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New tonight: Over The Rainbow, Heartland, Mercer on Mansbridge

Over The Rainbow, CBC – Series premiere
Over The Rainbow will kick-off with a one-hour documentary that follows the cross-Canada audition process down to the choice of 10 potential Dorothys by the judges and Andrew Lloyd Webber himself. Followed by Performance #1, a live show, where 10 Dorothys compete, singing a mixture of Broadway and pop songs.

Heartland, CBC - Running Against the Wind
Amy is bursting to ask Ty about the engagement ring, and why he hasn’t proposed yet, but a couple of “runaways” throw everything at Heartland into turmoil.

Mansbridge One on One, CBC – Guest Rick Mercer
There’s not much he hasn’t done to get a laugh. But he’s not just funny, his humour often has a message and it can be biting. Rick Mercer begins yet another season of his television show this week, but he also has a new book celebrating his famous rants. Lots to talk about with our guest this week, Rick Mercer.

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Get Stuffed Debuts on CityTV Tomorrow at 9PM

Get Stuffed, Canada’s newest food challenge/adventure series will now be coming at you from double directions.  The action packed lifestyle series which airs weekly on OLN will be debuting on CityTV tomorrow, kicking things off with a mini-marathon of four food-filled episodes.  The Vancouver-based show features four hosts, two of who face off weekly in a regional specialty challenge.  The loser must eat one of three punishment meals, sussed out by the hosts from the local cuisine legends from the surrounding region.

This Tuesday night Kalyn Miles takes on Joshua Rice at the Redneck games in New Dublin, Georgia.  The games began in 1995 as an ulterior form of entertainment to the Georgia Olypmic Games.  Despite the unruly appearance of the games, they are seen as a way for fun loving ‘good ole folk’ to share in some back woods challenges and southern hospitality.  Kalyn and Josh face off in three events:  Redneck horseshoes (AKA toilet seat toss), Bobbing for pigs feet, and the epic finale: Mud Pit Belly Flop.  The loser’s punishment?  One of three epic meals from the plethora of deep fried and weighty goodness Georgia’s cuisine has to offer.   The motto?  “If it ain’t fried, it ain’t good to me.”

You can check out the mini-marathon of Get Stuffed this Sunday on CityTV starting at 9PM ET/PT.  The all new Redneck Games episode airs this Tuesday at 9PM ET/6PM PST on OLN.

 

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Match Game premieres October 15 on The Comedy Network

From a media release:

Hot as Blank Stars Added to The Comedy Network’s MATCH GAME, Premiering October 15

  • Host Darrin Rose is in good company as Canadian comics Seán Cullen and Debra DiGiovanni are added as regular panellists
  • Guests panellists include Scott Thompson, Tom Green, Caroline Rhea, Andy Kindler, Yvette Nicole Brown, Janeane Garofalo, Jeremy Hotz, Lainey Liu, Keisha Chanté, Greg Grunberg, and more
  • MATCH GAME airs Monday to Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT beginning October 15

It’s a perfect match! Following the recent announcement of Darrin Rose as the host of the retro-classic game show MATCH GAME, The Comedy Network revealed today the two regular panellists as well as a blanking hilarious lineup of Canadian and international guests. Appearing as regulars on the original Comedy series are fan-favourite and multiple award-winning comedian, actor, author and screenwriter Seán Cullen, and beloved stand-up comic and three-time Canadian Comedy Award-winner Debra DiGiovanni. Currently filming in Montréal, MATCH GAME is set to air exclusively on Comedy, Monday to Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT beginning October 15.

Joining the esteemed regulars throughout the series are an eclectic mix of Canadian comics and international talent. The list of upcoming MATCH GAME guests includes:

  • Actress, producer, director and “Grand Empress of sci-fi” Amanda Tapping, @amandatapping, (SANCTUARY)
  • Stand-up comedian and LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN regular Andy Kindler, @AndyKindler
  • Montréal-born actress Anna Hopkins (Barney’s Version)
  • Stand-up comedian and actress Caroline Rhea, @CarolineRhea, (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch)
  • Improv star Colin Mochrie, @ColinMochrie, (Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
  • American actor, political commentator, and stand-up comedian D.L. Hughley, @RealDlHughley (The Original Kings of Comedy)
  • Award-winning comedian, writer, and columnist DeAnne Smith, @DeAnne_Smith
  • Stand-up comic and VIDEO ON TRIAL regular Eddie Della Sieppe, @EddieDellaSiepe
  • Canadian Comedy Award-winner and Gemini-nominated comedian Elvira Kurt (PopCultured)
  • Gemini Award-winning actress Emily Hampshire (MADE IN CANADA)
  • Actress and rising comedian Emma Hunter (InSecurity)
  • Television writer, award-winning comedian, and stand-up veteran Fraser Young, @young_fraser, (COMEDY NOW!)
  • Writer and comedian Graham Chittenden, @grahamchit (COMEDY NOW!)
  • Actor Greg Grunberg, @greggrunberg, (HEROES, ALIAS)
  • Stand-up comedian, actress, activist, and writer Janeane Garofalo
  • Internationally renowned stand-up comic Jeremy Hotz, @JeremyHotz
  • Author, humourist and radio producer Jonathan Goldstein, @J_Goldstein, (WireTap)
  • Actor, comedian, and Newfoundland-native Jonny Harris, @jollyharris, (MURDOCH MYSTERIES)
  • Award-winning singer-songwriter and actress Keisha Chanté, @KeshiaChante
  • Stand-up comedian, actor, and voice artist Kevin McDonald (KIDS IN THE HALL)
  • ETALK reporter and gossip maven Lainey Lui, @laineygossip
  • Canadian choreographer and VIDEO ON TRIAL panellist Laura Cilevetz, @lauracilevitz
  • Canadian Comedy Award-winner Laurie Elliot, @ThaFloatingHead (THE RED GREEN SHOW)
  • E! host Leah Miller, @leahmiller, (SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA, MUCHONDEMAND)
  • 2009 Yuk Yuk’s Great Canadian Laugh Off winner Mark Little, @markmarklittle, (PICNICFACE)
  • BEING HUMAN’s “Sally Malik,” actress Meaghan Rath, @MeaghanRath
  • Stand-up comedian and writer Nile Seguin, @nileseguin, (This Hour Has 22 Minutes)
  • Comedic everyman and MTV LIVE co-host Paul Lemieux, @paultheintern
  • SANCTUARY’s “Dr. Will Zimmerman,” actor Robin Dunne, @RobinDunne
  • Globetrotting stand-up comic Ron Josol, @ronjosol
  • Comedian, actor, and writer Ryan Belleville, @ryanbelleville, (The SeÁn Cullen Show)
  • Comedian, dancer, actor, host, and writer Sabrina Jalees, @SabrinaJalees, (VIDEO ON TRIAL)
  • Actor, comedian, and KIDS IN THE HALL vet Scott Thompson, @ScottThompson_
  • Stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television and radio host Steve Patterson, @patterballs, (The Debaters)
  • Actress Tara Spencer-Nairn, @TSpencerNairn (CORNER GAS, THE LISTENER)
  • Actor, rapper, writer, comedian and talk show host Tom Green, @tomgreenlive, (THE TOM GREEN SHOW)
  • COMMUNITY’s “Shirley Bennett,” actress and comedian Yvette Nicole Brown, @yvettenbrown
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