Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell
2012–2022 Australian comedy TV series
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Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell is an Australian comedy news television program hosted by Shaun Micallef. The show first aired on ABC at 8:00 pm on Friday 25 May 2012.[3] The show was named as Most Outstanding Comedy Program at the Logie Awards of 2016. Its title is a reference to the 1976 American satirical black comedy-drama film Network.[4]
Gary McCaffrie
Michael Ward
Tony Moclair
David M. Green
Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall
Andy Matthews
Laura Davis
Pat McCaffrie
Cassie Workman
Bec Petraitis
Bradley J. Howard[1]
| Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | |
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| Also known as | Mad as Hell |
| Genre | Satire, news, comedy, dark comedy |
| Written by | Shaun Micallef Gary McCaffrie Michael Ward Tony Moclair David M. Green Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall Andy Matthews Laura Davis Pat McCaffrie Cassie Workman Bec Petraitis |
| Directed by | Jon Olb Bradley J. Howard[1] |
| Presented by | Shaun Micallef |
| Starring | Francis Greenslade Roz Hammond Veronica Milsom Tosh Greenslade Emily Taheny Stephen Hall Nicholas Bell Molly Daniels Ming-Zhu Hii Michelle Brasier Christie Whelan Browne |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 15[2] |
| No. of episodes | 172 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Peter Beck Tarni James Shaun Micallef |
| Producers | Rachel Millar Richard Kelly Paul Coughlin |
| Production locations | Gordon Street, Elsternwick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (2012–2017) Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (2018–2022) |
| Cinematography | Leon De Pettri |
| Editor | Nathan Wild |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Giant Baby Productions ITV Studios Australia[note 1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 25 May 2012 – 21 September 2022 |
Cast
Micallef hosts the program, with at least five other cast members appearing, each as multiple characters, including Micallef.[3][5]
| Name | Series 1 | Series 2 | Series 3 | Series 4 | Series 5 | Series 6 | Series 7 | Series 8 | Series 9 | Series 10 | Series 11[6] | Series 12 | Series 13 | Series 14 | Series 15 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Micallef | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Greenslade[a] | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tosh Greenslade[b] | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emily Taheny | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hall | Recurring | Main | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Veronica Milsom | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roz Hammond | Main | Guest | Guest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Bell | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Molly Daniels | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ming-Zhu Hii | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michelle Brasier | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christie Whelan Browne | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kate Jenkinson | Recurring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Notes
Broadcast
The program was commissioned without a pilot and the first series of 10 episodes originally screened from May to July 2012.[9] The show was renewed for a second series of 12 episodes which aired in 2013.[10] A third was announced in January 2014 and consisted of 10 episodes, shown weekly from 12 February 2014.[5][11][12] A fourth series premiered later in the same year on 24 September 2014 and the fifth series premiered on 11 February 2015.[13] A sixth series debuted on 11 May 2016.[14] The show's seventh series commenced on 21 June 2017. An eighth series debuted on 31 January 2018,[15] with a ninth series running from September 2018.[16] A tenth series was confirmed for July 2019 by Micallef on Twitter in December 2018[17] and it debuted on 26 June 2019.[18]
At the ABC 2020 Upfronts, Micallef confirmed that two series would be produced in 2020,[18] starting with series 11, to air in early February.[6] The second half of the eleventh series saw the show taping without an audience, due to social distancing requirements amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] The twelfth series was scheduled to commence 5 August;[20][21] and began by recording new episodes without an audience.[19] A special Christmas episode was broadcast on 20 December 2020.[22]
In July 2022, news broke that the show would not be returning with its current cast.[23] Shaun clarified that discussions were ongoing with the ABC regarding evolving the show,[24] but confirmed that the "original version" with Shaun in the main chair would not be returning forever.[25]
Recurring segments and characters
Bill Shorten's Zingers
A regular segment during the early period of Bill Shorten's tenure as Leader of the Opposition. Micallef would play a short video clip of Shorten delivering a pun, dad joke or similar, usually when he was criticising the government, after which "Zinger!" would appear in bold text on the screen with a roaring sound for humorous effect. The segment was noticed by Shorten himself, as he referenced it in a press conference when attacking the government on its funding cuts to the ABC, after which he said "I tell you what, I tell you Shaun Micallef, I'm as mad as hell and we'll fight for your show."[26] This was made a zinger in the subsequent week's episode of the show.
