Santo Cilauro

Acting

Santo Cilauro

Born

1961-11-26 (64)

Place of birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Known for

Acting

Credits

36 titles

Santo Luigi Cilauro (born 26 November 1961) is an Australian comedian, television and feature film producer, screenwriter, actor, author and cameraman who is also a co-founder of The D-Generation. Known as the weatherman in Frontline, he is also an author and former radio presenter on the Triple M Network, and achieved worldwide fame with the viral video Elektronik Supersonik.

Known for

Have You Been Paying Attention? poster
7.3

Topical comedy-quiz show featuring five guests competing to see who can remember the most about events of the week. A fast-paced, funny look at international affairs, politics, sport and entertainment news, we test just how well our contestants have been paying attention.

Have You Been Paying Attention?

2013

The Cheap Seats poster
8.4

Major news stories, not-so-major news stories, stories involving cats, entertainment, sport and viral videos, it’s a Reader's Digest of world events for a generation who simply don’t want to read.

The Cheap Seats

2021

Rove poster
7.5

Rove, formerly Rove Live, was an Australian television variety show which premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, before moving to Network Ten which aired the program from 2000 until November, 2009. The show was hosted by comedian Rove McManus, and featured an ensemble cast, who presented various segments throughout the course of the show. The show won the Logie Award for "Most Popular Light Entertainment Program" five times.

Rove

1999

Thank God You're Here poster
6.4

Each episode involves performers walking through a door into an unknown situation, greeted by the line "Thank God you're here!". They then had to improvise their way through the scene. At the end of each episode a winner was announced.

Thank God You're Here

2006

Utopia poster
7.2

Set inside the offices of the “Nation Building Authority”, a federal government organisation responsible for overseeing major infrastructure projects, Utopia explores that moment when bureaucracy and grand dreams collide.

Utopia

2014

Frontline poster
7.7

Frontline is an Australian comedy television series which satirised Australian television current affairs programmes and reporting. It ran for three series of 13 half-hour episodes and was broadcast on ABC TV in 1994, 1995 and 1997.

Frontline

1994

Film credits

1990s · 3 titles

Series credits

Have You Been Paying Attention? poster
7.3

Topical comedy-quiz show featuring five guests competing to see who can remember the most about events of the week. A fast-paced, funny look at international affairs, politics, sport and entertainment news, we test just how well our contestants have been paying attention.

Have You Been Paying Attention?

2013

Have You Been Paying Attention? poster
7.3

Topical comedy-quiz show featuring five guests competing to see who can remember the most about events of the week. A fast-paced, funny look at international affairs, politics, sport and entertainment news, we test just how well our contestants have been paying attention.

Have You Been Paying Attention?

2013

The Cheap Seats poster
8.4

Major news stories, not-so-major news stories, stories involving cats, entertainment, sport and viral videos, it’s a Reader's Digest of world events for a generation who simply don’t want to read.

The Cheap Seats

2021

Rove poster
7.5

Rove, formerly Rove Live, was an Australian television variety show which premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, before moving to Network Ten which aired the program from 2000 until November, 2009. The show was hosted by comedian Rove McManus, and featured an ensemble cast, who presented various segments throughout the course of the show. The show won the Logie Award for "Most Popular Light Entertainment Program" five times.

Rove

1999

Thank God You're Here poster
6.4

Each episode involves performers walking through a door into an unknown situation, greeted by the line "Thank God you're here!". They then had to improvise their way through the scene. At the end of each episode a winner was announced.

Thank God You're Here

2006

Utopia poster
7.2

Set inside the offices of the “Nation Building Authority”, a federal government organisation responsible for overseeing major infrastructure projects, Utopia explores that moment when bureaucracy and grand dreams collide.

Utopia

2014

Frontline poster
7.7

Frontline is an Australian comedy television series which satirised Australian television current affairs programmes and reporting. It ran for three series of 13 half-hour episodes and was broadcast on ABC TV in 1994, 1995 and 1997.

Frontline

1994

The Hollowmen poster
7.0

Set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit, a special think tank is set up by the Prime Minister to help him in his most important task - getting re-elected.

The Hollowmen

2008

The Late Show poster
9.2

The Late Show was a popular Australian comedy show, which ran for two seasons on ABC from 18 July 1992 to 30 October 1993.

The Late Show

1992

The D-Generation poster
8.5

The D-Generation was a popular and influential Australian TV sketch comedy show, produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for two series, between 1986 and 1987. A further four specials were broadcast on the Seven Network between 1988 and 1989.

The D-Generation

1986

Glenn & Mick's Celebrity Intervention poster
NR

Join comedy heavyweights Glenn Robbins and Mick Molloy as they put a well-known personality under the spotlight. The interventions no celebrity asked for, but everyone wants to see.

Glenn & Mick's Celebrity Intervention

2026

No artwork available
NR

'Cup Fever!' is a nightly football recap show airing throughout the FIFA World Cup. The half-hour panel show features highlights, special guests and comedy sketches.

Cup Fever!

2026

Pacific Heat poster
5.1

They're absent-minded, mildly corrupt and barely competent. Somehow, they're Australia's most elite detective unit.

Pacific Heat

2016

The Best Bits of the Late Show poster
NR

The Late Show, which only ran for two years was one of the most successful and funny comedy shows ever produced and shown in Australia. It marked the re-grouping of the D-Generation, a comedy group from the late 80's.

