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Canadian Comedy Awards 10th Anniversary Special Premieres May 15

From a media release:

image003The Comedy Network Celebrates a Decade of Beavers with the Canadian Comedy Awards 10th Anniversary Special Premiering May 15

  • Jason Jones and Samantha Bee of THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART host
  • Special features stand-up performances and revisits memorable Beaver Award moments from the Canadian Comedy Awards & Festival

The Comedy Network celebrates 10 years of the Beaver Award with the CANADIAN COMEDY AWARDS 10th Anniversary SPECIAl. Premiering Saturday, May 15 at 10 p.m. ET/PT exclusively on The Comedy Network, ex-pats Jason Jones and Samantha Bee (pictured) host a one-hour special featuring performances from Beaver-worthy comedians and highlights of Canadian Comedy Awards & Festival past and present. To dive deeper into the Beavers, viewers can re-visit the special on demand at thecomedynetwork.ca.

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Canwest joins forces on The Kennedys

From a media release:

CANWEST AND AETN ANNOUNCE STAR-STUDDED PRODUCTION, THE KENNEDYS

  • Starring Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper, Katie Holmes and Tom Wilkinson
  • Eight-Part Limited Series to Premiere in 2011

History Television joins forces with U.S. AETN channel, Historyâ„¢, to produce the Canadian Specialty channel’s first-ever scripted limited series, The Kennedys. Featuring an outstanding cast, this revealing one-hour, eight-part drama spotlights one of America’s most legendary families as they have never been seen before. The series is set to premiere in 2011.

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Family Restaurant: The Quans nominated for Realscreen Factual Entertainment Award

From a media release:

Canadian show shares the spotlight with John & Kate plus 8

  • Family Restaurant: The Quons nominated for award

Anaïd Productions is honoured to announce that Family Restaurant: The Quons is nominated in the Reality / Docusoap category for a Realscreen Factual Entertainment Award.

The Canadian-produced series shares its nomination with two high-profile US shows: John & Kate plus 8 and Gene Simmons’ Family Jewels. Family Restaurant: The Quons was selected from hundreds of entries from around the world for this honour. The winners will be announced in California on June 3rd at an event designed to be the industry’s first truly global celebration of factual entertainment excellence.

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