Eating Media Lunch
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Eating Media Lunch is a satirical New Zealand news show hosted by Jeremy Wells. It began in 2003 and is currently in its 6th series, airing on New Zealand's TV 2 and online on TVNZ ondemand.
The show is frequently controversial. In 2005 it shocked viewers when it depicted two newsreaders fornicating[1] (a parody of Naked News). It frequently caused complaints to the Broadcasting Standards Authority, ranging from complaints about the show's treatment of New Zealand celebrities[2] to complaints about an episode which showed a cat in a microwave oven.[3].
The show features a regular animated segment by Anthony Ellison titled 'Media Dog' which was available online. Since 2004 the series had included an annual 'awards' show which "honour[s] the absurd and the unusual as seen on television, radio and newspapers" categories include: "Services to Scaremongering, Worst Moment on Reality TV, The Inappropriate Touching Award and the much coveted New Zealander of The Year trophy."[1] The 2006 season featured former Close Up reporter Hugh Sundae as well as Matt Heath and Chris Stapp from Back of the Y. According to TVNZ the 2006 season tackled "racism, reality TV and the country's best-known protesters"[1].
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Eating Media Lunch. TVNZ.
- ^ TVNZ and Wolf. Broadcasting Standard Authority (2006-02-22).
- ^ TVNZ and Panasiuk. Broadcasting Standards Authority (2005-08-18).
