Skithouse | |
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The Skithouse logo
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Starring |
Peter Helliar Corinne Grant Damian Callinan Scott Brennan Michael Chamberlin Fiona Harris Roz Hammond Tom Gleeson Cal Wilson Jason Geary Ben Anderson Tripod |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 19 |
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Running time | 22–24 minutes |
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Original network | Network Ten |
Original release | 9 February 2003 – 28 July 2004 |
Skithouse (styled skitHOUSE) was an Australian sketch comedy television series that ran on Network Ten from 9 February 2003 to 28 July 2004. The series was produced by Roving Enterprises. It featured many well-known Australian comedians, including comedy-band Tripod. Reruns can now be seen on The Comedy Channel on Foxtel. In the UK, it is shown on the channel Paramount Comedy 2 and Trouble. The title name itself is a pun on the colloquial word: "shithouse".
The series only ran for two seasons, before being cancelled due to a combination of dwindling ratings and the withdrawal of the cable network Foxtel as co-financier of the program's production.
Skithouse was produced by Roving Enterprises, a production company formed by Rove McManus. Two key performers were Rove's Rove Live co-hosts Peter Helliar and Corinne Grant. The show also featured Cal Wilson, Scott Brennan, Fiona Harris, Damian Callinan, Roz Hammond, Michael Chamberlin, Ingrid Bloom, Tom Gleeson, Jason Geary and Ben Anderson. Members of the comedic band Tripod also featured, not just as the band but in the actual skits as well. Tripod are Scod (Scott Edgar), Yon (Simon Hall) and Gatesy (Steven Gates)