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Encyclopedia > Stand Up Australia

Stand Up Australia! is a TV show locally produced by The Comedy Channel since 2006. It is hosted by Cameron Knight, and features two Australian or international comedians on each half-hour show. It is produced in Foxtel's Sydney studios located in North Ryde. // Australia The Comedy Channel is a subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cameron Knight on-set for Stand Up Australia Cameron Knight is an Australian comedian and television personality, born 1976 in Cummins, South Australia. ... Foxtel is a cable television and satellite television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... North Ryde is a suburb in the north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...


Tapings of the shows are usually conducted each Tuesday afternoon/evening consisting of two sessions of two shows being taped each session in front of a live audience. A unique feature of each show being taped is the set and props are moved/modified between each taping to give off the feel of a different set each time.

As of November 2006, Cougar Bourbon became the major sponsor of Stand Up Australia. The Comedy Store, Sydney is also a sponsor of the show providing promotion and comedians that appear on Stand Up Australia. Image File history File links Standupcam. ... Image File history File links Standupcam. ... Cameron Knight on-set for Stand Up Australia Cameron Knight is an Australian comedian and television personality, born 1976 in Cummins, South Australia. ... 67 die and about 300,000 people are affected by floods in Ethiopias Somali Region of Ogaden after the Shabelle River bursts its banks. ... Sam Cougars bourbon whiskey has been produced in Lawrenceburg, U.S.A. since 1865. ...


For the week of the Melbourne Cup 2006 carnival, there was a number of episodes that had a "racing" theme for each show. This included the set, audience and host being dressed up in horse racing themes. The 1976 cup won by Van Der Hum. ...


The comedy set and studio is now called "The Troubled Bison"


External Links

  • Official Stand Up Australia! site
  • Sydney Comedy Store (sponsor and supplier of comedians for show)

 

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