Series synopsis
Randling is an Australian comedy television series that premiered on ABC TV on May 2, 2012. It ended on October 31, 2012. It was created by Jon Casimir, Andrew Denton. It stars Andrew Denton.
Randling is a game show that hearkens back to the good old days when a point was a point and a team was something worth barracking for.
Using sporting competition as inspiration and framework, Randling pits ten amazing teams against each other over 27 rounds of bone-crunching combat.
White-water rafting for the brain, Randling is a show where smart people can be funny and funny people can be smart, where actual knowledge may help you, but just as likely won’t. It’s a cheeky, surprising show th ...
Premise
Randling is a game show that hearkens back to the good old days when a point was a point and a team was something worth barracking for.
Using sporting competition as inspiration and framework, Randling pits ten amazing teams against each other over 27 rounds of bone-crunching combat.
White-water rafting for the brain, Randling is a show where smart people can be funny and funny people can be smart, where actual knowledge may help you, but just as likely won’t. It’s a cheeky, surprising show that allows Mr. Denton to live up to his hosting motto: "I’m Andrew and I’m not here to help".
Mostly, Randling is a show where brilliant performers can come to play. And that’s play for fun as well as play to win. It’s a half hour filled with insight and insults, brilliance and bullshit. We guarantee every episode of will leave you at least 1% smarter and 100% happier.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Andrew Denton as Self - Host
Guest cast
- Merrick Watts as Self
- Annabel Crabb as Self
- Julia Zemiro as Self
- Michael Williams as Self
- Dave O'Neil as Self
- Anthony Morgan as Self
- Chris Taylor as Self
- Jennifer Byrne as Self
- Rob Carlton as Self
- Robyn Butler as Self
- Angus Sampson as Self
- Toby Schmitz as Self
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 27 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 27 | May 2, 2012 | October 31, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Match 01: West Coast Odd Sox VS Southern Furies The West Coast Odd Sox, radio host Merrick Watts and political journalist Annabel Crabb, continue their hundred year-old blood feud with the Southern Furies, TV host Julia Zemiro and Wheeler Centre director Michael Williams. |
May 2, 2012 |
| 2 |
Match 02: Fitzroy Fireballs VS The Argopelters In tonight's second round match, comedians Dave O'Neil and Anthony Morgan take on the might of The Chaser's Chris Taylor and First Tuesday Book Club's Jennifer Byrne. |
May 9, 2012 |
| 3 |
Match 03: Roget's Ramjets VS The Help RC Silver Logie-winning actor Rob Carlton and head librarian Robyn Butler go up against performer Angus Sampson and theatre actor Toby Schmitz. |
May 16, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 2, 2012 |
| Last aired | October 31, 2012 |
| Runtime | 35 minutes |
| Status | ended |