Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures

This is the funniest outback adventure show I have ever seen. Glenn Robbins is hilarious as the incompetent Russell Coight, who is a typical outback bloke - with a difference. He is constantly having his tent collapse on him, his car gets stuck at least once an episode (and he somehow manages to get out every time, but we never see that), he meets outback folk and interviews them badly. He knows nothing about the bush, and if you ever hear him say the words "this is an endangered species" be warned - that species numbers are about to go down by one.

I have been watching the new series and it is hilarious. All Aussie Adventures captures the essence of classic Australian comedy that does not other wise exist in 2018 - it has been consumed by tired identity politics such as any number of ABC presenters or The Project.

Adventures is all about sight gags and social awkwardness - mixed with the misunderstood Aussie outback culture, which in this humble reviewers is an unbeatable combination.

It's a great show to relax, crack a beer and laugh your arse off to.

Glen Robbins portrayal of the character "Russel Coight" is brilliant. Russel Coight is a parody of the many Australian identities such as the bushtucker man, malcom douglas to name a few, who decided to make documentaries about the Australian outback. Loosely based upon the Leylands series. Glen Robbins puts Russel Coight into embarrassing situations which shows the funny side of human nature when put into awkward and uncomfortable situations. We see Russel's lies and cover ups as everything doesn't go to plan. The way that Russels character is portrayed is just pure genius. If you ever get the chance to see this then definitely watch it or hire/buy the DVD.

This show is silly, completely predictable, shamefully slapstick... and absolutely hilarious. Glen Robbins plays the antithesis of Steve Irwin. He is a terrible bushman and every time he tries to "help" someone, total disaster quickly ensues.

I thought series 3 might be a bit of a letdown, given the 16-year gap between series 2. Our intrepid bushman may have aged a bit, but he is as idiotic as ever and doesn't seem to have learned a thing in the interim. It is a comforting thought that some things don't have to change much at all to keep up with the times.

If you haven't seen any of this series, definitely start with the first series. I am not sure about the current availability of the 2018 series outside Australia, but if you have to exercise patience until it shows up, it is definitely worth the wait.

I've only seen season 2. I bought this at an Op Shop thinking it was an offload adventure deco, a lighthearted but serious one. I was pleasantly surprised to see it was all comedy. Oddly it is all pretty much the same joke. Mr Coight intruduces us to some aspect of outback camping, tourism or bush know-how, only to have whatever it is collapse, explode or be interrupted at the last moment. Occasionally Mr Coight reveals some redneck ideas he believes in. All Aussie Adventures all being basically one joke repeated I would have thought repetitive and unsustainable. Not so. This is actually funny. Australian viewers will certainly be familiar with the format he is sending up. Actually it is not all one joke as the narration is often out of sync with the images, and the narration itself, often with invented history from the 1800s, is a bit of a laugh too. Anyway, as comedy, it worked for me, and I got plenty of laughs.