Stop Laughing... This is Serious: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Stop Laughing... This is Serious is a documentary series charting a course through the story of Australian comedy, featuring more than 60 interviews with the men and women who make us laugh. Through a blend of social history, extensive archive material and intimate interviews with some of the country's most loved comedians, we travel via stand up, radio, television, theatre and film from indigenous comedy to new viral media jokers of today, revealing how humour, laughter and comedy are integral to our national identity.

Series details

• Title: Stop Laughing... This is Serious
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2015-03-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-02-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24567
• IMDb ID: tt4501812
• TVDB ID: 293509

Cast and credited roles

• Eric Bana — Narrator
• Colin Lane — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-03-25; final listed air date 2015-04-08; episode order: 3.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-02-01; final listed air date 2017-02-15; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Stop Laughing... This is Serious on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.