Lamentable Puns
Micallef and "junior sub-editor" of the Daily Telegraph, Chris Lorax (played by Tosh Greenslade), go through a series of front page and article headlines of the newspaper. Micallef shows the headline in question for Lorax to explain, much to Micallef's bemusement over both the headline and Lorax's justification for it. Lorax usually responds to Micallef's bemusement with "It’s just a bit of fun."
Political Singers/Clockwork Satirists
Often when prominent politicians were mentioned, they were immediately followed by a clip of singers incorporating their names into a song. For example, the mention of Barnaby Joyce was immediately followed by three USAAF women singing "Is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?", and the mention of then Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was followed by characters from the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang singing "Yudhoyono Bambang, Yudhoyono Bambang, our fine four-fendered friend!". Also featured longer songs, such as a parody of Fashion that criticizes the Foreign Fighters Act of 2014 with Micallef himself participating, impersonating Christopher Walken.[27]
HYPERthetical
A segment where Micallef moderates a debate between several people about a hypothetical issue. Topics discussed in the segment include euthanasia and same-sex marriage. This segment is a parody of the ABC show Tomorrow Tonight which was hosted by Charlie Pickering and Annabel Crabb.
Tony from Border Force
Played by Stephen Hall. Appearing from series 3 onwards, would often appear at the end of segments and subdue unwelcome guests such as the Kraken with a taser and drag them off the set. He would often do this to left-leaning characters too if their criticism of the Abbott government became too sharp.
Darius Horsham
Played by Stephen Hall. Spokesperson (sometimes stylised as "$pokesb0rg") for the Minister for Finance, Mathias Cormann. He speaks in a thick Germanic accent in a parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Cormann himself, and often seen aggressively chewing on a cigar – in reference to controversy caused when Cormann and Joe Hockey were filmed smoking cigars after delivering the 2014 Federal Budget. When asked by Micallef to elaborate on a point made, or is otherwise criticised, he usually responds with "Don't be an economic girly-man" or some variation. Cormann himself, presumably in reference to the character, referred to Bill Shorten as an "economic girly-man".[28]
Dolly Norman
Played by Roz Hammond. The simple speaking and thinking speechwriter to politician Jacqui Lambie. Often includes short film clips of Lambie saying something seemingly nonsensical or offensive, to which Norman responds by explaining what Lambie "really meant". Her segments usually ended with a shot of Micallef looking aside to the camera in the style of Frank Underwood and making a remark to the audience in a southern accent with Norman staring vacantly in the background.
Vomitoria Catchment
Played by Roz Hammond. A right-wing blogger that was a loose parody of Miranda Devine, acts in a very smug manner while criticizing the then Labor government. Later becomes Press Secretary to Tony Abbott after the 2013 election.
Lois Price
Played by Emily Taheny. A play on the "traffic chopper" on morning television programs reporting on traffic conditions, only Lois Price reports on current events. She usually finishes by seamlessly pivoting to an advertorial before signing off with "I'm Lois Price from Mad as Hell."
Tosh Greenslade
Played by himself. Micallef will usually introduce him as "Tosh Greenslade in a wig and glasses to talk about ..." (to which Greenslade's intro is usually "exactly right, Shaun") to explain the "reasons" behind government policy using novel concepts for humorous effect. In one episode, for example, Greenslade "explained" the government's asylum seeker boat turn-back policy using the layers of a lamington. Micallef then signs him out with a variation of the line "that was Tosh Greenslade in a wig and glasses talking about ...".
Casper Jonquil
Played by Tosh Greenslade. A parody of a talkback radio shock jock and listener who complains loudly and unintelligibly. Jonquil has appeared since Series 2, and is seen to have had various occupations, including one sketch in which he claims to be a qualified osteopath, and another in which he is a member of the local neighbourhood watch, claiming that the boyfriend of his love interest, Spakfilla Vole, is in fact a terrorist. He also is shown to host his own talk show, Right Minded, and in one sketch, a quiz show, Why the Hell?, a parody of the real ABC quiz show Hard Quiz.
Vice Rear Cabin Boy Sir Bobo Gargle
Played by Francis Greenslade. Vice Rear Cabin Boy [sic] Sir Bobo Gargle is a Royal Australian Navy officer who appears on the show to discuss Australian and international maritime matters.[29] Sir Bobo Gargle usually ends his interviews by releasing the Kraken (played by Michael Ward, one of the show's writers).
