SBS’ comedy platform The Backburner axed due to internal structure changes

SBS’ comedy news archive, The Backburner will close next week as part of an internal re-structure to create more efficiency, with some job losses expected.

The news comes after Michael Ebeid, managing director of SBS, flagged the closure in front of the Senator Scott Ludlam at the Senate Estimates.

The Backburner was founded by James Colley, who announced its closure on Twitter yesterday afternoon.

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