Jim Bawden of the Toronto Star talks with Corner Gas creator and star Brent Butt:

• Dancing with U.S. success
  “Brett Butt takes glowing reviews in stride as he readies for Corner Gas’s return closer to home.” Read more.

Bill Harris talks to Tara Spencer-Nairn:

• ‘Corner Gas’ star pumped up
  “Corner Gas is about to get sexier. Of course, in the fictional town of Dog River, Sask., sexy comes in small doses.” Read more.

Dana Gee of the Vancouver Province talks to creator and star Brent Butt about the US debut and the new season:

• Canada’s Corner Gas captures a U.S. following
  “They seem to be charmed by the pace of it. It’s different, I guess, to what they are used to,” said the show’s creator, writer and star Brent Butt. “If everything is edgy, then it’s all bland.” Read more.

From a CTV media release:

• Canada’s Number 1 comedy touted as “One of the Season’s Best Shows” in America
• Brent Butt to throw out first pitch at Cubs vs. Pirates game in Chicago this weekend

The denizens of Dog River, Saskatchewan just got a whole lot more famous. Corner Gas invaded television screens across the United States this week after the series premiered Monday night on Superstation WGN, which reaches more than 70 million US homes. Early reviews of Corner Gas, which airs weeknights following Scrubs on WGN, have been overwhelmingly positive with American critics drawing parallels between Corner Gas and classic comedies such as Northern Exposure and Seinfeld. The acclaims comes just days before Corner Gas makes its fifth season premiere in Canada on Monday, Sept. 24 at 9:30 p.m. ET following Dancing with the Stars on CTV.

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