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1 3 form y separately published work icon Squinters Trent O'Donnell , Adam Zwar , Ben Crisp , Leon Ford , Lally Katz , Sarah Scheller , Adele Vuko , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell et. al. )agent 2018 Darlinghurst : Jungleboys , 2018 12818332 2018 series - publisher film/TV humour

'Squinters is a 6 x half hour narrative comedy series that celebrates the mundane ritual that is the work commute. The show follows a group of unrelated workers stuck in their cars each morning and afternoon as they crawl along the M4 with the sun in their eyes.' (Production summary)

1 2 form y separately published work icon The Letdown Sarah Scheller , Alison Bell , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) Sydney : Giant Dwarf , 2017- 13572486 2017 series - publisher film/TV humour A new mother deals with an offbeat mothers' group.
1 form y separately published work icon Merchants of Misery Trent O'Donnell , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) Australia : Stan Jungleboys , 2017 10040813 2017 series - publisher film/TV

'A young talent agent is left to navigate the world of gossip magazines after she inherits her father’s celebrity management company and a roster of high-profile, hard-luck stories.'

Source: Media Week (http://www.mediaweek.com.au/stan-announce-upcoming-original-productions-2017/). (Sighted: 09/09/2016)

1 6 form y separately published work icon The Letdown Alison Bell , Sarah Scheller , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) Australia : The Chaser Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016 9496193 2016 single work film/TV

' A comedy about a struggling new mum, and the mother’s group she thinks she doesn’t need.' (Production summary)

1 5 form y separately published work icon No Activity Jason Burrows , Nash Edgerton , Leon Ford , Charlie Garber , Phil Lloyd , Sam Simmons , Sarah Scheller , Patrick Brammall , Trent O'Donnell , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) Australia : Jungleboys Stan , 2016 9394872 2016 series - publisher film/TV detective humour

'An improvised comedy that follows two detectives on a stakeout, waiting for the action to unfold – a look at what happens when nothing is happening. The narrative juxtaposes a snail’s-paced crime story with the rapidly expanding personal stories of the two detectives as they riff on the oddities of life, work, love, family, hopes, regrets and everything in between.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 16/3/2016)

1 form y separately published work icon Silent Night Trent O'Donnell , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) Australia : Jungleboys Stan , 2016 11414095 2016 single work film/TV detective humour
1 form y separately published work icon The Dolphin Trent O'Donnell , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) Australia : Jungleboys Stan , 2015 10270599 2015 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Australia Day Phil Lloyd , Trent O'Donnell , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) Australia : Jungleboys , 2014 7800574 2014 single work film/TV

'It's been 12 months since we last saw the Moody family. Maree and Kevin have put the Moody home up for sale, outraging Sean. He's refusing to leave his house and is squatting in his old room. Dan and Cora have returned home from the UK and, in an attempt to impress Cora's family, Dan invites them to Uncle Terry's Australia Day BBQ.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive.

1 4 form y separately published work icon The Moodys Ian Meadows , Trent O'Donnell , Patrick Brammall , Phil Lloyd , ( dir. Scott Pickett et. al. )agent Australia : Jungleboys , 2014 6911138 2014 series - publisher film/TV

