The Chaser boys are set to spark fresh controversy tonight with a line-up of skits taking aim at the Cronulla Sharks group sex scandal.
In the much-anticipated return of the ABC series, the comedians poke fun at the sexual indiscretions of Australia's football players.
Chaser team member and the show's executive producer Julian Morrow is seen enraging footy fans at a Cronulla Sharks match by making an announcement over the stadium's PA system.
"Could any Sharks players involved in the New Zealand sex scandal please head to the box," Morrow is heard to say.
The stunt, which refers to the Christchurch incident in which Matthew Johns and other Sharks players had sex with a 19-year-old girl, is followed up with a skit making fun of The Footy Show.
In the skit, footage of the Chaser boys masturbating has been superimposed behind the Footy show desk alongside host Paul "Fatty" Vautin and other panellists.
According to an insider at the show's taping, the controversial skit, "got the biggest howls of the night".
The episode also features a raunchy "sex romp" skit with Nine Network talk show host Kerry Anne Kennerley.
In reference to the famous "Fergie" incident involving Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, Morrow is snapped by a paparazzo sucking Kennerley's toes.
Internet sensation Clare Werbeloff of "chk-chk, boom" fame is also likely to held up to the Chaser's brand of scrutiny given ninemsn was asked to provide the production team with footage of her Kings Cross interview.
The new Chaser series, believed to be the comedy team's last, will feature more overseas content than previous seasons.
Tonight's show will air a skit of the Chaser boys flying a blimp into protected airspace above the Vatican.
The team were detained and questioned by Italian police over the incident and are still waiting to find out if any charges will be laid against them.
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