Balls of Steel Australia
| Balls of Steel Australia | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality, comedy |
| Presented by | Craig Reucassel |
| Theme music composer | Michael Lira |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Darren Chau (The Comedy Channel) Courtney Gibson Johnny Lowry |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Southern Star Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | The Comedy Channel |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 19 April 2011 – 2 April 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Balls of Steel (UK) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Balls of Steel Australia is an Australian reality comedy television series (based upon the UK series of the same name) which is hosted by The Chaser's Craig Reucassel. The show revolves around comedians who appear and present individual skits where they would perform stunts and hold their nerve during hidden camera set-ups in the presence of the Australian public.
The format was acquired, commissioned and developed by The Comedy Channel Group Programming Director Darren Chau who selected Endemol Southern Star to produce it. Balls of Steel Australia premiered on the Australian subscription television channel The Comedy Channel on 19 April 2011. Ten episodes were produced for the inaugural season. Due to the success of series one, which became The Comedy Channel's highest ever rating series, a second series was commissioned, and premiered on 31 January 2012. The show won an Astra Award.
During the course of each episode, four acts are presented by their corresponding comedian are shown. Each comedian has a brief banter with host Reucassel before and after each skit. At the end of each episode the studio audience is asked to decide which act had the biggest 'Balls of Steel' by voting with their mobile phones.
Series one initially started with ten different comedians and their corresponding acts. Neg Dupree reprises his role with the Urban Sports segment from the original UK version. The series also has Australian local versions of "The Annoying Devil" and "Bunny Boiler". It also featured many exclusive acts only seen on this version of the show though some take in similar ideas and formats from many previous acts from the UK version. In addition, a studio based segment called "Show Us Your Balls" was created, where people in the audience are asked to participate and will be competing among the other comedians of the show. This segment is presented by host Reucassel.
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