The Cheap Seats is a very funny show on Ten, now in its 6th year. It curries no fear or favour as it exposes unusual media snippets across Australia, the world and even New Zealand.

As The Cheap Seats' webpage states, "Hosted by Have You Been Paying Attention? regulars Melanie Bracewell (ex-New Zealand) and Tim McDonald (ex-Jobseeker), The Cheap Seats takes a comic look back at the week that was. Major news stories, not-so-major news stories, stories involving cats, entertainment, sport, viral videos - it’s a Readers Digest of world events for a generation who simply don’t want to read."

I hope Mel continues to do her edgy markets because I'm sure Mel's Markets will be way better than any I can think of, such as;

What will come next in the news before end of June 2026?

1. Adelaide's new pandas Xing Qiu (means autumn star) and Yi Lan (means idly blissful) have sex.

2. Koala riding a kangaroo with a joey in its pouch (kangaroo that is, with head sticking out).

3. Kid eating an icecream shoves it into a clown's face during a live weather segment.

4. Someone on a TV morning show before 9am blurts out "FUCK!!" (not Karl Stefanovic).

5. A politician answering "yes" or "no" accompanied after by the word "sorry" with explanation.

6. The Cheap Seats wins a Logie!

7. None of the above will happen.

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