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Stories From The Golf
''Stories from the Golf'' is an Australian television comedy series first broadcast on SBS in 2004. The series was made up of 13 five-minute episodes. ''Stories from the Golf'' was written and produced by Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler. Cast * Wayne Hope Wayne Hope is an Australian actor, writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain. Writers may develop diffe ... as Anton * Robyn Butler as Candice * Irene Korsten as Sandi * Bob Franklin as Kyle * Marco Chiappi as Cop * Roz Hammond as Woman * Monica Maughan as Irma * Camilla Ah Kin * Molly Daniels as Flower Girl * Cliff Ellen as Ted See also * The Librarians * Very Small Business References External links * 2000s Australian comedy television series 2004 Australian television series debuts Special Broadcasting Service original programming {{Australia-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is an Australian hybrid-funded public broadcasting, public service broadcaster. About 80 percent of funding for the company is derived from tax revenue. SBS operates six TV channels (SBS (Australian TV channel), SBS, SBS Viceland, SBS World Movies, SBS Food, NITV and SBS WorldWatch) and seven radio networks (SBS Radios 1, 2 and 3, Arabic24, SBS Chill, SBS South Asian and SBS PopAsia). SBS is also home to SBS On Demand video streaming service. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect Australia's multicultural society".SBS: Frequently Asked Questions SBS Corporation, accessed 26 May 2007 SBS is one of five main free-to-air networks in Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Hope
Wayne Hope is an Australian actor, writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain. Writers may develop different forms of writing such as novels, short sto ..., director, and producer. He is known for co-creating ''Very Small Business'', '' Upper Middle Bogan'' and '' Summer Love''. Career Hope's acting career began in 1996, when he appeared on '' The Glynn Nicholas Show''. He has co-created ''Very Small Business'', '' Upper Middle Bogan'' and '' Summer Love''. at www.abc.net.au Filmography Film Television Crew Personal life Hope is married to comedian and a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robyn Butler
Robyn Butler is an Australian writer, actress and producer who is best known for her starring role in the television comedy series '' The Librarians''. Butler hosted a radio program called '' Tough Love with Mick Molloy'' on the Triple M network. She is married to actor Wayne Hope with whom she runs the production company Gristmill, and is also the mother of actress Molly Daniels. Butler wrote, produced, directed and performed in ''Stories from the Golf'' and '' The Librarians''. She also co-created ''Very Small Business'', '' Upper Middle Bogan'' and '' Summer Love''. at www.abc.net.au Filmography Television Film / Shorts Production credits Radio * ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Franklin (comedian)
Robert Andrew Franklin (born 1965), is a Hillingdon, London-born, Welsh raised, comedian who has lived in Australia since 1989. Career Television On Australian television, Franklin was both writer and performer on ''Jimeoin'' (1994–95), '' Shaun Micallef's World Around Him'' (1996), ''Small Tales & True'' (1998), ''Eric'' (1997), '' The Mick Molloy Show'' (1999) and '' Introducing Gary Petty'' (2000), in which he played the title role and received an Australian Writers' Guild award nomination. Franklin has also acted in TV dramas such as '' Kangaroo Palace'' (1997), '' Stingers'' (2002), '' After the Deluge'' (2003), '' CrashBurn'' (2003), ''The Heartbreak Tour'' (2005), '' Tripping Over'' (2006) and an episode of '' The Adventures of Lano and Woodley'' ("Starquest"). From 2016 to 2021, Franklin had a recurring role as Brendan O'Grady in the ''Jack Irish'' films and television series. Franklin has made several appearances on '' Thank God You're Here'' and was in the sitcoms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roz Hammond
Rosalind Hammond, often credited as Ros or Roz, is an Australian actress and writer who has worked in theatre, film, and television. Hammond's television appearances include the role of Heather in ABC's '' Bay of Fires'', Claudia in '' The Heights'', and ten seasons of ''Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell''. Early life and education Rosalind Hammond is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Career Hammond played the role of librarian Christine Grimwood in three series of the ABC sitcom '' The Librarians''. She was a regular cast member on '' Thank God You're Here'', '' Full Frontal'', '' Sky Trackers'', '' Snowy'', and '' Micro Nation''. Hammond made guest appearances on the television series '' Harrow'', ''Please Like Me'', ''The Letdown'', '' Carla Cametti PD'', '' Driven Crazy'', ''Law of the Land'', '' MDA'', ''Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'', '' Mr & Mrs Murder'', '' Newstopia'', ''Offspring'', '' Outland'', '' Raw FM'', ''Slide'' and '' Welcher an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Maughan
Monica Cresswell Maughan (née Wood, 15 September 1933 – 8 January 2010) was an Australian actor with roles in theatre, radio, television, film and ballet over a career spanning 52 years. Early life and education She was born Monica Cresswell Wood in Tonga to Australian missionaries Rev. Dr A. Harold Wood and medical doctor Olive Wood (née O'Reilly). She had 5 brothers and sisters, including Dr Elizabeth Wood-Ellem and Rev. Dr H. D'Arcy Wood. The family moved to Sydney, Australia, in 1937 – Monica was three-and-a-half and spoke no English – and shortly afterwards to Melbourne, where her father became principal of Methodist Ladies' College (MLC) and her mother his unofficial deputy. Monica attended MLC, where she received her only formal drama training with speech teacher Dorothy Dwyer, and went on to study French at the University of Melbourne, graduating in 1959 with a BA. Monica was a member of the Melbourne University Dramatic Club, where she adopted the stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilla Ah Kin