'The follow-up to the hugely popular series A Moody Christmas. Picking up a month after we last saw them, it will visit the Moodys at various family events throughout the year. Like A Moody Christmas, each episode will revolve around a particular occasion that naturally brings them back together such as Australia Day, Bridget's 60th Birthday, or the Easter Long Weekend.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 1 form y separately published work icon The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting Jason Burrows , Phil Lloyd , Trent O'Donnell , Trent O'Donnell (director), Craig Melville (director), Alethea Jones (director), Abe Forsythe (director), Wayne Blair (director), Christiaan Van Vuuren (director), Connor Van Vuuren (director), 2013 Australia : ABC Television , 2013 Z1929764 2013 series - publisher film/TV humour 'Welcome to The Elegant Gentleman's Guide To Knife Fighting, a surreal stroll into the creative minds of some of Australia's most exciting and newest comedy writers and directors. The Elegant Gentleman's Guide To Knife Fighting aspires to take sketch comedy in a different direction. With longer-form scenes, less traditional material, and a surprising cast, it will be at times random, often ridiculous and occasionally surreal. Produced by the award-winning Jungleboys and the creators of Review with Myles Barlow and A Moody Christmas, The Elegant Gentleman's Guide To Knife Fighting creates a brand new uncharted space for sketch comedy in Australia.' (Source: ABC website)
1 7 form y separately published work icon A Moody Christmas Trent O'Donnell , Phil Lloyd , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) 2012 Australia : Jungleboys , 2012 Z1897997 2012 series - publisher film/TV humour 'Once a year we visit the Moodys as they come together to share this universally celebrated holiday, stuffed full of all the fun, fights, bad gifts, boring uncles, overbearing in-laws, shocking family secrets and bizarre eccentricities that any family who has experienced the melting pot of Christmas Day will relate to. Because while in theory Christmas is a time for family to share and celebrate, in practice it's often a day spent with relatives you hardly know, where dirty laundry is aired, family rifts resurface, strangers are forced to act like family, and celebratory drinks can disintegrate into drunken rows. As often happens at the Moodys...Each episode takes place on Christmas Day, or during the Christmas period, and 12 months passes between every episode.' (Source: Screen Australia)
1 2 form y separately published work icon Woodley Frank Woodley , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) Australia : Bucket Tree Productions ABC Television Film Victoria , 2012 Z1843032 2012 series - publisher film/TV 'Woodley is the chaotic and accident prone, yet devoted father of seven-year-old Ollie. Recently divorced, his ex-wife Em couldn't live amongst the chaos but Woodley secretly hopes that one day he'll win her back and they'll be a family again. But with Em's new boyfriend Greg on the scene, it's not going to be easy.' (ABC TV website)
1 form y separately published work icon Separate Seats Trent O'Donnell , Phil Lloyd , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) Australia : Jungleboys , 2012 7224503 2012 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Water Under the Bridge Phil Lloyd , Trent O'Donnell , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) Australia : Jungleboys , 2012 6910953 2012 single work film/TV

'Dan arrives Christmas morning with his confident, precocious new girlfriend, Patience, a model he met through work. Hayden and Cora are back together, and despite Hayden saying last year is 'water under the bridge', they are sorely tested when all four end up stuck in a car en route to visit grandma.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 14/1/2014)

1 form y separately published work icon Laid [Episode 4] Marieke Hardy , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) Australia : Porchlight Films , 2011 Z1822665 2011 single work film/TV humour romance
1 9 form y separately published work icon Laid Marieke Hardy , Kirsty Fisher , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell et. al. )agent Australia : Porchlight Films , 2011 Z1757951 2011 series - publisher film/TV humour romance

'This black comedy follows the trials and tribulations of Roo McVie - a 29-year-old market researcher and good time girl-about-town who shares a flat with her best friend EJ, and whose former lovers start dying in strange and unexpected circumstances. Completely freaked out by the fact that so many of her ex-boyfriends are suddenly dying, Roo and EJ embark on an investigation inspired by gritty American police dramas. They assemble a chart of headshots of the victims, noting names, sexual practices and other forensic details in a quest to find a pattern and stop the litany of deaths.' (Australian Television Information Archive record)

1 form y separately published work icon Wanderlust, Addiction, Cult Phil Lloyd , Trent O'Donnell , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) Australia : ABC Television , 2010 Z1822726 2010 single work film/TV humour In this episode : Wanderlust – Myles begins the second series reviewing the freedom and cultural experiences of travelling abroad. Addiction – After listening to the plight of a young mother still breastfeeding her two-year-old, Myles dives head first into a life of addiction. Cult – The letter of the week asks Myles the worth of setting up a club. To answer this Myles recruits less fortunate souls to join his cult 'The Barlowians'.
1 form y separately published work icon Happiness, Escapism, Acceptance Trent O'Donnell , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) Australia : ABC Television , 2010 Z1744696 2010 single work film/TV humour
1 form y separately published work icon Review with Myles Barlow : Series One : Episode One Trent O'Donnell , Phil Lloyd , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) Australia : ABC Television , 2009 Z1643507 2009 single work film/TV humour
1 form y separately published work icon Review with Myles Barlow Trent O'Donnell , Phil Lloyd , ( dir. Trent O'Donnell ) 2008 Australia : ABC Television Starchild Productions , 2008-2010 Z1643510 2008 series - publisher film/TV humour

Satirical black comedy in which Myles Barlow pushes the limits of criticism as a form by reviewing such things as 'armed robbery', 'starting a cult', and 'meeting your ex-wife's new partner'.

For a full list of episodes, see Film Details.

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