Australia’s cutting edge comedic talent usually pops up first on the public Australian Broadcasting Company. The commercial network wouldn’t touch these comics because of fear of backlash. The comics are then brought over to the commercial channels when they get famous and move on to more mainstream and tame shows.
One great show is The Chasers War On Everything:
The Gruen Transfer makes fun of advertising.
Wikipedia: “Ja’mie: Private School Girl (Often shortened to Ja’mie) is an Australian television comedy series set at a private girls grammar school in Sydney’s wealthy North Shore district, written by and starring Chris Lilley.”
