The jesters season 1 press kit

MICK MOLLOY
Pulling the strings on a brand new series

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Presented in the spirit of Frontline, 30 Rock and The Larry Sanders Show

8 x 30 minute episodes exclusive to MOVIE EXTRA.

Premiere episode Tuesday 8 September 9.30pm
encore Saturdays 7.30pm


The Conception of
The Jesters
When people start taking comedians seriously, it’s time to make fun of comedians.

As comedy writers, we became interested with how important satire was becoming in
shaping news and current events. In America, a huge percentage of young people get
their news solely from late night television comedy – Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Bill
Maher, Letterman and Saturday Night Live. From Borat to the Chaser’s, satire is the
biggest and most influential thing in comedy around the world.

It occurred to us that satirists were becoming just as important as the people they were
satirising. The people who were just making jokes about the news were now being taken
as seriously as proper journalists or even the politicians who actually made the news. We
thought it would be a funny idea to make a satire about satirists; to take a punch at the
people who were throwing the punches. This is what sparked the concept for The Jesters.

The show is also about old show business and how it is dealing with this new aggressive
prank style of satire and comedy; or rather not dealing with it.

We ended up with Dave Davies and The Jesters.

- Kevin Brumpton & Angus FitzSimons, co-creators of The Jesters


Synopsis
The Jesters is a slick, sick and darkly comic look behind-the-scenes of a TV
comedy show that proves the old maxim that nobody likes a smart arse - unless,
of course, they’re bringing in huge ratings. From the absurd antics of the TV
writers’ room to the even more absurd network board meetings, The Jesters
reveals the key ingredients of what goes into making the people of Australia
laugh: jealously, pettiness, treachery, extreme stupidity… all the things that make
show business so much fun.

Retired comedy legend Dave Davies decides to play Svengali to four upstart
university undergrads by whisking them away from their satirical student
newspaper and giving them their very own TV show. But it’s a decision Dave
may soon regret as the show becomes a hit and egos spiral out of control,
causing a battle between Old School comedian Dave and the New School
pranksters, The Jesters. With in-fighting, potential lawsuits and network pressure
also added to the mix, it’s a question of what will happen first: The Jesters
imploding or winding up doing time in jail?

A timely and hilarious satire of the machinations of modern comedy, The Jesters
is cutting edge TV that dares to explore what happens when celebrity satirists
have the target turned back on them.

As Steve Martin once said, “Comedy is not pretty.” The Jesters will show you why.


THE STORY
Fortunes change for a group of four university students when their popular
satirical student newspaper catches the attention of Dave Davies, an Australian
TV comedy legend who has decided to retire from in front of the camera and
concentrate on operating behind the scenes. Collectively known as The Jesters,
the group are given the chance of a lifetime when Dave takes them from relative
obscurity and into the glamorous – and hazardous – world of TV comedy.

It turns out The Jesters aren’t the only ones with something to prove: this is
Dave’s first foray into producing, and it could very well be his last thanks to
initially low ratings. But Dave’s a stubborn bugger, and he’s determined not to
have The Jesters become an ugly mark on an otherwise spotless career track
record.

A desperate Dave turns to the oldest trick in the book – good, old-fashioned
cheap publicity stunts – to grab the audience The Jesters so desperately
need. Sure enough, the team’s controversial pranks, daring stunts and press
conference highjackings soon create national and international headlines - as
well as possible jail-time for the team - and the show becomes an overnight TV
sensation.

But all is not well in The Jesters’ camp: a power struggle for control of the
show has erupted between the young bucks and the seasoned pros as Dave
and his tough-as-nails right-hand woman Kat – a jaded TV producer – find
themselves squaring off against Michael, The Jesters’ idealistic founder and
unofficial leader, and Steve, the group’s main writer and a natural TV star.
Trying unsuccessfully to keep tabs on all the drama is Julia, a harried Network
Executive who’s unhappy to discover that deflecting lawsuits aimed at The
Jesters has now become part of her job description.

