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30 Seconds (TV series)

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alt_name	:30 Seconds
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alt	Intertitle for 30 Seconds
caption	Intertitle for 30 Seconds
genre	Comedy
creator	{{Plainlist
writer	{{Plainlist
director	Shawn Seet
starring	{{Plainlist
country	Australia
language	English
num_seasons	1
num_episodes	6
executive_producer	Andrew Denton (Zapruder’s Other Films)
runtime	30 minutes (including commercials)
network	The Comedy Channel
first_aired
last_aired

Tim Bullock
Justin Drape
Scott Nowell
Tim Bullock
Justin Drape
Scott Nowell
Andrew Knight
Peter O'Brien
Joel Tobeck
Gyton Grantley
Stephen Curry
Jenna Lind :30 Seconds is an Australian comedy series produced for The Comedy Channel which satirises Australian advertising companies and advertising industry. The name of the show comes from the advertising slots on television that are normally 30 seconds long. The show has had many guest appearances from famous Australians such as Claudia Karvan, Peter Helliar, Bridie Carter, Matthew Newton and Guy Pearce.

Plot

The show revolves around a fictitious advertising agency, BND which is a global advertising network, with 61 offices worldwide. The show takes place in one of the Australian offices.

Production

Location

The show was shot on location at the offices of real-life Sydney production company Blacksheep Productions, located in Mountain Street, Ultimo.

Lazzi

:30 Seconds occasionally has parts closely resembling a lazzi. This occurs sporadically throughout the show when Martin Manning sees a product. The product that Martin sees becomes centerpiece, while a culmination of the product in Martin's eyes, and how the product could be advertised. For example, the first use in the show occurs in the first scene, when Martin first looks at an Orange Juice container. Suddenly the packet animates and a stereotypical advertising voice over sounds saying: "Now with added goodatives". The scene returns to normal after this brief lazzi, and the scene continues on.

Cast

Main / regular

Joel Tobeck as Martin Manning
Stephen Curry as McBaney
Gyton Grantley as Sumo
Kat Stewart as Marion West
Peter O'Brien as Bill Brooker
Jenna Lind as Kath Bullock
Emily Brennan as Barbara Main
Oliver Brookes as Joel

Guests

Caroline Brazier as Kirsty (1 episode)
Helen Thomson as Faith O'Callaghan (1 episode)
John Batchelor as Bobo (1 episode)
Lucy Bell as Amanda Walls (1 episode)
Penne Hackforth-Jones as Pat Evans (1 episode)
Tory Mussett as Anna

Episodes

Notes

References

:30 Seconds, Episode 1
(2009-09-13). "Top 100 Pay Television Programs: Week 37, 2009 (06/09/2009–12/09/2009)". [[Seven Network.

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