From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:
From Bill Harris of QMI Agency:
From a media release:
RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH LAUGHTER – RON JAMES RETURNS WITH HIS FIFTH ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S EVE SPECIAL DEC. 31, AT 9 P.M., ON CBC TELEVISION
Canada’s favourite funny man, Ron James, reprises his annual New Year’s Eve tradition of ringing in the new calendar by making the country laugh. THE RON JAMES SHOW: NEW YEAR’S EVE EDITION airs Friday December 31 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT), on CBC Television, in an extended one hour version of James’ trademark razor-sharp comedy.
In his fifth annual New Year’s Eve special, comedian Ron James offers his unique comedic take on Canada’s ever-changing seasons. Joining James to celebrate are special guests Grammy & Juno winner Ed Robertson from Barenaked Ladies, Canadian rock legend Kim Mitchell and Kid in the Hall Scott Thompson. In special New Year’s sketches, Aunt Vivien turns the tables and skypes a New Year’s Message to Her Royal Highness; a man loses his cool over constantly being asked for holiday donations; Buddy the Newfie Vampire receives a visit from the temptress who “turned him†118 years earlier; and The Mayor puts his foot in it again while delivering his New Year’s message. Larry Garibaldi fantasizes about getting his revenge on a bigoted shopper who thinks that all the “foreigners†should be sent back home and Lil Ronnie finds an unusual way to spell out a special holiday message for his family.
From a media release:
COMEDIAN RON JAMES SETS SINGLE DAY WORLD RECORD ON TWITTER
On Wednesday, December 15th, comedian Ron James, star of CBC Television’s The Ron James Show, set the world record for the most tweets in a single day by an individual. Ron posted an astounding 520 tweets between the hours of 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m., exceeding his original goal of 500 – a voracious number of tweets that have left his thumbs battered and bruised. Do the math – that’s nearly one message every 90 seconds in a 16 hour period!
Ron, a self-admitted technophobe, was accompanied by a crack squad of techno geeks who supported him in his quest for Twitter world domination. It was a day filled with twitter mayhem as Ron included the online world in everything from his morning shower, to picking up a Starbucks on the way to playing shinny, to Christmas shopping at his own peril, to hitting the office, dinner at Veritas restaurant, and ultimately ending his record breaking day by enjoying the iconic film “A Christmas Story†before signing off for the night.
Ron is the award-winning and celebrated comedian whose talents are showcased as the star of the weekly series, The Ron James Show, anchored by James’ hilarious and razor-sharp stand-up comedy. Be sure to tune in for Ron’s fifth annual New Year’s Eve Edition special on December 31 at 9:00 p.m. (9:30 NT).
In the spirit of the holiday season, Ron will be donating 1845 non-perishable food items to Food Banks Canada, corresponding with every mention of the official hashtag #RonJames and social sharing actions on both Twitter and Facebook. “In just one day Ron has made a valuable contribution, by providing much-needed food, and by informing thousands of Canadians about the work of food banks,†said Katharine Schmidt, Executive Director of Food Banks Canada.
This Wednesday, December 15, Ron James will attempt to set the world record for the most tweets in a single day – and he’s inviting the world to follow along. In fact, for every mention of the official hashtag #RonJames on December 15, a non-perishable item will be donated to Food Banks Canada.
Supported by a crack team of technical specialists, Ron will begin his day at 7:00am and sign off sixteen hours later at 11:00pm. Both online and on the run, Ron will be hoping to send out at least 500 tweets during the day – that’s nearly one message every 90 seconds that he’s online.
Twitter: @TheRonJamesShow