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 Funny Business

Series Synopsis

Funny Business (Ian Harcourt, Dean Butler, Willy de Witt and Peter Murphy) emerged out of the Auckland comedy scene in 1985, taking some of their cues from mid-80s UK shows like The Young Ones. An association with producer/director Tony Holden and writer James Griffin led to a series for TVNZ in 1988 which won three TV Awards. A second series made in 1989 screened in 1991. Avoiding topical satire, they specialised in character based skits and music parodies — and hoons, buying lounge suites and mormons on bicycles would never be quite the same again.

 
 

Series Notes

This is the series overview page, here you can find which episodes or clips are available on NZ On Screen.

 

Produced by

Comedia Pictures

 

Awards

1989 NZ Film & Television Awards
Best Entertainer - Funny Business
Best Writer Non-Drama - Dean Butler, James Griffin, Ian Harcourt, Peter Murphy, Willy de Wit
Best Director - Tony Holden