Idol Backstage was a companion show to Australian Idol distributed by Australia's largest telecommunications company, Telstra, and promoted in clips on the main show. It followed the pranks, gags and interviews of host Josh Zepps as he roamed behind the scenes of the Australian Idol set as the show went to air.It was produced by Idol's production company, FremantleMedia, in the form of one commercial half-hour per week (22–24 minutes) over four clips.