History Series / ThankGodYoureHere

''Thank God You're Here'' is as an Australian TV show from Creator/WorkingDogProductions, in which several famous actors have to [[{{Improv}} improvise]] their way through a random situation. Hosted by veteran Aussie actor Shane Bourne, each episode of the Australian original features four prominent members of the Australian entertainment business thrown into bizarre scenes. The performer is dressed in an appropriate costume, sent through a blue door into small set where they are greeted with the words "Thank God you're here" and expected to [[AssPull completely make up]] their names, answers to questions, songs, speeches, ideas etc., often with hilarious results.

** ShaunMicallef once mentioned having "a wall taken out and all these people put in" while gesturing at the audience.

* RunningGag: Josh Lawson trying to leave before the skit is over.

''Thank God You're Here'' is as an Australian TV show in which several famous actors have to [[{{Improv}} improvise]] their way through a random situation. Hosted by veteran Aussie actor Shane Bourne, each episode of the Australian original features four prominent members of the Australian entertainment business thrown into bizarre scenes. The performer is dressed in an appropriate costume, sent through a blue door into small set where they are greeted with the words "Thank God you're here" and expected to [[AssPull completely make up]] their names, answers to questions, songs, speeches, ideas etc., often with hilarious results.

-->Ken the Conqueror: It slices, it dices. But wait there's more. It also works as a -- Ken?
-->Ken Who Tried to Conquer Some Stuff But It Didn't Work Out: Killing thing.
-->Ken the Conqueror: So when you're attacking by the enemy, don't stab him, slice him and dice him, pop him in the freezer and have him a bit later on.

''TGYH'' began as an Australian TV show in which several famous actors have to [[{{Improv}} improvise]] their way through a random situation. Hosted by veteran Aussie actor Shane Bourne, each episode of the Australian original features four prominent members of the Australian entertainment business thrown into bizarre scenes. The 'performer' is dressed in an appropriate costume, sent through a blue door into small set where they are greeted with the words "Thank God you're here" and expected to [[AssPull completely make up]] their names, answers to questions, songs, speeches, ideas etc., often with hilarious results.

They are then 'judged' by Tom Gleisner, who always manages to give ''everyone'' a high score.

-->Ken the Conqueror: It slices, it dices. But wait there's more. It also works as a - Ken?

-->Ken Who Tried to Conquer But Failed: Killing thing.

''TGYH'' began as an Australian TV show in which several famous actors having to [[{{Improv}} improvise]] their way through a random situation. Hosted by veteran Aussie actor Shane Bourne, each episode of the Australian original features four prominent members of the Australian entertainment business thrown into bizarre scenes. The 'performer' is dressed in an appropriate costume, sent through a blue door into small set where they are greeted with the words "Thank God you're here" and expected to [[AssPull completely make up]] their names, answers to questions, songs, speeches, ideas etc., often with hilarious results.

* ShoutOut: To all kinds of things (RossNoble, as a fantasy hero, found himself deluged in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' references, for example).

* ActorAllusion: One of TheWiggles, Anthony Fields, was costumed as a karate instructor, and devised a martial art where skill was denoted by different coloured skivvies.

* ChannelHop: From [[NetworkTen Ten]] to [[SevenNetwork Seven]] for the fourth season.
* DawsonCasting: Whenever the actors play someone younger then themselves. Also subverted in a Kate Langbroek sketch, where she played a cheerleading squad applicant, which had a running gag where the applicant-takers would continually reveal facts about her that drove up her characters age (starting with her character being a pensioner and working up from there).
** Similarly inverted in a memorable sketch where Julia Zemiro was confronted by her parents over what appears to be a WildTeenParty. She tries to justify it by reminding them of her excellent VCE results, only to be told that that was 14 years ago.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: For the fourth season, TGYH made a ChannelHop from [[NetworkTen Ten]] to [[SevenNetwork Seven]]. Set changes were made as the shooting location was changed to a pavillion at the Melbourne Showgrounds, and one of the pre-recorded warm up acts was swapped out for a scripted parody piece featuring former cricketer Damien Fleming endorsing all kinds of strange things. Notably, Shaun Micallef and Frank Woodley (among the best performers in the show) did not make appearances at all during the fourth season. A fifth season was to be planned for 2010, however nothing ever eventuated and the show is basically cancelled.

* RefugeInAudacity: Some of the best moments of the series.

* CarMeetsHouse
* DawsonCasting: Whenever the actors play someone younger then themselves. Also subverted in a Kate Langbroek sketch, where she played a cheerleading squad applicant, which had a running gag where the applicant-takers would continually reveal facts about her that drove up her characters age (Starting with her character being a pensioner and working up from there).

* GenreSavvy: The producers show this when they lock the cages of the animals during a Frank Woodley sketch, if they hadn't he would have juggled the animals.

Once every performer has done his or her situation, the entire cast is thrown in to one last scene together for the All-In Group Challenge. The cast usually end up playing idiots or Jerkasses, or frequently both, just for the humour in watching them justify it. Occasionally, the performer will never try to justify any horrible thing their character did, and will just be even worse. [[BlackComedy It's always hilarious.]]

-->Ken Who Tried to Conquer But Failed: Killing thing.
-->Ken the Conqueror: So when you're attacking by the enemy, don't stab him, slice him and dice him, pop him in the freezer and have him a bit later on.

* ShoutOut: To all kinds of things (RossNoble, as a fantasy hero, found himself deluged in ''{{Warhammer}}'' references, for example).

* AffectionateParody: 90% of sketches, covering everything from ''StarTrek'' to ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''.

''TGYH'' began as an Australian TV show involving actors having to [[{{Improv}} improvise]] their way through a situation. Hosted by veteran Aussie actor Shane Bourne, each episode features four prominent members of the Australian entertainment business thrown into bizarre situations where they must improvise their way through. The 'performer' is dressed in an appropriate costume, sent through a blue door into small set where they are greeted with the words "Thank God you're here" and expected to [[AssPull completely make up]] their names, answers to questions, songs, speeches, ideas etc., often with hilarious results.