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*Patriot Brains*
Patriot Brains
Genre	Comedy panel game
Presented by	Bill Bailey (series 1); Sue Perkins (series 2)
Composer	James Dansey
Country of origin	New Zealand
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	44 minutes
Production company	thedownlowconcept
Original release
Network	TVNZ 2, SBS Viceland
Release	7 April 2021 –; present

Patriot Brains is a New Zealand comedy panel game show, airing on TVNZ 2 in New Zealand and SBS Viceland in Australia since April 2021.

Premise

The show, hosted by English comedian Bill Bailey in series 1 and Sue Perkins in series 2,^[1]^[2] focuses on the trans-Tasman rivalry by pitting two teams of three comics from Australia and New Zealand against each other.^[3]^[4]^[5] The host asks the teams a series of general knowledge questions about their respective countries from a revolving pool of categories.^[6]^[7]

Production

New Zealand production company thedownlowconcept produces the series, which receives funding from NZ On Air.^[8]

Broadcast

The first series of Patriot Brains aired in early 2021 in Australia and New Zealand, and the second series was broadcast in February 2023 in New Zealand.^{[citation needed]}

Episodes

Series 1

No. in series	Team Australia	Team New Zealand	Original release date
1	Mel Buttle, Rhys Nicholson, Tom Ballard	Melanie Bracewell, Guy Montgomery, Madeleine Sami	7 April 2021 (2021-04-07) (NZ) 13 April 2021 (2021-04-13) (AU)
2	Mel Buttle, Rhys Nicholson, Harley Breen	Hayley Sproull, Josh Thomson, Ray O'Leary	14 April 2021 (2021-04-14) (NZ) 20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) (AU)
3	Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Tom Ballard	Mel Bracewell, Hayley Sproull, Josh Thomson	21 April 2021 (2021-04-21) (NZ) 27 April 2021 (2021-04-27) (AU)
4	Mel Buttle, Laura Davis, Aaron Chen	Mel Bracewell, Rhys Darby, Laura Daniel	28 April 2021 (2021-04-28) (NZ) 4 May 2021 (2021-05-04) (AU)
5	Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Tom Ballard	Mel Bracewell, Kura Forrester, Ben Hurley	5 May 2021 (2021-05-05) (NZ) 11 May 2021 (2021-05-11) (AU)
6	Mel Buttle, Rhys Nicholson, Harley Breen	Mel Bracewell, Ben Hurley, Laura Daniel	12 May 2021 (2021-05-12) (NZ) 18 May 2021 (2021-05-18) (AU)
7	Mel Buttle, Harley Breen, Aaron Chen	Mel Bracewell, Guy Montgomery, James Nokise	19 May 2021 (2021-05-19) (NZ) 25 May 2021 (2021-05-25) (AU)
8	Mel Buttle, Tom Ballard, Laura Davis	Mel Bracewell, Pax Assadi, Justine Smith	26 May 2021 (2021-05-26) (NZ) 1 June 2021 (2021-06-01) (AU)
9	Mel Buttle, Laura Davis, Tom Ballard	Mel Bracewell, Hayley Sproull, Josh Thomson	2 June 2021 (2021-06-02) (NZ) 8 June 2021 (2021-06-08) (AU)
10	Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Harley Breen	Mel Bracewell, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Ben Hurley	9 June 2021 (2021-06-09) (NZ) 15 June 2021 (2021-06-15) (AU)

Note: Winners are listed in bold.

Series 2

No. in series	Team Australia	Team New Zealand	Original release date
1	Becky Lucas, Nath Valvo, Brett Blake	Angella Dravid, Josh Thomson, Guy Montgomery	10 February 2023 (2023-02-10) (NZ) 14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) (AU)^[1]
2	Alex Ward, Luke McGregor, Brett Blake	Dai Henwood, Ben Hurley, Hayley Sproull	17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) (NZ)
3	Becky Lucas, Nath Valvo, Brett Blake	Urzila Carlson, Hayley Sproull, Pax Assadi	24 February 2023 (2023-02-24) (NZ)
4	Nazeem Hussain, Alex Ward, Harley Breen	Josh Thomson, Angella Dravid, Ben Hurley	3 March 2023 (2023-03-03) (NZ)
5	Becky Lucas, Nath Valvo, Heath Franklin	Becky Umbers, Chris Parker, Guy Montgomery	10 March 2023 (2023-03-10) (NZ)
6	Becky Lucas, Suraj Kolarkar, Nazeem Hussain	Hayley Sproull, Urzila Carlson, Josh Thomson	17 March 2023 (2023-03-17) (NZ)
7	Becky Lucas, Nazeem Hussain, Heath Franklin	Chris Parker, Urzila Carlson, Guy Montgomery	24 March 2023 (2023-03-24) (NZ)
8	Alex Ward, Luke McGregor, Brett Blake	Josh Thomson, Angella Dravid, Ben Hurley	31 March 2023 (2023-03-31) (NZ)
9	Luke McGregor, Alex Ward, Harley Breen	Ray O'Leary, Becky Umbers, Ben Hurley	14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) (NZ)
10	Luke McGregor, Alex Ward, Claire Hooper	Ray O'Leary, Becky Umbers, Dai Henwood	21 April 2023 (2023-04-21) (NZ)

Note: Winners are listed in bold.

References

^ ^a ^b Low, Lenny Ann (22 March 2023). "'I failed my driving tests so many times': Sue Perkins goes from Bake Off to #vanlife". The Sydney Morning Herald.
^ "Review: Bill Bailey's talents are wasted, but Patriot Brains still brings the laughs". 7 April 2021.
^ Pobjie, Ben (7 April 2021). "Bill Bailey is 'qualified' to pit Aussies and Kiwis against each other". The Sydney Morning Herald.
^ "Bill Bailey on new Aussie-versus-Kiwi panel show 'Patriot Brains': "Comedy is in a good place"". 13 April 2021.
^ Parkes, Melenie (26 January 2023). "Sue Perkins takes over the reins of Patriot Brains". Stuff.
^ Bruce, Greg (4 February 2023). "Comedian Sue Perkins on the art of comedy, extreme anxiety and her new Kiwi show". NZ Herald.
^ Sowman-Lund, Stewart (10 February 2023). "'It's ruder, it's brasher': Why Sue Perkins loves New Zealand comedy". The Spinoff.
^ "Bill Bailey To Host TVNZ's Patriot Brains | Scoop News". scoop.co.nz.

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[smh-low-23-1] Low, Lenny Ann (22 March 2023). "'I failed my driving tests so many times': Sue Perkins goes from Bake Off to #vanlife". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[2] "Review: Bill Bailey's talents are wasted, but Patriot Brains still brings the laughs". 7 April 2021.

[3] Pobjie, Ben (7 April 2021). "Bill Bailey is 'qualified' to pit Aussies and Kiwis against each other". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[4] "Bill Bailey on new Aussie-versus-Kiwi panel show 'Patriot Brains': "Comedy is in a good place"". 13 April 2021.

[parkes-stuff-23-5] Parkes, Melenie (26 January 2023). "Sue Perkins takes over the reins of Patriot Brains". Stuff.

[bruce-nzh-23-6] Bruce, Greg (4 February 2023). "Comedian Sue Perkins on the art of comedy, extreme anxiety and her new Kiwi show". NZ Herald.

[sl-spinoff-23-7] Sowman-Lund, Stewart (10 February 2023). "'It's ruder, it's brasher': Why Sue Perkins loves New Zealand comedy". The Spinoff.

[8] "Bill Bailey To Host TVNZ's Patriot Brains | Scoop News". scoop.co.nz.

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