About this title
Storyline
Canada's first truly original satirical series. Built a solid college audience during it's four year run both in Canada and the border cities of Detroit and Buffalo. Started as a local Toronto show on the CBC then was shown across the country. Became popular for it's anti war stance and it's use of sparsely clad actresses. It featured topical Canadian comedy long before SCTV and Kids in the Hall. It's only writer Chris Bearde went on to become one of the original 13 Emmy winning writers on NBC's smash hit comedy series "Laugh In".
Country: Canada
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 1963
Genres
Plot Keywords
satire comedy
canada
sketch comedy
president of the united states
tv news
journalist
journalism
gross out comedy
interview
irreverence
broadcasting
television
actor playing himself
actress playing multiple roles
actor playing multiple roles
singing
singer
comedian
song
musical number
sexual humor
sex
one liner
pop culture
politics
monologue
joke
entertainment
social satire
topical humor
current affairs
late night
political satire
news satire
fake news report
canadian humor
satire
Company Credits
Production Co: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)