In amongst the (now dearly departed) egg avatars and anonymous harassment of celebrities, the true function of Twitter is to imagine what whacky scenarios your favourite sitcoms that have long been off the air are getting into nowadays.
Kath becomes obsessed with Gogglebox. Sharon helps her set up a live stream of Kath watching TV
The stream goes viral after a fight with Kim— Kath and Kim Now (@KathAndKimToday) April 6, 2017
Epponnee-Rae racks up $100k bill using an app.
Kath throws out her smartphone
It’s revealed Kim is the one who bought all the in-app items— Kath and Kim Now (@KathAndKimToday) April 6, 2017
Kim learns about the Mandela Effect. She calls it the “Madonna Effect”
Sharon develops Lyme Disease after a date in the Fountain Highlands— Kath and Kim Now (@KathAndKimToday) April 6, 2017
Kath & Kel join a delivery food service but accidentally get too much food
Kim changes the Netflix password to lock Brett out of the account— Kath and Kim Now (@KathAndKimToday) April 10, 2017
Kim threatens to burn down her cafe when she gets food on a wooden board, due to new management.
The Bondi Hipsters cameo as the new owners.— Kath and Kim Now (@KathAndKimToday) April 10, 2017
Kim starts using e-cigarettes to quit smoking. The entire house begins to smell like Peach.
Kel uses it to create new flavoured smoked meats— Kath and Kim Now (@KathAndKimToday) April 11, 2017
Brett becomes an Uber driver
Kim gets jealous after he gets a 5 star rating & a glowing review from a female passenger
They call it “Yuber”— Kath and Kim Now (@KathAndKimToday) April 12, 2017
Kath and Kel pass out during a Bikram Yoga session
Kim tries out a new fad diet suggested by Pete Evans. She is hospitalised shortly.— Kath and Kim Now (@KathAndKimToday) April 12, 2017
After seeing a report on 60 Minutes, Kim is worried about being caught in a Nigerian ?? Scam
She confides in her African penpal via email— Kath and Kim Now (@KathAndKimToday) April 12, 2017
Very cute #census but I think I know what the typical Aussie looks like
Nice try#auspol pic.twitter.com/zZXeBJkV3L— Kath and Kim Now (@KathAndKimToday) April 11, 2017
The project is the brainchild of Melbourne-based comedian/producer Harrison Engstrom, who (in-between producing a Comedy Festival show which you can check out with your own eyes here) who cooked up the idea while binging old episodes on lunch breaks.
“I’d been talking with my parents who were in Thailand recently and I’d been watching Kath and Kim a whole bunch during my lunch breaks. The combination of just thinking of a whole episode of the entire Kath and Kim cast in Thailand was very slowly cracking me up as I was thinking of plotlines.”
“I literally have 20 episodes in my Twitter drafts.”
And as for the real pressing question, which is what the dear, sweet, Kel Knight is up to and how his sausages are going, Engstrom has the answers:
“I imagine he tries to study and treat it like he’s Jiro Ono from Jiro Dreams of Sushi – he just keeps focused on his work and takes influences from everywhere he can. I’m also aware that his whole sausage game was only a small part of the first two seasons, but I like to think deep down that’s what Kel really wants to be – the best husband first and the best sausage maker in the world second.”
If you think the potential for updated Australian shows ends there, you are sadly bloody mistaken.
“My next Twitter account is going to be @SeaChangeToday to keep people updated with what Laura and Diver Dan are up to. Also possibly @CouchPotatoToday or @RecoveryToday if Dylan Lewis is onboard.”
An updated look into the world of ‘Couch Potato‘? Five spuds out of five.