The Jesters soon realise they’re in for more than they bargained for as they
struggle with their mentor Dave, newfound fame and each other as they wrestle
for control of the group – and attempt to stop their lives completely spiralling out
of control.


KEY CAST
Mick Molloy Dave Davies

Emily Taheny Kat the Producer

Ben Geurens Steve (Jester)

Christian Barrett-Hill Michael (Jester)

Andrew Ryan Zak (Jester)

Travis Cotton Tony (Jester)

Susie Porter Julia the Network EP

Deborah Kennedy Di the Agent

Special guests (as themselves)
Steve Vizard
Mark Mitchell
Barry Otto
Kate Ceberano
Phillip Adams
Barry Jones


KEY CREW
Writers/Executive Producers
Kevin Brumpton
Angus FitzSimons

Director Kimble Rendall

DOP Hugh Miller

Series Producers
Adam Bowen
Barbara Gibbs

Executive Producer Ted Robinson

Supervising Producer Emma Moroney

Executive in Charge of Production Peter Jenetsky

Executive Producers
Tony Forrest
Paul Wylie

Editors
Julie-Anne De Ruvo
Phil Horn

Production Designer Karen Harborow


The Look of The Jesters
‘We’ve aimed to give The Jesters its own unique visual style from the outset. The majority
of the production crew hail from the film world, and the goal was to give the show a filmic
look – something we’ve achieved by avoiding typical flat TV lighting. We shot the series
all on one camera – a Sony F35 Camera System in HD which gives the series its distinctive
rich look. It’s more of a long lens style - it’s not fly-on-the-wall and it’s not a documentary
style either. If anything, it has a more observational style. We were using prime lenses
as opposed to doing it all on zoom to give the show an energetic and visually rich style.
We’ve aimed for something striking and I believe we’ve achieved that aim.’

- Kimble Rendall, Director of The Jesters


EPISODE 1: Hard Time Getting Soft Time
University students Michael, Steve, Zak and Tony think they’ve hit
the jackpot when comedy legend Dave Davies decides he likes
their satirical student newspaper enough that he wants to give the
group their own show as The Jesters.

The dream might’ve sunk before it has had a chance to swim
as the show gets set for the chopping block thanks to low
ratings. Showbiz vet Dave is determined not to have The
Jesters go down as his first colossal failure, instructing
the team to get some free publicity the best way he
knows how: by having one of them get arrested.

Besides a non-existent audience, Jesters founder
Michael has more problems to worry about: he
has to hide his lack of connection to various
worthy charities despite having to film a Episode 2:
convincing television commercial for the the female voicE
good causes.
Further proving you should never
Now in the newfound position of read your own reviews, a new member
having attention from the media, joins the team as Dave insists a female
Jester Steve is taught the fine art of comedy writer be hired after one review
the pre-prepared ‘spontaneous’ criticises The Jesters for being a ‘Boys
radio phone interview by the Club’. Steve reluctantly does as he’s told,
master of the fake art himself, however the crass new female writer is not
Dave Davies. exactly the breath of fresh feminist air Dave
thought she would be.

Media manipulation becomes the order of the
day as Jester Zak attempts to plant self-serving
blurbs about himself in the newspaper after reading
a positive story about Dave planted in a newspaper
gossip page by his wily publicist Di.

Zak isn’t the only one with an expanding cranium as
Michael lobbies to get rid of the TV show’s ‘warm up guy’
because he thinks his jokes for the studio audience are lame.
He’s positive he can do a much, much better job.

Being the industry stalwart that he is, Dave finds himself being
offered the part of a talking banana in a new Pixar film set in
Australia. Dave’s happy to collect the cheque, but is dismayed to
learn that recording two simple lines of dialogue can take weeks.


