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Tuesday 30 August 2011

News: The Chaser has a "new" show - The Hamster Wheel

theage.com.au


Well, after all the rumors of the Chaser boys splitting up or going their separate ways, they will be back with a "new" show on the ABC again. 

The show, called The Hamster Wheel will "examine the contemporary media landscape, where everyone from journalists to political fixers is perpetually at risk of spinning out of control"- something that sounds like a cross between Hungry Beast and well, its old show The Chaser's War on Everything. 

Not that it's a bad thing, it just would have been good to see the ABC experiment a bit more with a new team, or an entirely new format. 

I repeat- some satire is better than no satire on Australian TV, and Yes We Canberra showed the Chaser still have a bit left in the tank. 

So it's clear the team are well and truly back together after a multitude of solo projects; Andrew Hansen's Strictly Speaking bombed, and Craig Reucassel's Balls of Steel hasn't exactly been met with rapturous reception. 

It will be an 8x30 min part program and will air later this year. 

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