The Chaser Election Collection
- 2001 – 2013
- Returning Series
- Comedy · News
- ~25m / ep
- 6 seasons
- 7.0/10
The Chaser election specials are a number of Australian political satire based comedy programs produced by The Chaser. The shows, which have run under various titles, provide commentary on Australian federal election and has been produced since 2001 for ABC TV. The first show, The Election Chaser in 2001 was the first ever television production of the Chaser team. In 2004 and 2007 they produced The Chaser Decides which won the Logie Award for "Most Outstanding Comedy Program" for the 2004 series. In 2010, the Chaser team produced a 5-episode series about the 2010 election, called Yes We Canberra!. A new series was produced for the 2013 election, called The Hamster Decides. The Chaser's Election Desk aired in the six weeks prior to the 2016 federal election.
Latest: The Chaser’s Election Desk · 2016
View all seasonsThe 2016 series, The Chaser’s Election Desk, began on 8 June 2016. New cast members that joined the series included Zoe Norton Lodge, Ben Jenkins, Kirsten Drysdale, Alex Lee, Scott Abbot, Mark Sutton and Hannah Reilly.
E1. Episode 1
Jun 8, 2016
Westeros. Daenerys Targaryen. Dragons. White Walkers. The Night's Watch. The Starks. Tyrion Lannister. Now we've got your attention, here's The Chaser's Election Desk.
E2. Episode 2
Jun 15, 2016
Harold Holt and Kevin Rudd join The Chaser's Election Desk this week for a forum on Australia's foreign policy. Mandarin with English subtitles. Frequent coarse language.
E3. Episode 3
Jun 22, 2016
Delta Goodrem & The Voice judges stormed parliament this week after a contentious decision went in favour of The Madden Brothers team. Catch up on the latest analysis of constitutional law with The Chaser's Election Desk.
E4. Episode 4
Jun 29, 2016
Andrew Bolt explains his views on race relations to a group of Syrian refugees while sailing a catamaran around Sydney Harbour in the ABC's latest politics/lifestyle crossover program, The Chaser's Election Desk.
E5. Episode 5
Jul 6, 2016
Members of the Richmond Tigers join the team to provide indepth analysis of the Senate count and remind everyone that sport is more important than politics.
