On location: The Jesters

That’s what Kevin Brumpton an Angus Fitzsimons have created in this new TV series. Peter Galvin joined them and the rest of The Jesters at the Olympic Park in Sydney.

A behind the scenes look at the making of a fictional show, its makers see The Jesters in the tradition of Larry Sanders and Dick Van Dyke.

“Our spin is that no one has done anything on the new vogue for what is now the coolest form of comedy, satire comedy, or prank comedy,” says Brumpton (BackBerner).

Any suggestion that The Jesters’ “naughty” Gen Y comedians are an attempt to skewer another Gen Y group of real comics known for their naughtiness is a little misguided. “Its clearly based on a Chaser-style group,” says Mick Molloy, who plays the manager of the Jesters, a one-time famous comic called Dave Davies who wants to be part of a younger, newer wave of comics. “The Chaser would be silly to feel singled out. When I read it, I always thought it was about a shit-house version of the Chaser,” he says.