Based on the television series Randling, produced by Zapruder’s other films and the ABC © ATOM 2012 A STUDY GUIDE BY KATY MARRINER http://www.metromagazine.com.au ISBN: 978-1-74295-171-3 http://www.theeducationshop.com.au randle. n. A nonsensical poem recited by Irish schoolboys as an apology for farting at a friend. Randling – created for ABC1 by Andrew Denton and Jon Casimir, the creators of The Gruen Transfer – is a game show about words. The game show pits ten teams, with two players a side, against each other over twenty-seven rounds of fiery and fierce word play. Each team is vying for a place in the 2012 Randling Grand Final and the chance to take home the Randling premiership trophy. Designed to enlighten, educate and amuse viewers, Randling is the only game show that comes with a guarantee that every episode will leave you at least 1 per cent smarter and 100 per cent happier. Learn more about Randling, the randlers and how to randle online at <http://www.abc.net.au/tv/randling/>. How to make an English lesson funner-er. One of the stated aims of The understanding and skills within the LEARNING OUTCOMES Australian Curriculum: English is to strand of Language and within this ensure that students appreciate, enjoy strand to examine the substrands Students learn that language is and use the English language in all its of: language variation and change; constantly evolving due to historical, variations and develop a sense of its language for interaction; expressing social and cultural changes, richness and power to evoke feelings, and developing ideas; and sound and demographic movements and technological innovations; convey information, form ideas, facili- letter knowledge. tate interaction with others, entertain, Students learn that the language used persuade and argue. This aim – a game This study guide to accompany by individuals varies according to their show about words that encourages Randling provides activities to sup- social setting and the relationships players and viewers to discover new port students’ viewing of the program. between the participants; and and archaic words, to invent words and Explanations of Randling games definitions and to realise how entertain- are included, so that teachers and Students develop their knowledge of the English language and how it works. ing word play can be – makes Randling students can randle in their English 2012 © ATOM SCREEN EDUCATION a recommended resource for use in classes. Teachers and students are * Reference: http://www. secondary English classes. encouraged to design their own ques- australiancurriculum.edu.au/English/ tions and challenges based on the Rationale Randling offers teachers the opportu- examples provided. nity to develop students’ knowledge, RANDLING DEBUTS ON WEDNESDAY MAY 2 AT 8.30PM (AEST) ON ABC1. 2 team. n. a group of players forming one side in a competitive game or sport. West Coast Odd Sox The Ducks of War Fitzroy Fireballs The West Coast Odd Sox are Annabel The Ducks of War are Felicity Ward and Life Savers Club Crabb and Merrick Watts. Heath Franklin. The Fitzroy Fireballs Life Savers Club Annabel Crabb is the ABC’s chief Felicity Ward is a multi-award-winning are Anthony Morgan and Dave O’Neil. online political writer and columnist Melbourne-based stand up comedian, for Fairfax’s Sunday titles. She has writer and actor. She first came to public Anthony Morgan has been working as worked extensively in radio and TV as attention in The Ronnie Johns Half Hour a stand-up comic since 1982, when he a political commentator and has been a in 2006. Two years later she won Most was just a couple of years older than regular on Insiders since its beginnings Outstanding Newcomer at the 2008 he is now. A true legend of Australian in 2001. Before she became a journalist, Melbourne Fringe for her acclaimed comedy, Anthony’s pauses are better she completed arts and law degrees at autobiographical show, Felicity Ward’s than most people’s material. He has the University of Adelaide. In 2009, Ugly as a Child Variety Show and in been in semi-retirement since 1998 but Annabel won a Walkley Award for 2011 she won the Time Out Magazine returned to the Melbourne Comedy her Quarterly Essay feature article on Local Comedian of the Year. Her many Festival in 2006 and 2007 with Sackful Malcolm Turnbull. Last year she was telly appearances include Laid, The of Bullfrogs and Unrepentant respectively. the winner of the 2011 Eisenhower Librarians, Spicks and Specks and Thank More recently, Anthony made Fellowship, which allowed her to claim God You’re Here. Recently seen in the unforgettable appearances on Spicks and the entire Mad Men boxed set as a tax feature film Any Questions for Ben, Specks, resplendent in his well-loved deduction. The owner of a