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''Marx and Venus'' was an Australian television comedy series broadcast on
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, the program was about two flatmates; John Marx, played by Bryce Youngman and Venus Hoy, played by Rhoda Lopez. Originally
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was to play Venus Hoy, but she pulled out of the project before filming. The program premiered on 6 August 2007. Episodes of the show are only five minutes long, and it was generally shown around 8:30pm each Monday night. The theme music for the opening titles is "
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2000s Australian comedy television series 2007 Australian television series debuts 2008 Australian television series endings Special Broadcasting Service original programming {{Australia-tv-prog-stub