That Blackfella Show: Australia’s 1st First Nations variety show to premiere during NAIDOC Week

Catch That Blackfella Show, Australia's first Indigenous variety show, during NAIDOC Week on ABC.
Ernie Dingo for That Blackfella Show. Image: ABC

Australia’s first-ever First Nations variety show, That Blackfella Show, is set to make its debut next month.

Dingo, Brennan and Compton will steer an hour of comedy, live performances, interviews, and sharp cultural commentary – centering First Nations talent in every segment.

The show’s musical lineup also includes Miss Kaninna, the ARIA-nominated genre-blending artist recently named in Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s Future of Music 2025, award-winning electro-soul duo Electric Fields, and Maningrida’s trailblazing all-female rock group, The Ripple Effect Band.

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Silvi Vann-Wall is a Melbourne-based journalist, podcaster, critic and filmmaker who loves frogs and improv comedy. They were the ScreenHub Film Content Lead from 2022 to 2025. Twitter (X): @SilviReports / Bluesky: @silvi.bsky.social‬ / Website: silvireports.com