DAAS Kapital was an Australian television comedy series written and performed by comedy trio the Doug Anthony All Stars.
The first season of seven episodes was broadcast on Australia's ABC network in 1991. Despite poor critical reviews, a second series was produced and went to air on the ABC in 1992. Reportedly the second season was given the go-ahead as part of the deal for the first.
DAAS Kapital was also the name of the independent record labe...
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DAAS Kapital was an Australian television comedy series written and performed by comedy trio the Doug Anthony All Stars.
The first season of seven episodes was broadcast on Australia's ABC network in 1991. Despite poor critical reviews, a second series was produced and went to air on the ABC in 1992. Reportedly the second season was given the go-ahead as part of the deal for the first.
DAAS Kapital was also the name of the independent record label which released the Doug Anthony All Stars' studio album, DAAS Icon, although the album was distributed by CBS. The name is a reference to Karl Marx's economic treatise Das Kapital.
DAAS Kapital was ostensibly a sitcom, but fitted a more variety show format. For example, in each scripted episode, there would be cutaways to television shows—typically Shitsu Tonka News, Troy The Invincible and Wayne Kerr—along with guest appearances by Flacco, Bob and stop motion animation sequences, along with one or two songs performed by The Doug Anthony All...
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