Larry Sideburns
Played by Francis Greenslade. Often appears as a plot character in sketches as well as other segments of the show and is portrayed as an entrepreneur trying to monetise his next big thing. Often featured alongside his wife who is often spoken over.
Draymella Burt
Played by Emily Taheny. Draymella Burt is a spokesperson for the Liberal Party. She is best known for her brutal quips at Shaun about his left-wing bias. In 2021, Micallef noted on Twitter that Draymella was a character created in 2013, while Queensland Senator Amanda Stoker only entered parliament in 2018, pointing out their coincidental similarities.[30]
Brion Pegmatite
Played by Tosh Greenslade. Brion Pegmatite is a spokesperson for Peter Dutton. He finds it painful to show remorse, pleasure or compassion, and is often seen wanting vengeance against Scott Morrison and other members of the Liberal Party, especially when leadership is brought into question.
Tamara Happenstance
Played by Christie Whelan Browne. Tourism Australia ambassador. Portrayed as a character wearing an Australian outback hat with corks dangling off the sides, as well as an apron with 'G’day' written on it with an image of the Australian flag. She often ends her sentences with common Australian tropes such as "put a shrimp on the barbie you bastards" that become increasingly vulgar as the segment progresses.
Ian Orbspider
Played by Francis Greenslade. An enthusiastic scientist that's a loose parody of Dr Karl, dresses in colourful shirts and usually speaks eagerly about scientific matters. Almost invariably becomes struck by lightning in every appearance and is reduced to skeletal remains. In one case he was struck at the start of his segment but continued to speak as a skeleton, then was struck again and returned to normal, much to his bewilderment.
Donald McEngadine
Played by Stephen Hall. Art Director and Dirt File Co-ordinator for then Prime Minister Scott Morrison, dresses in a high-vis vest and a hard hat. He assumes much of Morrison's mannerisms and speaking style as he attempts to spin negative stories into positives about his boss. Often at the end of the segments, he slowly "lumbers off the set like a hungry bear in search of berries".
Mary Brett-Punish
Played by Emily Taheny. Spokestherapist for then Attorney-General Michaelia Cash, speaks very forcefully and angrily about stories involving her employer. In particular she grows very annoyed by repeated use of stock footage of Cash marching briskly around Parliament with band music playing. In her final appearance, she marches off the set to the same music.
Episodes
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 10 | 25 May 2012 | 27 July 2012 | |
| 2 | 12 | 20 February 2013 | 24 April 2013 | |
| 3 | 10 | 12 February 2014 | 16 April 2014 | |
| 4 | 10 | 24 September 2014 | 26 November 2014 | |
| 5 | 10 | 11 February 2015 | 15 April 2015 | |
| 6 | 12 | 11 May 2016 | 27 July 2016 | |
| 7 | 12 | 21 June 2017 | 6 September 2017 | |
| 8 | 13 | 31 January 2018 | 25 April 2018 | |
| 9 | 13 | 19 September 2018 | 12 December 2018 | |
| 10 | 13 | 26 June 2019 | 18 September 2019 | |
| 11 | 12 | 5 February 2020 | 22 April 2020 | |
| 12 | 10 + 1 Special | 5 August 2020 | 20 December 2020 | |
| 13 | 12 | 26 May 2021 | 11 August 2021 | |
| 14 | 12 | 2 February 2022 | 20 April 2022 | |
| 15 | 10 | 20 July 2022 | 21 September 2022 | |
Series 1 (2012)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 25 May 2012 | 0.664[31] |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 1 June 2012 | 0.565[32] |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 8 June 2012 | 0.575[33] |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 15 June 2012 | 0.529[34] |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 22 June 2012 | 0.549[35] |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 29 June 2012 | 0.495[36] |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | 6 July 2012 | 0.509[37] |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | 13 July 2012 | 0.481[38] |
