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Working Dog Productions

{{short description|Australian production company}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=November 2016}}

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| type = Private company

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| founded = {{Start date and age|1993}}

| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Santo Cilauro|Rob Sitch|Jane Kennedy|Tom Gleisner|Michael Hirsh}}

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| hq_location_city = Melbourne

| hq_location_country = Australia

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Working Dog Productions (originally Frontline Television Productions Pty. Ltd.) is a film and television production company based in Melbourne, Australia.{{cite web|last=Cassar|first=Jeremy|title=Working Dog: 30 years of biting at the cutting edge of comedy|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2016/10/07/working-dog-30-years-biting-cutting-edge-comedy|work=Special Broadcasting Service|date=7 October 2016|access-date=1 November 2016}} It was formed in 1993 by actors Santo Cilauro, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Tom Gleisner, and producer Michael Hirsh.{{cite news|last=Enker|first=Debi|title=Utopia proves there's nothing else like a Working Dog formula|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/utopia-proves-theres-nothing-else-like-a-working-dog-formula-20140804-1004w2.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=7 August 2014|access-date=1 November 2016}} The company changed its name to Working Dog Productions Pty Ltd in 1996.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}} The company's mascot is an Australian Cattle Dog.

File:Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch, Michael Hirsh 2012 (1).jpg (left), Rob Sitch (middle), and Michael Hirsh (right).]]

Television

{{Color box|#CCFFCC|border=darkgray}} Programs with a shaded background indicate the program is still in production.

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! Network

! Genre

! Years

! Seasons

FrontlineABCComedy, Satire1994–1997{{sort|039|3 seasons, 39 episodes}}
Behind the FrontlineABCDocumentary1995{{sort|001|1 documentary}}
Funky SquadABCComedy1995{{sort|007|1 season, 7 episodes}}
The CampaignABCDocumentary1996{{sort|002|2 episodes}}
A River SomewhereABCDocumentary1997–1998{{sort|013|2 seasons, 13 episodes}}
The PanelNetwork TenTalk show1998–2004{{sort|237|7 seasons, 237 episodes}}
All Aussie AdventuresNetwork TenMockumentary2001–2002, 2018{{sort|020|3 seasons, 20 episodes}}
The Panel Christmas WrapNetwork TenTalk show2003–2007{{sort|005|5 annual specials}}
Russell Coight's Celebrity ChallengeNetwork TenMockumentary2004{{sort|001|1 telemovie}}
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| Thank God You're Here

Network Ten (2006–2007, 2023–present)
Seven Network (2009)		Improvised comedy2006–2009, 2023–present{{sort|045|5 seasons, 49 episodes}}
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| Thank God You're Here

NBCComedy2007{{sort|007|1 season, 7 episodes}}
The HollowmenABCComedy2008{{sort|012|2 seasons, 12 episodes}}
Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!SBSSport, Comedy2010{{sort|026|1 season, 26 episodes}}
Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever!7mate/Seven NetworkSport, Comedy2012{{sort|010|1 season, 10 episodes}}
Pictures of YouSeven NetworkTalk show2012{{sort|016|1 season, 16 episodes}}
Audrey's KitchenABCComedy2012–2013{{sort|020|2 seasons, 20 episodes}}
Santo, Sam and Ed's Total FootballFox SportsSports, Comedy2013–2015{{sort|056|2 seasons, 56 episodes}}
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| Have You Been Paying Attention?

Network TenGame show2013–present{{sort|261|10 seasons, 261 episodes}}
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| Utopia

ABCComedy2014–present{{sort|032|5 seasons, 40 episodes}}
Pacific HeatThe Comedy ChannelAnimated Sitcom2016{{sort|013|1 season, 13 episodes}}
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| The Cheap Seats

Network TenComedy, Current Affairs2021–present{{sort|044|4 seasons, 91 episodes}}

Film

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! Genre

! Release date

! Distributor

The Castle

| Comedy

| {{dts|10 April 1997}}

| Village Roadshow

The Dish

| Comedy

| {{dts|19 October 2000}}

| Roadshow Entertainment

Any Questions for Ben?

| Comedy

| {{dts|9 February 2012}}

| Roadshow Films

Other

In addition to television and film, Working Dog Productions have also ventured into books, stage shows, and podcasts.{{cite web|title=Working Dog’s Pacific Heat to air on Foxtel November 27|url=http://if.com.au/2016/10/05/article/Working-Dogs-Pacific-Heat-to-air-on-Foxtel-November-27/PCLTGAHYUY.html|work=IF.com.au|date=6 October 2016|access-date=7 November 2016}}

=Books=

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Books which have been published by Working Dog include, but are not limited to, mock travel guides. Books published by Working Dog include:

  • Molvania: A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch, 2003. {{ISBN|1-58567-619-5}}
  • Phaic Tan: Sunstroke on a Shoestring by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch, 2004. {{ISBN|0-8118-5365-9}}
  • San Sombrero: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch, 2006. {{ISBN|0-8118-5619-4}}
  • Molvanian Baby Names: With Meanings, Derivations And Probable Pronunciations, by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-74066-859-0}}

=Stage=

Working Dog produced the stage show The Speechmaker. The show was written by Working Dog's Sitch, Cilauro and Gleisner and had a sellout season at the Melbourne Theatre Company. Gleisner has produced a musical under the Working Dog brand titled Bloom.{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/sydney/article/Christie-Whelan-Browne-And-John-Waters-Join-The-Cast-Of-BLOOM-at-STCs-Roslyn-Packer-Theatre-20250220 |website=BroadwayWorld |title=Christie Whelan Browne And John Waters Join The Cast Of BLOOM at STC's Roslyn Packer Theatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226110020/https://www.broadwayworld.com/sydney/article/Christie-Whelan-Browne-And-John-Waters-Join-The-Cast-Of-BLOOM-at-STCs-Roslyn-Packer-Theatre-20250220 |archive-date=26 February 2025 |access-date=26 February 2025 |date=20 February 2025 |first=Chloe |last=Rabinowitz |url-status=live}}

=Podcasts=

  • Santo, Sam & Ed's Total Football Podcast (2017–present on ABC iview)
  • Santo, Sam & Ed's Cup Fever! Podcast (2018 on ABC iview)

See also

{{Portal|Television|Australia}}

References

{{reflist|30em}}

External links

  • {{official|https://www.workingdog.com/}}

{{Animation industry in Australia}}

{{Longford Lyell Award}}

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Category:Film production companies of Australia

Category:Companies based in Melbourne

Category:Television production companies of Australia