I agree. The Chaser series has never really appealed to me, particularly the 'make-a-wish' episode which stirred up a major controversy, resulting in the series at the time being suspended earlier this year.

Here is part of an article from the abc.net.au website (this week's update, with the headline 'Morrow stands firm on Chaser's sick-kid sketch') which reads: The Chaser's Julian Morrow says he is sorry a sketch on the show hurt people whose children have terminal illness - but he does not apologise for causing offence to others.

"The way to create original and interesting product is to not worry about what the audience will think," he said.

"You have to back your own judgment. In fact I've found that that's what audiences respond to most - usually with praise, occasionally with death threats."

The article further reads 'Morrow says he sees a difference between those who were genuinely hurt by a controversial sketch and those who were just offended.'

What does that tell you?

"If you were just offended by that sketch, I'm not really sorry. Of course you have every right to be outraged and to express your offence to whoever you like," he said.

He then says "In many, but certainly not all cases, I recognise that your outrage springs from a good place - from compassion for the suffering of the others. But if you were just offended, unlike those who have been hurt, I don't believe you are owed an apology."

Yea, right, OK.

What a load of crap, why justify it? In short, he's just another fool. This is the closing line of the skit (from a link on the same site) which sparked such outrage: "Why go to any trouble when they're only going to die anyway?" I rest my case.

Let's hope they never make another series of this Chaser shit, nor have the temerity to repeat it at any time.