Movies and TvShows featuring "australian-comedy" theme.
A middle-class woman named Bess Denyar discovers that she is adopted and is actually from a working-class family. She decides to get to know her biological parents and navigate the complexities of her new family dynamic.
Alvin Purple was an Australian television situation comedy series made by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1976. The series followed continued adventures of the title character, previously featured in successful sex comedy feature films Alvin Purple and Alvin Purple Rides Again. Graeme Blundell reprises the role of Alvin in the series. Alvin cohabitates with a new character, flatmate Spike. As in the films various women inexplicably lust after Alvin. The women were played by a stream of recognisable Australian actors in guest starring roles including Tina Bursill, Jackie Weaver, Belinda Giblin, June Rich, Jane Harders, Pamela Gibbons, Kirrily Nolan, Peta Peita, Judy Lynne, Suzanne Church, Carla Hoogeveen, Chantal Contouri, Anya Saleky. Dawn Lake and Leonard Teale also acted in the series.
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun is a comedy TV show that revolves around a group of friends who live together in a surreal and absurd house. They embark on various hilarious and wacky adventures, showcasing sketch comedy, dark comedy, and absurdist humor. The show highlights the unique friendship dynamics among the characters, weaving in Australian comedy elements and creating an overall absurd comedic experience.
Not Quite Hollywood is a documentary film that explores the wild and rebellious world of Australian cinema during the 70s and 80s. It delves into the rise of exploitation films and their impact on the Australian film industry. The film showcases the unconventional filmmaking techniques, violence, sexuality, and the unique creativity of the Australian film industry during that period.
"Day Job is an animated documentary that follows the lives of the over-qualified young staff of a dingy local bowling alley. Watch as that dream life of passion, love and career triumph always narrowly eludes them. But that stack of used bowling shoes is always there for them, just waiting to be cleaned."
Fantasm is a hilarious sex comedy that revolves around a neglected wife exploring her sexual fantasies. With an Australian setting, the film features various sexual scenarios including simulated fellatio, underwater sex, strip poker, and more. It delves into the world of swingers, sexually frustrated women, and mature woman/younger man relationships. The film also touches on controversial topics such as rape fantasy and incestuous relationships. With its sketch comedy style, Fantasm offers a bold and explicit exploration of human sexuality.
Alvin, a salesperson in Melbourne, Australia, tries to navigate through the challenges of his life, including his encounters with various women and his coming-of-age experiences. His journey leads him into hilarious situations, sexual adventures, and unexpected surprises.
In 'The Naked Wanderer,' a heartbroken man embarks on a journey of self-discovery through Western Australia. Along the way, he encounters jellyfish stings, snake bites, and group showers, all while dealing with the aftermath of his breakup. Will he find healing and maybe even love?
In Australia, four teenagers in a Sydney theater are astounded to hear the news that a nuclear war has broken out in Eastern Europe. They try to figure out the best way they can survive the coming conflagration.
Two lifelong friends, Vince and Ralph, find themselves in financial trouble and decide to pretend to be a gay couple in order to qualify for a tax benefit. As they navigate the challenges of their new identities, they also learn important lessons about tolerance and friendship.
Alvin Purple, a man who can't hold down a job because of his voracious sexual appetite, impersonates a dead American Gangster.
An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they're shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia.
Stork is a gangly young man, a virgin with an overactive imagination who thinks he’s a revolutionary. Bored with a design job at General Motors Holden in Melbourne, he drops out and moves into a share house with his mate Westy. He daydreams his way through life, bungling job interviews, upsetting ‘respectable’ people, and getting drunk. The only girl in the house, Anna resists Stork’s advances, because she’s already involved with the other two resident males, Tony and Clyde. But when she becomes pregnant and Clyde and Anna decide to marry, Stork, Tony, Clyde and Westy are shocked when they realize that either one of the foursome could be the father. Then the fun begins....
A teenage boy falls hopelessly in love with his new sister-in-law. When she gets pregnant, someone raises the question that he might be the father--a notion he does nothing to discourage.
A convent teacher spreads a little happiness and makes enough money to support her crippled brother's habit by selling her favours regularly on a cross-country night sleeper. She makes sure she is in control of each encounter until one client reaches her more than she expects.
An absurdist bogan odyssey that follows renowned shopping trolley thief Dayle, as he attempts to pluck the moon from the sky and deliver it to his Misso.
A saucy comedy treat from the vaults that stars cast members from "Blankety Blanks", "The Celebrity Game" and "No 96" as a group of misfits attempting to run a holiday resort. The adventures of various guests and staff at Sea Island Resort in Queensland. It is run by Mr Blimer with the help of John Bright. Blimer tries to seduce his assistant; a waitress, Joy, is constantly harassed by the guests but is working her own agenda; employee Mike likes Maryanne but winds up sleeping with the seemingly proper Miss Farrow; Arthur Pickering, is a government minister; a reverend, Parslow, is actually a thief.
Standup* comedy special from Australian comedian Reuben Solo. *The show was described in one review as "not stand-up."
Carmen has just graduated from her filmmaking course at university. Unable to find an outlet for her talents she decides to make a porno. After all, how hard can it be?