George W. Bush waged a war on terror. But only The Chaser would wage...

Over 27 weeks, from February 17 at 9.45pm, no target will be spared in the satirical team’s new comedy show on ABC TV. The hitlist is comprehensive: John Howard, Telstra, The Pope, the Dalai Lama, Mother Theresa, Kim Beazley, Simone Warne and – most of all – those annoying people who write feeble hyperbole in TV press kits.

Filmed in front of a studio audience, the Logie Award-winning team of both CNNNN and The Chaser Decides will be doing what they do best – confronting and lampooning key players from the world of politics, business, religion, media and culture. These signature Chaser ambushes will form the core of the new series – alongside news-of-the-week analysis, comedy sketches, and their uniquely irreverent field experiments such as:

• Can you book a dinner table in the US under the name bin Laden?
• How many times can you let your mobile phone ring during a Russell Crowe gig before he cracks it?
• And how would Virgin Blue’s wacky and humorous in-flight announcements go down if you performed them verbatim at an actual comedy club?

The show will also feature regular segments such as Pursuit Trivia, testing the general knowledge of our politicians during a press conference; reviews of corporate videos; and The Ad Roadtest, where the team recreates scenarios from TV commercials to see if they work in real life.
 
Head of ABC TV Arts and Entertainment Courtney Gibson says: “ABC TV is proud to announce The Chaser team is coming out from behind the desks of CNNNN and The Chaser Decides, to walk tall in the studio and grace the TV comedy genre with a delightfully seditious edge. ABC TV viewers will be able to marvel at the menace they effect for half an hour every single week.”
 
Chaser Executive Producer Julian Morrow says the new project is  "a satirical anti-variety show, even though I don’t really know what that means".
 
As in previous years, the Chaser team will include writer/performers Andrew Hansen, Chas
Licciardello, Craig Reucassel, Chris Taylor, Julian Morrow and Dominic Knight. Charles Firth, will be the show’s new American Correspondent.
 
The series is a co-production between ABC TV and Chaser Broadcasting Pty Ltd. ABC TV’s Executive Producer is Jennifer Collins, The Chaser Executive Producer is Julian Morrow, and Series Producer is Andy Nehl.
 
The Chaser’s War on Everything will be tough, bloody and unforgiving. Don't become the first casualty by not tuning in.