, television producer, music journalist and former record company executive and talent scout. He has been a talent judge on ''Australian Idol'', ''The Next Great American Band'' and more recently ''Australia's Got Talent''. He previously spent over twenty years working in the record industry in both the U.K. and Australia, for labels including Creation Records, Sony, A&M and BMG and for music acts including Celine Dion, Ozzy Osbourne, Primal Scream and Pearl Jam. Early life and education Dickson is the grandson of former professional footballer Ian Dickson from Dumfries. As well as playing for hometown club Queen of the South, Dickson the footballer also played for Middlesbrough and for Aston Villa; while playing for the last he set roots in Birmingham, his grandson's home town. Dickson graduated from the University of No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Olive
Mark Olive (born 1962), also known as the Black Olive, is an Aboriginal Australian chef. Olive was born in Wollongong in 1962 and is a Bundjalung man. Olive had a cooking segment on the ABC's ''Message Stick'' TV seriesMessage SticMark Olive & Ten Canoes/ref> and later got his own TV cooking series, ''The Outback Cafe''. He has released a cookbook, ''The Outback Cafe'', based on the series.The Agebr>Native ambitionsPaul Best, March 24, 2009The Agebr>Bush foods could soon be on the mainstream menuCarolyn Webb, January 27, 2007 In 2006 he won a Deadly Award The Deadly Awards, commonly known simply as The Deadlys, was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. The event was held from 1995 to 2013. Description T ... for Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment.Deadly Vibe, Issue 116 October 200Mark Olive. The Entertainer Mark Olive hosts Australian reality competitive cooking show '' The Chef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoë Coombs Marr
Zoë Coombs Marr is an Australian comedian, performer and actor. In 2014, Coombs Marr acted in Gideon Obarzanek’s ''L’Chaim'' which premiered as part of Sydney Dance Company's season ''Interplay''. In 2016 her show ''Trigger Warning'', in which she adopts the persona of a sexist man called "Dave", received the Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF). As well as the Barry (now known as Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award), the show also won two Green Room Awards. Coombs Marr introduced her new character, "Bossy Bottom" at the Adelaide Fringe in March 2018, after she decided to leave "Dave" behind. She was nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer for her new show. In April 2020, Amazon Prime started streaming a comedy special of "Bossy Bottom". In 2022, Coombs Marr brought back the character of "Dave", who, as revealed in her new show, "The Opener", had been in a coma since 2016 and missed a lot of historic events such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Karvelas
Patricia Karvelas (born 29 January 1981) is an Australian radio presenter, current affairs journalist and political correspondent. Karvelas currently hosts ''RN Breakfast'' on Radio National. Early life Karvelas was born in Australia to Greek migrants who moved to Melbourne in the late 1960s. Her father was from the village of Foinikounta in the Peloponnese region of Greece. When Karvelas was 8 years old, both her parents died suddenly and she lived with her maternal grandmother and later her two older sisters, Voula and Sue in Carlton. Karvelas attended a number of schools but completed her senior schooling years at University High School and graduated from RMIT University. Early career Karvelas' journalism career began around 1994 when, as a young teenager, she joined the community radio station 3CR Melbourne. She hosted programs such as ''Wednesday Breakfast'' and ''Girl Zone''. By the age of 15 she was also a guest presenter at 3RRR. Karvelas stayed at 3CR until the y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wood (actor, Born 1946)
John Wood (born 14 July 1946) is an Australian television Gold Logie Award-winning actor and scriptwriter. Wood has appeared in numerous theatre and TV productions, but is best known for his roles in the legal drama ''Rafferty's Rules'' as Stipendiary Magistrate Michael Rafferty and in the long-running police drama ''Blue Heelers'', as Tom Croydon both for the Seven Network. Biography Early career Wood began his acting career in 1966, attending National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and doing a play called ''Eh?'' directed by Max Gillies and co-starring Tony Taylor. In 1970 he became a professional actor and worked for the Old Tote Theatre Company in a production of ''Death of a Salesman''. Career-Television His first professional TV role was in ''Minus Five'' with Ken James and Rowena Wallace which went to air with the title ''Barrier Reef''. A common misconception is that his first role was a guest role in '' Bellbird'', an Australian television series. He then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Mathison