| 9 | "Episode 9" | 20 July 2012 | 0.473[39] |
| 10 | "Episode 10" | 27 July 2012 | 0.544[40] |
Series 2 (2013)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | "Episode 1" | 20 February 2013 | 0.664[41] |
| 12 | "Episode 2" | 27 February 2013 | 0.574[42] |
| 13 | "Episode 3" | 6 March 2013 | 0.623[43] |
| 14 | "Episode 4" | 13 March 2013 | 0.596[44] |
| 15 | "Episode 5" | 20 March 2013 | 0.527[45] |
| 16 | "Episode 6" | 27 March 2013 | 0.625[46] |
| 17 | "Episode 7" | 3 April 2013 | 0.627[47] |
| 18 | "Episode 8" | 10 April 2013 | 0.627[48] |
| 19 | "Episode 9" | 17 April 2013 | 0.610[49] |
| 20 | "Episode 10" | 24 April 2013 | 0.617[50] |
| 21 | "Episode 11" | 1 May 2013 | 0.697[51] |
| 22 | "Episode 12" | 8 May 2013 | 0.671[52] |
Series 3 (2014)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | "Episode 1" | 12 February 2014 | 0.543[53] |
| 24 | "Episode 2" | 19 February 2014 | 0.527[54] |
| 25 | "Episode 3" | 26 February 2014 | 0.614[55] |
| 26 | "Episode 4" | 5 March 2014 | 0.596[56] |
| 27 | "Episode 5" | 12 March 2014 | 0.615[57] |
| 28 | "Episode 6" | 19 March 2014 | 0.668[58] |
| 29 | "Episode 7" | 26 March 2014 | 0.620[59] |
| 30 | "Episode 8" | 2 April 2014 | 0.619[60] |
| 31 | "Episode 9" | 9 April 2014 | 0.632[61] |
| 32 | "Episode 10" | 16 April 2014 | 0.760[62] |
Series 4 (2014)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | "Episode 1" | 24 September 2014 | 0.643[63] |
| 34 | "Episode 2" | 1 October 2014 | 0.570[64] |
| 35 | "Episode 3" | 8 October 2014 | 0.623[65] |
| 36 | "Episode 4" | 15 October 2014 | 0.729[66] |
| 37 | "Episode 5" | 22 October 2014 | 0.649[67] |
| 38 | "Episode 6" | 29 October 2014 | 0.699[68] |
| 39 | "Episode 7" | 5 November 2014 | 0.731[69] |
| 40 | "Episode 8" | 12 November 2014 | 0.741[70] |
| 41 | "Episode 9" | 19 November 2014 | 0.722[71] |
| 42 | "Episode 10" | 26 November 2014 | 0.733[72] |
Series 5 (2015)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | "Episode 1" | 11 February 2015 | 0.768[73] |
| 44 | "Episode 2" | 18 February 2015 | 0.737[74] |
| 45 | "Episode 3" | 25 February 2015 | 0.643[75] |
| 46 | "Episode 4" | 4 March 2015 | 0.606[76] |
| 47 | "Episode 5" | 11 March 2015 | 0.623[77] |
| 48 | "Episode 6" | 18 March 2015 | 0.735[78] |
| 49 | "Episode 7" | 25 March 2015 | 0.641[79] |
| 50 | "Episode 8" | 1 April 2015 | 0.782[80] |
| 51 | "Episode 9" | 8 April 2015 | 0.763[81] |
| 52 | "Episode 10" | 15 April 2015 | 0.678[82] |
Series 6 (2016)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | "Episode 1" | 11 May 2016 | 0.692[83] |
| 54 | "Episode 2" | 18 May 2016 | 0.625[84] |
| 55 | "Episode 3" | 25 May 2016 | 0.664[85] |
| 56 | "Episode 4" | 1 June 2016 | 0.505[86] |
| 57 | "Episode 5" | 8 June 2016 | 0.726[87] |
| 58 | "Episode 6" | 15 June 2016 | 0.682[88] |
| 59 | "Episode 7" | 22 June 2016 | 0.552[89] |
| 60 | "Episode 8" | 29 June 2016 | 0.681[90] |
| 61 | "Episode 9" | 6 July 2016 | 0.677[91] |
| 62 | "Episode 10" | 13 July 2016 | 0.574[92] |
| 63 | "Episode 11" | 20 July 2016 | 0.655[93] |
| 64 | "Episode 12" | 27 July 2016 | 0.710[94] |
Series 7 (2017)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | "Episode 1" | 21 June 2017 | 0.574[95] |
| 66 | "Episode 2" | 28 June 2017 | 0.622[96] |
| 67 | "Episode 3" | 5 July 2017 | 0.597[97] |
| 68 | "Episode 4" | 12 July 2017 | 0.468[98] |
| 69 | "Episode 5" | 19 July 2017 | 0.724[99] |
| 70 | "Episode 6" | 26 July 2017 | 0.640[100] |
| 71 | "Episode 7" | 2 August 2017 | 0.722[101] |
| 72 | "Episode 8" | 9 August 2017 | 0.748[102] |
| 73 | "Episode 9" | 16 August 2017 | 0.732[103] |
| 74 | "Episode 10" | 23 August 2017 | 0.723[104] |
| 75 | "Episode 11" | 30 August 2017 | 0.721[105] |
| 76 | "Episode 12" | 6 September 2017 | 0.740[106] |
This was the final season to be filmed at the ABC Ripponlea Studios, with episode 12 being one of the last TV shows filmed at the historic studios.
