John Safran's Music Jamboree was a light-hearted Australian music documentary television series, hosted by John Safran for SBS television. The program was produced by Selin Yaman and directed by Craig Melville, Clayton Jacobson and a number of other directors under the production company Ghost of Your Ex-Boyfriend Productions in association with SBS Independent. It screened in 2002, and consisted of sketches and outlandish public stunts, typical of Safran's work. The series won two Australian Film Institute Awards; "Best Comedy Series" and "Most Innovative Program Concept". SBS followed the series up with the similarly styled John Safran vs. God in 2004.
John Safran's Music Jamboree (Season 0)
Jew'town Documentary (Episode 1)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 4 min
Footloose Rehearsals (Episode 2)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 3 min
Eminem Outtakes (Episode 3)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 3 min
SBS TV Ads (feat. Les Murray) (Episode 4)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 1 min
SBS Hotline Feedback (Episode 5)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 5 min
Not the Sunscreen Song (Episode 6)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 4 min
Overview: "Not the Sunscreen Song" is a song by Australian personality, John Safran released in December 1997. The song is a parody of Baz Luhrmann's 1997 single "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" which is a recording of a spoken word of essay on how to live a happier life written as a hypothetical commencement speech by columnist Mary Schmich, in June 1997 via the Chicago Tribune. The song also sampled Luhrmann's remixed version of the song "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" by Rozalla. "Not the Sunscreen Song" peaked at number 20 on the Australian ARIA Charts. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998, the song was nominated for Best Comedy Release. In Triple M's 2005 Greatest Songs Ever Written and Performed Since the Beginning of Time poll, "Not the Sunscreen Song" came in at #706 – one spot above "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder.
John's Book Club (Episode 7)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 6 min
Overview: 'Disinfo Nation' UK Channel 4 (2000)
McDonald's (Episode 8)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 4 min
Overview: For 'The Late Report' Channel 7 but unscreened because of its theme. Later run on 'Disinfo Nation', UK Channel 4 (1999)
Talkback (Episode 9)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 4 min
Overview: 'Late Report' Channel 7 (1999)
Race Around the World (Episode 10)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 3 min
Overview: 'Race Around the World' entry assignment (1997)
13 Secret Herbs & Spices (Episode 11)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 2 min
Overview: Written and Directed by Ant Keogh and Richard Muntz, featuring John as a chicken. Ant's the customer who walks into the record shop at the start of each episode. (1999)
Raspberry Cordial - University Elevator Music (Episode 12)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 4 min
Overview: Audio only (1999)
TV Commercials (Episode 13)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 1 min
Music Mole Collection (Episode 14)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Includes: Aria Awards Zomba Peter Andre Songwriting Royalties Payola Human Nature Video Clips Rock Magazines U2 World Music
World of Instruments Collection (Episode 15)
Air date: 2002-12-20
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Includes: Frenzal Rhomb "Punch in the Face" Magic Dirt "Dirty Jeans" Mental as Anything "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" The Titanics "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" TISM "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River" Ross Wilson "Eagle Rock" Scandal'us "Me, Myself and I" 1200 Techniques "Karma"
Seasons
Episodes 10
Episodes 15