BackBerner was an Australian political satire sketch comedy television series, broadcast on ABC television, and produced by the ABC with Crackerjack Productions. The program was hosted by stand up comic Peter Berner and noted Australian character actor Louise Siversen. The series began in 1999, and ended on 14 November2002. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national public broadcaster. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national public broadcaster. ... Peter Berner, Australian comedian. ... Louise Siversen is an Australian actor. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining until the end of the year. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
The show parodied the current affairs format with Berner, but most frequently Siversen engaged in interviews with various representatives and authorities on the subjects of that week's news stories to discuss the issue, with various comedians playing the role of the interviewees. The most common of these characters were Dr Dennis Johnson who covered medical issues and Dexter Pinion, the far right conservative correspondent for government reconciliation who frequently railed against the supposedly left-leaning ABC. Numerous other character actors often made return appearances under different names, such as Nicholas Hammond who was often appeared as Jack Bloom, a representative for the US Government. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national public broadcaster. ... Nicholas Hammond (born May 15, 1950) is an American actor. ...
Other regulars on the program were Tanya Bulmer and Kym Gyngell who engaged in pre-recorded external and on the street interviews. Kym Gyngell (born 15 April 1952) is an Australian comedian. ...
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