Chaser Charles Firth develops comedy news show WTF! for Go
Chaser co-founder Charles Firth is behind newly commissioned show celebrity news show WTF! which will run on Nine’s digital channel Go.
The show – in the format of a satirical daily bulletin – will be fronted by Nich Richardson.
WTF! – one of the first local commissions for Go – is currently in production.
The announcement:
Do you only have two minutes a day to catch up on the who, why, when, where and what the F of the world’s news? Who would you turn to?
Well if you like your news to taste like bubble gum then GO!’s new and outlandish news service WTF! from the original Chaser’s Charles Firth is the one for you.
Writer/performer Nich Richardson anchors a satirical, pop-culture news show unlike anything seen on Australian television. Joined by a team of good-looking, trusted reporters, Richardson and these fresh-faced comedians will bring you celebrity scoops before anyone else even realises it’s news.
Each fast-paced daily WTF! bulletin will feature sight gags such as “live crosses” and pre-recorded reports about the world of modern celebrity while sending up the serious entertainment shows that feed on it.
“Digital television has opened up so many new production options and we felt GO! was the perfect home for our offbeat kind of television,” Charles Firth, WTF! creator and executive producer, said.
“We created WTF! as an opportunity to bring new, young performers to television in our peculiar version of celebrity news.”
Les Sampson, Director of Acquisitions and HD Channel, said: “GO! is excited to welcome Charles and his team to the network. Their Chaser style of humour and unique take on world events will be right at home on our highly successful GO! channel.”
WTF! is currently in production and will screen on GO! later this year.
Source: Go press release
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