You're Skitting Me
| You're Skitting Me | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Comedy Satire Surreal humour |
| Developed by | Jigsaw Entertainment |
| Directed by | David Cartel |
| Starring | Rowan Hills Hayden McKertish Molly Daniels Mia Albers Cosmo Renfree Jake Fehily Moya Zhang Branford Gruar Isabelle Richardson Freddie Young Mim Micheloudakis Edward Gates |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Simon Hopkinson Nick Murray Bernadette O'Mahony |
| Running time | 25 minutes (series 1 - 2), 12 minutes (series 3) |
| Production company(s) | Jigsaw Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC ME |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 29 February 2012 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
You're Skitting Me is an Australian children's sketch comedy series that began airing on 29 February 2012 on ABC3. The cast consists of six teen actors who make up the main cast, as well as another six teens who make up the additional cast, who together perform numerous sketches or "skits". The show is composed of numerous short segments per episode, and pokes fun at and parodies many subjects and themes, such as TV shows, movies, cultural stereotypes, and some more controversial issues (such as Global Warming which is a favourite of the show). The series currently consists of 26 episodes and is produced by Jigsaw Entertainment The name of the series is a play on the popular phrase "You're Kidding Me".
The second series aired from 27 September to 9 October 2013.
The third series aired from the 19th of September, 2016, when ABC3 rebranded as ABC ME. It features five new actors, as well as three featured from Series 2.
(Introduced in Series Two): The Doctor, Slugger Steve, Recyclo, Moose (Ghost Roasters), Agent 4 (Teen Spy Force), Herman the Convict, Superboy, Roman boy
(Introduced in Series Two): Damian the "Trust me I've done First-Aid" Guy, Dylan (Ghost Roasters), Brian the Convict, Male Grammar Police Officer, Andy's Boss, Thompson (Slugger Steve's Victim), Roman Boy
(Introduced in Series Two): Wonder-Girl, Female Grammar Police Officer, Roman Girl
(Introduced in Series Two): Cat-Girl, Susan the Doctor's Companion, Roman Girl
(Introduced in Series Two): DJ Wicky, Ryan the Werewolf, Roman Boy
(Introduced Series Two): Gollum, Wolverine-Kid, Andy, Hulk, "P" (Teen Spy Force)
The second series features the previously unlisted additional cast members in the opening sequence and in behind the scenes interviews with cast members (such as Moya Zhang and Branford Gruar), as well as completely new cast members Isabella Richardson, Freddie Young, Edward Gates, and Mim Micheloudakis.
Several sketches take place in the fictional Jolimont High School, including; Jolimont High Witness News, OH&S Committee Prefect, and "Check out that Kid"
The second series also features musical sketches such as: "The Internet Troll with No Internet", "We're Waiting for Our Teacher" (a parody Glee), "We Are the Nerds" (a parody of Queen's We Are the Champions) and many others.
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