Chaser(s) - What Did You Think of Last Night's Show?
Watching it last night it was clear to see just how appalling APEC security was. I think the lads just showed with all the money spent on security was a joke. Were the police told not to check the ID's of everyone? It makes me wonder how safe are our military bases? What a shame that the rest of the show was such sub standard unfunny crap. The Irwin sketch was disrespectful and in very poor taste.
An article from news.com.au
THE Chaser's APEC motorcade stunt has proved a major ratings sucess for the ABC, helping to pull in 2.24 million viewers for last night's TV show. The audience for last night's The Chaser's War on Eveything was the biggest ever for the satirical show, well ahead of its previous best last week of 1.5 million, and one of the best ever for a single ABC show. The only ABC program to have drawn a bigger audience was the finale of the popular drama Sea Change.
The Chaser crew earned worldwide media coverage last week when they infiltrated security at APEC with a fake motorcade and one of their number dressed as Osama bin Laden. Last night's program showed footage of the spoof motorcade being waved through two security checkpoints, which the comedians said were more like a "guard of honour", on its way towards the hotel where US President George W. Bush was staying. Eleven Chaser members were later charged with entering a restricted area without justification. They will appear in court next month and face a maximum penalty of six months' jail, but plan to fight the charges.