Shock Jock
Shock Jock was an Australian television comedy series on TV1. The series lasted for two series between 2001 and 2002 and was created by comedian Tim Ferguson.
| Shock Jock | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Tim Ferguson Marc Gracie |
| Written by | Chris Thompson |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Mockingbird Mondayitis Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV1 |
| Release | 2001 – 2002 |
Ferguson starred along with Matthew Dyktynski, Michael Veitch, Tom Budge, Rod Mullinar, Sancia Robinson, Fiona Todd and Cassandra Magrath, with many well-known Australian actors and comedians in guest roles. Tiriel Mora joined the second season.
It focused on an Australian talkback radio station, CHAT-AM, in the 1980s. The introduction of FM radio in the early 1980s was leading to the slow demise of the AM band. CHAT-AM discovered shock jock Barry Gold (Matthew Dyktynski) and its fortunes were reversed as the station transformed into a popular tabloid show.
Shock Jock was the first original series produced for TV1.
The series was produced by Mockingbird and Mondayitis Productions and was distributed by Foster Gracie TV.