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.

Main Cast of Good News Week

Paul McDermott

as Himself (Host) (261 episodes)

Julie McCrossin

as Herself (Team Captain) (159 episodes)

Mikey Robins

as Himself (Team Captain) (284 episodes)

Secondary Cast of Good News Week

Julie McCrossin

as Herself (14 episodes)

Arj Barker

as Himself (1 episode)

Eddie Ifft

as Himself (1 episode)

Brooke Satchwell

as Herself (1 episode)

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Julia Morris

as Herself (2 episodes)

Pia Miranda

as Herself (1 episode)

Pat Cash

as Himself (1 episode)

Ian Dickson

as Himself (1 episode)

Marc Maron

as Himself (1 episode)

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Chris Taylor

as Himself (1 episode)

Jensen Ackles

as Himself (1 episode)

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Cal Wilson

as Herself (2 episodes)

Corinne Grant

as Herself (6 episodes)

Wil Anderson

as Himself (6 episodes)

Frank Woodley

as Himself (3 episodes)

Tom Gleeson

as Himself (2 episodes)

Seann Walsh

as Himself (1 episode)

Matt Moran

as Himself (1 episode)

Kate Fischer

as Herself (11 episodes)

James O'Loghlin

as Himself (14 episodes)

Alison Whyte

as Herself (2 episodes)

Kitty Flanagan

as Herself (2 episodes)

Matt Parkinson

as Himself (4 episodes)

Sandy Kelly

as Herself (2 episodes)

Noel Ferrier

as Himself (5 episodes)

Julia Zemiro

as Herself (7 episodes)

Melissa George

as Herself (1 episode)

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Johanna Griggs

as Herself (13 episodes)

Amanda Keller

as Herself (Team Captain) (2 episodes) , Herself (10 episodes)

Lynda Gibson

as Herself (Team Captain) (1 episode) , Herself (4 episodes)

Colleen McCullough

as Herself (1 episode)

Scott Capurro

as Himself (1 episode)

Bob Ellis

as Himself (1 episode)

Pru Goward

as Herself (6 episodes)

Greg Fleet

as Himself (4 episodes)

Jaslyn Hall

as Herself (1 episode)

Joy Hopwood

as Herself (1 episode)

Fiona O’Loughlin

as Herself (3 episodes)

Craig Reucassel

as Himself (2 episodes)

Josh Thomas

as Himself (2 episodes)

Ross Noble

as Himself (3 episodes)

Akmal Saleh

as Himself (1 episode)

Reginald D. Hunter

as Himself (2 episodes)

Jimeoin

as Himself (1 episode)

Mark Watson

as Himself (1 episode)

Don Letts

as Himself (1 episode)

Annabel Crabb

as Herself (1 episode)

Faustina Agolley

as Herself (1 episode)

Colin Lane

as Himself (1 episode)

Shane Dundas

as Himself (1 episode)

Patrick Condon

as Himself (1 episode)

Phillip Scott

as Himself (2 episodes)

Lex Marinos

as Himself (3 episodes)

Jay Laga'aia

as Himself (6 episodes)

Jane Turner

as Herself (1 episode)

Anthony Morgan

as Himself (11 episodes)

Adam Spencer

as Himself (15 episodes)

Jonathan Biggins

as Himself (2 episodes)

Joan Sauers

as Herself (1 episode)

Russell Fletcher

as Himself (1 episode)

Meredith Burgmann

as Herself (1 episode)

Annette Shun Wah

as Herself (1 episode)

Magda Szubanski

as Herself (2 episodes)

Glenn Butcher

as Himself (1 episode)

Georgie Parker

as Herself (1 episode)

Sue Ann Post

as Herself (1 episode)

Anne Summers

as Herself (1 episode)

Mark Trevorrow

as Himself (3 episodes)

Gary Sweet

as Himself (1 episode)

Lea DeLaria

as Herself (1 episode)

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Natasha Stott Despoja

as Herself (4 episodes)

Catharine Lumby

as Herself (1 episode)

Richard Fidler

as Himself (3 episodes) , Himself - Moderator (4 episodes)

Rachel Berger

as Herself (1 episode)

Greg Proops

as Himself (1 episode)

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Jeff Green

as Himself (1 episode)

Shaun Micallef

as Himself (2 episodes)

Bill Bailey

as Himself (1 episode)

Penny Cook

as Herself (1 episode)

Matt Day

as Himself (1 episode)

Tracey Holmes

as Herself (1 episode)

Barry Diamond

as Himself (1 episode)

Rove McManus

as Himself (5 episodes)

Rhys Muldoon

as Himself (3 episodes)

Claire Hooper

as Herself (Team Captain) (114 episodes)

Mikey Robins

as Himself (11 episodes)

Charli Robinson

as Herself (1 episode)

Meshel Laurie

as Herself (1 episode)

Rachael Maza Long

as Herself (1 episode)

Fiona Horne

as Herself (1 episode)

Tony Squires

as Himself (5 episodes)

Anthony Ackroyd

as Himself (4 episodes) , Himself (Team Captain) (7 episodes)

Tommy Dean

as Himself (2 episodes)

Su Cruickshank

as Herself (Team Captain) (2 episodes) , Herself (5 episodes)

Max Sharam

as Herself (1 episode)

Tanya Bulmer

as Herself (9 episodes)

Alan Saunders

as Himself (7 episodes)

Rebecca Le Tourneau

as Herself (1 episode)

Peter Berner

as Himself (Team Captain) (1 episode) , Himself (15 episodes)

Indira Naidoo

as Herself (2 episodes)

Matthew Hardy

as Himself (1 episode)

John Moloney

as Himself (1 episode)

Steve Patterson

as Himself (1 episode)

Catherine Deveny

as Herself (3 episodes)

Sarah Macdonald

as Herself (1 episode)

Helen Razer

as Herself (3 episodes)

Amy Saunders

as Herself (3 episodes)

Ian Rodgerson

as Himself (2 episodes)

Bill O'Chee

as Himself (1 episode)

Yin Yen Ho

as Herself (1 episode)

Jean Kittson

as Herself (4 episodes)

Rod Quantock

as Himself (10 episodes)

Karl Kruszelnicki

as Himself (1 episode)

Boothby Graffoe

as Himself (3 episodes)

Gabby Millgate

as Herself (3 episodes)

Margaret Scott

as Herself (5 episodes)

Doug Mulray

as Himself (1 episode)