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Retrograde (TV Series)
''Retrograde'' is an Australian narrative comedy series which first screened on the ABC in July 2020. It follows the lives of a group of thirty-something friends as they drown their sorrows at a virtual bar during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Cast * Pallavi Sharda as Maddie * Ilai Swindells as Ramsay * Maria Angelico as Isabel * Esther Hannaford as Sophie * Nicholas Boshier as Dylan * Max Brown as Rob Guest cast * Ronny Chieng as Glen * Shapoor Batliwalla as Dad * Julian Haig as Hot Alan * Luxy Mu as Maya Production ''Retrograde'' is a six part series created by Mark O'Toole and Meg O'Connell and is directed by Natalie Bailey. The executive producer is Kurt Royan and producers are Meg O'Connell, Dan Lake, and Jackson Lapsley Scott. It is an Unless Pictures & Orange Entertainment Co production for the ABC. The series was conceived of in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia was a part of the COVID-19 pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in Ancient Greek theatre, theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing ''agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses which e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Bailey
Natalie Bailey is a screenwriter and director, known for her work on TV series in the UK, US and Australia. Early life Bailey emigrated to the UK from Australia in 2000. Career Bailey has worked in the production and direction of many TV comedies led by Armando Iannucci, including ''Time Trumpet'', ''The Thick of It'', ''Veep'' and '' Avenue 5''. Other television directing credits which include '' Pramface'', '' Loaded'', ''Damned'' and '' Run'' for HBO. She directed the 2021 comedy drama TV miniseries on SBS, '' The Unusual Suspects''. Bailey directed episodes five, six, and seven of the streaming series '' Joe vs. Carole''. She directed the 2023 drama series Bay of Fires for ABC. She directed the feature film '' Audrey''. In 2024, she was set as the lead director of ''Down Cemetery Road'', an adaptation of the Mick Herron novel, starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson Ruth Wilson (born 13 January 1982) is an English actress. She has played the eponymous protagonist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Original Programming
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse) Australian (1858 – 15 October 1879) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was exported to the United States where he had modest success as a racehorse but became a very successful and influential breeding stallion. Back ..., a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecting
''Connecting...'' is an American television sitcom co-created and co-executive produced by Martin Gero and Brendan Gall for Universal Television. The series aired from October 8 to October 29, 2020 on NBC. In November 2020, the series was canceled after four episodes. The remaining episodes were released on NBC.com and Peacock shortly after. Premise Set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the series follows the lives of a group of friends who try to stay connected via videotelephony as they navigate through the various nuances of life in a lockdown. Cast Main * Otmara Marrero as Annie * Parvesh Cheena as Pradeep * Keith Powell as Garrett *Jill Knox as Michelle * Shakina Nayfack as Ellis *Ely Henry as Rufus * Preacher Lawson as Ben Recurring * Cassie Beck as Jazmin * Loretta Devine as Dayleen * Alex Landi as Cameron Guest *Constance Marie as Martha *Tony Plana as Ramona *Carl Tart as Wendell *Jaime Cepero as Kirby *D'Lo as Zach Episodes Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At Home Alone Together
''At Home Alone Together'' is an Australian comedy series which is a satire of lifestyle television in the era of lockdowns, self-isolation and social distancing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. The nine part series was produced by the ABC with production investment from the ABC and Screen Australia. Premise ''At Home Alone Together'' is a satirical comedy described as a lifestyle television shows for a world in which nobody has a life. Cast Hosted by journalist Ray Martin, it features regular contributors, including comedians Anne Edmonds, Ryan Shelton, Becky Lucas, Bjorn Stewart, Christiaan Van Vuuren and Adele Vuko, who share their knowledge, inspirations and advice on how to achieve self-improvement. Additional contributors include Father Bob Maguire, Laura Hughes, Michelle Brasier, Dr Norman Swan, Lucy Durack, Vidya Rajan and Greg Larsen. Guest appearances Guests on the sketch show appear as themselves or as characters in sketches. Guests include: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Daily
