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*Stand Up Australia*
Stand Up Australia
Genre	Comedy
Country of origin	Australia
Original release
Network	Foxtel's The Comedy Channel

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Stand Up Australia! is a TV show locally produced by The Comedy Channel since 2006. It is hosted by Cameron Knight, and features four Australian or international comedians on each one hour show. Series two is produced in Melbourne, previously the first series was shot at Foxtel's Sydney studios located in North Ryde, where the set and studio is was named "The Troubled Bison".

The first series went for a marathon 95 episodes and showcased just about every Australian stand up. 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.

Some comedians who have appeared on the show include Tom Rhodes, Fiona O'Loughlin, Sam Simmons, Greg Fleet, Rod Quantock, Terri Psiakis, Michael Chamberlin, Subby Valentine, Charlie Pickering, Steady Eddy, Chris Franklin, Elliot Goblet, Pommy Johnson, Scott Brennan, Eddie Ifft, Simon Palomares, Dave Grant, Tommy Dean, Sam Bowring and Bev Killick.

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-'''''Stand Up Australia!''''' is a TV show locally produced by [[The Comedy Channel]] since [[2006]]. It is hosted by [[Cameron Knight]], and features four Australian or international comedians on each one hour show. It is produced in [[The Comedy Channel]] studios in [[Melbourne]], previously it was at [[Foxtel]]'s [[Sydney]] studios located in [[North Ryde]].
+'''''Stand Up Australia!''''' is a TV show locally produced by [[The Comedy Channel]] since [[2006]]. It is hosted by [[Cameron Knight]], and features four Australian or international comedians on each one hour show. Series two is produced in [[Melbourne]], previously the first series was shot at [[Foxtel]]'s [[Sydney]] studios located in [[North Ryde]], where the set and studio is was named '''"The Troubled Bison"'''.
+The first series went for a marathon 95 episodes and showcased just about every Australian stand up. 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.
-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]], [[Sam Cougar|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.
-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 comedy set and studio is now called '''"The Troubled Bison"'''.
 Some comedians who have appeared on the show include [[Tom Rhodes]], [[Fiona O'Loughlin]], [[Sam Simmons]], [[Greg Fleet]], [[Rod Quantock]], [[Terri Psiakis]], [[Michael Chamberlin (comedian)|Michael Chamberlin]], [[Subby Valentine]], [[Charlie Pickering]], [[Steady Eddy]], [[Chris Franklin]], [[Elliot Goblet]], [[Pommy Johnson]], [[Scott Brennan]],  [[Eddie Ifft]], [[Simon Palomares]], [[Dave Grant]], [[Tommy Dean]], [[Sam Bowring]] and [[Bev Killick]].