''The Cheap Seats'' is an Australian comedy panel television show on Network 10 which premiered on 20 July 2021. ''The Cheap Seats'' features selected clips of the previous week's news and television shows accompanied with humorous commentary delivered by the hosts.

Hosts

''The Cheap Seats'' is hosted by

Melanie Bracewell Melanie Bracewell (born July 19, 1995) is a New Zealand comedian, actress and scriptwriter. In 2018, Bracewell won New Zealand's Billy T Award. Life and career Bracewell grew up in Beach Haven in Auckland's North Shore, and is a niece of ...

and Tim McDonald. Segments are co-hosted by presenters such as Mel Tracina on entertainment, Titus O'Reilly on sport and Natasha Exelby on special events such as the Olympics. Comedians

Josh Earl Josh Earl (born 26 June 1981) is an Australian stand-up comedian, television and radio presenter, musician and formerly worked in a school library. He was the presenter of the comeback version of the ABC's musical quiz show '' Spicks and Spec ...

reported from Tasmania,

Nina Oyama Nina Oyama is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, and director. She is best known for her role as Courtney in the ABC comedy series '' Utopia''. Early life Oyama was born to an Australian mother from Sydney's Northern Beaches and a Japanese ...

from Sydney,

Angella Dravid Angella Dravid (born C. 1985/1986) is a New Zealand stand-up comedian, writer and actress. Biography Dravid was born c. 1985/1986 in New Zealand to a Samoan Christian mother and Indian Hindu father. She stated that being from a mixed race, the ...

from New Zealand and

Rachel Fairburn Rachel Fairburn is an English comedian. She was born in Harpurhey, Manchester and attended St Monica's High School. She is co-host of the hit comedy podcast ''All Killa No Filla'' along with fellow comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean. ''All Killa N ...

from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Recurring Segments

* Entertainment: Mel Tracina talks about events which occurred in entertainment during the week. * Sport: Titus O'Reilly talks about events that occurred in sport during the week. * Across the Ditch: Unusual news from New Zealand. * What's on ''What's on in the Warehouse'': The hosts comment on out of context clips from the show ''What's on in the Warehouse'', created by Australian

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chain Chemist Warehouse to promote its products. * ''Pacific Update'' Update: The hosts comment on clips from the

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news show, ''Pacific Update''. * Crop This!: Unusual tidbits from the world of gardening, usually featuring reports by 7news reporter, Penny McKinlay. * Mel's markets: funny news relating to the financial market. * Pencil it in: The hosts highlight strange and unusual events taking place across Australia.

Episodes

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2022)

Awards and nominations

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References

External links

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Production website – Working Dog
2021 Australian television series debuts 2020s Australian comedy television series English-language television shows Network 10 original programming Television shows set in Melbourne {{Australia-tv-prog-stub