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The Chaser boys will be back!
It looks like the Chaser Boys won’t be selling out to the commercial networks like Kath and Kim did, but they did garner themselves an allegedly respectable offer from the ABC network of $6 million.
After receiving numerous generous offers from commercial networks, the boys have decided to stay with aunty. The new deal includes a 10-part series to be screened on the ABC next year and 100 per cent of the revenue generated from their top-selling DVDs.
Last year, The Chaser’s War On Everything was ABC’s top rating program with an average of 1.5 million viewers a week. It included the infamous APEC stunt which netted in excess of 2 million viewers, featuring Chas Licciardello as Osama Bin Laden.
The multimillion-dollar deal is thought to be a record for an Australian comedy, surpassing the $3 million Network Seven paid for the fourth series of Kath & Kim.
The team consists of Julian Morrow, Chas Licciardello, Craig Reucassel, Andrew Hansen and Chris Taylor with Taylor playing down the deal with typical humour, “We’re still in talks with the ABC, hoping to finalise a deal soon, but we haven’t shut the door on the commercial networks altogether.”
Further, in response to Seven’s axing of Kath & Kim:US last week, Taylor humorously replied “We’ve just learnt that Channel Seven has picked up the rights to the American version of The Chaser — it stars Molly Shannon in the role of Andrew Hansen and, by all accounts, it’s a ratings winner. We’re hoping it runs at least three weeks on Channel 7 before they pull it.”
In addition to the new series for the ABC, the Chaser boys are also behind a new six-part series set to air on the public broadcaster, Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure. The comedy is in post-production and is scheduled to air next year.
ABC management refused to comment on the new deal.
Also starting tomorrow (Monday), The Chaser will be covering the US presidential race from America with an half hour weekly show at 5pm on Triple J.
Source: SMH
