Season 1 Plot
Aussie Jokers looks at how ethnicity and humour in Australia are interrelated, with case studies of nine of Australia's best comedy acts and how they have been inspired by their family heritage.
Aussie Jokers Season 1 aired on July 26th, 2001.
Season 1 Episodes
1. George Kapiniaris
George Kapiniaris
2. Anh Do
From his backyard in Yagoona, Anh explains his comedy and the reason his family moved to Australia. He talks about growing up in Sydney's west and what it was like visiting Vietnam.
3. Hung Lee
We meet Vietnamese-Australian comedian Hung Le and take a tour of Melbourne's art and icons, hang out in Brunswick Street and see bits of Hung's stand-up routine at The Espy.
4. Tahir Bilgic
George Kapiniaris introduces comedian Tahir Bilgic, as he ponders why there are so few Turkish comedians.
5. Happy Ho
We meet Happy Ho, a Chinese lesbian doctor who does stand-up comedy on the side. She and her friends, Anne Marie, Sam and Shelley, create a lesbian version of Charlie's Angels and talk about religion, lifestyle, sexual politics and more.
6. Joe Avati
We meet Joe Avati, an Italian-Australian stand-up comedian, dine with his extended family and watch some of his Italian stand-up bits targeted at the migrant population.
7. Terri Psiakis and Nick Godsell
A look at the hilarious stand up sets and careers of Australian comedians Terri Psiakis and Nick Godsell.
8. Austen Tayshus: Part 1
The series travel to Poland to examine the comedic history of Austen Tayshus, best known for the 1983 comedy single Australiana.
9. Austen Tayshus: Part 2
We meet up again with Sandy Gutman, otherwise known as Austen Tayshus.
