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that began airing in May 2016 on

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. The six new comedies screened in the series are seen as possible pilots for a full TV series. '' Ronny Chieng: International Student'' won a full season which aired on the ABC in Australia in June 2017 and later on

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'' won a full season for the ABC in Australia and on

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in the US.

Episodes

Ronny Chieng: International Student

Ronny Chieng shares his experiences as an international student. *

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: Internatio ...

as himself *

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 ...

as Asher *

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as Mick * Hoa Xuande as Elvin * Anthony Morgan as Professor Dale * Laurence Boxhall as Daniel * Linda Schragger as Mrs. Chieng * Gareth Yuen as Denedict * Shuang Hu as Wei-Jun * Felicity Ward as Post-Grad Student * Tim Potter as Librarian * Quin Ellery as Nicholas * Brenton Cosier as James * Daniel Di Giovanni as Alexander * Aaron Gocs as Streaker * John Campbell as Waiter * Ryder Jack as Hipster

The Letdown

Audrey struggles as a new mum in an oddball mothers' group. * Alison Bell as Audrey *

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as Ambrose *

Sacha Horler Sacha Horler is an Australian actress. She was born on 12 February 1971. Her parents were lawyers, but co-founded Sydney's Nimrod Theatre Company in the early 1970s. Early life and education Sacha Horler graduated from Sydney's National I ...

as Ester *

Lucy Durack Lucy Durack (born 17 November 1982) is an Australian actress, singer and television personality who played Glinda in the Australian production of ''Wicked'', and Elle Woods in the Australian production of '' Legally Blonde: The Musical''. She s ...

as Sophie *

Leon Ford Leon Ford is an Australian actor who has appeared in many television and theatre productions. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''The Cooks'', ''Changi'' and the telemovie ''Stepfather of the Bride''. Early life Ford att ...

as Ruben *

Celeste Barber Celeste Barber (born 1982) is an Australian comedian and media personality. Early life and education Celeste Barber was born around 1982 and grew up in Terranora, on the far north coast of New South Wales coast. She has one sibling, a sister ...

as Barbara * Taylor Ferguson as Jenna *

Leah Vandenberg Leah Vandenberg is a New Zealand-born Australian theatre, television, and film actress. She has appeared in many well-known Australian productions, including the award-winning Netflix series ''The Letdown'' and SBS drama ''The Hunting''. She ...

as Martha * Xana Tang * Sarah Peirse

The Legend of Gavin Tanner

The desperate attempts of a deadbeat weed dealer to win his new neighbour's affections.

The Future is Expensive

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 an ...

's absurd suburban life.

Bleak

Kate McLennan plays Anna O'Brien a woman who hits rock bottom in life and love after losing her job, boyfriend and home in one day.

Moonman

Lawrence Mooney Lawrence Mooney (born 22 April 1965) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, and former television and radio presenter. Radio career Mooney has held various jobs including a customs officer, cleaner, salesman, furniture polisher and collectin ...

discovering what it takes for a 40-something-year-old man to finally grow up.

References

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* * * * * * {{IMDb title, tt5700378, Moonman Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming 2010s Australian comedy television series 2016 Australian television series debuts Australian English-language television shows