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The Chaser Boys at the TV Week Logie Awards 2008
Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Chaser Pissed Off By Royal Wedding Jilt

By Paul Cashmere
Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:24:16 +1000

Australian comedy troop The Chaser don't take rejection well. The controversial act is pissed off they have been dropped from covering he Royal Wedding this Friday.

The ABC comedy show at initially been accepted for accreditation to cover the wedding but that was withdrawn today and they have thrown a tantrum over the rejection.

“We're surprised and disappointed at this very late stage to be informed that any satirical or comedic treatment of the marriage of Australia's future Head of State has been banned," ABC TV director Kim Dalton said in a statement.

The ABC is calling foul because the Nine Network has Dame Edna commentating while Channel 10 has The 7PM Project.

"For a monarchy to be issuing decrees about how the media should cover them seems quite out of keeping with modern democratic times .... but I suppose that's exactly what the monarchy is,” stated a bitter Julian Morrow.

"We've been taken off air before but never by the Queen herself. It's an honour," The Chaser’s Chris Taylor said.

The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will take place at Westminster Abbey in London this Friday, April 29.

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