What is The Chaser's War On Everything?
{{italictitle}} '''''The Chaser’s War on Everything''''' is a [[comedy]] [[Television programme|television series]]. It was shown on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|the ABC]] in [[Australia]] from 2006-2009.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/chaser/war/ |title=ABC TV: The Chaser's War on Everything |publisher=www.abc.net.au |accessdate=2009-04-15 |last= |first= }} </ref> The series is replayed on Friday nights and again (on a different channel) on Sunday nights. The series is hosted by a group of men called [[The Chaser]]. == Overview== The series has the men doing [[stunt]]s and tricks. Sometimes these tricks have been known to be dangerous (such as in one episode, cutting across lanes of traffic to stay behind a mobile [[advertisement]]), causing the television program [[Today Tonight]] to show a story on how dangerous this stunt was. At the end of each [[episode]], there is a [[parody]] song performed, usually about the national [[government]]. ==Stunts== One of the most famous tricks that has been on the series was when the group tricked [[security]] at the [[APEC Australia 2007|APEC Meeting]] in [[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]] in [[2007]]. They drove past two [[Security checkpoint|checkpoint]]s in a fake [[motorcade]], using fake access passes. One member of The Chaser was dressed up as [[Osama bin Laden]], causing a massive security scare just metres from where [[George W Bush|George Bush]] was staying. 13 crew members were [[arrest]]ed, charged and later released on [[bail]]. Other stunts have included: *Following a Mobile Advertisement until they left town *Making fun of [[call-in-quiz-shows]] [[Quizmania (Australia)|Quizmania]], [[Midnight Zoo]] and [[The Up-Late Game Show]] *Using [[Public Transport]] as a furniture moving truck. *Making fun of Kids with Cancer and the Make A Wish Foundation ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{imdb title|791055}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaser's War On Everything, The}} [[Category:2006 television series debuts]] [[Category:2009 television serie