Season 2 • Episode 8
LatestWhen Bob inadvertently snaps a compromising photo of singer/actor Ben Hollander, Alex and Bob decide to capitalise on it as revenge for Hollander running up a massive tab on Alex's credit card.
Lowdown shines a torch on the life of a man whose job it is to feed the public's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip. Alex Burchill, the author of the Lowdown column which appears in the once great but now ailing tabloid newspaper – the Sunday Sun. Each week Alex interviews celebrities for his column, and each week at least one of those celebrities ruins his week. Sometimes the celebrity gets drunk and punches Alex out. Sometimes the celebrity gets him arrested. Usually the celebrity sleeps with his girlfriend, Rita. It may not sound like much of a life, but it invariably leads to great copy and the readers love it. In fact, it's the only thing standing between the Sunday Sun and oblivion.
Acting
Geoffrey Rush's deadpan narration elevates every humiliation.
Writing
Meta-gossip structure that roasts both journalist and subject.
Creators
Adam Zwar, Amanda Brotchie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adam Zwar created this after his real celebrity interview column experience, blurring fact and masochistic fiction.
The Sunday Sun's collapse mirrors real Australian tabloid decline—it's a eulogy disguised as slapstick.
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