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In the news: 22 Minutes comedian cuffed

September 12, 2008 Diane Wild

From CBC:

Comedian cuffed after professing her love for Harper: ‘You like handcuffs?’ Harper asks This Hour has 22 Minutes cast member
“Security officials weren’t laughing when CBC comedian Geri Hall approached Conservative Leader Stephen Harper at a press conference in Halifax Friday and began declaring her love.” Read more.

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Podcast: Drinkers on Writing

July 15, 2008 Diane Wild

From Judith Klassen at Movie Entertainment:

Drinkers on writing
“Jude swills wine with Blood Ties scribes Shelley Eriksen (Cold Squad, Show Me Yours) and Dennis Heaton (Fido, Jpod), as well as writer Edward Kay (22 Minutes, Jimmy Two Shoes) about vampires, women in the writers room, Deadwood with a laugh track, and so much more; Eriksen and Heaton also geek out on Battlestar and its coming prequel, Caprica. ” Listen here.

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In the news: The state of Canadian comedy

April 20, 2008 Diane Wild

From Jim Slotek of the Toronto Sun:

Anybody who thinks that Canadian comedy has run out of gas should check out the brilliant standups at the local yuk-fests
“But without Corner Gas (count me among the fans, although I’ve been a fan of Brent Butt, a fellow prairie boy, practically from the day he fell off the turnip truck from Saskatchewan) and Air Farce, what have we left? There’s still This Hour, which isn’t what it used to be, Trailer Park Boys, which is still funny as hell. There are also re-runs of History Bites — in my opinion the funniest and smartest Canadian show ever — on the Comedy Network in the mornings.” Read more.

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In the news: Canadian Screenwriting Awards announced

April 14, 2008 Diane Wild

From CBC:

Afghanada, Dragon Boys win Canadian screenwriting awards
“Vancouver screenwriter Ian Weir, who also created the teen series Edgemount, won the award for best miniseries for Dragon Boys, a two-part drama about teens involved with Vancouver’s Asian gangs. CBC-TV comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes won the award for best variety show for an episode created by Kevin White. White and Mark Critch, Irwin Barker, Gavin Crawford, Gary Pearson, Jennifer Whalen, Carolyn Taylor, Albert Howell, Dave Nystrom, Geri Hall, Todd Allen and Tim McAuliffe are credited as writers. … Best drama series was Across the River to Motor City, written by Denis McGrath and Robert Wertheimer.” Read more.

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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria panel announced

March 26, 2008 Diane Wild

From CBC:

EXPERT PANEL ANNOUNCED FOR HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA? COMEDIC SENSATION GAVIN CRAWFORD TO HOST CBC’S TELEVISED SEARCH FOR THE NEXT MARIA VON TRAPP

CBC announced today that Simon Lee, Elaine Overholt and John Barrowman will help narrow the field of talented performers from all over Canada in the televised search for the next Maria von Trapp. The actress the country picks will star in the North American premiere of The Sound of Music at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre in October 2008.

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