''The Moth Effect'' is an Australian

sketch comedy Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches" or, "skits", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. While the form developed and became popular in ...

television series on

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from 30 July 2021. The series is Amazon's first scripted Australian Amazon Original series. The six part series features sketches, music videos and interstitials. ''The Moth Effect'' was created and written by Nick Boshier and Jazz Twemlow, with a team of writers which includes Sarah Bishop, Bridie Connell, Mark Humphries,

Nazeem Hussain Nazeem Hussain is an Australian comedian, actor, television and radio presenter. He is best known as the creator and star of two television comedy shows, '' Legally Brown'' and '' Orange Is the New Brown''. He has also has multiple comedy sp ...

, Natesha Somasundaram, David Woodhead and Meg O’Connell and Ramsay David Nuthall. is directed by Craig Anderson and

Gracie Otto Gracie Otto is an Australian filmmaker and actress. She made her feature-length directing debut with the 2013 documentary ''The Last Impresario'' about prolific British theatre impresario and film producer Michael White (producer), Michael White ...

. produced by Lauren Elliott and Jordana Johnson and executive produced by Sophia Zachariou.

Cast

The series features

Bryan Brown Bryan Neathway Brown AM (born 23 June 1947) is an Australian actor. He has performed in over eighty film and television projects since the late 1970s, both in his native Australia and abroad. Notable films include '' Breaker Morant'' (1980), ...

Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his supporting and leading roles in both film and television. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. His roles include Private Leona ...

David Wenham David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in The Lord of the Rings (film series), ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Friar Carl in ' ...

, Jack Thompson,

Miranda Otto Miranda Otto (born 16 December 1967) is an Australian actress. She is the daughter of actors Barry Otto, Barry and Lindsay Otto and the paternal half-sister of actress Gracie Otto. Otto began her acting career in 1986 at age 18 and appeared in a ...

Ben Lawson Ben Lawson (born 6 February 1980) is an Australian actor. From 2006 until 2008, he played Frazer Yeats in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. The role earned him a Logie Award nomination. Lawson has since appeared in several American tel ...

, Peter O'Brien,

Kate Box Kate Box (born 28 October 1979) is an Australian stage, film, and television actress. She is known for her roles as Nicole Vargas in ''Rake,'' Lou Kelly in '' Wentworth'', and as Dulcie Collins in '' Deadloch''. Early life and education Kate ...

Zoe Terakes Zoe Terakes () is an Australian actor. They are known for playing Reb Keane in the series '' Wentworth'' (2020–2021) and Hayley in the horror film '' Talk to Me'' (2022). Early life and education Terakes attended SCEGGS Darlinghurst for h ...

Miranda Tapsell Miranda Tapsell (born 11 December 1987) is a Larrakia Aboriginal Australian actress of both stage and screen, best known for her role as Cynthia in the Wayne Blair film '' The Sapphires'' and her 2015 performance as Martha Tennant in the Nine ...

, Jake Ryan, Mark Humphries,

, Zoe Coombs Marr, Jonny Brugh, Lucinda Price, Dave Woodhead, Louis Hanson,

Steen Raskopoulos Steen Raskopoulos (born 3 July 1987) is an Australian comedian, actor and improviser. He is best known for his live character solo sketch shows, playing Nick Fletcher in ''The Office'' (Australia), playing Dr. Evan in '' The Duchess'' (Netfli ...

, Tim Franklin, Sam Cotton,

Christiaan Van Vuuren Christiaan Van Vuuren (born 1982), known as The Fully Sick Rapper in his first video series, is an actor, writer, director and video blogging, video blogger from Sydney, Australia. He often collaborates with his brother, Connor Van Vuuren, and t ...

, Sarah Bishop, Sam Campbell, Megan Wilding and

Brooke Boney Brooke Kathleen Boney (born ) is an Australian journalist and television presenter of Aboriginal Gamilaroi descent. Boney has previously been a news and entertainment presenter of Nine Network's breakfast program '' Today'' and newsreader on th ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moth Effect, The Amazon Prime Video original programming Australian English-language television shows Australian television sketch shows 2021 Australian television series debuts 2020s Australian comedy television series Television series by Amazon MGM Studios