Series 8 (2018)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | "Episode 1" | 31 January 2018 | 0.568[107] |
| 78 | "Episode 2" | 7 February 2018 | 0.493[108] |
| 79 | "Episode 3" | 14 February 2018 | 0.489[109] |
| 80 | "Episode 4" | 21 February 2018 | 0.575[110] |
| 81 | "Episode 5" | 28 February 2018 | 0.561[111] |
| 82 | "Episode 6" | 7 March 2018 | 0.563[112] |
| 83 | "Episode 7" | 14 March 2018 | 0.671[113] |
| 84 | "Episode 8" | 21 March 2018 | 0.608[114] |
| 85 | "Episode 9" | 28 March 2018 | 0.605[115] |
| 86 | "Episode 10" | 4 April 2018 | 0.472[116] |
| 87 | "Episode 11" | 11 April 2018 | 0.544[117] |
| 88 | "Episode 12" | 18 April 2018 | 0.525[118] |
| 89 | "Episode 13" | 25 April 2018 | 0.534[119] |
Series 9 (2018)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | "Episode 1" | 19 September 2018 | 0.674[120] |
| 91 | "Episode 2" | 26 September 2018 | 0.609[121] |
| 92 | "Episode 3" | 3 October 2018 | 0.607[122] |
| 93 | "Episode 4" | 10 October 2018 | 0.651[123] |
| 94 | "Episode 5" | 17 October 2018 | 0.674[124] |
| 95 | "Episode 6" | 24 October 2018 | 0.616[125] |
| 96 | "Episode 7" | 31 October 2018 | 0.665[126] |
| 97 | "Episode 8" | 7 November 2018 | 0.745[127] |
| 98 | "Episode 9" | 14 November 2018 | 0.710[128] |
| 99 | "Episode 10" | 21 November 2018 | 0.683[129] |
| 100 | "Episode 11" | 28 November 2018 | 0.742[130] |
| 101 | "Episode 12" | 5 December 2018 | 0.675[131] |
| 102 | "Episode 13" | 12 December 2018 | 0.605[132] |
Series 10 (2019)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | "Episode 1" | 26 June 2019 | 0.569[133] |
| 104 | "Episode 2" | 3 July 2019 | 0.577[134] |
| 105 | "Episode 3" | 10 July 2019 | 0.395[135] |
| 106 | "Episode 4" | 18 July 2019a | 0.361[136] |
| 107 | "Episode 5" | 24 July 2019 | 0.607[137] |
| 108 | "Episode 6" | 31 July 2019 | 0.660[138] |
| 109 | "Episode 7" | 7 August 2019 | 0.611[139] |
| 110 | "Episode 8" | 14 August 2019 | 0.585[140] |
| 111 | "Episode 9" | 21 August 2019 | 0.683[141] |
| 112 | "Episode 10" | 28 August 2019 | 0.686[142] |
| 113 | "Episode 11" | 4 September 2019 | 0.498[143] |
| 114 | "Episode 12" | 11 September 2019 | 0.636[144] |
| 115 | "Episode 13" | 18 September 2019 | 0.602[145] |
Notes
Series 11 (2020)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | "Episode 1" | 5 February 2020 | 0.592[147] |
| 117 | "Episode 2" | 12 February 2020 | 0.577[148] |
| 118 | "Episode 3" | 19 February 2020 | 0.592[149] |
| 119 | "Episode 4" | 26 February 2020 | 0.614[150] |
| 120 | "Episode 5" | 4 March 2020 | 0.581[151] |
| 121 | "Episode 6" | 11 March 2020 | 0.565[152] |
| 122 | "Episode 7" | 18 March 2020 | 0.737[153] |
| 123 | "Episode 8" | 25 March 2020 | 0.757[154] |
| 124 | "Episode 9" | 1 April 2020 | 0.752[155] |
| 125 | "Episode 10" | 8 April 2020 | 0.715[156] |
| 126 | "Episode 11" | 15 April 2020 | 0.675[157] |
| 127 | "Episode 12" | 22 April 2020 | 0.671[158] |
Series 12 (2020)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | "Episode 1" | 5 August 2020 | 0.691[159] |
| 129 | "Episode 2" | 12 August 2020 | 0.598[160] |
| 130 | "Episode 3" | 19 August 2020 | 0.649[161] |
| 131 | "Episode 4" | 26 August 2020 | 0.622[162] |
| 132 | "Episode 5" | 2 September 2020 | 0.576[163] |
| 133 | "Episode 6" | 9 September 2020 | 0.588[164] |
| 134 | "Episode 7" | 16 September 2020 | 0.598[165] |
