The Comedy Company

The Comedy Company was an Australian comedy television series first aired from 16 February 1988 - 11 November 1990 on Network Ten, Sunday night and was created and directed by Ian McFadyen, and co directed and produced by Jo Lane. The show largely consisted of sketch comedy in short segments, much in the tradition of earlier Sketch comedy shows, The Mavis Bramston Show, The Naked Vicar Show, Australia You're Standing In It, and The D-Generation with some of the cast even carrying over. All filming took place in Melbourne, Victoria. The show had a significant effect on Australian culture, particularly on Australian youth. The Australian adoption of the word "Bogan" was first used in its existing context by the famous The Comedy Company character, Kylie Mole.

Critical acclaim

• The series won itself quite a large number of awards, however of most note is the two consecutive Logie Awards (1989 - 1990) it received for Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Program.
• Mary-Anne Fahey also won a Logie Award for Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Personality for her appearance on The Comedy Company in 1989.