News, before it happens.

A group of young Aussie comedians attempt to predict the news before it happens, with the help of sketches and music provided by a house band. 

At a time when journalism has become all about speed, many broadcasters claim to deliver the news ‘as it happens’. A growing emphasis on live streaming and twenty four hour coverage has shifted the currency of broadcast news from accuracy to attention and skeptical consumers feel disenfranchised with this change in priorities. 

The Forecast takes this changing standard onboard but dares to go one better, by bringing viewers the news ​before i​t happens. At its core, The Forecast is a sketch comedy show that operates under this satirical framework and employs elements of satire, mock interviews and cabaret to drive home humorous predictions about the week of news and current affairs ahead. A house band gives the show a late-night feel and pairs well with the crooning jazzy vocals. Aussie sketch actors and comedians bring the predictions of “The Oracle” to life. 

In the Season 01 Finalé, the team predicts that Zucks and the rest of the Facebook geeks will begin censoring our personal content, couples that met online during the pandemic will begin peddling fictitious "how we met" tales in order to avoid the stigma of online dating, and The Oracle takes us inside Wrestling Australia's audacious bid to host Wrestlemania 39 in 2023.

The Forecast team brings you a detailed report of news and current affairs before they even occur. In Episode 4, the team predicts that drive-through testing will become the medical standard for even the most personal procedures, the NRL Bunker will brace itself for expansion into real life dilemmas and The Oracle goes one on one with hip-hop sensation Cardi B, as we foresee widespread changes to the Australian education system.

The Forecast team brings you a detailed report of news and current affairs before they even occur. In Episode 2, Jack receives a stern reprimand from Cornelius Winterspoon, Dr. Lovestick hones his craft in favour of a particularly crabby couple and the Oracle foresees the end of the Australian worker as we know it.