Basically Black is a 1973 Australian television comedy program, notable as the first television program written and created by Indigenous Australians. It was produced as one of a series of pilot programs called The Comedy Game.
| Basically Black | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch comedy |
| Directed by | Nicholas R. Parsons |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 1 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Alan Morris |
| Producer | Bill Munro |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 7 July 1973 |
A single half-hour of sketch comedy, the program was based on a satirical political revue of the same name by the National Black Theatre that had been performed at the Nimrod Theatre in Sydney the previous year.[1][2]
It premiered on 7 July 1973 as part of a series of ABC Television comedy pilots, The Comedy Game.[3] Some elements of the original script had been censored by Australian Broadcasting Corporation,[4] and it was described by Gary Foley as a "politically watered-down" version of the stage show.[1]
The pilot was deemed a success, but the ABC did not proceed with creating a series from it.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Gary Foley, Gary. "Images from history". The Koori History Website. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ Jones, Margaret (2 November 1972). "Review of "Basically Black"". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2022 – via The Koori History Website.
- ^ "Lively Russian dancers in TCN9 special". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 40, no. 50. 16 May 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 17 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Five trail-blazing indigenous TV shows that paved the way for Cleverman". Daily Review. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
External links
edit- Basically Black on YouTube (28 mins)
- Basically Black on Vimeo