killer vintage when she’s not randling, Felicity will be cowboy hat. Anthony now resides in frock collection, Annabel recently touring her current outing The Hedgehog rural Tasmania. He sees Randling as his brought us Kitchen Cabinet on ABC2. Dilemma to the 2012 comedy festivals. most emphatic retirement statement yet. Comedian/presenter/broadcaster, Felicity knows that there is no ‘I’ in Dave O’Neil’s friendly and easygoing Merrick Watts first came to Australia’s team, but that there is one in ‘winner’ manner has made him one of Australia’s attention as part of the triple j drive and two in ‘we wiped the floor with you most popular and versatile comics. show Merrick and Rosso. He and Tim baby’. He currently appears weekly on Adam Ross then built a cult-like fan base on Heath Franklin is an ARIA and Logie- Hills in Gordon Street Tonight and was Nova 969 and through TV programs on nominated Australian actor, writer, the most booked guest on Spicks and Ten, Nine and the Comedy Channel. improviser and comedic performer. Specks, with almost fifty outings. He is Over the last few years, Merrick has He is well known for his characters well known in Melbourne for his radio demonstrated his versatility as both an from Network Ten’s The Ronnie Johns work, particularly for his time with Kate actor and comedian. He showed us his Half Hour, particularly his comedic Langbroek and Dave Hughes on Nova acting chops with roles in Underbelly impersonation ‘Chopper’. Heath has 100. Despite being perpetually busy and The Hollowmen and was also a made numerous appearances on Spicks being funny in public, he has also found favourite on the improv hit Thank and Specks and Thank God You’re Here. time to write books for adults and kids. God You’re Here. After more than ten In 2010, Heath made his feature He once broke his leg for a breakfast years broadcasting his award-winning film debut in the lead role of the radio stunt. Sadly, a rival brekkie host breakfast radio show on Nova, Merrick black comedy Predicament, alongside broke both legs the next day in response now co-presents Highway Patrol on the Jemaine Clement of Flight of the and Dave was fired for not being Triple M Network’s drive shift. Merrick Conchords. Heath Franklin’s Chopper ‘relatable enough’. specifically asked his agent to pass on has sold more than 200,000 tickets that he’s really only doing Randling for across Australia, New Zealand and the the money. UK. He is currently performing his brand new comedy show, Chopper vs. Heath Franklin, which launches his new interpretations of Bear Grylls and Matt Preston. Heath does not know the meaning of the word ‘fail’ – which suggests he’s really going to struggle in a show all about words. The Argopelters The Help RC Manchester & The Argopelters are Chris Taylor and The Help RC are Angus Sampson and Haberdashery Jennifer Byrne. Toby Schmitz. United Chris Taylor is a writer, performer Angus Sampson is regarded as one of Manchester & Haberdashery United are and a member of The Chaser team, Australia’s most distinctive, diverse Genevieve Morris and Toby Truslove. responsible for television programs such and successful performers, with an as The Hamster Wheel, The Chaser’s War extensive body of creative work spanning Genevieve Morris has been a familiar on Everything and The Chaser Decides film, theatre, television, photography, face on Australian television since on ABC TV. He worked as a journalist broadcasting, journalism and copywriting. 1993, appearing in numerous television for five years before joining The Chaser Turning his hand to directing, Angus’s projects, both comedy and drama. She newspaper as its senior writer. For two directorial debut, The Last Supperand appeared as a regular in Comedy Inc. years, Chris co-hosted the popular drive follow-up documentary It’s him…Terry playing a variety of characters and in time radio show Today Today on triple Lim played to audiences worldwide and 2004 received an AFI nomination for j. In 2010, Chris and Andrew Hansen have seen him become a much-sought- Best Performance in a Comedy Series. created The Blow Paradecomedy series, after commercials director. A former Genevieve’s other television credits which quickly became the number one professional Rugby Union player with include Blue Heelers, MDA, State podcast in the country and then won Wests, Angus is also a trained copywriter. Coroner and she was a regular on City a 2010 ARIA Award for Best Comedy Feature film credits include Spike Jonze’s Homicide. She became a household Release. Chris was also the script editor Where The Wild Things Are(2009), Zack face when she played Barbara the Bank on the second seasons of Review with Snyder’s Legend Of The Guardians: The Manager in a series of ANZ ads that Myles Barlow and Hungry Beast.