''The New Daily'' is an online Australian newspaper founded in 2013, and owned by Industry Super Holdings, which represents industry superannuation funds. History ''The New Daily'' was started by AustralianSuper, Cbus and Industry Super Holdings in 2013. The venture was deemed controversial due to its ownership by non-profit superannuation funds (which are legally obliged to spend money in their members' best interests) regarding both the publication's commercial nature and its editorial independence. The founding editor was Bruce Guthrie. In 2016, it became wholly owned by Industry Super Holdings. The initial funding and investment of the entity was paid for using funds from those organisations, with justifications made by super-fund management that investing in the news site would be a worthwhile activity for super-fund members for a number of reasons. When the publication was launched, its owner AustralianSuper planned to force subscriptions from its members unless t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoom (software)
Zoom Workplace (commonly known and stylized as zoom) is a proprietary software, proprietary videotelephony software program developed by Zoom Communications. The free plan allows up to 100 concurrent participants, with a 40-minute time restriction. Users have the option to upgrade by subscribing to a paid plan, the highest of which supports up to 1,000 concurrent participants for meetings lasting up to 30 hours. History A beta version of Zoom that could host conferences with only up to 15 video participants was launched on August 21, 2012. On January 25, 2013, version 1.0 of the program was released with an increase in the number of participants per conference to 25. By the end of its first month, Zoom had 400,000 users. By 2013, Zoom had more than one million users. After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, by February 2020, Zoom had gained 2.22 million users in 2020 – more users than it amassed in the entirety of 2019. In March 2020, the Zoom app was downloaded 2.13 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC News (Australia)
ABC News, also known as ABC News and Current Affairs, is a public news service produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The service covers both local and world affairs, broadcasting both nationally as ABC News, and across the Asia-Pacific under the ''ABC Australia'' title. The division of the organisation ABC News, Analysis and Investigations is responsible for all news-gathering and coverage across the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's various television, radio, and online platforms. Some of the services included under the auspices of the division are its 24-hour news channel ABC News Australia TV Channel (formerly ABC News 24), the long-running radio news programs, '' AM'', '' The World Today'', and '' PM''; ABC NewsRadio, a 24-hour continuous news radio channel; and radio news bulletins and programs on ABC Local Radio, ABC Radio National, ABC Classic FM, and Triple J. ABC News Online has an extensive online presence which includes many written news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronny Chieng
Ronny Xin Yi Chieng ( zh, s=钱信伊, p=Qián Xìnyī) is a Malaysian-born American comedian and actor. He is a senior correspondent on Comedy Central's '' The Daily Show'', and he created and starred in the sitcom '' Ronny Chieng: International Student''. He has also appeared in films such as '' Crazy Rich Asians'' and the English version of '' Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow''. Early life and education Chieng was born into a Malaysian Chinese family in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. He does not celebrate his birthday and prefers to keep his date of birth private. He grew up in both Singapore and the United States, living in Manchester, New Hampshire from 1989 to 1994. In his youth, he was a Singapore Sea Scout of the Singapore Scout Association. When he lived in Johor Bahru, Chieng commuted to Fuchun Primary School in Woodlands, Singapore. He subsequently attended Pioneer Secondary School and Jurong Pioneer Junior College. Thereafter, he attended the Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark O'Toole (screenwriter)
Mark O'Toole may refer to: * Mark O'Toole (bishop) (born 1963), Roman Catholic Bishop of Plymouth * Mark O'Toole (musician) (born 1964), bassist with Frankie Goes to Hollywood * Mark O'Toole (screenwriter), Australian screenwriter and producer, executive producer of '' Thalu'' {{hndis, Otoole, Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Brown (Australian Actor)
Max Brown is an Australian film, television and theatre actor from Melbourne, Victoria. Max is best known for his portrayal of Oscar Wolfe in the TV series '' ''The Gloaming'''' on Stan. His mainstream theatrical debut was in Benjamin Law's play ''Torch the Place'' for Melbourne Theatre Company in 2020. Biography Brown was born in Sydney the eldest of three children. He made his onscreen acting debut on ''Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...'' as Robin Dawal in 2015. Filmography Film Television Theatre Awards and nominations References External links * Max Brown actor biography at BGM Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Living people 21st-century Australian male actors Year of birth missing (living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
