''In Siberia Tonight'' is an Australian
comedy
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Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
talk show
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which aired on
SBS for two seasons, from 2005 to 2006, and featured 21 episodes.
The program was hosted by comedian
Steve Abbott ('The Sandman') and was themed around his Russian heritage. The program commonly featured musical comedy trio
The Kransky Sisters,
Indira Naidoo, Steve's mum Evelyn Abbott and jazz pianist and composer
Marcello Maio.
Cast
Main / regular
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Steve Abbott (host)
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The Kransky Sisters
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Indira Naidoo
* Evelyn Abbott
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Marcello Maio
Recurring
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Lawrence Leung (11 episodes)
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Akmal Saleh
Akmal Saleh (, ) is an Egyptian-Australian comedian and actor. He was born in Egypt and arrived in Sydney with his family in 1975 at the age of 10. He has been performing comedy since the early 1990s and his live shows have toured comedy festiv ...
(8 episodes)
Guests
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Paul Capsis
Paul Capsis (born 1964) is an Australian actor, singer and playwright who mainly works in cabaret and musical theatre. He has also released four albums, ''Paul Capsis Live'' (2004), ''Boulevard Delirium'', ''Everybody Wants to Touch Me'' (2008) ...
(2 episodes)
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Jade Macrae (2 episodes)
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David McCormack (2 episodes)
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The Umbilical Brothers (1 episode)
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Christine Anu (1 episode)
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Wil Anderson (1 episode)
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John Safran
John Michael Safran (; born 13 August 1972) is an Australian radio personality, satirist, documentary maker and author, known for combining humour with religious, political and ethnic issues. First gaining fame appearing in '' Race Around the W ...
(1 episode)
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Diesel (1 episode)
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Alex Perry (1 episode)
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Kostya Tszyu
Konstantin Borisovich "Kostya" Tszyu ( ; rus, Константин Борисович «Костя» Цзю, , kənstɐnʲˈtʲin bɐˈrisəvʲɪtɕ ˈkosʲtʲə ˈdzːʲu; born 19 September 1969) is a Russian-Australian former professional b ...
(1 episode)
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Margaret Fulton (1 episode)
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Jeannie Little (1 episode)
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Anh Do
Anh Do (born 2 June 1977) is a Vietnamese Australian, Vietnamese-born Australian author, actor, comedian, and painter.
He has appeared on Australian TV shows such as ''Thank God You're Here'' and ''Good News Week'', and was runner-up on ''Danci ...
(1 episode)
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Noeline Brown (1 episode)
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Tania Zaetta
Tania Zaetta (born 17 November 1970) is an Australian actress and television presenter.
Early life
Zaetta was born to an Italian father and an Australian mother, and is the granddaughter of amateur botanist James Howard Browne. She spent the ...
(1 episode)
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Stirling Mortlock (1 episode)
References Sydney Morning Herald - Show debut report
2005 Australian television series debuts
2006 Australian television series endings
Special Broadcasting Service original programming
Australian television talk shows
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