No other show on TV can claim responsibility for kick-starting the careers of Australia's funniest TV personalities like whatFull Frontaldid in the '90s.

The comedy series, which premiered in 1993, launched the careers of the likes of Eric Bana, Kitty Flanagan, Julia Morris and Shaun Micallef. Each episode would air a series of random and regular sketches, with many of the characters becoming ingrained in the series' lore – like Eric Bana's iconic mulleted bogan, Poida, or Shaun Micallef's ex-boxing heavyweight, Milo.

The sketch show was a runaway success and was awarded the Logie for Most Popular Comedy Program for four consecutive years from 1995 to 1998.

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The first iteration of the comedy show finished airing on Channel 7 in 1997, but the series was revived in 1998 by Channel 10 for two more seasons under the nameTotally Full Frontal.

While a lot of the jokes probably wouldn't fly today (and for good reason), there were some genuinely hilarious moments. Australian comedy peaked too soon!

But what became of the most famousFull Frontalcast members? Let's find out!

Eric Bana

Eric Bana first made the step from comedian to serious actor when he starred in the 2000 biographical crime filmChopper, playing notorious underworld figure Mark 'Chopper' Read. From here, Bana's career has gone from strength to strength: he was cast in a string of Hollywood movies includingBlack Hawk Down, Hulk, Troy, The Time Traveler's Wife, The Other Boleyn Girl,andMunichto name a few.

In 2018, Bana starred in true-crime miniseriesDirty John, before he returned to Australia in 2020 to star in the film adaption of the bookThe Dry, along with its upcoming sequel,Force of Nature: The Dry 2.

Shaun Micallef

Shaun Micallef has been a fixture on Australian television for the past three decades. Fresh fromFull Frontal, the comedian hosted ABC seriesThe Micallef Program, thenNewstopia, before hosting game showTalkin' 'Bout Your Generation.

Shaun has hostedShaun Micallef's Mad as Hellon the ABC since 2012.

Kitty Flanagan

Kitty Flanagan has been a staple on the Aussie stand-up circuit for years. After departingFull Frontal, Kitty continued to tour her stand-up show while making regular appearances onThe Project,Rove Live,The Weekly with Charlie Pickering,Good News Week, andSpicks and Specks.

Kitty starred in government comedyUtopiaon the ABC from 2014 to 2019. She is currently the star of ABC's award-winning sitcomFisk, which she also co-created, co-wrote, and co-directed.

Julia Morris

Julia Morris has enjoyed a wide and varied career as one of Australia's most beloved comedic voices. In the beginning of her career, she made appearances on since-cancelled showsThe Midday Show, Good Morning Australia, Beauty and the Beastand Who Dares Wins.

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Like most Aussie comedians, she also made several cameos onSpicks and Specks, Rove Live, Thank God You're Here, andGood News Week. She won the celebrity singing showIt Takes Twoin 2008 before also winningThe Celebrity Apprentice Australiain 2011.

In a career pivot in 2012, Julia was cast as Gemma in the popular seriesHouse Husbands, a role she played for five seasons. These days, Julia is most known for her hilarious antics as long-running host ofI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

Daina Reid

Daina Reid began her career as one of the staples of Full Frontal, but since leaving sketch comedy her career has scaled the heights of Hollywood fame as a directing powerhouse.

Daina has directed episodes ofThe Handmaid's Tale, Shining Girls, Young Rock, and Sarah Snook's latest Netflix thriller,Run Rabbit Run.

She also has local directing credits forThe Wrong Girl, Offspring The Secret River, INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, Paper Giants: The Birth of CleoandHowzat! Kerry Packer's War.

Julia Zemiro

Julia Zermiro made her name in Australian TV onTotally Full Frontal. In her most memorable role, she played a rude French woman who worked at Air France.

Since 2005, she has hostedRocKwizon SBS, and in 2006 she appeared on another sketch comedy show calledThe Wedge. Julia has made appearances onThank God You're Here, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation, It Takes Two, Top Gear AustraliaandQIin the UK.

Julia appeared as a commentator for the SBS broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest from 2009 to 2014. Since 2021, the comedian has acted alongside Kitty Flanagan inFisk.

Kym Gyngell

Since making a name for himself onFull Frontalas an art critic with a penchant for saying the word 'Craaaap!', Kym Gyngell has gone on to work on a range of other Australian projects.

The actor has held roles onThe Secret Life of Us, Love My Way, City Homicide, Lowdown, Rake, andLove Me. He's also made a name for himself in theatre, performing in David Auburn's playProof,Joanna Murray-Smith Ninety and Molière'sThe Hypocrite, and in the Sydney Theatre Company's production ofPygmalion.

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