Wednesday TV: John Safran's Race Relations
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Tonight, Safran tests the theory of Eurasian women being more attracted to personality than looks.
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John Safran's new show, Race Relations, which...
Happy Antipodean (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
John Safran's new show, Race Relations, which aired last night, has solved a problem I've been thinking about, on and off, for some months. It all started at the close of the Myall Creek commemorative ceremony this year. The ceremony is held to remember the dozens of Aboriginal (mainly) old men, women and children who were brutally murdered by a gang of settlers in 1838. As a result of...
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John Safran's race and panty sniffing oddities
armagnac'd (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Hi, I'm John Safran. I'm latching onto the noble cause of tolerance and general inter-racial fraternisation. We're naturally attracted to other races. No way, you say, because you're all so conservative compared to me. Well, I'll pass on some astonishing facts. Did you know lots of white women are attracted to black guys? ... pick yourself up, there's more: I, John Safran,...
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John Safran's Race Relations - 9:30pm
ABC TV (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
HD. John Safran is back with his most daring and personal adventure yet. It's about cross-cultural, interracial and interfaith love.
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Did Safran live up to the hype?
Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
JOHN Safran's mega-hyped series debuted last night and some will see it as either a sickening moral low, a waste of public money or an insult to our intelligence.
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John Safran says it's all about context
TV.com (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
For his latest series, John Safran's Race Relations , the ABC's John Safran does it all. Being nailed to a crucifix in the Philippines, wearing "blackface" in Chicago, talking to his dead mother, and sniffing underpants -- all in the pursuit of a thought-provoking comedy about cross-cultural relationships. "It's such a raw nerve issue in the Jewish community....
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John Safran Interview Part 2 Of 2
Pedestrian.tv (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
In part one of our interview with John Safran the Melbourne based comedian discussed his penchant for Eurasians, metaphorical and literal crucifixions and why blackface is innocuous in the right context. In part two Safran explores his Jewish neuroses, the perils of being a Thai Ladyboy and what he's learned about race relations thus far. P: In the Chicago episode as well you...
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ABC, Sony join forces with iView upgrade
The Age (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Missed that episode of John Safran's Race Relations last week? No problem, you can now watch it at a time that suits you, on the TV in your lounge room - if you have a PlayStation 3.
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Gleeless
Velvet Threads (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... what’s the point of that? I think mainly I am grumpy because the DVR was full up with stupid John Safran episodes I didn’t want to listen to anyway which means Glee didn’t record last night and I’ve been waiting for that ep all week! I may use this as an excuse to test out downloading an episode from itunes to watch on my darling iPod… (seriously, 72...
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Would it be cheeky to poach Reina from Liverpool? + Kroenke thoughts
Third-Gen (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
As John Safran likes to say: "I've been, thinkin'..." While Arsenal continue to surprise the pundits who cannot research anything beyond Chelsea and Manchester United, alleged title challengers Liverpool continue to flounder in a Rafa-induced turmoil. While I've always had respect for the institution that is Liverpool, Rafa Benitez has really ...
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Doctor Who leads ABC summer programming
TV.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Plus Torchwood , Red Dwarf , Jonathon Welch and Ray Martin throttling John Safran . Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars is one of the tempting shows to be screened by the ABC over the summer break. While commercial networks will be taking a break from their best shows, ABC1 and ABC2 are promising to keep us entertained. The Waters of Mars will air in early December, around three weeks after...
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Featured Stories Sniffing underwear and other high...
Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Featured Stories Sniffing underwear and other high jinks in satire on intermarriage John Safran is nailed to a cross in the Philippines on Easter Sunday, April 10, 2009. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) In a new Australian TV show that satirizes the dilemma of intermarriage, Jewish comedian John Safran walks into a Palestinian sperm bank and arouses himself on camera...
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ABC Gets More Complaints About The Chaser...
The Orstrahyun (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... time you hear endless bitching about "that's my bloody 10 cents a day they're spending so John Safran can snog a hot Swede!" Newspoll found that 89 per cent of people value the broadcaster and its services to the community, up 1 percentage point, while those who believe quality programming offered by ABC television was steady at 82 per cent... Remind commenters at certain...
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Pussycat Dolls - Scherzinger Wants Out Of Controversial Comedy
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
PUSSYCAT DOLLS star NICOLE SCHERZINGER has demanded an interview she conducted to be removed from a controversial comedy programme.Australian funnyman John Safran...
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:: Book Club - New Books
Meet Me At Mikes (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... here are the books! 1. My Life In France by Julia Child 2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by John Safran Foer 3. My Sister's Keeper by Jodie Picoult The Book Club blog is over here : let me know if you would like to write a review and I'll send you an invitation to author on it! I've changed the settings so everyone can read it now. Don't go over there if you don't want SPOILERS...
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