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The Chaser - Not Funny Anymore?

Posted by: 2UE | 4 June, 2009 - 9:21 AM
Steve Price: Have your say on the Chaser, are they still funny? The Chaser have pushed the 'tilt' button according to Steve Price with their Make a Realistic Wish skit poking fun at dying children and the Make a Wish Foundation. Watch the clip and tell us what you think.

Janita Friend General Manager Brand PR & Communications Make A Wish Foundation tells 2UE's Steve Price thanks the public for their understanding - Listen Here.

Donate to Make A Wish Foundation - Click Here.

Ron Delezio tells Steve Price how he can relate to spending hours and weeks with a sick child, and a previous Chaser skit attacking his daughter, accident victim Sophie Delezio - Listen Here.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd responds to the sketch - Listen Here.

Watch the Make a Realistic Wish segment from The Chaser and tell us what you think. Warning: This video may be considered offensive - Watch Here.

An explanation of sorts from The Chaser - Listen Here.

Make your complaint to the ABC - Click Here.

Have your say on the Chaser skit by leaving your comment for 2UE's Steve Price.


Blog comments Your Say

  • Cast you minds back to when the Chaser did CNNNN. They did a similar skit in reference to Ronald McDonald House and it was just as purile as what aired the other night. The ABC has long not answered to broadcasting standards, it is time to bring them in line with the rest of the media in obeying the Broadcasting Act.

    Anyone that defends these toerags now will just prove how far community standards have slipped.

    (From a former director of a community radio station in Melbourne and regular visitor to Sydney)

    Gavin - Melbourne Friday 5 June, 2009 - 9:37 AM

  • All I can say is that it is obvious that these guys do not have children of their own.

    Chris Orban Friday 5 June, 2009 - 4:53 AM

  • This is the most DISGUSTING THING that I have seen, not only by talking about children but by the use of death being funny, they maybe have neve LOST any one that they care about being YOUNG or OLD with Cancer or for any other reason, and I find it really disgusting that the ABC who is funded by the Government should NOW take all the comments by the nation and AXE this so called Comedy program.

    Toni Thursday 4 June, 2009 - 10:48 PM

  • Reverse the tables on these nitwits - EVERYONE'S WAR ON CHASER!Their collective IQ obviously has been misplaced with next weeks ratings!

    Alex Thursday 4 June, 2009 - 4:40 PM

  • I must say that I thank "The Chaser". What this has done, is to remind me that organisations such as "Make A Wish" need our help. So I called them and gave a donation and setup a direct debit from my families bank account of $50 a month. The Chasers however should be sacked today without waiting, the ABC still does not realise what it has done to the wider audience because it is still showing the episode tonight, albiet without the cancer skit, but the fact still remains that it shouldn't be shown at all. I feel for the families affected by this, as a father I cannot fathom how you would cope with such a loss. Please ABC do the right thing for once and throw these idiots out the door.

    Jayson Lepper Thursday 4 June, 2009 - 2:28 PM

  • I was absolutely appalled that anyone would find it remotely funny to create a skit about sick children, as if it was not bad enough that they would make fun of children who had cancer but the last line of the skit made me feel absolutely sick to say that it would be a waste when they are going to die anyone, surely there are enough people working on this show that someone might have suggested that this is way beyond the boundary of good taste. I am also apalled that anyone would allow their children to act in a skit like this, they should pay a visit to see some of the children fighting for their lives in hospital to see their is no humour in this, but then I would not want them with their attitude to visit my sick child.

    Sheila Freeman Thursday 4 June, 2009 - 2:25 PM

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