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Fred Ewanuick: Don’t call Dan dumb

May 30, 2011 Diane Wild

From Ian Johnston of Metro News:

Political ambitions
You can call the title character of Dan For Mayor a lot of things, but donâ€™t call him dumb. â€œHeâ€™s not dumb. Not at all,â€ insists actor Fred Ewanuick, who plays the unlikely mayor of Wessex in the comedy series â€”which begins its second season June 5th on CTV. Read more.

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Fred Ewanuick is Dan the mayor

May 30, 2011 Diane Wild

From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail:

Fred Ewanuick on taking the mayorâ€™s chair
I think of the first season as being one big, long pilot broken up into 13 parts. The second season isnâ€™t going to focus on â€œHereâ€™s this dumb guy doing mayor things.â€ Itâ€™s more about Dan trying to be a good mayor. That leads to more comedy and more of a traditional sitcom setup. Read more.

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Comedy Network summer premieres include Todd & The Book of Pure Evil and Picnicface

May 30, 2011 Diane Wild

From a media release:

This summer, two original Canadian productions, the Pythonesque sketch-series PICNICFACE (August, TBD) and the ground-breaking comedy-horror series, TODD & THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL (June 5 at 9 p.m. ET/ PT) come down the pipeline just in time to rev up viewers.

The Comedy Network welcomes back fan favourites including Season 2 of HICCUPS (June 2 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT) and DAN FOR MAYOR (June 10 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT) as well as Season 14 of COMEDY NOW! (July 8 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT).

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Hiccups has hiccups, Dan For Mayor gets critic’s vote

May 30, 2011 Diane Wild

From Rob Salem of the Toronto Star:

Still a few hiccups in Hiccups
CTV has two returning sophomore shows, Hiccups and Dan for Mayor, starting this Monday and June 5, respectively, with weekly repeats on the Comedy Network. Shawâ€™s Showcase, meanwhile, has the back-to-back debuts of two very promising new sitcoms, Almost Heroes and Single White Spenny, coming Thursday, June 2. Read more.

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Writer Paul Mather on Dan For Mayor

May 26, 2011 Diane Wild

From Catherine Griwkowsky of QMI Agency:

Former Edmontonian off to Toronto for TV gig
Mather’s favourite episode this season is where the historical interpreters at Fort Wessex decide to strike. Beyond the costuming and writing, schadenfreude explains Mather’s fondness for the episode. Read more.