"Thank God You're Here" (2006) TV series 2006-????

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

5 April 2006 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Game-Show

Tagline:

Each week, four celebrities will walk through this door, and they won't have a clue who they are, or what they're doing there.

Plot:

Thank God You're Here is about well known performers doing a scene which they have no idea what's going on...

Plot Keywords:

Celebrity | Improvisational | Stage Fright | Theatresports | Panic

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Shane Bourne	...	Himself - Host (41 episodes, 2006-2009)
Tom Gleisner	...	Himself - Judge (41 episodes, 2006-2009)
Daniel Cordeaux	...	Ensemble Cast (41 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ed Kavalee	...	Ensemble Cast (41 episodes, 2006-2009)
Nicola Parry	...	Ensemble Cast (41 episodes, 2006-2009)
Heidi Arena	...	Ensemble Cast (35 episodes, 2006-2009)
Andrew Bayly	...	Ensemble Cast (31 episodes, 2006-2009)
Simon Dowling	...	Ensemble Cast (26 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ben Anderson	...	Ensemble Cast / ... (24 episodes, 2006-2009)
Simon Russell	...	Ensemble Cast / ... (21 episodes, 2006-2009)

Runtime:

Australia:60 min (including commercials) | Australia:60 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG (original rating) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Global Television Studios, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Global Television Services

Quotes:

Ensemble Cast: [as a pirate] What happened to your hand?
Peter Rowsthorn: [holding up his hook hand] ... Fell off.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Dancing with the Stars: (#7.1)" (2007)

Great concept, excellent show!

Living here in Australia, settling down in front of the television each night is a somewhat tedious task, knowing you have to chose to watch either a repeat of CSI or another damned reality show! To turn on the TV one Wednesday night I was shocked to see that a new show had appeared - all the cast had Australian accents and the show was actually funny! It's basically an hours worth of improv acting - 4 guest stars (who have also dabbed in comedy) have around 4 minutes to turn sheer terror into comedy. They walk through a blue door, and are greeted by an ensemble cast member (usually unknown) and greeted by the tag line "Thank God You're Here". There are all different scenarios which the actors are greeted with - medieval times, cruise ships, Cleopatra, circus etc. Its just an awesome show to sit back and really watch the actors struggle or have a great time. And the actors are actually funny which is a real change from those sometimes boring American sitcoms. Some of the regular cast members are Angus Sampson, Peter Rosethorn, Akmal Saleh, Shaun Macalif and Frank Woodley. Ten out of ten, an awesome show! Bring on Season Two!