The Chaser's War on Everything

Having hit paydirt with shows such as Kath and Kim, Summer Heights High and The Flight of the Conchords, this week the BBC introduced their latest import from down under to the TV schedules. The only problem with the Beeb's new acquisition, The Chaser's War on Everything, compared to these other shows, is that it's a crock of shit!

Started by Candid Camera and finished by Dom Joly's Trigger Happy TV, I thought 'prank' shows had been assigned to the television history vaults along with Top of the Pops and Brookside. Perhaps our Australian cousins missed that meeting.

There are two main problems with the show:the team of pranksters and the pranks themselves. In anyones book, this is not a good start. The pranks - including one set-up where a member of the CWoE team attempts to have a conversation with a member of the public whilst turning their back on them - are so puerile, that even Noel Edmonds would never have considered them for his House Party. My main gripe, however, is with the CWoE team and the cringe-inducing links that they deliver as way of introducing the next segment to the show. A bunch of smug, self - satisfied pricks I have not seen on TV since Richard and Judy were last allowed some air-time.

Avoid in the same way you steer clear of the Fosters beer deals in your local Tesco Express, as both will leave an unpleasant taste in your mouth.