DAAS Kapital DAAS Kapital DAAS Kapital is an Australian television comedy series written by and starring comedy trio the Doug Anthony All Stars (Paul McDermott, Tim Ferguson and Richard Fidler) with supporting cast members Paul Livingston, Michael Petroni, Bob Downe and Khym Lam. The title is a reference to the trio's acronym "DAAS" and Karl Marx's economic treatise "Das Kapital". The series premiered on 15 July 1991, in Australia on the ABC network, and the season finale aired 7 July 1992. "DAAS Kapital" aired in 18 countries including Japan, Britain, USA and Germany and was released on DVD 20 March 2013 with
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