Patriot Brains
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. The show, hosted by English comedian Bill Bailey,[1] focuses on the trans-Tasman rivalry by pitting two teams of three comics from Australia and New Zealand against each other.[2][3] Bailey asks the teams a series of general knowledge questions about their respective countries from a revolving pool of categories. New Zealand production company thedownlowconcept produce the series, which receives funding from NZ On Air.[4]
| Patriot Brains | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy panel game |
| Presented by | Bill Bailey |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production company | thedownlowconcept |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVNZ 2, SBS Viceland |
| Original release | 7 April 2021 – present |
Episodes
- Note: Winners are listed in bold
| Episode | Original air date | Team Australia | Team New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 April 2021 | Mel Buttle, Rhys Nicholson, Tom Ballard | Melanie Bracewell, Guy Montgomery, Madeleine Sami |
| 2 | 14 April 2021 | Mel Buttle, Rhys Nicholson, Harley Breen | Hayley Sproull, Josh Thomson, Ray O'Leary |
| 3 | 21 April 2021 | Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Tom Ballard | Mel Bracewell, Hayley Sproull, Josh Thomson |
| 4 | 28 April 2021 | Mel Buttle, Laura Davis, Aaron Chen | Mel Bracewell, Rhys Darby, Laura Daniel |
| 5 | 5 May 2021 | Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Tom Ballard | Mel Bracewell, Kura Forrester, Ben Hurley |
| 6 | 12 May 2021 | Mel Buttle, Rhys Nicholson, Harley Breen | Mel Bracewell, Ben Hurley, Laura Daniel |
| 7 | 19 May 2021 | Mel Buttle, Harley Breen, Aaron Chen | Mel Bracewell, Guy Montgomery, James Nokise |
| 8 | 26 May 2021 | Mel Buttle, Tom Ballard, Laura Davis | Mel Bracewell, Pax Assadi, Justine Smith |
| 9 | 2 June 2021 | Mel Buttle, Laura Davis, Tom Ballard | Mel Bracewell, Hayley Sproull, Josh Thomson |
| 10 | 9 June 2021 | Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Harley Breen | Mel Bracewell, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Ben Hurley |
References
- "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.
- "Bill Bailey To Host TVNZ's Patriot Brains | Scoop News". scoop.co.nz.
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