Editing Merrick and Rosso (section)

== The Merrick & Rosso Show ==
In 2008, Merrick and Rosso returned to Australia's Comedy Channel with an original format entitled ''[[The Merrick & Rosso Show]]''. A mixture of sketches, stunts and parodies, often featuring the guest star, it quickly became the highest rating show in the channel's fifteen-year history. Guests throughout the first season were [[Ray Martin (television presenter)|Ray Martin]], [[Brendan Cowell]], [[Kate Ritchie]], [[The Veronicas]], [[Stephen Curry (comedian)|Stephen Curry]], [[Ian Thorpe]], [[Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald]], [[Peter Helliar]], [[Hugh Jackman]], [[Dicko]] and [[Judith Lucy]].

One popular sketch that picked up a following on YouTube and FunnyorDie was 'The Almost Transformers' which featured the stars disguised as a fridge and a washing machine for the purpose of terrifying shoppers. Another stunt included adopting an entire village in PNG (a popular trend amongst Hollywood celebrities) and renaming it Merrick & Rosso Land, distributing T-shirts bearing slogans such as "Sorry Madonna, I'm Taken", "Angelina Rejected Me" and "Property of Merrick And Rosso".

Guests for the second series included [[Will Ferrell]], [[The Wiggles]], [[Ed Phillips]], [[Tom Williams (presenter)|Tommy Williams]], [[Magda Szubanski]], [[Bob Evans (musician)|Bob Evans]], [[Eskimo Joe]], [[David Wenham]], [[Asher Keddie]], [[Charlotte Dawson]] and [[Alex Perry]], [[Antonia Kidman]] and cricketer [[Stuart MacGill]].

The show also created the anti-testimonial, where big-name celebrity guests who came into the Nova studios were given (often scripted) material and invited to explain why they could not or did not want to appear on the TV show. Anti-Testimonials were given by [[Will Smith]], [[Lily Allen]], [[Russell Brand]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Ryan Reynolds]], [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Rhys Darby]], [[Seth Rogen]], [[Macy Gray]], [[Eric Hutchinson]] and [[Cesar Millan]].