Basically Black
| 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 |
Basically Black is a 1973 Australian television comedy program, notable as the first television program written and created by Indigenous Australians.
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. It premiered on 7 July 1973 as part of a series of ABC comedy pilots, 'The Comedy Game'.[1] Some elements of the original script had been censored by ABC.[2]
References
- ^ "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: Film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more". Daily Review: Film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
External links
- Basically Black on YouTube