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Sam Pang Tonight
''Sam Pang Tonight'' is an Australian talk show hosted by comedian Sam Pang that airs on Network 10. The series premiered on 17 March 2025. In April 2025, the series was renewed for a second season. Production The series was first announced in September 2024, during Paramount Paramount (from the word ''paramount'' meaning "above all others") may refer to: Entertainment and music companies * Paramount Global, also known simply as Paramount, an American mass media company formerly known as ViacomCBS. **Paramount Picture .../Network 10’s 2025 upfronts, where it was known only as “Untitled Sam Pang Project”. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2025) References External links *{{IMDb title, 36204241, Sam Pang Tonight 2020s Australian comedy television series Australian television talk shows Australian variety television shows Network 10 original programming 2025 Australian television series debuts Television shows set in Melbourne Australian English-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Maiden
Samantha Louise Maiden is an Australian political journalist. She is currently political editor for news.com.au, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia. Early life and education Maiden was born in Adelaide. As a student at the University of Adelaide in 1992, she edited '' On Dit'', the student newspaper. Career Maiden has worked as a journalist since 1994. She moved to Canberra to work as a political correspondent in 1998. She wrote for a number of News Corp Sunday papers, including ''The Sunday Telegraph'', '' Sunday Herald Sun'' and '' Sunday Mail''. Maiden was known for breaking exclusive political stories for News Corp papers. She also appeared as a commentator on television news programs, including ''Today'' and '' Pyne & Marles''. In 2016, Maiden said that Peter Dutton, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, had inadvertently sent a text message describing her as a "mad fucking witch" directly to her, instead of a colleague, after Maiden wrote a critical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Gleisner
Thomas Edmund Gleisner (born 24 October 1962) is an Australian comedian and producer. Gleisner co-founded production company Working Dog Productions and currently hosts Network 10's ''Have You Been Paying Attention?''. Early life and education Gleisner was educated at Xavier College in Melbourne, Australia. He attended the University of Melbourne in the 1980s, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws in 1987. While he was a university student he began working with Santo Cilauro and Rob Sitch in the 1983 Law Revue ''Legal A.I.D.S.'' Gleisner wrote and performed in the 1985 Melbourne University Revue ''Too Cool for Sandals.'' Television, radio, and film Gleisner was credited as a writer on ''The D-Generation'' (1986–1987) but not as a regular performer. He did, however, appear on numerous occasions as a guest star (he featured more prominently in the second season), and on the album ''The Satanic Sketches''. Gleisner went on to perform in the D-Gen's la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke McGregor
Luke William McGregor is an Australian comedian, writer and actor, who has performed at various national and international comedy festivals, as himself in many TV shows, and is known for his roles in the ABC TV series ''Utopia'' and '' Rosehaven''. Early career and education McGregor grew up in Hobart, Tasmania, and attended Dominic College and the University of Tasmania, where he spent seven years studying law, philosophy, teaching, physics, with an eye to studying medicine, finally graduating with a combined Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics degree. After graduation, McGregor worked for Centrelink and Medicare, amongst other jobs. Aged 25, he went along to a comedy gig with a friend and got up on stage and spoke for about five minutes. Other comedians encouraged him to continue. In 2008 he launched his comedy career, and was a national finalist in Raw Comedy. Career McGregor was a cast member on the RMITV flagship production '' Studio A'' until its final s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Act
Shane Gilberto Jenek (born 18 February 1982), better known under the stage name Courtney Act, is an Australian drag queen, singer and television personality. Courtney first came to prominence competing on the first season of ''Australian Idol'' in 2003. After the show, she signed to BMG Australia (now Sony Music Australia), and she released her debut single, " Rub Me Wrong", which peaked at No. 29 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified Gold. While auditioning for ''Australian Idol'', she became the first "openly queer and gender diverse contest" to openly appear on the show. In 2014, Courtney was one of the runners-up in season six of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Courtney is a member of the drag girl-group, The AAA Girls. In 2014, Courtney released the extended play ''Kaleidoscope'' (2015); the title-track was the official song for the 2016 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. In January 2018, Courtney appeared on season 21 of '' Celebrity Big Brother UK'' and ultimately won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Armstrong
Tony Patrick Armstrong (born 29 September 1989) is an Australian television presenter and former professional Australian rules footballer. He played for the Adelaide Football Club, Sydney Swans, and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League, before becoming a presenter with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He presented the sport for ''News Breakfast'' on both ABC TV and the ABC News channel from 2021 until October 2024. Armstrong has also hosted other ABC TV shows including ''A Dog's World'', ''Great Australian Stuff'', and ''Tony Armstrong's Extra-Ordinary Things''. For his television work, Armstrong has won the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent at the 2022 Logies and the Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter at the 2023 Logies. Early life and education Tony Patrick Armstrong, a Barranbinya–Gamilaroi man from his father's side, was born on 29 September 1989 in Burrumbuttock near Albury, Australia, to single mum Margaret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Robbins
