Question Everything

In a world which is has apparently become consumed in creating media for the purpose of revenue Question everything gives me hope that people who critically think about the media presented to them actually do exist. Refreshing to view a show that disseminates fake news instead of boasting it to gain more views, think major television corporations. It satisfies me to know that I'm not the only one who questions Barnaby Joyces appearance on Sunrise and questions why such a large media corporation is still giving him a platform to voice his opinions on. Wil Anderson you're a legend dude! Genuinely believe that this show deserves way more exposure than it currently has and would be gravely disappointed if the ABC decides to cancel it.

Essentially a "hey we're jokey-joke joke-meisters hyuck hyuck" version of Mediawatch (also on ABC) which is a more serious and well-established program exposing poor journalistic practices across the media spectrum. I'd rather watch a prickly serious journo get on their high horse than watch someone try to squeeze a comedy lemon from the same horse. Or any animal for that matter.

Unfortunately Question Everything falls short on the humour... which is supposed to be the only thing separating it from the other show it is replicating.

You get the sense that no one finds Wil Anderson as funny as Wil Anderson (how could you not love his tired jokey-joke know-it-all aren't-I-clever brand) and unfortunately Jan Fran's efforts to be funny are similar and just... tenuous. No bueno. Some guest appearances are a fleeting saving grace but it's not enough to justify regular viewing. The trailers say it all... trailers contain the funniest bits of the show to suck you in. Suck is the word. Mamma mia I feel sick. OR DO I? AY?

Clearly Wil Anderson is having some success convincing the same suckers at the ABC he has a great new (but not really new) idea for a show (when the last one looking very similar has literally just been cancelled! Hah! What??). Isn't Wil clever... OR IS HE?

Write down a bunch of ideas ABC... put them in a hat... then take out the 10 pieces that say Wil Anderson, then pick one... and make that show. Stand up to Wil Anderson I say. Be strong. Just say no.

Time to call time on Wil Anderson give someone new (and funny and not Jan Fran) a crack. I say adieu. To yieu and yieu and yieu.

The concept of making the news funny is a concept that I simply can't understand. The Project is probably the lowest form of drivel to exploit this genre. Closely followed by Question Everything. I'm a massive ABC fan, but it disheartens me how nepotistic the ABC is at its core. The same old names and the same weary themes keep appearing cyclically, if adhering to a timetable. Will Anderson is a repeat offender, especially disappointing given he's as funny as Peter Dutton. And Jan Fran has always tried way too hard to find humour. Evident back in her SBS days co-hosting The Feed, she had no comedic talent then and has about as much today. Anderson keeps flogging a dead horse and ABC keep paying him. How Gruen morphed into Question Everything without anyone crying foul shows how ABC management are prepared to turn a blind eye when they think they can please the TV zombies.

It's supposed to be a comedy show, but in typical Australian comedy, this one falls well short of funny unless you're one of those hyene types that laugh at everything.

Having these audiences who laugh at everything don't help these comedians develop. There's a reason why Australian stand up comedians don't make it on the worldwide stage outside of a few exceptions who didn't make their name in Australia.

The jokes are predictable and stereotype-based, which is the biggest fault of Australian stand up comedy; everything is a stereotype based joke. Wil Anderson is an okay host who controls the flow of the show solidly, but he's still cracking the same jokes 25 years later; turning everything possible into a dirty joke.

It's basically Gruen, but replace the advertising industry with social media. And replace the marketing employees with comedians who are as talented as comedians as the marketing employees are.

One positive is this show doesn't use the same recycled comedians seen on every other Australian 'comedy' show; HYBPA excluded.

So Ive only seen a few episodes, maybe I was unlucky and happened to catch bad episodes but from what ive seen the show is basically the opposite of the title. The show really goes out of the way to tell you why you shouldn't question anything and arent very funny while trying to do so. The show only pokes fun at the most rediculous low hanging "conspiracy theories" that like only 10 people in the world actually believe so of cousre very easy to quash. Id love to hear some actual banter on legitimate theories and questions real people have and not just the fringe crazies. It would also help to have some differing viewpoints on the show and not just a panel patting each other on the back but thats probably counterproductive to what the show is doing.