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Brandon Hackett
Brandon Hackett is a Canadian sketch comedian, writer and actor. He is most noted as a three-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series, receiving two nods at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020 as part of the writing team for ''The Beaverton'', and one at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021 as part of the writing team for ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. He began his career as an improv comedian, appearing with the Toronto company of The Second City in shows such as ''Unwrapped'', ''Come What Mayhem!'', ''Everything Is Great Again'' and ''The Best Is Yet to Come Undone''. He was later a partner with Jonathan Langdon in the sketch comedy duo Hackett & Langdon, and with Coko Galore, PHATT Al, Alan Shane Lewis, Nkasi Ogbonnah, Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Aba Amuquandoh and Ajahnis Charley in Untitled Black Sketch Project, Canada's first all-Black Canadian sketch comedy troupe. He has also been a writer for the television serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area, with the List of countries by length of coastline, world's longest coastline. Its Canada–United States border, border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both Temperature in Canada, meteorologic and Geography of Canada, geological regions. With Population of Canada, a population of over 41million people, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in List of the largest population centres in Canada, urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBC Arts
CBC Arts () is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that creates and curates written articles, short documentaries, non-fiction series and interactive projects that represent the excellence of Canada's diverse artistic communities. Some of the series and projects CBC Arts has produced include ''21 Black Futures'', ''Art 101'', ''Art Hurts'', ''Big Things Small Towns'', '' Canada's a Drag'', ''The Collective'', '' Crash Gallery'', '' Exhibitionists'', '' The Filmmakers'', ''Interrupt This Program'', ''The Move'', '' Super Queeroes'' and ''The 2010s: The Decade Canadian Artists Stopped Saying Sorry''. CBC Arts has received considerable acclaim, winning multiple Canadian Screen Awards including for best talk show ('' The Filmmakers''), non-fiction webseries ('' Canada's a Drag'') and interactive production ('' Super Queeroes'' and ''The 2010s: The Decade Canadian Artists Stopped Saying Sorry''). Staff members Amanda Parris and Peter Knegt both write Digital Publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detention Adventure
''Detention Adventure'' is a Canadian children's web series, which premiered May 3, 2019 on CBC Gem. Created by Carmen Albano and Joe Kicak, and produced by LoCo Motion Pictures and Broken Compass Films, the series centres on a group of children who stage elaborate pranks every day at school in the hopes of getting detention, so that they can investigate an unconfirmed rumour that the detention room has a secret trap door leading to the laboratory of Alexander Graham Bell. The series stars Jack Fulton, Alina Prijono, Tomaso Sanelli, Simone Miller and Lilly Bartlam, as well as Andrew Moodie, Benjamin Ayres, Stacey McGunnigle, Sarah McVie, Dan Beirne, Mika Collins, Mike Lobel, Julian Richings, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll and Jamie Spilchuk in supporting roles. In 2020, the series was picked up for distribution in the United States on HBO Max. The series was removed from HBO Max in 2022. The series received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroness Von Sketch Show
''Baroness von Sketch Show'' is a Canadian sketch comedy television series. It debuted on CBC Television on June 14, 2016. Produced by Frantic Films, the series is an all-female comedy series starring Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen. The four also serve as executive producers of the show. CBC renewed the show for a second season, which aired in 2017. The show's third season started in September 2018, and CBC renewed the show for a fourth season, that began airing shows in October 2019. CBC has announced that the show would continue with a 5th and final season starting October 6, 2020. The show also airs on IFC in the United States. The show is a three-time winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series, winning at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary And His Demons
''Gary and His Demons'' is an adult animated sitcom created by Mark Little and co-created by Mark Satterthwaite for Mondo Media's channel on VRV. The series follows a cantankerous, aging demon slayer who has nothing left to lose. Burdened by his Chosen One status and backed by a team of specialists he can't relate to, Gary struggles to keep interest in the Earth-saving duty he never asked for and doesn't want. In the series, Gary can not retire until his organization finds a suitable replacement for him. And they have failed to find such a replacement, despite Gary having twice had mandatory retirement parties. The first season is directed by Mark Little and Louis Solis, and is primarily written by Little. The voice cast includes Little as Gary, Kayla Lorette as Leslie, Kyle Dooley as Hanley, Marito Lopez as Marito, and Miguel Rivas in various roles. On April 13, 2022, it was announced there would be a second season and the series moved to Amazon Prime Video in Canada. Season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amazing Gayl Pile
