Facelift
01/01/2007About
The topical weekly show Facelift returned for a fourth series in 2007. This popular show comprised ten episodes full of satirical sketches featuring Kiwi politicians, sportspeople and celebrities. The famous faces are rendered first as 2D caricatures by the talented Trace Hodgson, then given a third dimension via sculpting as foam prosthetics and finally brought to vibrant life by the Facelift cast, a talented bunch of comic impersonators.
Unlike most other TV shows where a small group of professional writers generate all the scripts, Facelift received 200-300 pages every week from over 50 writers up and down the country. This ensured the show had a wide range of material available from writers of every political hue.
This mass of material was edited and re-edited until the script department had identified the 30 pages of script which were shot each Friday. Facelift boasted a very experienced team of staff writers and editors including Dave Armstrong, Paul Yates and Jane Clifton.
Facelift's unique 'take' on Kiwi politics, popular culture, sports and celebrities ensured that the humour remained accessible and mainstream.
Awarded
Air New Zealand Screen Awards - finalist: Television - Best Comedy Programme (series 3) - 2006
Technical Specifications
TV Production
Title: Facelift - Series IV Production
Outline: A bizarre mix of traditional sketch comedy and the talking, rubber puppets used in Public Eye, a local political comedy based on Britain's Spitting Image. But unlike either of these shows, Facelift uses live actors instead of puppets.
Category: Comedy
Producers: Dave Gibson & Chris Ellis
Year: 2007 Description: 10 x 1/2 hour
Title: Facelift - Series III
Production Year: 2005 (produced to coincide with the general election)
Description: 7 x 1/2 hour + 1 x 1/2 hour "Best Of"
Title: Facelift - Series II
Production Year: 2005
Description: 7 x 1/2 hour + 1 x 1/2 hour "Best Of"
Title: Facelift - Series I
Production Year: 2004
Description: 7 x 1/2 hour 10pm Mondays TV ONE. 9 July - 10 September 2007
The topical weekly show Facelift returned for a fourth series in 2007.
