| The Nation | |
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| Starring | Mick Molloy (host) Paul Calleja Tiffany Cherry Gary Eck Jackie O Nikki Osborne Akmal Saleh Pete Smith |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of episodes | 13 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes per episode including commercials |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 5 June – 29 August 2007 |
| Related | |
| The Mick Molloy Show (1999) | |
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The Nation was an Australian satirical sketch comedy and discussion series covering the week's events across political and social spectrums, premiering on Tuesday 5 June 2007 at 9:30 pm on the Nine Network.[1]
It was hosted by Mick Molloy with a supportive cast of Akmal Saleh, Jackie O, Tiffany Cherry, Gary Eck, Paul Calleja, Nikki Osborne and Pete Smith as the announcer for the show. The show was taped at the GTV-9 Melbourne studios in front of a studio audience.[2] The first guests on the show were Peter Garrett, Stephen Curry and Lisa McCune. The final episode was broadcast on Wednesday 29 August 2007.
- ^ Australian Associated Press (25 May 2007). "Mick Molloy takes on The Nation". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 12 July 2007.
- ^ Ellis, Scott (4 June 2007). "Taking the Mick". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 July 2007.