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Paul Fenech
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Pizza
Pizza was an Australian television series on the Australian television network SBS. The series has a spin-off feature length movie, Fat Pizza, released in 2003, and a best-of highlights video/DVD that featured previously unreleased footage and a schoolies exposé, released in 2004. In addition to this, a theatre show entitled "Fat Pizza", starring several characters from the show, has toured the Australian east coast. Through ironic and self-conscious references, Pizza involves themes of ethnicity and stereotypes, cars, sex, illicit drugs, and violence to produce its sometimes mean-spirited dark humour. The television program is noted for its frequent cameo appearances of numerous Australian celebrities of all varieties, including actors, comedians, professional athletes, and other public figures.
Housos
Housos is an Australian comedy television series created by Paul Fenech for SBS, that screens on SBS One. The series is a satirical parody of low income Australian residents of fictional suburb Sunnyvale, who are living in Housing Commission public housing. On 1 November 2012, a film based on the series was released in Australian cinemas, titled Housos vs. Authority. On 9 September 2012 it was announced that Housos would return for a second series, which premiered 22 July 2013.
Australia: Now and Then
Some of Australia’s most quotable celebrities, comedians, musicians, actors, characters and ratbags – across all generations - take off the gloves and duke it out over which generation is the hottest, the toughest and, ultimately, the best of them all.
Fat Pizza
Fat Pizza is yet another slice of life at a dodgy suburban Sydney take away. Bobo Gigliotti the psychotic pizzeria owner/pizza chef is awaiting the arrival of his mail-order refugee bride Lin Chow Bang, and a new pizza deliverer is on the block. Channel V's Jabba almost steals the show as token skip delivery boy Davo Dinkum, a stoner with a bong strapped to his face like a feedbag.
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
Paul Hogan is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight as he desperately attempts to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.
Swift and Shift Couriers
From the makers of Fat Pizza, follow the incompetent, inappropriate and absurd day to day dramas of the staff at Hashfield depot.
Bogan Hunters
The Bogan Hunters is a national quest to find Australia’s greatest bogan. Boganologist, Pauly Fenech, joined by single mother Shazza Jones and New Zealand’s beer drinking champion, Kev the Kiwi, are The Bogan Hunters. The hunt covers all states and territories, visiting only the most bogan suburbs across Australia. A panel of celebrity judges; Tahir Bilgic, Angry Anderson, Chris Franklin, Jacko, Rob Shehadie, Derek Boyer, Jonesy, and Miss Nude Australia will choose an alpha bogan each week. At the end of the series, seven finalists come to Sydney for a bogan grand final. The series finale prize is a makeover for one lucky bogan. Tatts, mullets, Ugg boots and burnouts…let the hunt begin!
Fat Pizza: Back in Business
Pauly Falzoni, former pizza delivery boy, now boss, is trying to rebuild the infamous Fat Pizza restaurant in the notorious suburb of Hashfield.
Housos Live
Franky, Shazza, Dazza, Kev and Vanessa are the Housos of the Housing Commission. Lifelong unemployed bludgers they are entirely reliant on government pensions to support their way of life. That way of life entails stealing, bashing, bonging, drinking and rooting each other and whoever they meet down the block - the very worst park of the very worst suburb in Australia - Sunnyvale.
Dumb Criminals Motorcycle Club
The story of two hopeless crims, Rabbit and Rongo. Out of jail they regroup and battle old girlfriends, bikie gangs and their own stupid plans and schemes. They team up with other petty criminals, Jimmy Speed, Pothead and Droptank. This series is based on true dumb crimes from around the world only the names have been changed to expose the guilty. The old saying goes, crime doesn't pay... Well, it pays less if you're a DUMB CRIMINAL.
Darradong Local Council
A dodgy mayor who does sly deals with Chinese property developers. A Greens councillor who wants to boycott Saudi Arabia for its treatment of feral cats. A lazy council worker who refuses to go to the toilet during his smoko break, holding it in so he can “reduce the workday”.
Fat Pizza vs Housos
After fifteen years, pizza chef Bobo is released from prison. Rent has gone up so the only shop Bobo can afford is in the infamous housing commission suburb of Sunnyvale.
Fat Pizza Classics
Join Pauly, Sleek the Elite, Bobo and his Mama in these classic episodes of the cheesiest comedy in Aussie television history.
Outback Outlaw Comedian
Australian filmmaker, actor and comedian, Paul Fenech, best known for his comedy television series Fat Pizza, is back with his new series: Outback Outlaw Comedian.
Bogan Hunters: Bathurst Conspiracy
The Bogan Hunters travel to Mount Panorama seeking bogan behaviour at Bathurst 1000. Known as the geographic epicentre of bogan motorsports activities, the Bogan Hunters discover a shocking revelation of a Bathurst conspiracy to remove the bogans, burnouts and booze from the event. Along with 2013's finalists Darren and Fordy, the Bogan Hunters find out if political correctness has smashed the bogan legacy.