The Chaser’s War on Everything: 2x17

Episode 43

* Intro Joke; Now even more silent – Marcel Marceau

* Change of names; Craig – Milko, Chris – Kate Richie, Julian – Sally, Chas – Don’t Go Alf, Andrew – Quitter

* Intro; The Australian Liberal Party dirt file, assuming John Howard is gay, Kevin Rudd and Alexander Downer talking about tax thresholds including Lateline’s “other camera”

* Stunt; Bring Rob Mills down to Tasmania to see if the Tasmanian premier Paul Lennon minds

* Ad/Trailer; Classic Albums – Sounds of the Humpback Whale

* Open Mic; Upmarket shopping centre, Target, Woolworths, Westfield Group shopping centre

* Stunt; Seeing how many times Chas can complain about his meal at a restaurant and have it taken back

* If Life Were a Musical; Chas singing about having all his hair on his body shaved off and not just his face in a Barber shop

* Ad/Trailer; A Ingmar Bergman directed in-flight safety video, followed up by a review of it by David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz from At the Movies

* The Lab; This weeks category: Cosmetics – featuring various gels and creams (also featuring a scene with Julian dressing up as a primary school student and going to school due to the effects of an anti-ageing cream product)

* Song; “Ass Sol” by Sol Trujillo (directed at his management of Telstra and a parody of the Denis Leary song “Asshole”)

* The Fixers

o Mime: A mimed funeral of Marcel Marceau)

o Kevin Rudd Asking him if he can speak Chinese and calling him a smart arse in Mandarin

o Jetstar: Offering passengers safety ticket upgrades, parachutes and helmets

* Andrew Hansen’s Closing Comment; Now in the words of Marcel Marceau, Silence