Katering Show creators say they couldn’t afford to produce a second season on YouTube

April 15, 2016 4:45

The creators of one Australia’s most successful YouTube comedy shows, The Katering Show, revealed to Mumbrella that they made so little money from the show’s first season that they couldn’t pay themselves or their executive producer.

Kate Mc Kate McLennan : The Katering Show pulled strong audiences but they weren't able to pay themselves.

Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan: The Katering Show pulled strong audiences but not enough money to pay the talent behind it

Speaking about their decision to move the show to the ABC’s iView platform, Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan said that despite some episodes drawing more than 800,000 views they quickly realised the audience wouldn’t pay for a second season.

“For the first season, myself, McCartney and the producer Tamsin all reinvested our wages, so we haven’t really been paid,” said McLennan. “We knew how much work it would be to do a second season and to make it and there is no way we could have done it while reinvesting our wages.”

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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