James Mathison (born 14 January 1978) is an Australian television presenter and former independent political candidate. Early life Mathison was born in Sydney, New South Wales and grew up in Northern Beaches suburb of Frenchs Forest. He attended St. Augustine's College, in Brookvale. After leaving school, he worked in various jobs, including working in a warehouse for a mail-order company and as a cashier at a service station, before spending a year on exchange in South America. Career Entertainment Television In 2001, Mathison was a contestant on the Channel Ten reality TV show '' The $20 Challenge'', during which he was shown busking on the streets of London for extra money. He achieved second place in the contest. Weeks after returning from London, he auditioned for pay-TV channel Channel s new reporter search. After making it through to the final 8, he was offered a job there as video journalist. In 2003, Mathison was appointed co-host of ''Australian Idol'' along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki Osborne
Nikki Osborne (born 19 July 1981) is an Australian comedian, actress, television presenter and former model. Osborne is best known as a former host of the now-defunct late night interactive quiz series, '' Quizmania'' ( Nine Network, 2006–2007). Osborne has also featured in feature film productions such as the American mini-series, ''The Mystery of Natalie Wood'' (2003) and '' Ned'' (2004). She appeared in the sixth season of the Australian version of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. Career Television Osborne has appeared on '' Celebrity Name Game'', ''Show Me the Movie!'' and ''Hughesy, We Have a Problem''. One of three originals, Osborne was a host on the Australian phone-in quiz show '' Quizmania'', broadcast on the Nine Network in the late-night time slot (post-midnight). Osborne left the show on 12 May 2007 to work on the new Mick Molloy comedy series, ''The Nation''. In 2004 Osborne featured in American mini-series '' The Mystery of Natalie Wood'', playin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myf Warhurst
Myfanwy Warhurst (, born May 29, 1973) is an Australian radio announcer and television personality, best known for her work at Triple J radio station and on ABC Television's long-running music-themed quiz show '' Spicks and Specks''. she has an ongoing role as Australia's commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest alongside Joel Creasey, and as co-host of the weekly podcast ''Bang On''. She also provides the voice of Aunt Trixie and Indy's Mum in the Australian animated show '' Bluey''. Early life Warhurst was born in Portland, Victoria, in 1973. She has three older brothers named Kit and Andre. Kit plays drums in the band Rocket Science. Warhurst's family moved to Donald in central Victoria when she was a child, then to Red Cliffs in northwest Victoria when she was eight years old. Career Before her career as a radio announcer and TV personality, Warhurst was editor-in-chief of Melbourne street press ''Inpress''. Radio and podcasting Working as a radio announcer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pointless (Australian Game Show)
''Pointless'' was an Australian television quiz show based on the British program of the same name. It was broadcast by Network 10 and hosted by Mark Humphries. It began airing from 23 July 2018 until 10 May 2019. ''Pointless'' was filmed at Network 10 Studios in Pyrmont, a suburb in Sydney's inner-city. History In May 2018, Endemol Shine Australia were looking for local contestants from New South Wales to audition for ''Pointless''. It was confirmed that the Nine Network, Seven Network, ABC, SBS and Foxtel had not purchased the rights to the show, leaving Network 10 as the likely broadcaster. In late June it was announced that an Australian version of ''Pointless'' would air on Network 10, replacing '' Family Feud''. In February 2019, various entertainment websites speculated that the show had been cancelled due to poor ratings, and that a replacement was yet to be announced. On 15 March 2019, Network 10 confirmed that Pointless was cancelled, to be replaced with a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
