Series synopsis
The Agony of Life is an Australian talk comedy television series that premiered on ABC TV on February 6, 2013. It ended on March 27, 2013. It was created by Adam Zwar. It stars Adam Zwar, Waleed Aly, Stephen Curry and John Elliott.
No stone will be left unturned as Australia's funniest and brightest take us through the most important stages of existence - from child to adult, to creating and supporting families, to building and managing careers. And what after that? Should we sit on a hill and contemplate the wording of our epitaph, or travel the world? The good news is we don't need to worry about that because the Aunts and Uncles will be doing the worrying for us.
Premise
No stone will be left unturned as Australia's funniest and brightest take us through the most important stages of existence - from child to adult, to creating and supporting families, to building and managing careers. And what after that? Should we sit on a hill and contemplate the wording of our epitaph, or travel the world? The good news is we don't need to worry about that because the Aunts and Uncles will be doing the worrying for us.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Adam Zwar as Self - Host
- Waleed Aly as Self
- Stephen Curry as Self
- John Elliott as Self
- Tom Elliott as Self
- Hannah Gadsby as Self
- Shane Jacobson as Self
- Sam Lane as Self
Supporting cast
- Kate Langbroek as Self
- Judith Lucy as Self
- Craig McLachlan as Self
- Lawrence Mooney as Self
- Mirka Mora as Self
- Dave O'Neil as Self
- Sam Pang as Self
- Tim Ross as Self
- Yumi Stynes as Self
- Dave Thornton as Self
- Myf Warhurst as Self
- Leah Vandenberg as Self
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | February 6, 2013 | March 27, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Childhood The Aunts and Uncles discuss the key moments from their childhood - first memories, games, friends and things you saw that you wished you hadn't. |
February 6, 2013 |
| 2 |
The Teenage Years The Aunts and Uncles talk about what it was like to try and fit in at school, the bullying and being bullied, the excruciating sex lessons from their parents, and the experimentation with hair, clothes and body ink. |
February 13, 2013 |
| 3 |
The Immortal Years - 18 to 22 The Aunts and Uncles read the riot act on flatmates, eating, drinking, drugs, romances and first cars. They are then asked whether they took this time in their life for granted, or worse, mistook being young for being immortal. |
February 20, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 6, 2013 |
| Last aired | March 27, 2013 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |