All Seasons

Season 1

Season 2

  • S02E01 Mark Humphries on Fraser Anning's Trip to a Far-Right Rally

    • January 10, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    Queensland Senator Fraser Anning is defending his appearance at a far-right rally in St Kilda. For more on the Senator's controversial taxpayer-funded trip, we go to satirist Mark Humphries, and his new travel segment.

  • S02E02 Satirist Mark Humphries Plays Fashion Police

    • January 24, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    There's a push from Scott Morrison to smarten up the attire of people at Australia Day citizenship ceremonies. Satirist Mark Humphries goes behind the scenes with the team enforcing the board shorts ban.

  • S02E03 Mark Humphries as an Independent Candidate

    • February 7, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    A number of high-profile Independent candidates have announced they'll run in traditionally safe Liberal party seats. In this sketch, satirist Mark Humphries throws his hat into the ring.

  • S02E04 Satirist Mark Humphries on the Daily Telegraph's story about Bill Shorten's mother

    • May 9, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    Sydney's Daily Telegraph was heavily criticised this week for a front page story suggesting that Bill Shorten had not been completely forthcoming in an anecdote he told about his mother. Even the Prime Minister Scott Morrison was critical. Satirist Mark Humphries brings us his take.

  • S02E05 Mark Humphries satire

    • May 23, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    As a former ad man, the Prime Minister Scott Morrison is no stranger to a slogan. He oversaw the famous 'Where The Bloody Hell Are You?' campaign when he ran Tourism Australia, and now satirist Mark Humphries is offering some help with a new slogan.

  • S02E06 Mark Humphries looks at the ALP's new direction

    • May 24, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    This week the Labor party flagged a change in how it talks about the economy , with Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers acknowledging some of the party's language in the past hadn't struck the right chord. Satirist Mark Humphries looks at the ALP's new direction.

  • S02E07 Satirist Mark Humphries looks behind one of Scott Morrison's social videos

    • July 11, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    To mark the passing of the government's promised tax cuts, Prime Minister Scott Morrison released a video on social media which caught the eye of 7.30's satirist Mark Humphries and his co-writer Evan Williams. The video's director Tony Chauvel takes us behind the scenes of his latest masterpiece.

  • S02E08 Mark Humphries takes the $40 a day Newstart challenge

    • July 25, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    Yesterday the Senate passed a motion calling for an increase to the Newstart allowance. Satirist Mark Humphries, MP for Lululemon, takes the challenge to see whether he could survive on the $40 a day Newstart allowance.

  • S02E09 Barabbas Loins attends an anti-abortion rally thanks to satirist Mark Humphries

    • August 29, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    The former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has been in the spotlight again, speaking at an anti-abortion rally in Sydney and then threatening to quit the National Party. And colourful politician Barabbas Loins was also out and about thanks to satirist Mark Humphries and his co-writer Evan Williams.

  • S02E10 The Greta Thunberg Helpline

    • September 30, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    If you’re a grown adult enraged by 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg, satirist Mark Humphries and his co-writer Evan Williams have created a new service that could help.

  • S02E11 Mark Humphries reveals the Alexander Downer plot to bring down Donald Trump

    • October 11, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    Ever since he went for a drink with a Trump adviser in a London wine bar, Alexander Downer has been at the centre of a fierce political storm. This week the former Liberal party leader was even accused of being part of a left-wing conspiracy to bring down the Trump administration. Mark Humphries reveals the plot.

  • S02E12 Mark Humphries proposes a music festival for the nanny state

    • October 24, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    This week a number of major New South Wales music festivals threatened to move elsewhere, citing what they deem to be nanny state interference by the Government. Satirist Mark Humphries and his co-writer Evan Williams predict how things might play out.

  • S02E13 Meet the CEO of Scumbank, Australia's dodgiest bank

    • December 5, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    Westpac is continuing to come to terms with its money laundering scandal, and 7.30's satirist Mark Humphries and his co-writer Evan Williams have a unique perspective on the finance industry's woes, featuring one of Australia's less well-known bank CEOs.

  • S02E14 Mark Humphries looks back at the decade's political highlights

    • December 18, 2019
    • ABC (AU)

    Satirist Mark Humphries looks back at the highlights of Australian politics from the last decade.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Mark Tries to Clarify News Corp's Stance on Climate Change

    • January 17, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    James Murdoch, News Corp board member and son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, has hit the headlines over his apparent frustration with the company's coverage of climate change. Satirist Mark Humphries attempts to clarify the company's position.

  • S03E02 Mark Humphries' Wide World of Rorts

    • January 31, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    With the sports grants scandal dragging on into its third week, 7.30's resident satirist Mark Humphries and his co-writer Evan Williams felt there was a gap in the market for a new kind of sports show.

  • S03E03 Mark Looks at the Nationals Leadership Drama

    • February 14, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    Nationals leader Michael McCormack has warned the party could become a destabilised rabble if leadership rumblings don't end. But he's watching his back because a powerful enemy is on the move.

  • S03E04 Mark Delivers the Government's Response to Labor's Emissions Target

    • March 3, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    Satirist Mark Humphries brings his unique perspective on current political events for 7.30.

  • S03E05 Mark's Guide to Working From Home

    • March 30, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    Coronavirus restrictions have seen many of us adjusting to the reality of working from home during recent weeks. Satirist Mark Humphries and his co-writer Evan Williams are running a new masterclass to help people make the transition.

  • S03E06 Meet Armchair Coronavirus Epidemiologist Mark Humphries

    • April 13, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    Satirist Mark Humphries and his co-writer Evan Williams have conceived this tribute to the Australians who have become armchair experts on viruses and epidemics.

  • S03E07 Satirical Shock Jock 'Campbell Parkes' Slams Lockdown

    • April 23, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    While most Australians are relatively understanding of the government's Covid-19 lockdown, some commentators are outraged including satirical shock jock Campbell Parkes, the creation of Mark Humphries and Evan Williams.

  • S03E08 Mark Explains Government Support for the Arts Through the Pandemic

    • May 7, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    Artists and performers have been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis, and many argue the government's response hasn't been good enough. Satirist Mark Humphries and co-writer Evan Williams outline what the government is doing.

  • S03E09 Satirist Mark Humphries as a Conspiracist Spokesman

    • May 28, 2020
    • ABC (AU)

    As work continues to find a vaccine against COVID-19, unfounded theories related to cures and treatments have emerged. Now, thanks to satirist Mark Humphries, there's a new pharmaceutical chain to stock these items.

  • S03E10 Mark Looks at the Secret Trials of Witness K and Bernard Collaery

    • ABC (AU)

    Bernard Collaery is facing a secret trial relating to his representation of an intelligence agent turned whistleblower. The two men are being prosecuted over revelations that Australian spies bugged East Timor's government in 2004.

  • S03E11 Mark Unveils the Government's New Unemployment Program

    • ABC (AU)

    With changes to both the JobSeeker and JobKeeper schemes looming, 7.30's resident satirist Mark Humphries and his co-writer Evan Williams deliver this update.

  • S03E12 Mark Humphries Looks at Bunnings and Masks

    • ABC (AU)

    Footage of an incident in a Bunnings went viral when an unmasked customer clashed with staff members. As these sorts of encounters become more common, Mark Humphries has conceived a new TV series to document the confrontations.

  • S03E13 Mark Humphries Looks at When Politicians Pass the Buck

    • ABC (AU)

    When Australia's response to the pandemic has fallen short, there's been blame-shifting between state and federal governments. To find out just where the buck does stop, satirists Mark Humphries brings us the newest member of cabinet.

  • S03E14 Mark Addresses Young People's 'Lost Decade' of Income

    • ABC (AU)

    Since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, Australians of every age have experienced growth in income, with one exception, people under 35. Their incomes have fallen. To address this, satirist Mark Humphries and his co-writer bring us this message from the Government.

  • S03E15 Mark Proposes A Climate Change Solution

    • ABC (AU)

    Satirist Mark Humphries launches the federal government's new energy plan to help Australia cut emissions.