John Howard was the main political focus during the previous seasons of the show, where the cast would meet the now ex Prime Minister, often on his morning jog, to ask questions related to recent incidents. Kevin Rudd will be the new focus of political comedy for coming season, which is expected to be around ten episodes in length.

Craig Reucassel from the team was quoted:

Kevin thinks he’s a comedian – and he’s wrong.

This can be backed by Kevin Rudd’s appearance on Rove, where he was asked “Who would you turn gay for?”. He replied with the answer, “My Wife”, on two occasions.

The Chaser say that Rudd is far more self-protective than John Howard ever was.

You’ve got to get near to the guy first and, to be honest he’s more media controlled than Howard ever was.

The hard-to-get-to-Rudd hasn’t put a dampener on The Chaser team’s ability to get in trouble with authorities. Whilst in Rome, they were apparently arrested by the Italian police for flying a blimp over Vatican City. They were disappointed that they were not apprehended by the Pope’s Swiss Guards, who The Chaser claims that “If you get arrested by them or even have them in the back of the shot it’s already comedy because those clothes are hysterical. But sadly, it wasn’t the Swiss Guard, it was the Italian Police.”

We will be looking forward to this season. It’s a show that’s guaranteed to make you laugh uncontrollably! Feel free to view some of their original works on Youtube. Starting from Wednesday, please comment on this article as to what you thought of the first episode and so on. Happy Viewing!

Sources:
Wikipedia
Chaser YouTube Channel
Campbell, James. “Cut to The Chaser.” Herald Sun tv guide (2009): 5.

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