DAAS Kapital

DAAS Kapital
DAAS Kapital opening titles
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Doug Anthony All Stars
Directed by	Joe Murray Ted Robinson
Starring	Paul McDermott Tim Ferguson Richard Fidler Paul Livingston Michael Petroni Mark Trevorrow Khym Lam
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ted Robinson
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	PAL (576i)
Original release	1 April 1991 – 1 June 1992
Chronology
Related shows	The Big Gig

DAAS Kapital is an Australian television comedy series written by and starring comedy trio the Doug Anthony All Stars (Paul McDermott, Tim Ferguson and Richard Fidler) with supporting cast members Paul Livingston, Michael Petroni, Bob Downe and Khym Lam. The title is a reference to the trio's acronym "DAAS" and Karl Marx's economic treatise Das Kapital.

The series premiered on 1 April 1991, in Australia on the ABC network, and the season finale aired 1 June 1992. DAAS Kapital aired in 18 countries including Japan, Britain, USA and Germany and was released on DVD 20 March 2013 with commentary by the All Stars and a new, original song. On 13 April 2013, the All Stars reunited for a one-off show celebrating the launch of the DVD set.

DAAS Kapital was a sitcom that incorporated sketch show and variety show TV formats. For example, in each scripted episode, there would be cutaways to television shows and commercials—typically Shitsu Tonka News, Troy The Invincible and Wayne Kerr—along with guest appearances by Paul Livingston, Bob, Bob Downe and stop motion animation sequences, along with original songs performed by the Doug Anthony Allstars. Ferguson described the show as "a cross between Land of Giants, Marine Boy and Jacques Cousteau on speed." Each episode's plot usually consisted of a very simple idea, such as a bug infestation on board or a Cinderella-style story mixed with all the above segments strung together with very quick jokes, narrative humour and stories told by the Allstars.