The Chaser Election Collection

Synopsis

The Chaser election specials are a number of Australian political satire based comedy programs produced by The Chaser. The shows, which have run under various titles, provide commentary on Australian federal election and has been produced since 2001 for ABC TV. The first show, The Election Chaser in 2001 was the first ever television production of the Chaser team. In 2004 and 2007 they produced The Chaser Decides which won the Logie Award for "Most Outstanding Comedy Program" for the 2004 series. In 2010, the Chaser team produced a 5-episode series about the 2010 election, called Yes We Canberra!. A new series was produced for the 2013 election, called The Hamster Decides. The Chaser's Election Desk aired in the six weeks prior to the 2016 federal election.

First Air Date: 2001-10-23

Last Air Date: 2013-09-11

Number of Seasons: 6

Number of Episodes: 21

Created By: Charles Firth, Andrew Hansen, Dominic Knight, Chas Licciardello, Julian Morrow, Craig Reucassel, Chris Taylor

Networks: ABC TV

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Top Cast

Chris Taylor as N/A
Chas Licciardello as N/A
Craig Reucassel as N/A
Andrew Hansen as N/A
Julian Morrow as N/A

Seasons

Specials (2011) - (2 Episodes)

The Election Chaser: 2001 (2001) - (5 Episodes)

The Chaser Decides: 2004 (2004) - (4 Episodes)

The Chaser Decides: 2007 (2007) - (2 Episodes)

Yes We Canberra! (2010) - (5 Episodes)

The Hamster Decides (2013) - (5 Episodes)

The Chaser’s Election Desk (2016) - (5 Episodes)

Specials (2011)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Pilot (2011-09-19)

On the 3rd of December, 2010, a DVD titled The Chaser Election Collection was released. It contained every election special The Chaser had screened to date, as well as special features including the never-before-seen The Election Chaser pilot.
Ep. 2: Yes We Canberra! Extras (2010-09-16)

Extras from the Yes We Canberra! DVD