Get Krack!n
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Production locations | Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Release | 30 August 2017 – 27 March 2019 |
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| The Katering Show | |
Get Krack!n is an Australian comedy series which was created by and stars comedians Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan.[1] The series is a satire of breakfast television and features McCartney and McLennan playing versions of themselves hosting Get Krack!n, a low-budget early-morning television programme. On 14 November 2024, the first season was released on YouTube.[2]
Premise
Get Krack!n is a satirical comedy show that pokes fun at breakfast television shows. Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan play fictional versions of themselves hosting early-morning television show "Get Krack!n". McLennan is upbeat to the point of being irritating and unprofessional while McCartney is more realistic, but frequently tactless and socially awkward. The show is run on a shoestring budget, funded by commercial sponsors who manufacture and market questionable products. The production crew are either under-trained or employed as part of a prison work release programme, the show is constantly beset by technical problems, and the guests are unqualified "experts". McCartney and McLennan attempt to remain enthusiastic, but inadvertently reveal dysfunctional and sociopathic behaviour as things go wrong.
Cast
Main / regular
- Kate McCartney as Kate
- Kate McLennan as Kate
- Bec Petraitis as Anne
- Kate Dehnert as Deanne / Kash Kock / Stork
- Andrea Powell as Show Announcer / Female Expert / Jacqui
- Charlotte Nicdao as Scarlett Nicdao
- Anne Edmonds as Helen Bidou
- Greg Larsen as various characters
- Tiama Martina as Sabrina
- Adam Briggs as Bekjut
- Matt Stewart as Ben
- Alistair Baldwin as Matthew
- Gillian Cosgriff as Breaker Woman
- Michelle Lim Davidson as Penny Kwan
Guests
- Aaron Chen as Beach Man
- Adam Hills as Joe Bigot
- Alicia Gardiner as Kirshen / Kirsten / Kristen
- Amy Lehpamer as Jane / Rachel
- Annabel Crabb as Reporter 1
- Anthony ‘Lehmo’ Lehmann as The Nut
- Celia Pacquola as Regan Jones
- Christie Whelan Browne as Jasmine Ray
- Darren Gilshenan as Harry Buttle
- Dave Lawson as Tommy
- Dave Thornton as Diggsy
- Deborah Mailman as Prime Minister Burney
- Debra Lawrance as Tikki Cheeseman
- Denise Scott as Margaret
- Elaine Crombie as Eloise Kroombe, businesswoman
- Emily Taheny as Rebecca Slaw / series vocalist
- Fiona O'Loughlin as Robyn
- Frank Woodley as Bike Delivery Guy
- Genevieve Morris as Marie Nash
- Hannah Gadsby as Self
- Isaiah Firebrace as Self
- Jean Kittson as Wendy
- John Howard as Bill Langham
- Jordan Raskopoulos as Self
- Judith Lucy as Self
- Justine Clarke as Self
- Kat Stewart as JoJo Balls
- Kate Jenkinson as Catherine McLeod
- Kate Mulvany as Skye
- Lucy Durack as Self
- Madeleine West as Trudy Lane
- Marg Downey as McCartney's mum
- Matt Day as Brendan O'Hara
- Merrick Watts as Mark
- Meshel Laurie as Felicity Hogg
- Michala Banas as Rose Bailey
- Miranda Tapsell as Self
- Nakkiah Lui as Self
- Nazeem Hussain as Egg Bro
- Paul Kelly as Self
- Reg Gorman as Pete Stark
- Robyn Butler as Dr Malorie Naylor
- Roslyn Oades as Shopper's Corner Announcer
- Rove McManus as Michael O'Beefe
- Sam Neill as Self
- Shaun Micallef as Male Voiceover
- Susie Youssef as Dr Haddad / Egg Woman
- Toby Truslove as Hunter Jack
- Urzila Carlson as Cath
Reception
The last episode of the second series of Get Krack!n, featuring Miranda Tapsell and Nakkiah Lui and co-written by Lui, trended on Twitter, and was widely lauded as hilarious, ground-breaking, hard-hitting satire. It drew an angry response from right-wing commentator Andrew Bolt.[3][4][5]
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 8 | August 30, 2017 | October 18, 2017 | |
| 2 | 8 | February 6, 2019 | March 27, 2019 | |
