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This weeks lesson: overstatement

The Chaser returned tonight in excellent form after a fortnight off, this weeks lesson about current affairs show was all about the hyperbole they use…

Australia’s parking vultures, see how they methodically herd innocent motorists into their ambush zone, and once you leave your car they take it and hold you to ransom.

Or, the women who says her councils zoning decisions make her feel like she is living in Idi Amin’s Africa.

Admittadly I’ve never lived in an area that was under council rule (just self government), but I can’t imagine its anything like the murder and torture of half a million people, by a a self proclaimed ‘King of Scotland’ and apparent cannibal who “brought bloody tragedy and economic ruin to his country, during a selfish life that had no redeeming qualities.”

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The Shit Boring Golf Classic, Catalyst investigates beached blue bottle stingers and the 12th Annual Air Bassoon Championships.. the Chaser and their ABC promos.

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Last week Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone presented the first of two Chaser Best Of episodes, and this week it got the Australian Story treatment with Caroline Jones hosting. Her intro and outro have been edited together above.

New epsisodes return next week.

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Firth in the USA getting kicked out of corporate HQ’s Michael Moore style, Andrew Hansen singing through the credits and Chris asks the big question.. “Cracked pepper?”.

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It may have been a ‘Best Of’ episode, but the Chaser certainly gave us a reason to watch this week. Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone played the role of bookends to this weeks episode with her intro and outro (edited together above).

The show may not be getting Wedge-esque ratings, but its certainly being watched by some people who matter. Its definitely starting to play the role of an “Australian Daily Show” for our political/media scene.

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In this week’s Chaser they did a hilarious bit that showed off a mock ABC nude calendar, the public’s reaction was priceless, and I was actually really surprised with the quality of the design of the calander (as well as the pictures). I got an email yesterday with this excerpt from the SMH that might imply we could be seeing more of it;

The nude celebrity calendar featured in last week’s episode of The Chaser’s War on Everything could hit bookshops next year. The calendar, which featured the faces of such ABC personalities as Adam Hills, Jennifer Byrne, Andrew Denton and Margaret Pomeranz on nude portraits, was conceived as a TV stunt, but the Chaser team is contemplating publishing it as a real calendar.

The female bodies were supplied by models, but at least three of the male bodies belong to the Chaser team – Chas Licciardello stood in for Andrew Denton, Andrew Hansen for James O’Loughiin (pictured) and Craig Reucassel posed as himself. An insider told The Guide that consensus within the ABC is that Mr December, The 7.30 Report’s Kerry O’Brien, is ‘“the hottest”. His body was provided by an ABC staff member who wishes to remain anonymous.

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