Patriot Brains is a New Zealand comedy panel game show, airing on TVNZ 2 in New Zealand and SBS Viceland in Australia since April 2021.
Premise
The show, hosted by English comedian Bill Bailey in series 1 and Sue Perkins in series 2,[1][2] focuses on the trans-Tasman rivalry by pitting two teams of three comics from Australia and New Zealand against each other.[3][4][5] The host asks the teams a series of general knowledge questions about their respective countries from a revolving pool of categories.[6][7]
Production
New Zealand production company thedownlowconcept produces the series, which receives funding from NZ On Air.[8]
Broadcast
The first series of Patriot Brains aired in early 2021 in Australia and New Zealand, and the second series was broadcast in February 2023 in New Zealand.[citation needed]
Episodes
Series 1
| No. in series | Team Australia | Team New Zealand | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mel Buttle, Rhys Nicholson, Tom Ballard | Melanie Bracewell, Guy Montgomery, Madeleine Sami | 7 April 2021 (NZ) 13 April 2021 (AU) |
| 2 | Mel Buttle, Rhys Nicholson, Harley Breen | Hayley Sproull, Josh Thomson, Ray O'Leary | 14 April 2021 (NZ) 20 April 2021 (AU) |
| 3 | Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Tom Ballard | Mel Bracewell, Hayley Sproull, Josh Thomson | 21 April 2021 (NZ) 27 April 2021 (AU) |
| 4 | Mel Buttle, Laura Davis, Aaron Chen | Mel Bracewell, Rhys Darby, Laura Daniel | 28 April 2021 (NZ) 4 May 2021 (AU) |
| 5 | Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Tom Ballard | Mel Bracewell, Kura Forrester, Ben Hurley | 5 May 2021 (NZ) 11 May 2021 (AU) |
| 6 | Mel Buttle, Rhys Nicholson, Harley Breen | Mel Bracewell, Ben Hurley, Laura Daniel | 12 May 2021 (NZ) 18 May 2021 (AU) |
| 7 | Mel Buttle, Harley Breen, Aaron Chen | Mel Bracewell, Guy Montgomery, James Nokise | 19 May 2021 (NZ) 25 May 2021 (AU) |
| 8 | Mel Buttle, Tom Ballard, Laura Davis | Mel Bracewell, Pax Assadi, Justine Smith | 26 May 2021 (NZ) 1 June 2021 (AU) |
| 9 | Mel Buttle, Laura Davis, Tom Ballard | Mel Bracewell, Hayley Sproull, Josh Thomson | 2 June 2021 (NZ) 8 June 2021 (AU) |
| 10 | Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Harley Breen | Mel Bracewell, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Ben Hurley | 9 June 2021 (NZ) 15 June 2021 (AU) |
- Note: Winners are listed in bold.
Series 2
| No. in series | Team Australia | Team New Zealand | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Becky Lucas, Nath Valvo, Brett Blake | Angella Dravid, Josh Thomson, Guy Montgomery | 10 February 2023 (NZ) 14 June 2023 (AU)[1] |
| 2 | Alex Ward, Luke McGregor, Brett Blake | Dai Henwood, Ben Hurley, Hayley Sproull | 17 February 2023 (NZ) |
| 3 | Becky Lucas, Nath Valvo, Brett Blake | Urzila Carlson, Hayley Sproull, Pax Assadi | 24 February 2023 (NZ) |
| 4 | Nazeem Hussain, Alex Ward, Harley Breen | Josh Thomson, Angella Dravid, Ben Hurley | 3 March 2023 (NZ) |
| 5 | Becky Lucas, Nath Valvo, Heath Franklin | Becky Umbers, Chris Parker, Guy Montgomery | 10 March 2023 (NZ) |
| 6 | Becky Lucas, Suraj Kolarkar, Nazeem Hussain | Hayley Sproull, Urzila Carlson, Josh Thomson | 17 March 2023 (NZ) |
| 7 | Becky Lucas, Nazeem Hussain, Heath Franklin | Chris Parker, Urzila Carlson, Guy Montgomery | 24 March 2023 (NZ) |
| 8 | Alex Ward, Luke McGregor, Brett Blake | Josh Thomson, Angella Dravid, Ben Hurley | 31 March 2023 (NZ) |
| 9 | Luke McGregor, Alex Ward, Harley Breen | Ray O'Leary, Becky Umbers, Ben Hurley | 14 April 2023 (NZ) |
| 10 | Luke McGregor, Alex Ward, Claire Hooper | Ray O'Leary, Becky Umbers, Dai Henwood | 21 April 2023 (NZ) |
- Note: Winners are listed in bold.
References
- ^ a b Low, Lenny Ann (22 March 2023). "'I failed my driving tests so many times': Sue Perkins goes from Bake Off to #vanlife". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Review: Bill Bailey's talents are wasted, but Patriot Brains still brings the laughs". 7 April 2021.
- ^ Pobjie, Ben (7 April 2021). "Bill Bailey is 'qualified' to pit Aussies and Kiwis against each other". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Bill Bailey on new Aussie-versus-Kiwi panel show 'Patriot Brains': "Comedy is in a good place"". 13 April 2021.
- ^ Parkes, Melenie (26 January 2023). "Sue Perkins takes over the reins of Patriot Brains". Stuff.
- ^ Bruce, Greg (4 February 2023). "Comedian Sue Perkins on the art of comedy, extreme anxiety and her new Kiwi show". NZ Herald.
- ^ Sowman-Lund, Stewart (10 February 2023). "'It's ruder, it's brasher': Why Sue Perkins loves New Zealand comedy". The Spinoff.
- ^ "Bill Bailey To Host TVNZ's Patriot Brains | Scoop News". scoop.co.nz.
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