Episode 3: Breakfast Clubbed
Brimming with confidence now that the show’s a hit, Steve and
Zak decide to take on the fill-in breakfast shift on a popular FM
radio program, despite the pair being warned by the far more
experienced Dave and Kat they’re taking too much on.

It seems Dave’s warnings are going unheeded everywhere:
Michael finds himself in hot water when he decides
The Jesters will hold a farcical competition to judge
all the world’s major religions, despite Dave’s
vocal disapproval of the idea. Unsurprisingly, the
announcement of which religion is the ‘One True
Religion’ is met with outrage from all religions.

Aspiring serious musical artist Tony is also
finding the pressures of being a Jester too Episode 4:
much to bear as one of his straight-faced
songs becomes a hit and frustratingly gets Going Corporate
misinterpreted as a comedic track by the
public. The conundrum of selling out for cold,
hard cash becomes an issue when The
Jesters are offered a small fortune to
perform at a corporate gig on a tropical
Queensland resort. The team seem happy
to use big business for what they can, but
aren’t prepared to face the possibility of being
used themselves.

The sins of the past also come knocking when a
ten-year-old blooper clip showing Dave throwing
a childish tantrum on camera makes its way onto
YouTube for the world to see.

Network exec Julia also inflicts her will on Zak and Tony
by insisting they create more of an on-line presence via
The Jesters website. The pair go about recording bits and
pieces with people around the office with disastrous results.


Episode 5: All Nighter
Finding themselves under the whip, Dave makes the team work in
the office all night to deliver a script for the show on time. Michael,
however, has other things on his mind – namely himself. He’s set
to appear on brainiac quiz show The Einstein Factor, and he’s
determined to spend his time preparing for his debut on the show.

Things also take a turn for the highly weird when Zak is
questioned by a supposed US government ‘diplomat’
about some conspiracy theories that were snuck into the
show’s satirical newscrawl.

Dave finds the popularity of The Jesters is bringing
him fresh headaches when his agent Di reveals
Steve has asked her to act as his personal agent
– and get him a massive pay rise.

Episode 6: Real Talent
Michael is furious to discover Dave
and Kat have gone behind the team’s
back by getting paid actors to pretend to
be real people in The Jesters supposedly
unscripted stunts. When Michael makes an
official complaint to the network, the situation
rapidly spins out of control.

Meanwhile cocky womaniser Steve is relishing in
all of the fresh female attention he’s received since
being on the show, but finds himself making the ill-
advised decision to sleep with an influential TV critic.
To his astonishment, the night of passion doesn’t lead
to the glowing reviews he was hoping for.

Resident Jesters musician Tony finds himself being booked
to appear on the ABC radio segment ‘Friday Night Funnies’
and, determined not to be stereotyped solely as a writer of
goofy ditties, spends the whole week trying to write something
funny that doesn’t come with musical accompaniment.


Episode 7: And the Loser is….
It’s Australian TV’s night of nights: The Logies. Although The Jesters
team have been nominated for a coveted Logie, Steve has also
been nominated for an individual Logie due to his increasing
popularity with the public. Unofficial leader Michael realises
Steve is taking over his mantle as the group’s Top Dog, causing
jealousies to surface.

Logies attendees are also tense as expectations are
running high that The Jesters are set to unleash a stunt at
some point during the ceremony.

Dave is also having a particularly unpleasant
evening: he has been asked to present the Hall of
Fame award to bitter rival Steve Vizard, and he’s
none too impressed. The only thing keeping his
spirits high is the fact he’s secretly taped a
pilot for a new, serious chat show that might Episode 8: Wrap Up
cut him free of The Jesters for good.
It has been an eventful first season of
The Jesters, but it’s finally wrapping up –
and so it seems is the team. Disillusioned
with their experience as TV stars, Michael
wants The Jesters to return to their roots and
produce a satirical newspaper.

The group, however, has begun to splinter: Steve
is offered a solo show by another network and
Dave accepts an offer to host his own chat show
after filming a successful pilot.

