| Studio 3 | |
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Studio 3 Hosts |
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| Genre | Comedy-Wrapper-Kids |
| Presented by | Kayne Tremills Amberley Lobo |
| Starring | James Elmer Ben Crawley (roving reporter) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 646 (as of 3 January 2012) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 7-15 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC3 |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | 7 December 2009 – present |
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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 and James Elmer, who joined the cast in April 2011. The original two hosts also presented Countdown To 3.[1]
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The show airs seven days each week in an early morning timeslot, 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 Tremills, Lobo and another actor, known as the studio 3 janitor, 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 news correspondent, Ben Crawly, occasionally does reports for the series.[2]
| Year | Guest Host | Episodes | Duration |
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| 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 |
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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.[3]
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.[4]
The Australian Broadcasting Company renewed the programme for the ABC3 2011 scheldue. The announcement was made on the one year anniversary of the channels launch.[5]
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 [Elmer] 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 April 4, 2011.[6]
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