Big Girl's Blouse
1994 Australian TV series or program
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Big Girl's Blouse is an Australian sketch comedy program that was produced by Steve Vizard and Andrew Knight's Artist Services and broadcast in 1994-5 on the Seven Network. It was written and performed by Gina Riley, Jane Turner and Magda Szubanski. Early versions of the trio's Kath & Kim characters, Kath, Kim and Sharon, appeared for the first time in the show, in several sketches based around Kim's wedding.
Jane Turner
Gina Riley
Jane Turner
Gina Riley
| Big Girl's Blouse | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch comedy |
| Written by | Magda Szubanski Jane Turner Gina Riley |
| Starring | Magda Szubanski Jane Turner Gina Riley |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Production company | Artist Services |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Release | 13 October 1994 – 8 September 1995 |
The phrase "Big Girl's Blouse" is a British English idiom meaning "ineffectual or weak, someone failing to show masculine strength or determination." Originally titled Fast Women,[1] Big Girl's Blouse was the second of three sketch shows featuring Riley, Turner and Szubanski, following Fast Forward and followed by Something Stupid.
The show began as a one-hour special, screened in October 1994.[2] Critics lauded it (Ross Warneke in the Melbourne Age described it as 'crackerjack entertainment - pacy, fresh and wickedly funny').[3] Its commercial success inspired the Seven Network to commission a series, announced in January 1995.[4] While the series was, like the original special, a critical success it was taken off air in April 1995 after three episodes had been screened as it was rating poorly against the drama ER.[5] In May, it was announced that the show had been shortlisted for a comedy award at the Rose d'Or in Montreaux.[6] The remaining episodes were shown packaged as one-hour programs.[7]
Reruns
In Australia, the show periodically aired on The Comedy Channel. In America it occasionally appears on the Sundance Channel. Many of the sketches are still available on YouTube.
