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The series began screening shortly after the similar sketch comedy program '' Fast Forward '' ended. ''Full Frontal'' retained the same general format of ''Fast Forward'' - it was formatted like someone continuously channel surfing and after the punchline each sketch would abruptly switch to the next as if someone had switched channels - however the new show basically had an all-new regular cast. Initially some of the ''Fast Forward'' comedians made guest appearances in occasional ''Full Frontal'' sketches, easing the transition into the 'new' series. Several members of the new cast had appeared in the much earlier ''The Comedy Company'', including Kym Gyngell and Glenn Butcher .

''Full Frontal'' is well known for launching the television careers of Eric Bana and Shaun Micallef .

CAST



GUEST STARS (YEAR 1, 1993)



FAMOUS CHARACTERS


  • Eddie - Eastern European migrant, whose famous line was "''It's a complete shermozzle''" (also played by Eric Bana ).






  • Roger Explosion - 'alter ego' of David McGahan from his failed acting career (played by Shaun Micallef ).


  • Leon - Art critic, renowned for his liberal use of the word " Crap " (played by Kim Gyngell )


  • Ian Goodings - Sleazy TV news presenter on the fictitious ''Australian National Nightly Network News'' (played by John Walker ).


  • Narelle Parkinsom - Bitchy and unenthusiastic co-anchor on fictitious ''Australian National Nightly Network News'' (played by Kitty Flanagan ).


  • Phil Toinby - Much maligned weatherman on ''Australian Nightly Network News'' (played by Francis Greenslade ).




The show also famously satirised many prominent celebrities including:




  • Fabio - Male model and "most beautiful man in the universe, including the black holes". Fabio Was Shaun Micallef 's favourite character on the show.




''TOTALLY FULL FRONTAL''

In 1998 the show moved to Network Ten and changed its name to ''Totally Full Frontal''. Losing most of the original cast in the process (including standouts Bana and Micallef), the general consensus was that the new show did not live up to its predecessor (many believe it relied too heavily on toilet humour and over using of originally popular running jokes used on the original Full Frontal series) and subsequently only lasted for two seasons.


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