After a series of prank auditions for a non-existent
musical, Zak and Tony also find themselves being
pulled in a different direction as they are forced to put
on a real musical stage show to avoid prosecution for false
advertising.

Could it all add up to being the final nail in The Jesters’ coffin?


Mick Molloy ‘Dave Davies’
Mick Molloy plays legend, Dave Davies. In his mid-forties, Dave is a very famous, smart,
shrewd and charming ex-comedian who is having his first stab at just being “off camera”
on a show. Dave is a TV legend having a mid-life career crisis.

Mick Molloy is one of Australia’s most recognised comedians. An actor, writer and
producer, Mick successfully combines the scruffy appeal of a laid back larrikin and the
acid tongue of the world’s toughest critic.
MICK
MOLLOY
Mick was attracted to the world of The Jesters the moment he read the scripts, ‘I loved
the scripts and the reason I am on the project is the scripts. I think they’re laugh-out-loud
funny. The show really lifts the skirts on what goes on behind the scenes in producing a
television show, specifically comedies. There is a very seedy underbelly to the comedy
fraternity and I think it will be a fascinating glimpse for people who have never known
what’s going on behind the curtain.’

Mick was nominated, alongside his brother Richard, for Best Original Screenplay at the
2002 Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards for the feature film Crackerjack. In 2003,
Mick received extraordinary recognition for his work in Australian film; being named
Australian Star of the Year at the 2003 Australian Movie Convention for his acting
performances in the films Crackerjack and Bad Eggs. Mick also co-wrote, produced and
starred in the feature film BoyTown, released in 2006, and also produced and directed
the feature length documentary Tackle Happy in 2000.

A member of classic television comedies The D-Generation and The Late Show, Mick has
most recently joined the panel of Before the Game on Network Ten, a weekly program
dedicated to the great Australian obsession of Australian Rules Football.

In addition to his work in film and television, Mick is one of Australia’s most
accomplished radio performers, hosting the national phenomenon that was the radio
program Martin/Molloy, airing on 54 stations throughout Australia from 1995-1998.


Emily Taheny ‘Kat’
Emily Taheny plays young producer Kat Bailey in The Jesters. In her early thirties, Kat
is an attractive, tough-as-nails, caustic and hardened TV producer. She has no illusions
about what it takes to make a TV show and resents having to work with The Jesters who
she regards as naïve children. Kat has worked with Dave for many years, she is his
right hand woman, but she clearly hopes that one day soon Dave will snap out of this
Svengali phase and do his own show again.

Emily Taheny says, ‘I found The Jesters to be about a generational change within the
television industry. The old style comedy coming together with the new style comedy,
the clash of egos. I think my character Kat would probably prefer to be working on
something bigger and slicker than The Jesters – such as a reality television series where
the rating are huge and where it meets a much wider audience. I think the main
challenge for her is to keep The Jesters in line but to keep her professional interests as
well.’

Emily Taheny is a professional actress, singer and comedian. Since graduating from
The Centre for Performing Arts in South Australia, Emily collaborated with sister Fiona
O’Loughlin on their original stage show Fiona, Her Sister and Some Guy. This show took
them to the Edinburgh Fringe, and garnered the Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne
International Comedy Festival in 2001.

Emily has also maintained a successful career in the music industry and has recorded
and performed with many artists around the country, after graduating from the 2003
College of Country Music, Tamworth, New South Wales. Emily also made her television
debut as part of the ensemble cast of the sketch comedy series Comedy Inc and has
featured in Foxtel’s Comedy Slapdown and Stupid Stupid Man as well as The Chaser’s
War on Everything.


Ben Geurens ‘STEVE’
Ben Geurens plays Jester Steve Morris, the team’s main writer. Steve is very confident,
cynical and a womaniser. He is the last to join the group and the one who now in effect
controls it. An on-camera natural, far too smart for his own good, everything in life
comes too easily for Steve.

