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Ratings: June 9-15
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In the news: Brent Butt of Corner Gas
From Stephen Hunt of the Calgary Herald
- Gassed up and ready to go: Butt has cornered the market on clean comedy
“Brent Butt, the comedy kingpin behind Corner Gas–its star, director and writer–was, as fate would have it, born the same day (August 3, 1966) a comedy legend, Lenny Bruce, died. One (Bruce) famously profane, groundbreaking comic left us, and a kinder, gentler funnyman, who was honoured Monday at the Banff Television Festival for his career in comedy, arrived.” Read more.
Banff honours Brent Butt, Sofia Milos, Blueprint
From a media release:
Brent Butt, Sofia Milos, ARRI, Blueprint Entertainment, Michael Foster, ABC Studios receive awards at Alberta Film Annual Lunch Awards
A special luncheon honouring award winners hosted by actor Colin Mochrie was held today at the 29th edition of the Banff World Television Festival, which takes place at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 11, 2008.
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Corner Gas review: Episode 14
From Randy Harrison of 411 mania:
- Tales From Dog River 06.07.08: Corner Gas – Episode Fourteen
“Season Two kicks off in style as Brent and Lacey try and figure out their relationship (if there is one), Hank tries to push the metric system on everyone, Oscar steals from Emma and Davis fires his gun willy-nilly on the outskirts of town and gets busted. There’s a little something for everyone in this episode.” Read more.
In the news: Corner Gas earns 9 Canadian Comedy Award nominations
From Jim Slotek of the Toronto Sun:
- Corner Gas gets fill of noms
“Entering its final season, Canada’s most successful sitcom, Corner Gas, is getting props from the country’s comedy community. It received nine nominations in six categories in the annual Canadian Comedy Awards.” Read more.