A table of major Australian comedians on television since the mid 1980s. It could also be known as the Six Degrees of Australian Comedy.

Actor	D Gen (1986)	Comedy Comp. (1988)	Fast Forward (1989)	DAAS Kapital (1991)	The Late Show (1992)	Full Frontal (1993)	Frontline (1994)	Funky Squad (1995)	Good News Week (1996)	The Panel (1998)	Rove Live (1999)	The Glass House (2001)	Kath & Kim (2002)	Triple J Radio (various)
Santo Ciluaro	*				*		*	*		*
Marg Downey	*		*			*							(g)
Rob Sitch	*				*		*			*
Magda Szubanski	*		*										*
Michael Veitch	*		*			*
Tom Gleisner	*				*		*	*		*
Tony Martin	*				*								(g)		Martin-Molloy
Jane Turner	*		*			*							*
Glenn Robbins		*	*							*			*		All Aussie Adventures
Peter Rowsthorn		*											*
Kym Gyngell		*				*
Gina Riley			*			*							*		The Games
Bryan Dawe			*												The Games
Paul McDermott				*					*					*
Tim Fergusson				*				*
Richard Fidler				*
Jane Kennedy					*		*	*
Judith Lucy					*									*
Jason Stephens					*
Mick Molloy					*								(g)		Martin-Molloy
Eric Bana						*									Chopper, Hulk ...
Greg Fleet						*
Shaun Micallef						*									Micallef Programme ...
Mikey Robbins									*					*
Kate Langbroek										*					Nova FM
Dave O'Neil										(g)					Nova FM
Corinne Grant											*	*
Peter Helliar											*
Wil Anderson												*		*
Dave Hughes												*			Nova FM
Craig Reucassel														*	CNNNN
Chris Taylor														*	CNNNN

* = Regular star
(g) = Guest star

Still to add:

• Andrew Denton, Anthony Morgan, Libby Gore, Flacco (Denton)
• Jimoein, Bob Franklin (Jimoein)
• Wendy Harmer, Glynn Nicholas, Jean Kittson, etc (The Big Gig)
• Amanda Keller, Peter Berner (Chat Room)

Movies as well?

• Working Dog (Late Show/Panel): The Castle, The Dish
• Tony Martin/Mick Molloy movies: Crackerjack, Bad Eggs
• Others: Fat Pizza, Take Away, The Craic

Early TV shows which evolved from Radio:

• The Naked Vicar Show
• Aunty Jack