Ben says of his character, ‘I think my character Steve Morris is the next Dave Davies
really, at least he thinks he is. He is the complete talent out of the show and he knows it
too, he has a lot of time for himself. He is on very good terms with himself.’

Ben Geurens graduated from NIDA in 2004, and has been performing since he was a
youngster in television series including Man from Snowy River and Neighbours. He has
since featured in acclaimed Australian theatre and television productions.

Ben’s stage roles include the Melbourne Theatre Company productions of Entertaining Mr
Sloane and The Glass Soldier both directed by Simon Phillips, and History Boys directed
by Peter Evans. He has also appeared in the Sydney Theatre Company production of
The Great. For Darlinghurst Theatre Company, he appeared in Bones directed by Tamara
Cook and also Daniel Keane’s Terminus in 2005. For Hit Productions, he performed in a
national tour of Hannie Rayson’s Hotel Sorrento in 2000.

In 2006 Ben played the lead in the Australian independent feature film Monkey Puzzle.
He also was part of the cast in Philip Brophie’s cult horror film Bodymelt in 1993.

Ben’s television credits include guest roles in the popular long running Australian series
Home and Away, Blue Heelers and McLeods Daughters. Recently in 2008, Ben created
the company Inside Job Productions and performed in their inaugural production of
Kenneth Lonergan’s This is Our Youth in 2009.


Christian Barratt-Hill ‘Michael’
Christian Barratt-Hill plays Jester Michael Stevens, the original editor and founder of The
Jester university paper. Naïve and idealistic about what satire can do, he is awkward
and stiff in front of a camera. He is the team’s worried, hand-wringing conscience and
still nominally their leader.

Christian Barratt-Hill believes audiences should find the behind-the-scenes satire of The
Jesters quite an eye-opener: ‘I think the really interesting thing about The Jesters is that
all of the stuff which happens behind the camera in comedy is often more entertaining,
insane and absurd than a lot of the stuff you end up seeing on television.’

Actor Christian Barratt-Hill has a strong background working in theatre, film and
television with theatre roles including the Mary Griffiths Theatre production Stoning, the
Belvoir Theatre’s production of The Merchant of Venice, The Perth Theatre Company’s
Milk & Honey and the Darlinghurst Theatre’s production Some Explicit Polaroids.

Christian’s past work in television includes guest appearances on All Saints, Ship to
Shore, Bush Patrol, Sweat, Farscape, and Romancing Tadpole. Christian has also had
various roles in radio plays; his past credits include Gloria’s House, A Tale from the Hate
Room, For Love Alone and Cloudstreet on ABC Radio.


Andrew Ryan ‘Zak’
Andrew Ryan plays Jester Zak Green, a man who is willing to perform any stunt no
matter how bizarre or dangerous. Borderline nuts, conspiracy obsessed but very cheerful,
Zak is a one-man-band in a group of four, oblivious to all office politics.

Andrew Ryan says, ‘When I read the scripts I found them immensely funny and it wasn’t
just because I was out of work actor wanting a gig! I genuinely found them funny and it
made me hungry to be part of the series and it’s not often that you get handed a script
from your agent where you laugh out loud.’

Andrew Ryan graduated from Queensland University of Technology in 2006 and has a
growing list of Australian stage and screen credits.

In 2007, Andrew featured in the independent Australian film, All My Friends Are Leaving
Brisbane, which received international and critical acclaim and an audience choice
award at The London Australian Film Festival and the Natfilm Festival, Denmark. He also
appeared in the award winning Australian hit Black Balloon alongside Toni Collette and
Gemma Ward.

Andrew frequently appears on television screens and his performances include roles on
popular television series including Double the Fist, the long running All Saints, and the
MOVIE EXTRA comedy Chandon Pictures.

Andrew’s theatre credits include starring roles in the Griffin Theatre’s production of
Michael Gow’s award winning play The Kid, as well as Riverside Theatre’s production
of Romeo & Juliet where he played the roles of Nurse, Tybalt and Balthaza.