Camilla Ah Kin (6 July 1964 – 9 June 2023) was an Australian actress known for her work on ''Holding the Man'', ''Ali & the Ball'', ''Going Home'', and Channel 9 comedy series '' Here Come the Habibs''. Biography Ah Kin was a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Her work included theatre, film, and TV as a performer. In 1992, she received a cultural scholarship from the government of France to study at L’École Internationale du Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. She also completed Master of Arts (Research) with the Department of Performance Studies at the University of Sydney. Ah Kin appeared in productions for companies including Bell Shakespeare, Belvoir, Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, WA Theatre Company (Black Swan), Ensemble Theatre, and Griffin. She had also worked as a director, dramaturge A dramaturge or dramaturg (from Ancient Greek δραματουργός – dramatourgós) is a literary adviser or editor in a thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Daniels
Molly Daniels is an Australian actress, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her roles in ''You're Skitting Me'', '' Tomorrow When the War Began'', '' Ronny Chieng: International Student'' and '' Very Small Business''. She was also a co-host on the ABC children's podcast ''Short and Curly''. Early life and education Daniels was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. Her mother is actress Robyn Butler, and her stepfather is actor Wayne Hope. In a 2019 interview with the Australian magazine ''New Idea'', Butler stated that "Our girls are both really funny. They take great pride in being able to make us laugh, and I'm a particularly good audience for them." After graduating from high school, she studied film and television at Swinburne University in 2014. She studied at the iO Theatre in Chicago, USA. Career Daniels began her acting career in 2004, when she played a flower girl in the SBS comedy series ''Stories from the Golf''. In 2008, she portrayed the chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Ellen
Cliff Ellen (born 22 March 1936) is an Australian character actor who played a prominent guest role on the soap opera ''Neighbours'' as Charlie Cassidy. His first role was in ''Homicide''. His credits include '' Crackerjack'', '' Garbo'', and ''Phar Lap''. A theatre actor of many years, Ellen played the role of Gaston in the Australian touring production of Steve Martin's '' Picasso at the Lapin Agile'' as well as Hannie Rayson Hannie Rayson (born 1957) is a multi-award-winning Australian playwright and newspaper columnist. Biography Rayson was born in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and graduated from the University of Melbourne and the Victorian College o ...'s ''Inheritance''. He also appeared in the 2006 Australian film '' BoyTown''. Ellen writes a column for a local newspaper based on the Mornington Peninsula. Cliff Ellen is the nephew of Joff Ellen, Australian television actor and comedian Filmography Film Television References External links *In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Librarians (2007 TV Series)
''The Librarians'' is an Australian television comedy series which premiered on 31 October 2007 on ABC TV. In the Republic of Ireland, the show aired on RTÉ Two. The series is produced and written by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope who are also the principal cast members. Hope is also the series' director. The first series comprised six half-hour episodes. The second series with another six episodes began airing on 5 August 2009 and was filmed at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds. The series centres on the trials and tribulations of Frances O'Brien, a devoutly Catholic, sexless, inept, humorless, blithely racist, self-important and insensitive Head Librarian. Her life unravels when she is forced to employ her ex-best friend, Christine Grimwood – now a petty drug dealer who needs a character reference – as the Children's Librarian. Frances must do all she can to contain her menacing past and concentrate on the biggest event of the library calendar – Book Week. Filming o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Very Small Business (TV Series)
''Very Small Business'' is an Australian television comedy series first broadcast on Wednesday 3 September 2008 on ABC1. The series is written and created by Wayne Hope, Gary McCaffrie, and Robyn Butler, and produced by Hope and Butler. It comprises fourteen half-hour episodes. A new season began screening in September 2018 titled ''Back in Very Small Business''. It comprises six half-hour episodes. Synopsis Don Angel is the small business owner of the Worldwide Business Group, a business he's trying to grow. This business includes publishing of dubious niche magazines such as ''Feelin' Great'', ''Railway Union Monthly'' and ''Music, Music, Music, Music'' – mere vehicles used by smooth-talking Don to sell advertising space to unsuspecting businesses. He's just hired Ray Leonard, a down-and-out former journalist for ''The Australian'', as his senior journalist and sole employee. Cast * Wayne Hope as Don Angel / Marcus Goode / James White / Haydn King / Kerry Akermanis / Pete M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Australian Comedy Television Series
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a "sh" phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''Samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ), "to hiss". The original name of the letter "Sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
