The Unbelievable Truth (TV series)
The Unbelievable Truth is an Australian comedy television series on the Seven Network, based on a British radio show of the same name. The series is produced by members of The Chaser and Graeme Garden's Random Entertainment, and was first screened in October 2012.
| The Unbelievable Truth | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Graeme Garden Jon Naismith (original radio format) |
| Presented by | Craig Reucassel |
| Starring | Andrew Hansen Julian Morrow |
| Opening theme | "Would I Lie to You?" by Eurythmics |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Julian Morrow Maryanne Carroll |
| Producers | Martin Robertson Craig Reucassel Andrew Hansen |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Giant Dwarf Pty. Ltd. |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 11 October – 13 December 2012 |
| Related | |
| The Unbelievable Truth (radio show) | |
The show is hosted by Craig Reucassel with fellow Chaser members Julian Morrow and Andrew Hansen appearing in alternate episodes. The show features guests spinning lies about a given topic, while slipping in truths which they hope will be undetected by their fellow players.[1][2]
Guests
- Episode 1: Toby Truslove, Kitty Flanagan and Sam Simmons
- Episode 2: Graeme Garden, Merrick Watts and Sarah Kendall
- Episode 3: Shane Jacobson, Kitty Flanagan and Sam Simmons
- Episode 4: Cal Wilson, Toby Truslove and Scott Dooley
- Episode 5: Scott Dooley, Celia Pacquola and Stephen K. Amos
- Episode 6: Virginia Gay, The Umbilical Brothers and Akmal Saleh
- Episode 7: Tom Gleeson, Scott Dooley and Claudia O'Dohertya
- Episode 8: Scott Dooley and Kitty Flanaganb
- Episode 9: Tom Gleeson, Virginia Gay and Toby Schmitzc
- Episode 10: Jimeoin, Sarah Kendall and The Umbilical Brothers
^a Craig Reucassel replaced Andrew Hansen for his speech.
^b Third guest was replaced by a member of The Chaser.
^c Episode 9 was uploaded to the Seven website on 23 November, a week before the original airdate. The episode was taken down by Seven and replaced by episode 8.
References
- "The Unbelievable Truth". 10 October 2012.
- Molitorisz, Sacha (8 October 2012). "Down the Garden path" – via The Sydney Morning Herald.