Season 1 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Guest stars | Original release date | AUS. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Sam Neill, Candy Bowers, Emily Taheny, Nazeem Hussain, Susie Youssef & Katie Robinson | 30 August 2017 | 0.616[6] |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Anne Edmonds, Charlotte Nicdao, Emily Taylor, Adam Briggs, Michelle Lim Davidson, John Leary & Danielle Walker | 6 September 2017 | 0.413[7] |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Adam Briggs, Madeleine Jevic, Rove McManus, Greg Larsen, Trevor Ashley & Beth Stelling | 13 September 2017 | 0.521[8] |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Aunty Donna, Kat Stewart, Michelle Lim Davidson, Wes Snelling & Molly Daniels | 20 September 2017 | 0.453[9] |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Jean Kittson, Adam Briggs, Bjorn Stewart, Anne Edmonds, Thomas Lorenzo & Greg Larsen | 27 September 2017 | 0.447[10] |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Deborah Mailman, Charlotte Nicdao, Madeleine West, Anne Edmonds, Susan Carland & Robyn Butler | 4 October 2017 | 0.354[11] |
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Nakkiah Lui, Miranda Tapsell, Madison Torres-Davy, Urzila Carlson, Greg Larsen, Ming-Zhu Hii & Toby Truslove | 11 October 2017 | 0.348[12] |
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Christie Whelan Browne, Reg Gorman, Celia Pacquola, Katie Robinson & Paul F. Tompkins | 18 October 2017 | 0.388[13] |
Season 2 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Guest stars | Original release date | AUS. viewers (millions) |
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| 9 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Justine Clarke, Isaiah Firebrace, Anne Edmonds & Fiona O'Loughlin | 6 February 2019 | 0.261[14] |
| 10 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Paul Kelly, Merrick Watts, Denis Moore & Genevieve Morris | 13 February 2019 | N/A |
| 11 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Adam Hills, Christie Dawes & Sisters Of Invention | 20 February 2019 | N/A |
| 12 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Anne Edmonds & Judith Lucy | 27 February 2019 | N/A |
| 13 | 5 | "Episode 5" | John Howard, Debra Lawrance & Darren Gilshenan | 6 March 2019 | N/A |
| 14 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Matt Day, Dave Thornton & Lehmo | 13 March 2019 | N/A |
| 15 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Anne Edmonds & Frank Woodley | 20 March 2019 | N/A |
| 16 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Miranda Tapsell & Nakkiah Lui | 27 March 2019 | N/A |
See also
- The Katering Show, an earlier series by the pair.
References
- ^ "ABC comedy rises for the early, early, early show". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (14 November 2024). "Get Krack!n now on YouTube | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Small screen highlights: THAT episode of Get Krack!n". Screenhub Australia. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Bond, Nick (28 March 2019). "'Flawless fury': Viewers praise 'genius' breakfast TV take-down". NewsComAu. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Moran, Robert (27 March 2019). "ABC's Get Krack!n bows out with a bang in its last episode ever". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Knox, David (31 August 2017). "Wednesday 30 August 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (7 September 2017). "Wednesday 6 September 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (14 September 2017). "Wednesday 13 September 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (21 September 2017). "Wednesday 20 September 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (28 September 2017). "Wednesday 27 September 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (5 October 2017). "Block, Bachelorette leave Border Security in crossfire". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (12 October 2017). "Seven still caught in reno, dating crossfire". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (19 October 2017). "Gruen beats 3-way drama battle". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Knox, David. "Wednesday 6 February 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
External links
- Get Krack!n Official Homepage
- Get Krack!n at IMDb