All Aussie Adventures

All Aussie Adventures (full name: Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures) was an Australian television series; a parody of the outback-adventure television genre. Starring comedian Glenn Robbins as the host of the show, Russell Coight, the series follows Coight's disastrous travels through outback Australia, spreading misinformation and causing accidents. Series one aired in 2001, with a second series following in 2002 and, in late 2004, a telemo... more

All Aussie Adventures (full name: Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures) was an Australian television series; a parody of the outback-adventure television genre. Starring comedian Glenn Robbins as the host of the show, Russell Coight, the series follows Coight's disastrous travels through outback Australia, spreading misinformation and causing accidents. Series one aired in 2001, with a second series following in 2002 and, in late 2004, a telemovie Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge, featuring minor (fictional) celebrities joining Coight in the outback. Episodes were initially shown on Network Ten in Australia, and later the series ran on the cable television station Comedy Channel. The outback-adventure genre is a television genre achieving some success in Australia, beginning with the iconic series of the Leyland Brothers in the 1970s. The format generally involves a host travelling throughout the outback and meeting "characters" of outback life, while providing insight into the... less