Studio 3 (TV series)
| Studio 3 | |
|---|---|
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Studio 3 Hosts | |
| Genre | Comedy-Wrapper-Kids |
| Presented by |
Kayne Tremills Amberley Lobo James Elmer Olivia Phyland Grace Koh Ivy Latimer Tim Matthews |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 1,310 (as of 18 July 2014) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Running time | 7-15 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC3 |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 7 December 2009 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Studio 3 is a television 'wrapper' program which was launched with the arrival of the new Australian children's channel ABC3 in 2009, hence the title Studio 3. The show is hosted by Kayne Tremills, Amberley Lobo, James Elmer, who joined the cast in April 2011, as well as Alfie Gledhill and Olivia "Liv" Phyland who joined the cast in December 2011. The original two hosts also presented Countdown To 3. Alfie left Studio 3 in September.[1] Egyptian Comedian Khaled Khalafalla (referred to as Khaled K) joined the hosts in late 2012 filling in for Alfie, but later left around March 2013 due to feeling his comedic nature was too restricted on a children's show.[2] Following instigation of new hosts Liv and Alfie in early 2012, Kayne is often absent from the show for month-long periods, usually to film new separate TV shows. Tim Matthews, Grace Koh and Ivy Latimer joined the team in June 2014 after winning The 3 Factor competition and host Studio 3 alongside James and Liv.
Format
The show airs seven days each week from 6:30-8am Weekdays and on the weekend, with moments cut from their daily shows placed as fillers titled 'Studio 3 Gold'. Numerous segments are shown throughout the intersecting shows, such as interviews with celebrities, musical performances segments entitled 'Music on 3', parody competitions such as 'So You Think You Can Do Nothing' which revolves around the hosts irritating a guest while they try to remain motionless. Raps which revolve around themes sent in via the ABC3 official website.
A daily episodic comedy entitled 'Bitcom', which features Kayne, Ambo and the studio 3 janitor (played by Dave Cartel the Director and Writer),[3] solving problems, the miniseries is partially filmed using webcams which provide the characters thoughts, similar to the mocumentary stylings of The Office and Summer Heights High. A Bitcom Special aired in 2011 titled 'Bitcom and the Oblivion Ray' which featured every host on ABC3 at the time; the plot centred on the hosts discovering a parallel universe and a race against invaders from the universe for the legendary Oblivion Ray which could erase people's memories.
The Bitcom finale was shown at the start of 2012 and a new series began titled 'Airwaves' which starred the Studio 3 hosts including new hosts Alfie Gledhill and Olivia 'Liv' Phyland.
In addition to the miniseries the hosts also starred in various sketches (often parodying or inspired by various TV shows on ABC3), the major ones including; 3 Now (a news satire segment), Baby Baby Baby Oh (Parody of Big Babies), MI-3 (parody of MI-High) and various others. In March 2013 the Janitor (Dave Cartel) and Bubbles the goldfish (also voiced by Dave Cartel) supposedly left Studio3 to go to Venezuela, with Bubbles being replaced with a new goldfish called Alexis. In reality Cartel went on to other projects including directing the new season of You're Skitting Me.
A news correspondent, Ben Crawley (also the host of What do you know?), occasionally did reports for the series.[4]
Hosts
Current Hosts
Alannah Ahmat - Go Lingo!, Handball Heroes
Amberley 'Ambo' Lobo - Studio 3, WAC (World Animal Championships)
Ben Crawley - What Do You Know?
Grace Koh - Studio 3
Hannah Wang - Rush TV
James Elmer - Studio 3
Joel Phillips - Stay Tuned, Handball Heroes
Kayne Tremills - Studio 3, Splatalot, My Great Big Adventure, Bushwhacked!
Mitch 'Tommo' Tomlinson - Rush TV
Nicole Singh - Stay Tuned
Olivia 'Liv' Phyland - Studio 3
Scott "Scotty P" Tweedie - Prank Patrol (Australia), Splatalot, WAC (World Animal Championships)
Stephanie 'Hex' Bendixsen - Good Game: Spawn Point
Steven 'Bajo' O'Donnell - Good Game: Spawn Point
Tim Matthews -Studio 3
Former Hosts
Alfie Gledhill - Studio 3
Bubbles (fish) - Studio 3 (apparently left)
Dave Cartel[5] (a.k.a. the Janitor) - Studio 3 (also Director and Writer of Studio 3), You're Skitting Me (Director of Season 2)
Khaled "Khaled K" Khalafalla - Studio 3
Alexis (fish) - Studio 3
Ruben 'The Surfing Scientist' Meerman - Studio 3
Guest Hosts
| Year | Guest Host | Episodes | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Alicia Banit | 5 | 23–27 August |
| 2010/2011 | Scott 'Scotty P' Twedie | 10 | 6–11 December, 14–18 February |
| 2011 | Ben 'Benny C' Crawley | 5 | 7–11 February |
Resident Spots
Resident Magician Adam Mada
Music Guests
| Year | Guest Host | Episodes | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
Editions
A special edition of the series entitled ABC3's Birthday Bash or Happy 1st Birthday ABC3 aired on 4 December 2010, commemorating the first anniversary of ABC3's launch. The special featured Kayne and Amberley counting down of the 'top three ABC3 moments' in different categories from the year. The special aired twice, live from 8 am and repeated at 4 pm.[6]
Production
The show was announced as a wrapper to the new children's channel ABC3. Auditions for the show were held online called Me On 3.Over 5000 auditions were sent in and six hosting roles were announced. Two of which were for the program Studio 3. The hosts were then announced as Kayne Tremills and Amberley Lobo with Ben Crawley.[7]
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation renewed the programme for the ABC3 2011 schedule. The announcement was made on the one year anniversary of the channel's launch.[8]
James Elmer, who previously auditioned for Me On 3 was chosen as a third presenter to co-host Studio 3. Executive Producer for ABC TV’s Children’s Television, Jan Stradling, explained "He’s someone who I think will continually surprise our audience, which is a great asset to have on a daily show." Elmer stated "I’m keen to make the ABC3 audience laugh, so stay tuned because not even I know what’s about to happen next." His first appearance was made on 4 April 2011.[9]
See also
- Couch Potato - another ABC children's wrapper show
References
- ↑ "The 'Me On 3' Hosts Revealed!". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ↑ "Mulgrave comedian Khaled Khalafalla goes from kids' show host to stand-up at Melbourne International Comedy Festival". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ↑ "Dave Cartel". LinkedIn. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ "Studio 3 official site". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ↑ "Dave Cartel". LinkedIn. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ ABC Staff (28 November 2010). "ABC3 celebrates its first birthday ever!". ABC Blogs. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ↑ Knox, David (22 November 2009). "Short Stack, Cassie Davis, KRudd for ABC3 launch". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ↑ "ABC2, ABC3, ABC News 24: 2011 slate". 4 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ↑ "James Elmer Joins Co Hosting Role on Studio 3 on ABC3". 4 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
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