The Katering Show

{{Short description|2015 Australian TV series}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox television

| genre = {{Plainlist|

  • Cooking show
  • Comedy}}

| creator = {{Plainlist|

| writer = {{Plainlist|

  • Kate McCartney
  • Kate McLennan}}

| director = {{Plainlist|

  • Kate McCartney
  • Kate McLennan
  • Cameron Ford}}

| starring = {{Plainlist|

  • Kate McCartney
  • Kate McLennan}}

| country = Australia

| language = English

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 14

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

  • Kate McCartney
  • Kate McLennan
  • Rick Kalowski
  • Brett Sleigh
  • Kevin Whyte}}

| runtime = 7–12 minutes

| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|2|10|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2016}}

| related = Get Krack!n

}}

The Katering Show is an Australian comedy series. It is a parody of cooking shows and current food trends. It stars Australian comedians Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan. It is "the journey of a food intolerant (McCartney) and an intolerable foodie (McLennan)".{{cite web|title=The Katering Show's 2nd season just launched!|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/comedy/article/2016/04/15/katering-shows-2nd-season-just-launched|website=SBS|accessdate=17 April 2016}}

Episodes

=Season 1=

Season 1 was released direct to YouTube via the Lead Balloon TV channel commencing in February 2015. Episode 4, which parodies the Thermomix kitchen implement, has had over 2.8 million views (as at 27 May 2023).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yr_etbfZtQ Thermomix episode on YouTube

  • Episode 1 – Mexicana Festiana
  • Episode 2 – Ethical Eating
  • Episode 3 – We Quit Sugar
  • Episode 4 – Thermomix
  • Episode 5 – Food Porn
  • Episode 6 – Christmas

=Season 2=

Season 2 (marketed as Seasoning 2) was picked up by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and a season of 8 episodes was developed to be released through the ABC iview video on demand platform in April 2016.{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Megan|title=The Katering Show makes long-awaited return on ABC iView|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/the-katering-show-makes-longawaited-return-on-abc-iview/news-story/97410162f9fe834a41bcd182878aa017|website=Herald Sun|accessdate=17 April 2016}} ABC half-funded production for season 2.{{cite web|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/katering-show-abc-youtube-360280|title=Katering Show creators say they couldn't afford to produce a second season on YouTube|first=Nic|last=Christensen|date=15 April 2016|website=Mumbrella|accessdate=23 December 2018}} The episodes were broadcast on free-to-air television.

  • Episode 1 – Red Ramen
  • Episode 2 – Yummy Mummies
  • Episode 3 – It Gets Feta
  • Episode 4 – The Body Issue
  • Episode 5 – The Cook and The Kates
  • Episode 6 – Tying the Not
  • Episode 7 – Chienging Flavours (guest starring Ronny Chieng)
  • Episode 8 – End of Days

See also

References

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