Working Dog Productions

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Three of Working Dog's founders: Tom Gleisner (left), Rob Sitch (middle), and Michael Hirsh (right).

TelevisionEdit

Template:Color box Programs with a shaded background indicate the program is still in production.

Title	Network	Genre	Years	Seasons
Frontline	ABC	Comedy, Satire	1994–1997	Template:Sort
Behind the Frontline	ABC	Documentary	1995	Template:Sort
Funky Squad	ABC	Comedy	1995	Template:Sort
The Campaign	ABC	Documentary	1996	Template:Sort
A River Somewhere	ABC	Documentary	1997–1998	Template:Sort
The Panel	Network Ten	Talk show	1998–2004	Template:Sort
All Aussie Adventures	Network Ten	Mockumentary	2001–2002, 2018	Template:Sort
The Panel Christmas Wrap	Network Ten	Talk show	2003–2007	Template:Sort
Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge	Network Ten	Mockumentary	2004	Template:Sort
Thank God You're Here	Network Ten (2006–2007, 2023–present) Seven Network (2009)	Improvised comedy	2006–2009, 2023–present	Template:Sort
Thank God You're Here	NBC	Comedy	2007	Template:Sort
The Hollowmen	ABC	Comedy	2008	Template:Sort
Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!	SBS	Sport, Comedy	2010	Template:Sort
Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever!	7mate/Seven Network	Sport, Comedy	2012	Template:Sort
Pictures of You	Seven Network	Talk show	2012	Template:Sort
Audrey's Kitchen	ABC	Comedy	2012–2013	Template:Sort
Santo, Sam and Ed's Total Football	Fox Sports	Sports, Comedy	2013–2015	Template:Sort
Have You Been Paying Attention?	Network Ten	Game show	2013–present	Template:Sort
Utopia	ABC	Comedy	2014–present	Template:Sort
Pacific Heat	The Comedy Channel	Animated Sitcom	2016	Template:Sort
The Cheap Seats	Network Ten	Comedy, Current Affairs	2021–present	Template:Sort

FilmEdit

Title	Genre	Release date	Distributor
The Castle	Comedy	Template:Dts	Village Roadshow
The Dish	Comedy	Template:Dts	Roadshow Entertainment
Any Questions for Ben?	Comedy	Template:Dts	Roadshow Films

OtherEdit

In addition to television and film, Working Dog Productions have also ventured into books, stage shows, and podcasts.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

BooksEdit

Template:Expand section Books which have been published by Working Dog include, but are not limited to, mock travel guides.<ref name="SydneyMorningHerald"/> Books published by Working Dog include:

Molvania: A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch, 2003. Template:ISBN
Phaic Tan: Sunstroke on a Shoestring by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch, 2004. Template:ISBN
San Sombrero: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch, 2006. Template:ISBN
Molvanian Baby Names: With Meanings, Derivations And Probable Pronunciations, by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch 2009. Template:ISBN

StageEdit

Working Dog produced the stage show The Speechmaker. The show was written by Working Dog's Sitch, Cilauro and Gleisner and had a sellout season at the Melbourne Theatre Company.<ref name="SydneyMorningHerald"/> Gleisner has produced a musical under the Working Dog brand titled Bloom.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>