Travis Cotton ‘Tony’
Travis Cotton plays Jester Tony Coggan, the comedy songwriter. He’s a sweet, shy,
slightly self-pitying Casio-playing comic who aspires to be the new Eric Idle.

Travis enjoyed working with an Australian comedy veteran: ‘We all know Mick from
classic comedy such as The Late Show and The D Generation and it was really great
to work with him. He is just as he seems on screen in a way but perhaps a little more
diligent as far as his work is concerned. Working with the rest of the cast and crew has
been a truly great experience as well.’

Travis Cotton, a young and extremely talented performer, has experience in various
feature film roles including My Year Without Sex, Blurred, Right Here Right Now and
the short film Loves Labourer Lost. Travis Cotton graduated from the Western Australian
Academy of Performing Arts in 1999.

Travis’ television credits include RUSH, Blue Heelers, Monster House, Satisfaction,
Always Greener and Bastard Boys.

As well as various television roles, Travis has received praise for his numerous roles in
theatre. His theatre credits include the Naked Theatre Company production of The Fifth at
Randwick; Chicks Will Dig You, directed by Tamara Cook at the Downstairs Belvoir; The
Bread Trap at the Black Swan Theatre Co and Boys Life with the Sydney Fringe Festival.

Travis has been awarded Best Newcomer by the MEAA for his role as Tom/Rick in the
Black Swan Theatre Company production, Away. In 2003, he also won the Naked
Theatre Company Award for ‘Best Writer of A Short Play’.


Susie Porter ‘Julia’
Susie Porter plays Julia Wilson, the Network Executive. An overworked hotshot who,
among her many projects, has been assigned to be the network “handler” for the great
Dave Davies’ latest creation. She struggles to stop the network from being sued and to
not know too much about what the team is doing.

Susie found comedy a much more enjoyable genre than she first anticipated: ‘I have
realised it is actually a lot more fun than I thought because there is no pressure about
being funny as I play one of the serious roles. I’ve been lucky enough to be cast around
people who happen to be very, very funny, so it’s a lovely set to work on.’

Susie Porter has built a reputation as one of Australia’s most outstanding film actors.
A NIDA graduate, Susie has also appeared on stage for the Griffin Theatre and Sydney
Theatre Company. Widely recognised for her feature roles in Bootmen opposite Adam
Garcia and Better Than Sex opposite David Wenham, she has also starred in Paradise
Road, Idiot Box, Two Hands, Feeling Sexy, Monkey’s Mask, Teesh and Trude, the award-
winning Little Fish starring Cate Blanchett and last year’s The Caterpillar Wish.

Susie’s television credits include guest roles in Love My Way, The Secret Life of Us, the
UK production Silent Witness, the BBC series State of Play, and the lead role in the six-
part SBS production of RAN (Remote Area Nurse) for which she received a Silver Logie
in 2007. Susie has also starred in SBS’s East West 101 alongside Don Hany, William
McInnes, and her RAN co-star Aaron Fa’Aoso and East of Everything for the ABC
starring Richard Roxburgh and Gia Carides.


Deborah Kennedy ‘DI’
Deborah Kennedy plays Di Sunnington, Dave Davies’ agent. In her fifties, Di has been
Dave’s agent and friend for over 20 years. A shrewd and cynical sounding board for
Dave, she is far more interested in restarting Dave’s solo career than in his latest, and
hopefully fleeting, obsession - The Jesters.

Deborah Kennedy says of the role, ‘I play Mick Molloy’s character Dave’s long suffering
agent and I try to keep him out of trouble, keep his ego intact and keep him in a
financially buoyant frame of mind. Di’s function is to keep Dave in a space where he will
keep earning money, not fall into a trough and not become depressed.’

Deborah Kennedy is well recognised for her numerous film and television roles over the
past thirty years. Having started her career on stage with the Marion Street Theatre,
Deborah continued to work with numerous other theatrical organisations such as the
New Theatre, SUDS, Repertory 200, and the Pageant Theatre.

Following this, Deborah continued to work in other theatre roles including, the Nimrod
Theatre productions of Much Ado About Nothing and Richard III. Her other significant
theatre work includes Travelling North, House of the Deaf Man, Accidental Death of an
Anarchist, Desert Flambe and Soulmates.

Deborah has also acted in a number of television roles; most recently, appearing in
Neighbours and McLeod’s Daughters. Prior to this, Deborah’s television roles have
included appearances in Certain Women, Silent Number, Waygoos, Doctor Down
Under, The Restless Years, Prisoner, Bastard Boys, Headstart, Police Rescue, Wildside
and Good Guys Bad Guys.

Deborah has also had an extensive career in the film industry, most recently starring in
Closed For Winter, directed by James Bogle. Prior to this, Deborah has appeared in a
multitude of feature films including Matter of Life (2001), My Mother Frank (2000), Thank
God He Met Lizzie (1997), Idiot Box (1996), The Sum of Us (1994), Death in Brunswick
(1991).

Deborah has received a number of award nominations including AFI nominations for
Best Supporting Actress in Soulmates, Death in Brunswick, and The Sum of Us.


Kevin Brumpton &
Angus FitzSimons
Writers/EXECUtiVE Producers
Kevin Brumpton & Angus FitzSimons have
had a writing and creative partnership for
over ten years, working in comedy and
satire for radio and television. They have
their own television production company,
Return Fire Productions, through which The
Jesters has been produced.

Kevin and Angus have worked together
writing for many television programs over
the past ten years. Most recently, Kevin and
Angus worked as writers on Double Take
on Channel 7 in 2008, Series 2 & 5 of
Comedy Inc. on Channel 9 in 2004 and
2008, Life Support on SBS (2001-2003)
and Good News Week on Channel 10
(2000).

In 2003, Kevin and Angus were also staff
writers on CNNNN on ABC TV, and The
Big Bite on Channel 7. They have also
worked in writing for radio programs such
as The Doug Mulray Show on Radio 2SM
and Radio 2WS.


Kimble Rendall
Director
Director/Writer Kimble’s entrée into the
world of movie making began with an
8mm camera, writing and directing his
own short films at school. He gained
a Bachelor of Arts in Communications
and Mass Media (Film Major). He then
trained at the Australian Broadcasting
Commission (ABC) to become a film
editor. He worked for the BBC in London
and for the four major television networks
in Australia, editing documentaries,
current affairs and drama. As a freelance
editor he cut low budget features and
documentaries including My Survival
as an Aboriginal, winner of the Rouben
Mammoulian Award at the Sydney Film
Festival.

For two years Kimble took acting classes
under acclaimed Australian theatre
directors John Bell, and went on to form
the band, The Hoodoo Gurus, which
achieved major success in Australia and
has a cult following around the world.
Kimble was admitted into the Aria Hall of
Fame in 2008.

As a director of television commercials
Kimble has won most major awards in
advertising including a Cannes Lion and
was voted Australia’s Top Music Video
Director (Rolling Stone Magazine).

Kimble directed the teen comedy/horror
feature Cut (2000) and was second unit
director on the Matrix sequels The Matrix
Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions and
the game Enter The Matrix. In 2003 he
was second unit director on Alex Proyas’
I Robot and in 2004 on Lasse Hallstrom’s
Casanova shot in Venice. His latest
films include Ghost Rider, Underworld:
Rise of the Lycans and Knowing starring
Nicholas Cage.