Glenn Maxwell Robbins (born 30 December 1957) is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, television and radio presenter. He is best known for '' The Comedy Company'', portraying Kel Knight in ''Kath & Kim'' and adventurer Russell Coight in '' All Aussie Adventures''. Robbins has appeared on '' The Panel'', '' Thank God You're Here'' and '' Have You Been Paying Attention?''. Early life Robbins attended Strathmore High School and graduated in 1975. He later studied drama and media at the Melbourne State College and graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree in 1979. He first moved into performing in 1981. Career Television Robbins began his acting career in 1984, appearing in two episodes of ''Prisoner'' and one episode of '' Special Squad''. In 1985 he appeared on the sketch show ''The Eleventh Hour''. He shot to fame in 1988 when he starred in another sketch show, ''The Comedy Company'', in which one of his characters, "Uncle Arthur", became very popular. In 1991 he join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Martin (comedian)
Anthony Francis Martin (born 10 June 1964) is a New Zealand comedian, writer and actor, who has had a successful TV, radio, stand-up and film career in Australia. Career 1980s A former stand-up comedian and commercial voice-over-man, Tony Martin moved to Brisbane, Australia, from New Zealand when he was 21 to work as a radio copywriter. Having worked in radio and amateur theatre back in NZ, Martin approached the ABCTV's '' The D-Generation'' in 1986 to work as a writer only to be told that filming on the first series had been completed. In the interim, he was invited to work as a researcher on ABC-TV's '' The Gillies Republic'' which was the follow-up to the highly successful political satire ''The Gillies Report'' (1984–85). The show was not a success but Martin learnt a considerable amount from the production's mistakes, and made his Australian TV debut as 'Man in Bad Suit' in episode 4. He was also able to observe the production of the last few episodes of the 1986 ABC- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Perfect
Edmund Perfect (born 17 December 1977) is an Australian musician, comedian, writer and actor. Widely known for his role as Mick Holland in Channel Ten's TV series ''Offspring'' in which he performs his own music, he has recorded solo albums and written and performed numerous cabaret shows, including ''Songs from the Middle'' with the Brodsky Quartet. His biographical musical comedy '' Shane Warne: The Musical'' won the 2009 Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work, a Victorian Premier's Literary Award and a Green Room Award. Following his songwriting career on Broadway, where he composed ''Beetlejuice'' and ''King Kong'', Perfect returned to Australia where he was to star as Franklin Hart Jr. in Dolly Parton's musical ''9 to 5'' in late 2020, although it was subsequently indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Early life and education Edmund Perfect was born on 17 December 1977, in Melbourne to teachers Judy and Tom Perfect. He has two sisters. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nath Valvo
Nath Valvo (born 11 December 1983) is an Australian stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and actor. Valvo's comedic style often revolves around personal anecdotes, social commentary, and pop culture references. Career Stand-up comedy Valvo began writing and performing in a comedy sketch group called The Shambles, which was shown on community television across Australia and performed live. In 2006, The Shambles DVD was nominated for an ARIA award for Best Comedy Release. Valvo started solo stand-up comedy in 2013 with his show ''Grindr: A Love Story?'', which was based on his sexual experiences using the dating app. He has since performed at major comedy festivals in Australia. Valvo was nominated for Best Newcomer for his comedy show ''Happy Idiot'' at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He then performed the show at London's Soho Theatre. In 2018, Valvo performed at the Just for Laughs festival at the Tiffany Haddish Gala. Valvo's stand-up show ''I'm Happy For You'' was no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Langbroek
Katherine Langbroek is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter. Langbroek currently hosts Nine Network's reality program ''My Mum Your Dad''. She is also a regular presenter on '' The Project'' and co-hosts the show on Tuesday nights alongside Waleed Aly, Sarah Harris and Sam Taunton. She has previously hosted '' Hughesy & Kate'' with Dave Hughes on the HIT Network. Early life and education Katherine Langbroek’s mother, Anne, is part Jamaican and American, and her father, Jan Langbroek, is Dutch. They both worked as missionaries in Papua New Guinea. Kate was raised as a Jehovah's Witness and was bullied for her religion and appearance during her attendance at Salisbury High School (Queensland). Langbroek has a degree in journalism. Career Langbroek has appeared on '' The Panel'', '' Thank God You're Here'', '' The Project'', '' All Star Family Feud'', '' Have You Been Paying Attention?,'' and '' Hughesy, We Have a Problem''. From the start of 2018, Langb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becky Lucas
Becky Lucas (born 1988) is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer, and presenter. She has also appeared in various television series. Early life Lucas was born in Brisbane and grew up on Coochiemudlo Island. Her mother is a country music singer and her father is an inventor. They separated when Lucas was two years old. Career Lucas was a finalist in the 2013 Raw Comedy competition. In 2014, she relocated to Sydney. Lucas has since performed solo stand-up shows at the Sydney Opera House and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala. On Australian television, Lucas hosted an ABC2 documentary about domestic violence in Australia entitled ''Big Bad Love'' in 2016. She starred in the sketch comedy series '' Orange Is the New Brown'' and '' At Home Alone Together''. Lucas has also made appearances on '' Fancy Boy'', '' Hughesy, We Have a Problem'', '' Saturday Night Rove'', ''Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee'' and ''Sam Pang Tonight''. Lucas has written for ABC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
