After months of speculation following its upfronts announcement, 10 has unveiled the aptly titled Sam Pang Tonight as the name of the comedian’s highly anticipated new show, set to hit screens next month.
Premiering in mid March, the 8-episode initial season will reportedly be filmed at 10’s Melbourne studios in South Yarra under Pang’s own One World Productions. It’s understood the network has handed Pang significant creative freedom, with very few details available when the project was first announced.
Set to lead into the 2025 season of Have You Been Paying Attention?, the show marks a rare local push into the tonight show format—led by one of Australia’s most beloved comedic talents.
From 10:
Sam Pang Tonight is a brand-new show defying convention by bringing viewers something refreshingly familiar: a tonight show. Hosted by, you guessed it, Sam Pang.
Sam’s no stranger to Aussie audiences, he’s buzzed in from the front-right position for more than a decade on the fast and funny Have You Been Paying Attention?, he’s hosted the 2023 and 2024 Logie Awards and he’s a co-host on Seven’s The Front Bar. And now he’s got his very own tonight show, filmed in front of a live studio audience.
Expect a monologue that both celebrates and roasts the week’s news, a mix of local and international guests, along with plenty of Sam’s friends from the comedy world joining in the fun across the eight-episode season.
Sam Pang said:
“I’m thrilled to bring a tonight show to Australian screens in 2025. Especially since Channel 10 passed on my pitch to reboot The Golden Girls.”
Sharyn Munro
If only Robert McKnight had suggested a tonight style show in Australia once, maybe twice……
The king of comedy? Did this flop write this himself?
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Love Sam Pang 💜
Kathy Jones me too! ❤️
Love. Sam
Up against MAFS……no one’s gonna watch
Martin Marapas there is no MAFS on tonight…it is Friday.
Paula Lockett what??
Martin Marapas well MAFS is not on until Sunday night, so if Sam is on tonight…as I read, he will be on!
Paula Lockett the show hasn’t started yet. It starts in March
Martin Marapas thanks Martin, I thought it was on 10 last night, of course it wasn’t and then I saw the promo and realized that it is on in March….silly me!
King of Comedy? Come on – love Sam but that’s a stretch
Rosanne Jannese Agreed, Graham Kennedy was the king of comedy full stop.
Will he still do the front bar?
Damien Stevens and also Have you Been Paying Attention? He’s great on that show as well. I guess he won’t have time to do all three.
Please don’t give up Have you Been Paying Attention Sam. It won’t be the same.
Sam is soo funny. Good luck
Graham Kennedy will always remain the king of comedy by the length of a straight in a horse race.
Sorry, but don’t find him funny at all.
He has a singular wit
Awesome 👍
This will be the start of his downfall.
Congratulations Sam, this is well deserved. I will definitely be watching 👏👏👏
If people don’t like Sam then why the hell are you on a page dedicated to him??????
All of the baggings you gave Tom Gleisner are about to bite you in the arse…😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣
King??
Andrew Hendrie the new Rove is with our boy haha.
A great Australian comedian who deserves his own show …I love him ong time
I can’t wait
Is it going to be a rip off of Colbert, Fallon or Kimmel?
I am so upset that Have you been paying attention is going to be replaced by this??? Sam is funny when in company of better comedians eg The Front Bar but on his own no way
Sick of the ads about this & definitely wont be watching
Well that was 60mins of my life I can’t get back.