| 135 | "Episode 8" | 23 September 2020 | 0.572[166] |
| 136 | "Episode 9" | 30 September 2020 | 0.585[167] |
| 137 | "Episode 10" | 7 October 2020 | 0.542[168] |
Special (2020)
Series 13 (2021)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | "Episode 1" | 26 May 2021 | 0.572[171] |
| 140 | "Episode 2" | 2 June 2021 | 0.581[172] |
| 141 | "Episode 3" | 9 June 2021 | 0.467[173] |
| 142 | "Episode 4" | 16 June 2021 | 0.564[174] |
| 143 | "Episode 5" | 23 June 2021 | 0.507[175] |
| 144 | "Episode 6" | 30 June 2021 | 0.497[176] |
| 145 | "Episode 7" | 7 July 2021 | 0.500[177] |
| 146 | "Episode 8" | 14 July 2021 | 0.438[178] |
| 147 | "Episode 9" | 21 July 2021 | 0.549[179] |
| 148 | "Episode 10" | 28 July 2021 | 0.436[180] |
| 149 | "Episode 11" | 4 August 2021 | 0.415[181] |
| 150 | "Episode 12" | 11 August 2021 | 0.532[182] |
Series 14 (2022)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | "Episode 1" | 2 February 2022 | 0.541[183] |
| 152 | "Episode 2" | 9 February 2022 | 0.463[184] |
| 153 | "Episode 3" | 16 February 2022 | 0.482[185] |
| 154 | "Episode 4" | 23 February 2022 | 0.487[186] |
| 155 | "Episode 5" | 2 March 2022 | 0.485[187] |
| 156 | "Episode 6" | 9 March 2022 | 0.441[188] |
| 157 | "Episode 7" | 16 March 2022 | 0.387[189] |
| 158 | "Episode 8" | 23 March 2022 | 0.396[190] |
| 159 | "Episode 9" | 30 March 2022 | 0.418[191] |
| 160 | "Episode 10" | 6 April 2022 | 0.510[192] |
| 161 | "Episode 11" | 13 April 2022 | 0.473[193] |
| 162 | "Episode 12" | 20 April 2022 | 0.401[194] |
Series 15 (2022)
| No. in series | Title | Original release date | AUS viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 163 | "Episode 1" | 20 July 2022 | 0.487[195] |
| 164 | "Episode 2" | 27 July 2022 | 0.489[196] |
| 165 | "Episode 3" | 3 August 2022 | 0.453[197] |
| 166 | "Episode 4" | 10 August 2022 | 0.412[198] |
| 167 | "Episode 5" | 17 August 2022 | 0.508[199] |
| 168 | "Episode 6" | 24 August 2022 | 0.475[200] |
| 169 | "Episode 7" | 31 August 2022 | 0.481[201] |
| 170 | "Episode 8" | 7 September 2022 | 0.460[202] |
| 171 | "Episode 9" | 14 September 2022 | 0.497[203] |
| 172 | "Episode 10: Very Final Episode" | 21 September 2022 | 0.446[204] |
Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Peter Beck | AACTA Award for Best Television Comedy Series | Nominated[205] |
| 2013 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | Logie Award for Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program | Nominated[205] |
| 2014 | Shaun Micallef | AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy | Won[205] |
| Shaun Micallef and Peter Beck | AACTA Award for Best Television Comedy or Light Entertainment Series | Nominated[205] | |
| 2016 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | Logie Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Program | Won[206] |
| 2017 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | Logie Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Program | Nominated[205] |
| 2018 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | Logie Award for Most Popular Comedy Program | Nominated[205] |
| 2019 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | Logie Award for Most Popular Comedy Program | Nominated[205] |
| 2020 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | AACTA Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Program | Won[207] |