DAAS Kapital was an Australian television comedy series written and performed by comedy trio the Doug Anthony All Stars. The show starred Paul McDermott, Tim Ferguson and Richard Fidler, along with Flacco, Michael Petroni, Bob Downe and Khym Lam. The first season of seven episodes was broadcast on Australia's ABC network in 1991. A second series was produced and went to air on the ABC in 1992. The title is a reference to the trio's acronym "DAAS" and Karl Marx's economic treatise Das Kapital. The series was aired in 18 countries including Japan, Britain, USA and Germany. DAAS Kapital was a... sitcom that incorporated sketch show and variety show TV formats. For example, in each scripted episode, there would be cutaways to television shows—typically Shitsu Tonka News, Troy The Invincible and Wayne Kerr: Sex Is My Adventure—along with guest appearances by Paul Livingston, Bob, Bob Downe and stop motion animation sequences, along with original songs performed by The Doug Anthony Allstars.
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