Wikipedia / The Chaser Annual
Wikipedia / The Chaser Annual
The Chaser Annual is a printed compendium of stories from The Chaser, published yearly since 2000. The book typically features a collection of the best headlines from The Chaser's website over the preceding year, presented in the style of their defunct print newspaper. Originally published as part of The Chaser's newspaper's business, the Annual continued despite the closure of the newspaper in 2005, with editions continuing to be released through to 2010.
The Annual was revived in 2016 as part of the Chaser's Quarterly Journal series in conjunction with Australian satirical website The Shovel. Since 2017 the Annual has returned to its original form, and is now sold alongside a national stage tour 'The War on The Year'. The show has sold out yearly across Australia since 2016, and has included performances at The Sydney Opera House, and a TV adaptation is in development for 2020.
Reception
In a review of the 2005 edition, Lucy Sussex of the Sunday Age wrote, "It hits as much as misses, but when spot-on is as effective as a custard pie in the face." The Courier-Mails Trent Dalton said that the 2008 book is "glib, often hilarious and downright mean look at the news events of 2008". Sunday Herald Sun reviewer Mitchell Toy wrote of the 2010 book: "There are plenty of times when the Chaser crosses the line, true to form, inducing a kind of cringy sickness about various topics that is as surprisingly refreshing as it is discomforting."
Editions
As of 2009, The Chaser have produced ten annuals.
Release | Title | ISBN | Cover Description |
2000 | The Chaser Annual 2000: The Little-Read Book | ||
2001 | The Chaser Annual 2001: Bradman, The Cremated Years | ||
2002 | The Chaser Annual 2002: The War On Error | Featuring photos of the World Trade Center, John Howard and George W. Bush on the cover | |
2003 | Embedded with The Chaser: Annual 2003 | Featuring George W. Bush and John Howard in Bed Together | |
2004 | The Chaser Annual 2004: Intelligence Failures | Featuring "Australian Government" files on Paris Hilton (Available on Internet), Shannon Noll, John Howard, George W. Bush and Naomi Robson | |
2005 | The Chaser Annual 2005: By Dan Brown | Featuring the Vitruvian Man over the White House in a parody of The Da Vinci Code | |
2006 | 50 Golden Years of The Chaser | ||
2006 | The Chaser Annual 2006: Burqa's Backyard | Featuring John Howard, Michelle Leslie, and others, wearing Burqas) | |
2007 | The Chaser Annual 2007: The Other Secret | A Parody of The Secret with the background text saying "The Secret is Bullshit" | |
2008 | The Chaser Annual 2008: The Little Rudd Book | A Play on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Chairman Mao's Little Red Book | |
2009 | The Chaser Annual 2009: The Email Eunuch | A Parody of Utegate, with the picture of Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull | |
2010 | The Chaser Annual 2010: Eat Pray Vomit | A Parody of Eat, Pray, Love, with the picture of Eat Written in Pasta, Pray in beads and Vomit in Vomit | |
2016 | The Chaser/Shovel Annual 2016-2116: The next 100 years of the Chaser Annual | A two sided cover, the Chaser half depicting a future Australia living room under water due to climate change, and the Shovel half parodying a women's magazine featuring Pauline Hanson. | |
2017 | The Chaser/Shovel Annual 2017 | A two sided cover, Chaser side parodying the same-sex marriage plebiscite asking whether Australia should join North Korea or Trump in the impending nuclear apocalypse, and the Shovel half depicting a fake glossy magazine featuring Prime Minister Turnbull digging his own grave with a shovel. | |
2018 | The Chaser Annual 2018 | A two sided cover, Chaser side featuring Rupert Murdoch operating Prime Minister Scott Morrison as a puppet, the Shovel side featuring Scott Morrison dressed as a miner hugging a lump of coal. | |
2019 | The Chaser Annual 2019 | A two sided cover, Chaser side featuring Peter Dutton showing off his 'family' (a basket of potatoes), the Shovel side featuring Scott Morrison and Donald Trump giving a thumbs up as they stand waist deep in rising water. | |
2020 | The Chaser Annual 2020 | A two sided cover, Chaser side featuring Donald Trump drinking bleach in an attempt to cure coronavirus, and Shovel side featuring Pete Evans dressed as a doctor wearing a tin foil hat. |
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