Open Slather is an Australian sketch comedy television series which first aired on The Comedy Channel on Foxtel on 24 May 2015. The 20 episode series is executively produced by Laura Waters and Rick McKenna. After the first ten episodes aired, the series experienced a hiatus while new episodes were in production. Replacing new episodes were 30 minute 'best of' episodes titled Open Slather Reopened. The second block of ten episodes began airing on 6 September, and concluded on 8 November 2015.
On 31 December 2015, it was announced the show had been cancelled.
Cast
Holly Austin
Hannah Bath
Shane Jacobson
Jay K. Cagatay
Dave Eastgate
Gina Riley
Stephen Curry
Ben Gerrard
Laura Hughes
Demi Lardner
Magda Szubanski
Ben Lomas
Marg Downey
Miles O'Neil
Glenn Robbins
Ilai Swindells
Jane Turner (11 episodes) Emily Taheny Michael Veitch George H. Xanthis
Guest
Franklyn Ajaye (1 episode)
Special guests
Mark Holden as himself (1 episode) Hamish Blake as God (3 episodes) Dave Lawson (9 episodes) Gerry Connolly (1 episode) Sting as himself (1 episode) Paul Hogan as Cardinal (1 episode) Peter Rowsthorn (5 episodes) Amy Schumer (1 episode) Bill Hader (1 episode) John Flaus (3 episodes) Jane Hall (1 episode) Colin Lane (1 episode) Eddie Perfect (3 episodes) John Wood (2 episodes) Ronda Rousey (1 episode) Nick Bracks (1 episode) Geoff Morrell (3 episodes) Christie Whelan Browne (1 episode)
Parodied characters
Hannah Bath — Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Kirstie Allsop
Jay K. Cagatay — Tony Abbott, Ed Sheeran, Jon Snow, Johnny Depp, Redfoo, Calum Hood, Harry Styles, Jesus, Russell Brand, Julian Assange, Hamburglar, Steve Baxter, Pete Evans, Jonathan Ive Marg Downey — Helen Clark Ben Gerrard — Donatella Versace Gina Riley — Liz Hayes, Gina Rileyano, Anna Wintour, Hillary Clinton Magda Szubanski — Angela Merkel, Gina Rinehart Jane Turner - Julie Bishop, Grant Denyer George H. Xanthis — Don Draper
Writers
Holly Austin (episodes 5, 9, 11, 15, 20) Hannah Bath (episodes 3, 8, 10, 17, 19, 20) Jay K. Cagatay (episodes 2, 5, 7, 9, 11) Paul Calleja John Campbell (episodes 1, 3–14, 17–20) Bryan Cockerill (episode 18) Mark Conway (episode 3) Lucas Crandles (episodes 13–17, 19) Stephen Curry (episodes 1–8, 10–18) Des Dowling (episode 7) Marg Downey (episodes 7, 10–13, 15, 16, 19, 20) Dave Eastgate (episodes 17, 18) Ben Gerrard (episodes 4, 8, 17, 18, 20) Happy Hammond (episodes 1–8) Jess Harris (episodes 10–13, 15, 17, 18, 20) Tegan Higginbotham (episodes 2–11, 17–20) Angus Hodge (episode 13) Laura Hughes (episode 3, 8, 9, 11, 15, 19, 20) Rhett Hughes (episodes 3–8, 11–14, 16–20) Shane Jacobson (episodes 1–3, 6–8, 10–12, 16) Dan Knight (episode 8) Demi Lardner (episodes 4, 5, 11, 13, 18) Dave Lawson (episodes 3, 4, 10, 11, 13–18) Ben Lomas (episodes 4–6, 8, 9, 14, 15) Brendan Luno (episodes 1–14, 17) Doug MacLeod (episodes 2–7) Shannon Marinko (episode 6, 9, 10) Cameron Marshall (episodes 2, 6, 9, 12, 14–20) Ray Matsen (episode 8) Zoe McDonald (episodes 8, 9, 11, 14, 18) Maggie McKenna (episodes 1, 2, 4, 11) Lauren Merolli (episodes 11–13, 16) Steve Mitchell (episodes 5, 13) Tony Moclair (episodes 1–7, 11, 13, 15, 18) Nick Musgrove Timothy Nash (episodes 13–17, 19) Dave O'Neil (episodes 1–8, 10–17, 19, 20) Miles O'Neil (episodes 6–9, 12, 13) Mark O'Toole (episodes 1–14, 18) Nick Place (episodes 7, 12, 15) Anita Punton (episodes 1–18) Amanda Reedy (episodes 4, 8, 14, 18–20) Gina Riley (episodes 1–8, 10–12, 14–18) Glenn Robbins (episodes 1, 2, 4–9, 11, 12, 14–17, 19, 20) Peter Rowsthorn (episode 10) Adam Rozenbachs (episodes 1–15, 17, 18, 20) Joel Slack-Smith (episode 14) Ilai Swindells (episodes 7, 11, 15, 19) Magda Szubanski (episodes 1, 7, 11–13, 20) Emily Taheny (episodes 7, 10, 11, 15) Richard Thorp (episodes 17, 18) Nathan Valvo (episode 19) Lory Vecchio (episodes 3, 15, 20) Michael Veitch (episodes 4, 5, 15) Paul Verhoeven (episodes 2, 6) Eric Walsh (episode 8) Michael Ward (episodes 3, 6–9, 11–15) Tom Ward (episode 18, 19) Nick Weller (episodes 4, 5, 7) George H. Xanthis (episodes 3, 7, 9, 19, 20)