[6] The second half of the eleventh series saw the show taping without an audience, due to social distancing requirements amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Micallef would play a short video clip of Shorten delivering a pun, dad joke or similar, usually when he was criticising the government, after which "Zinger!"
The segment was noticed by Shorten himself, as he referenced it in a press conference when attacking the government on its funding cuts to the ABC, after which he said "I tell you what, I tell you Shaun Micallef, I'm as mad as hell and we'll fight for your show.
Lamentable Puns Micallef and "junior sub-editor" of the Daily Telegraph, Chris Lorax (played by Tosh Greenslade), go through a series of front page and article headlines of the newspaper.
Political Singers/Clockwork Satirists Often when prominent politicians were mentioned, they were immediately followed by a clip of singers incorporating their names into a song.
Also featured longer songs, such as a parody of Fashion that criticizes the Foreign Fighters Act of 2014 with Micallef himself participating, impersonating Christopher Walken.
This segment is a parody of the ABC show Tomorrow Tonight which was hosted by Charlie Pickering and Annabel Crabb.
When asked by Micallef to elaborate on a point made, or is otherwise criticised, he usually responds with "Don't be an economic girly-man" or some variation.
Her segments usually ended with a shot of Micallef looking aside to the camera in the style of Frank Underwood and making a remark to the audience in a southern accent with Norman staring vacantly in the background.
A right-wing blogger that was a loose parody of Miranda Devine, acts in a very smug manner while criticizing the then Labor government.
Sir Bobo Gargle usually ends his interviews by releasing the Kraken (played by Michael Ward, one of the show's writers).
Often appears as a plot character in sketches as well as other segments of the show and is portrayed as an entrepreneur trying to monetise his next big thing.
In 2021, Micallef noted on Twitter that Draymella was a character created in 2013, while Queensland Senator Amanda Stoker only entered parliament in 2018, pointing out their coincidental similarities.
He finds it painful to show remorse, pleasure or compassion, and is often seen wanting vengeance against Scott Morrison and other members of the Liberal Party, especially when leadership is brought into question.
She often ends her sentences with common Australian tropes such as "put a shrimp on the barbie you bastards" that become increasingly vulgar as the segment progresses.
An enthusiastic scientist that's a loose parody of Dr Karl, dresses in colourful shirts and usually speaks eagerly about scientific matters.
Art Director and Dirt File Co-ordinator for then Prime Minister Scott Morrison, dresses in a high-vis vest and a hard hat.
In particular she grows very annoyed by repeated use of stock footage of Cash marching briskly around Parliament with band music playing.