Spicks and Specks (TV series)
| Spicks and Specks | |
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| Presented by | Adam Hills |
| Starring |
Alan Brough Myf Warhurst |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 277 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 27 mins. (some special episodes ran for 58 mins.) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC1 |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Original release | 31 January 2005 – 23 November 2011 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Spicks and Specks is an Australian music-themed comedic television quiz show. It aired on ABC1 at 8:30 on Wednesday nights, with the show repeated on Thursdays on ABC2 at 8pm. The previous year's season was repeated every Friday at 2:30 pm on ABC1. Repeats of the show screen nightly at 7:00 on ABC2. It was filmed at ABC Melbourne's studios in Gordon Street, Elsternwick. The program won numerous Logie Awards.
The show was previously hosted by stand-up comedian Adam Hills who posed questions to two teams each headed by a permanent team captain, actor/comedian/author Alan Brough and Mildura-raised radio announcer Myf Warhurst. They each have two guest panellists, generally one from the world of music and one from comedy. They vary from week to week, but regular guests included Hamish Blake, Tim Minchin, Frank Woodley, Colin Lane, Ross Noble, James Morrison, Renée Geyer, Ella Hooper, Meshel Laurie, Denise Scott, Megan Washington and Dave O'Neil. With the exception of Dave O'Neil, Blake appeared more often than any other guest panellist, and his comparative lack of musical knowledge was a running gag.
The overall style employing a mix of music and comedy is similar to the British show Never Mind the Buzzcocks and fellow Australian TV show RocKwiz, but the question formats and show style (Satirical vs. Family vs. Pub Quiz) are different.
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