Ethnic comedy Ethnic comedy Acropolis Now was an Australian sitcom set in a non-Anglo-Saxon Australian bar of the same name that ran for 63 episodes from 1989 to 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris and Simon Palomares, who also starred in the series. The title is a play on the film Apocalypse Now. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acropolis Now"
Ali G is a satirical alias invented and played by the comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ali G"
"Effie" is a popular character played by Australian actress Mary Coustas. Coustas depicts a stereotypical second-generation Greek Australian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Effie"
Greeks On The Roof was an Australian TV talk show that ran for 9 weeks on the Seven Network. It was hosted by Effie (played by Greek-Australian actress Mary Coustas) and her "family". A remake of the British The Kumars at No. 42, each show had interviews with a number of Australian actors and actresses. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greeks On The Roof"
Pizza is an Australian comedy television series on the government funded Special Broadcasting Service. It has also spun off a feature length movie ( Fat Pizza) in 2003, and in 2004 released a highlights video/ DVD which also included previously unshown footage and a schoolies exposé theatre show entitled "Fat Pizza" starring several characters from the show also tours the eastern coast of Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pizza (TV series)"
The Kumars at No. 42 is a UK television talk show. The shows stars a fictional Indian family, including Madhuri and Ashwin Kumar, their thirtysomething son Sanjeev, and Sushila, Sanjeev's grandmother (normally referred to as Ummi). The family live in Wembley, London, England. The show's central premise is that Sanjeev's parents have supported his dream of being a TV presenter by having a TV studio built on what used to be their back garden. Running jokes include Sanjeev's apparent social ineptitude and Ashwin's obsession with financial matters and tendency to tell long stories with no real point. It is also a regular conceit that the guests' appearance fees are paid in chutney. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Kumars at No. 42"
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