Craig Reucassel

He is an Australian television and radio comedian. He is best known for being a member of satirical team The Chaser. He hosted the Australian version of Balls of Steel, which premiered in April 2011. Since 2013, Reucassel and fellow Chaser Julian Morrow were the main presenters on the ABC program The Checkout. In 2017, Reucassel presented the four-part ABC TV series War on Waste which focused on clothing and food waste in Australia, its environmental impacts and what can be done to help reduce waste. This was followed by a second series, Fight For Planet A: Our Climate Challenge in 2018, which focused on the use of plastics, and particularly 'single-use' plastics such as straws. Alongside publishing the program, Big Weather And How To Survive It (2020): an exploration of how to survive extreme weather events, Reucassel directed the two-part ABC TV series Big Deal (2021). The series presented by actor Christian Van Vuuren, investigated the influence of lobbying and donations on Australia's political system. Reucassel was born in South Africa on 1 January 1977 and later moved to Adelaide with his parents. There, he attended Semaphore Park Primary School. Reucassel later attended Bowral Public School and Bowral High School in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, becoming the only Chaser member to be public school educated. In 1993 while attending the school he represented the school in The Sydney Morning Herald Plain English Speaking competition, as did future Chaser member Julian Morrow.

Works

The Chaser's War on Everything

The Chaser's War on Everything was an Australian television satirical comedy series. It has won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Television Comedy Series. The cast perform sketches mocking social and political issues, and often feature comedic publicity stunts. The series is produced by the Australian satirical group, The Chaser, consisting of Chris Taylor, Julian Morrow, Craig Reucassel, Andrew Hansen, and Chas Licciardello. Fellow Chaser members Dominic Knight and Charles Firth are not part of the regular on-screen cast. However, Knight is a writer, and Firth compiled roving reports for the show from the United States, until he left the group to start a satirical newspaper in mid-2007.

Release Date2006-02-17

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JobCreator

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Episode Count[ 61 ]

Vote Count5

CNNNN: Chaser Non-Stop News Network

CNNNN is a news and current affairs channel owned and operated by ChaserCorp. It was founded by David Stewart in 1983 to counteract liberal bias in the media and remains the cornerstone of a television network that now contains over 40 different channels, spans 294 countries and reaches a potential cumulative audience of 100 billion people per week.

Release Date2002-09-19

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JobCreator

Charactersd Craig Reucassel

Episode Count[ 19 ]

Vote Count4

The Checkout

A satirical consumer affairs series which takes a no-holds-barred, irreverent and entertaining approach to explaining and exposing the ways that all of us are being ripped off. The Checkout is consumer affairs TV for the twenty first century offering a revolutionary new wonder diet of information and entertainment that’s clinically proven and 26% fat free.

Release Date2013-03-21

Charactersd Himself

Episode Count70

Vote Count3

War on Waste

Our waste is growing at double the rate of our population with 52 mega tonnes generated a year. Australia is ranked 5th highest for generating the most municipal waste in the world. In this three-part series, Craig Reucassel is on a mission to see if we, as a nation, can all do a little bit better.

Release Date2017-05-16

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Charactersd Self - Host

Episode Count3

Vote Count2

The Hamster Decides

'The Chaser' return to our screens to give their version of the 2013 Federal Election campaign trail with their five part series The Hamster Decides.

Release Date2013-08-14

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JobCreator

Charactersd Himself

Episode Count[ 5 ]

The Hamster Wheel

The Hamster Wheel is an Australian television satirical comedy series broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television station ABC1. It is presented by The Chaser.

Release Date2011-10-05

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JobCreator

Charactersd Craig Reucassel

Episode Count[ 16 ]

Win the Week

The quiz show where you can betray your way to the top. Join Alex Lee and Craig Reucassel, as everyday Australians are paired with celebrities in a test of news knowledge and loyalty.

Release Date2021-06-23

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Self - Host

Episode Count6

Big Weather (and how to survive it)

With unique access to Australia's emergency services, first responders and local communities, Big Weather (and how to survive it) is an emotionally gripping series filmed over one intense summer.

