Basically Black

Basically Black
Genre Sketch comedy
Directed by Nicholas R. Parsons
Starring
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 1 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Alan Morris
Producer(s) Bill Munro
Running time 28 minutes
Distributor Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Release
Original network ABC
Original release 7 July 1973 (1973-07-07)

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 the ABC.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lively Russian dancers in TCN9 special". The Australian Women's Weekly. 40, (50). Australia, Australia. 16 May 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 17 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "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. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-07-17.

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