The Chaser’s New Show, ‘The Hamster Wheel’ Starts Tonight

The Chaser are invading your screen all over again with the first episode of their new program, The Hamster Wheel, which will screen tonight on ABC.

Chaser main man Chris Taylor told Pedestrian last month that the show, which deals with the collapse of traditional media was essentially ‘Media Watch with jokes’ or “a show about what’s making news, and how the news is made.” The title relates to the ever-shrinking cycle of news and the staff who write it, leading to a phenomenon the Americans called ‘the Hamster’s Wheel’.

Julian Morrow, another Chaser member, promised that the show would examine the changing face of media and journalism, in a world “where the most popular online news story every day usually involves Kyle Sandilands or a penis – assuming there’s a difference”. We’re pretty sure there isn’t, but we can’t wait to find out.

The Hamster Wheel premieres on ABC1 tonight at 9:35pm.

via The Australian.

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