Dan Ilic joins ABC comedy sketch show Tonightly as executive producer as show extended for second season

April 17, 2018 5:56

Controversial ABC comedy sketch show Tonightly has been extended for a second series with comedian and journalist Dan Ilic to take the role of executive producer.

Ilic, no stranger to controversy himself, previously worked with the ABC on Radio National’s satirical spot A Rational Fear before joining Al-Jazeera where he was fired after applying for a job with The Daily Show.

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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3 COMMENTS

bernie 18 Apr 18

This show ranks behind the commonwealth games closing ceremony in terms of quality. So unfunny, desperate and cringeworthy, yet they got another season. The ABC have lost their way big time – next they’ll announce Charlie Pickering and Rove Mcmanus getting a spinoff series with a roving Todd Sampson to beef-up the ‘star-power’

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Robert Thomson 14 Aug 18

how are those promised ratings working out for you, Dan?

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Dan Ilic 3 Dec 18

Can you believe this website is free?

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