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In the news: Dragons’ Den auditions

April 21, 2008 Diane Wild

From Rick Spence at the Financial Post:

Prepare to meet your dragon
“‘Hi, my name is Rick and I’ll be your interrogator today.’ So began my career as a substitute dragon at recent auditions in Toronto for Dragons’ Den, the CBC-TV show that matches entrepreneurs looking for capital with a caustic panel of fire-breathing multi-millionaires.” Read more.

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In the news: Eric Peterson of Corner Gas

April 21, 2008 Diane Wild 1 Comment

From Stephanie Classen of the Saskatoon Star Phoenix:

Province shares ownership of Corner Gas: Peterson
“Eric Peterson will hang up his ball cap as Corner Gas’ lovable curmudgeon Oscar at the end of next season, but the Saskatchewan-born actor is still moved by the show’s success. ‘I’m so thankful and grateful for being able to be Oscar Leroy on Corner Gas,’ he said Sunday in Saskatoon. ‘To think that you get paid to be a cranky, old fart and go around calling everybody a jackass, that’s a great job.'” Read more.

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In the news: Robson Arms’ return

April 21, 2008 Diane Wild

From me at Blogcritics, based on the TV, eh? radio show interview with Susin Nielsen and Gary Harvey (see player in the righthand sidebar):

CTV’s Robson Arms Returns With Its Stealthy Charms
“The third season premieres Monday, April 28 at 9:30 p.m. on CTV. While it’s a series you can dip into at any point, both prior seasons are available on DVD in both Canada and the US, plus Bravo Canada is airing a marathon next weekend, April 26 and 27, of the first two seasons as well as the previously aired first episode of season three.” Read more.

Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

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: Corner Gas finale airs Monday

April 20, 2008 Diane Wild

From Bill Harris of Sun Media:

‘Corner Gas’ pumped for finale
“Corner Gas has only two finales left, and one of them is tonight. The popular Canadian sitcom will air its fifth-season finale this evening on CTV. This comes on the heels of the announcement that season No. 6 will be the last for the show.” Read more.