Release Date2020-10-13

Charactersd Himself - Presenter

Episode Count3

The Chaser Election Collection

The Chaser election specials are a number of Australian political satire based comedy programs produced by The Chaser. The shows, which have run under various titles, provide commentary on Australian federal election and has been produced since 2001 for ABC TV. The first show, The Election Chaser in 2001 was the first ever television production of the Chaser team. In 2004 and 2007 they produced The Chaser Decides which won the Logie Award for "Most Outstanding Comedy Program" for the 2004 series. In 2010, the Chaser team produced a 5-episode series about the 2010 election, called Yes We Canberra!. A new series was produced for the 2013 election, called The Hamster Decides. The Chaser's Election Desk aired in the six weeks prior to the 2016 federal election.

Release Date2001-10-23

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Episode Count[ 26 ]

Good News Week

Good News Week was an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and 11 February 2008 to 28 April 2012. The show's initial run aired on ABC until being bought by Network Ten in 1999. The show was revived for its second run when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike caused many of Network Ten's imported US programmes to cease production. Good News Week drew its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organisations, and often, aspects of the show itself. The show opened with a monologue by McDermott relating to recent headlines, after which two teams of three panellists competed in recurring segments to gain points. The show has spawned three short-lived spin-off series, the ABC's Good News Weekend, Ten's GNW Night Lite and Ten's skit-based Good News World.

Release Date1996-04-12

Charactersd Self

Episode Count2

Vote Count4

Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery

Each week, Julia will invite one of Australia’s finest comics to take a trip down Memory Lane. And Memory Bus Route. And Memory Bike Path. Julia and her guest will make their way from the seat of childhood memories, the family home, through the surrounding neighbourhood and all the way to the school gate, reliving formative moments, talking about life, love and achievement, about the past, present and future. What Julia discovers about her guests will explain, well, almost everything. Time-travelling guests Carl Barron, Noeline Brown, John Safran, Alan Brough and Shane Jacobson will share with Julia where they stacked their first bike, stole their first kiss and learned the art of a withering comeback.

Release Date2013-09-18

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

The Sound

Celebrating the movers and shakers of the Australian music scene, showcasing some of the country's best musicians with exclusive live performances and interviews.

Release Date2020-07-19

Charactersd Self - Host

Episode Count1

Shock Horror Aunty

Direct from ABC TV's complaints desk, this special shines the spotlight on some of Aunty's edgiest and cheekiest moments. Programs causing outrage amongst viewers, the media or ABC TV management over the last few decades.

Release Date2013-02-06

Charactersd Self

Episode Count5

The Chaser's Media Circus

The game show about the news game. It's Media Watch meets The Price Is Right. Hosted by Craig Reucassel, interrupted by Chas Licciardello.

Release Date2014-10-15

Charactersd Self - Host

Episode Count20

Fight for Planet A: Our Climate Challenge

Craig Reucassel takes on a climate challenge to reduce our carbon emissions and understand where our energy comes from, how transport and travel emissions affect our health and just what is the carbon footprint of the things we eat?

Release Date2020-08-11

Charactersd Self - Host

Episode Count3

Vote Count1

Yes We Canberra!

The Chaser boys take on Australia's 2010 election.

Release Date2010-07-28

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Self

Episode Count5

War on Waste

Planet advocate and prankster Craig Reucassel takes a deep dive into Australia's waste crisis to sort the facts from the PR spin, tracking down everyday solutions to help all of us do our part in the war on waste.

Release Date2020-05-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Self

Story Club

Australia's finest raconteurs gather in front of a live audience to reveal their funniest stories, darkest moments and their shameful secrets while sitting in a stupidly ornate chair and reading from an awkwardly large book.

Release Date2015-01-07

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count9

Big Deal

A look at Australia's billion-dollar political lobbying industry, Christiaan Van Vuuren's unlikely journey shows us why we should care, and how we can safeguard our democracy from being sold to the highest bidder.

Release Date2021-10-19

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count1

Big Deal

Christiaan Van Vuuren goes on a journey exploring the frightening extent to which money has infiltrated politics.

Release Date2021-09-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

The Project

Six nights a week, The Project provides Australian viewers with their dose of ‘news delivered differently’, serving up thought-provoking news, current affairs, comedy and entertainment.

Release Date2009-07-20

Episode Count3

Vote Count7

The Chaser's Election Desk

A long election campaign needs a long desk. The Chaser offers a desk long enough to cover this year's explosive marathon with truly explosive explosiveness. The longest, most explosive desk. The Chaser's Election Desk.

Release Date2016-06-08

Episode Count4