Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town premieres Jan. 12 on CBC

January 4, 2010 Diane Wild

From a media release:

THE KIDS ARE BACK — WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH

KIDS IN THE HALL: DEATH COMES TO TOWN – Tuesdays at 9 pm on CBC-TV

After 15 years, three tours, and countless film and television roles, the Kids in the Hall are finally back together, playing 20 never-before-seen characters in their long awaited reunion, debuting on CBC Television on Tuesday, January 12 at 9 p.m.

KIDS IN THE HALL: DEATH COMES TO TOWN features the original five Kids, Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson, in a distinctively quirky, gender-bending, boundary-pushing eight-part comic murder mystery series.

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Interview: Vincent Lam and Shawn Ashmore on Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures

January 4, 2010 Diane Wild

From Gayle MacDonald of the Globe and Mail:

Bloodletting: Passion, addiction and the ER
“Author and emergency-room doctor Vincent Lam and actor Shawn Ashmore talk to Gayle MacDonald about the challenges of bringing Lam’s searing book to TV.” Read more.

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In the news: Michael Seater of 18 to Life

January 4, 2010 Diane Wild

From Nick Patch of the Canadian Press:

New CBC-TV show ’18 to Life’ takes light-hearted look at teenage newlyweds
“In the new CBC-TV sitcom 18 to Life, Michael Seater plays Tom Bellow, a gangly, charmingly ordinary 18-year-old who finds himself engaged to his neighbour after proposing in a game of truth or dare. It’s not exactly a situation to which the 22-year-old actor can personally relate.” Read more.

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In the news: ‘Slickly produced’ 18 to Life review

January 4, 2010 Diane Wild

From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail:

Love and marriage, and laughs
“The new decade already shows signs of life for the great Canadian sitcom. Somewhere Al Waxman is smiling.” Read more.

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In the news: 18 to Life not without some charm

January 4, 2010 Diane Wild

From Raju Mudhar of the Toronto Star:

Can’t count on laughs in 18 to Life
“The series 18 to Life is like a TV version of Meet the Parents, without Robert De Niro or Ben Stiller. Well, not exactly, and that’s not to say that CBC’s latest sitcom, premiering Monday at 8 p.m., isn’t without some charm, but on first viewing I found it a little hard to get past such a played-out concept.” Read more.