John Safran's Music Jamboree
John Safran's Music Jamboree was a light-hearted Australian music documentary television series, hosted by John Safran for SBS television. The program was produced by Selin Yaman and directed by Craig Melville, Clayton Jacobson and a number of other directors under the production company Ghost of Your Ex-Boyfriend Productions in association with SBS Independent. It screened in 2002, and consisted of sketches and outlandish public stunts, typical of Safran's work. The series won two Australian Film Institute Awards; "Best Comedy Series" and "Most Innovative Program Concept". SBS followed the series up with the similarly styled John Safran vs. God in 2004.
Cast
John Safran
Self
Seasons
E1Episode One
Jun 24, 2002
1. Opening Titles: Def Leppard 2. Footloose 3. Music Mole: ARIA Awards 4. McDonald's 5. Slipknot 6. World of Instruments: Frenzal Rhomb "Punch in the Face"
E2Episode Two
Jul 1, 2002
1. Opening Titles: New Kids on the Block 2. Eminem 3. 3AW 4. Music Mole: Zomba 5. Coma 6. World of Instruments: Magic Dirt "Dirty Jeans"
E3Episode Three
Jul 8, 2002
1. Ozzy 2. Opening Titles : Song that goes "Vziioshp" 3. Fairlight 4. Music Mole: Peter Andre 5. Rage 6. World of Instruments: Mental as Anything "The Nips are Getting Bigger"
E4Episode Four
Jan 15, 2002
1. Opening Titles: Rage Against the Machine 2. Prince 3. Music Mole: Songwriting Royalties 4. Popstars 5. Joey Fatone 6. World of Instruments: The Titanics "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"
E5Episode Five
Jul 22, 2002
1. Opening Titles: A Tribe Called Quest 2. The Rules 3. Disney 4. Music Mole: Payola 5. Classics 6. World of Instruments: TISM "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River"
E6Episode Six
Jul 29, 2002
1. Opening Titles: The Smiths 2. Scrabble 3. Music Mole: Human Nature 4. Scientology 5. Inpress 6. World of Instruments: Sonic Animation "Evil"
E7Episode Seven
Aug 5, 2002
1. Opening Titles: Pink Floyd 2. Jew'town 3. Riders 4. Music Mole: Video Clips 5. Van Dyke Parks 6. World of Instruments: Ross Wilson "Eagle Rock"
E8Episode Eight
Aug 12, 2002
1. Opening Titles: Billy Bragg 2. Get Your Hands Off My Girlfriend 3. Music Mole: Rock Magazines 4. Sony 5. George Harrison 6. World of Instruments: Scandal'us "Me, Myself and I"
E9Episode Nine
Aug 19, 2002
1. Opening Titles: Sex Pistols 2. Evil Clowns 3. Heavy Metal 4. Music Mole: U2 5. P. Diddy 6. World Of Instruments: 1200 Techniques "Karma"
E10Episode Ten
Aug 26, 2002
1. Opening Titles: Geto Boys 2. Foo Fighters 3. Rock Eisteddfod 4. Music Mole: World Music 5. The Making of Music Jamboree
Storyline
John Safran's Music Jamboree was a light-hearted Australian music documentary television series, hosted by John Safran for SBS television. The program was produced by Selin Yaman and directed by Craig Melville, Clayton Jacobson and a number of other directors under the production company Ghost of Your Ex-Boyfriend Productions in association with SBS Independent. It screened in 2002, and consisted of sketches and outlandish public stunts, typical of Safran's work. The series won two Australian Film Institute Awards; "Best Comedy Series" and "Most Innovative Program Concept". SBS followed the series up with the similarly styled John Safran vs. God in 2004.
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