Hugh Miller Adam Bowen
Director of Photography Series Producer
Hugh Miller graduated from AFTRS in
Adam Bowen began his career in film
2002. During his time at film school,
editing in London, and went on to work
he received numerous ACS awards
as a TV reporter, director, and comedy
and the prestigious Kodak Award for
writer/performer.
Best Cinematography at the New York
International Student Film Festival. In 2003,
His scripting for Australian TV drama
he won the Best Cinematography Award at
series led to work as a Script Supervisor
Tropfest.
on drama serials in Germany, Sweden
and Italy, where he co-created and
His feature work includes Prime Mover,
developed Italy’s first prime time drama
Two Fists, One Heart, Right Here Right
serial, Un Posto Al Sole.
Now (winner 2007 Rebelfest Film Festival,
Toronto), Three Blind Mice, Orange Love
Adam has also written for children’s TV
Story, The Bet (ACS Bronze Medal 2007),
drama, notably the multi-award winning
and Solo, directed by Morgan O’Neill
Mortified. Adam co-wrote and produced
and starring Colin Friels. Hugh is currently
the SBS comedy-drama TV series Kick
shooting Big and Little’s latest film Lou.
and recently directed and produced the
music documentary Diana Doherty & JS
Hugh has filmed numerous projects across
Bach for ABC Classics.
film, TVC, music videos and documentary,
using HD, DV, Super 16 and 35mm
formats. He has shot two films on the
Panavision Genesis Camera system as well
as The New Red One 4k Digital Camera.

Barbara Gibbs
Series Producer

Barbara has worked as a line producer
and production manager for over ten years
in Australia and her credits include George
Miller’s Babe, Alex Proyas’ Dark City and
more recently Disgrace in South Africa and
Australia and Ana Kokkinos’ Blessed.

The Jesters is Barbara Gibbs’ first credit as
a Series Producer.


Ted Robinson Peter Jenetsky
EXECUTIVE Producer Executive in Charge of
Production
Producer/Director Ted Robinson has
been involved in Australian television, With 19 years experience in the media
film and theatre for over three decades. industry Peter has worked with some of
Australia’s largest media organisations,
In recent years he has had several including senior roles with Austereo and
satirical comedy series on the ABC The Seven Network, and is now GM
(The Glass House and The Side Show) of Marketing and Content Strategy for
and SBS (In Siberia Tonight and Under Movie Network Channels. In this role
the Grandstand) and many shows on he is responsible for the development of
Network TEN TV, including Good News the channels’ content strategies as well
Week, The Melbourne Comedy Festival as the marketing of the programs and
Galas, Debates and the annual specials brands. In recent years he has overseen
from the Montreal Comedy Festival. In the expansion of the channels production
2007/08 he was an Executive Producer ambitions including the development
on Chandon Pictures Seasons 1 & 2 for and commissioning of the award wining
MOVIE EXTRA. comedy, Chandon Pictures, documentary,
and entertainment formats such as
the film-making competition, Project
EMMA MORONEY Greenlight, the television adaptation of the
SUPERVISING Producer live theatre event, To Be Or Not To Be
(Short + Sweet) as well as the first ever
Emma literally grew up on a film set. live broadcast of the short-film event,
Assisting producers from the age of 14 at Movie Extra Tropfest.
one of Australia’s most respected TV/Film
production houses, Horizon Films, Emma
met and started her career in film with
an inspiring mentor, Richard Franklin.
er Since that time she has spent 16 years
years working in all manner of productions
eorge from large scale ad campaigns, to TV
and series including the seminal Secret Life
a and of Us, and feature films such as Philip
Noyce’s Quiet American where she
learnt much about the 18hour day!
dit as
In recent years Emma has produced a
number of series for Fox8 and Movie
Network Channels including large scale
live events such as Movie Extra Tropfest
and Henry Rollins Live from Melbourne.
Having worked with writer Kevin
Brumpton for a number of years, she is
pleased to have had the opportunity to
bring The Jesters out into the world.


For further information please contact
Natasha Henry
NIX Co.
Tel: 02 9211 6650
Email: natasha@nixco.com.au
www.thejesters.tv
www.movieextra.tv/thejesters


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