The Best Bits of the Late Show

2005

Funky Squad poster
9.0

Funky Squad was a short-lived 1995 Australian comedy television series which satirised 1970s-era U.S. police television dramas, such as The Mod Squad. Only 7 half-hour episodes were produced, which were broadcast on the ABC. Real television commercials from the 1970s were shown during the program's "commercial breaks". The show featured four "funky" undercover detectives: undetectable as police, given their "hipness". The conclusion of each episode was deliberately designed to be incredibly predictable: usually the perpetrator of the crime under investigation could be identified within the first few minutes of the episode. Before the television series, Funky Squad originally aired as a series of episodes on radio station Triple M. Rob Sitch, who played Grant, was replaced by Tim Ferguson when the series went to television.

Funky Squad

1995

Behind the camera

The Castle poster
7.1

The quirky Kerrigan family lives together in a makeshift home they built themselves – with great pride and a bizarre attention to detail – a few yards from the edge of Melbourne, Australia's busy Tullamarine Airport. When a building inspector condemns the building and reveals that the government plans to use their land for an airport expansion, Darryl Kerrigan and his brood recruit hack attorney Dennis Denuto and prepare themselves for the fight of their lives.

The Castle

1997

The Dish poster
6.8

A group of maverick scientists on a remote Australian sheep farm are the globe's only hope for obtaining the epic images of man's first steps on the moon.

The Dish

2000

The Dish poster
6.8

A group of maverick scientists on a remote Australian sheep farm are the globe's only hope for obtaining the epic images of man's first steps on the moon.

The Dish

2000

Any Questions for Ben? poster
5.3

For 27-year-old Ben, life couldn't be better. A well paid job, friends, parties, girls and nothing to tie him down. But when he is invited back to his old school to join several other ex-students including Alex and Jim in talking about their personal achievements, something goes wrong.

Any Questions for Ben?

2012

Any Questions for Ben? poster
5.3

For 27-year-old Ben, life couldn't be better. A well paid job, friends, parties, girls and nothing to tie him down. But when he is invited back to his old school to join several other ex-students including Alex and Jim in talking about their personal achievements, something goes wrong.

Any Questions for Ben?

2012

The Campaign poster
9.0

Follow Australian politician Paul Keating's 1996 election campaign told from the perspective of Santo Cilauro who traveled in the media pool.

The Campaign

1996

The Campaign poster
9.0

Follow Australian politician Paul Keating's 1996 election campaign told from the perspective of Santo Cilauro who traveled in the media pool.

The Campaign

1996

The Campaign poster
9.0

Follow Australian politician Paul Keating's 1996 election campaign told from the perspective of Santo Cilauro who traveled in the media pool.

The Campaign

1996

Funky Squad poster
NR

Funky Squad was a short-lived 1995 Australian comedy television series which satirised 1970s-era U.S. police television dramas, such as The Mod Squad. Only 7 half-hour episodes were produced, which were broadcast on the ABC. Real television commercials from the 1970s were shown during the program's "commercial breaks". The show featured four "funky" undercover detectives: undetectable as police, given their "hipness". The conclusion of each episode was deliberately designed to be incredibly predictable: usually the perpetrator of the crime under investigation could be identified within the first few minutes of the episode.

Funky Squad

1995

Funky Squad poster
NR

Funky Squad was a short-lived 1995 Australian comedy television series which satirised 1970s-era U.S. police television dramas, such as The Mod Squad. Only 7 half-hour episodes were produced, which were broadcast on the ABC. Real television commercials from the 1970s were shown during the program's "commercial breaks". The show featured four "funky" undercover detectives: undetectable as police, given their "hipness". The conclusion of each episode was deliberately designed to be incredibly predictable: usually the perpetrator of the crime under investigation could be identified within the first few minutes of the episode.

Funky Squad

1995

Funky Squad poster
NR

Funky Squad was a short-lived 1995 Australian comedy television series which satirised 1970s-era U.S. police television dramas, such as The Mod Squad. Only 7 half-hour episodes were produced, which were broadcast on the ABC. Real television commercials from the 1970s were shown during the program's "commercial breaks". The show featured four "funky" undercover detectives: undetectable as police, given their "hipness". The conclusion of each episode was deliberately designed to be incredibly predictable: usually the perpetrator of the crime under investigation could be identified within the first few minutes of the episode.

Funky Squad

1995

Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge poster
6.8

In an effort to raise money for charity, adventurer Russell Coight decides to lead a group of celebrities on a trek across Australia - from east to west coast in just seven days.

Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge

2004

Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge poster
6.8

In an effort to raise money for charity, adventurer Russell Coight decides to lead a group of celebrities on a trek across Australia - from east to west coast in just seven days.

Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge

2004

Bargearse poster
7.7

Bargearse was spawn from the hit TV show, The Late Show (1992). It was originally titled Bluey (1976) and made in the 70's. It was then re-edited, re-recorded with new lines and given a new name.

Bargearse

1993

Bargearse poster
7.7

Bargearse was spawn from the hit TV show, The Late Show (1992). It was originally titled Bluey (1976) and made in the 70's. It was then re-edited, re-recorded with new lines and given a new name.

Bargearse

1993