''The Amazing Gayl Pile'' is a Canadian web series created by Morgan Waters and Brooks Gray, which follows one man's misguided quest to conquer the world of home shopping, and become king of the TV pitchman game. First created in 2014, the show stars Morgan Waters, Brooks Gray, Inessa Frantowski, Andy King, Leo Scherman, Daniel Stolfi and Natasha Bromfield. The series has received numerous awards and has screened at festivals around the world; in 2017, it won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Directing and Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media - Fiction. Also in 2017, the series broke the record for most nominations at the Indie Series Awards in Los Angeles. The series premiered in 2014 on Sarah Silverman's online network Jash, and was also available for a time on NBC's now-defunct digital channel Seeso. ''The Amazing Gayl Pile'' is now on CBC's digital channel, CBC Gem and was produced with the participation of the Independent Production Fund. ''The Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamond Tongues
''Diamond Tongues'' is a 2015 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Pavan Moondi and Brian Robertson. It stars July Talk band member Leah Fay Goldstein as a Toronto-based struggling actress who descends into a downward spiral of depression, narcissism and cruelty. Plot Toronto-based Edith Welland (Goldstein) is an aspiring actress willing to do whatever it takes to land a film role, even outright lying, sabotaging other actresses and outright disrespecting her former boyfriend, also an aspiring actor. Throughout the film, it is revealed she might suffer from manic depressive disorders and delusional psychosis. Cast Production Goldstein's July Talk bandmate Peter Dreimanis was involved in the film production, as the film's cinematographer. Release Diamond Tongues premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 25, 2015, and was acquired by Mongrel Media for distribution in Canada and by Factory 25 for the United States. It had a limited the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popularity Papers
''Popularity Papers'' is a British-Canadian youth comedy television series, which premiered in 2023 on YTV and produced by BBC Studios Kids & Family Adapted from Amy Ignatow's middle-grade novel series ''The Popularity Papers'', the series stars Glee Dango and Mia Bella as Julie Graham-Chang and Lydia Goldblatt, two young friends who are trying to discover the secret to being popular as they start junior high school.Jesse Whittock"‘Popularity Papers’: Watch Corus Entertainment’s Quirky Live-Action Kids Comedy Put Social Status In Spotlight" ''Deadline Hollywood'', March 22, 2023. The cast also includes Michael Chan, Christopher Jacot, Naomi Snieckus, Millie Davis, Jenna Weir, Callum Shoniker, Anna Mirodin, Seth Murchison, Lyla Elliott, Keegan Hedley, Chris River, Pierre Drivas and Dave Barclay. The series was created by Vivian Lin and Amanda Brooke Perrin for Aircraft Pictures and Corus Entertainment Corus Entertainment Inc. (often simply known as Corus) is a Canadian m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelved
''Shelved'' is a Canadian television sitcom that premiered on March 6, 2023 on CTV.Matthew AlmeidaShhh Happens: New CTV Original Comedy SHELVED Premieres March 6 on CTV ''Bell Media'', February 14, 2023. It was cancelled after one season. Premise ''Shelved'' is a workplace comedy that follows the employees and patrons of the fictional Metropolitan Public Library's Jameson Branch, in the working-class neighbourhood Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario. The show has been likened to a number of popular series, like '' Parks and Recreation'', '' Superstore'', and ''The Office''. Cast and characters Main * Lyndie Greenwood as branch head Wendy YarmouthJesse Whittock"Lyndie Greenwood, Chris Sandiford, Dakota Ray Hebert And Paul Braunstein Cast As Leads In Anthony Q. Farrell’s CTV Sitcom ‘Shelved’" ''Deadline Hollywood'', June 29, 2022. * Paul Braunstein as assistant branch head Bryce de Laurel * Dakota Ray Hebert as junior librarian Jacqueline "Jaq" Bedard * Chris Sandiford as senior li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Step (Canadian TV Series)
''The Next Step'' is a Canadian teen drama series created by Frank Van Keeken, that originally premiered on Family Channel on March 8, 2013. Presented in a pseudo-documentary style influenced by reality television, the series follows the members of a troupe from the titular dance studio, as they train for and compete in various championships, while dealing with rivalries and drama from other dance schools and even among the team itself. ''The Next Step'' has spawned digital content, live touring shows featuring its cast members, and a spinoff series titled '' Lost & Found Music Studios.'' The series has also been sold internationally to broadcasters such as CBBC in the United Kingdom, and Universal Kids in the United States—which became a production partner for its sixth season. The series moved to CBC Gem for its seventh season in 2020, then moving to YTV from its eighth season in 2022. In June 2024, The Cinemaholic reported that Family Channel had renewed ''The Next St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run The Burbs
''Run the Burbs'' is a Canadian television sitcom, which premiered on CBC Television on January 5, 2022.Greg David"CBC announces winter premiere dates" ''TV, eh?'', November 23, 2021. The series stars Andrew Phung as Andrew Pham, a suburban stay-at-home dad of two children whose wife Camille ( Rakhee Morzaria) is an entrepreneur. The series was created by Phung and Scott Townend, and is produced by Pier 21 Films. The series was shot in Hamilton, Ontario.Norman Wilner"Andrew Phung’s terrific Run" ''Now'', January 5, 2022. It is set in the suburbs of the fictional city of Rockridge, which Phung modeled in part on his hometown of Calgary, Alberta. The second season features new cast additions Gavin Crawford and Sharji Rasool, as well as a tribute episode to Candy Palmater, a first-season cast member who died in December 2021. In the United States, the series premiered on July 31, 2023, on The CW, before being pulled from its schedule in November 2023, concurrently with Hulu has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doomlands
''Doomlands'' is an adult animated television series created by Josh O'Keefe, and produced by Look Mom! Productions, a subsidiary of Blue Ant Media. Originally produced for Quibi, the series was acquired by Roku, and premiered on its streaming platform, The Roku Channel, on January 28, 2022. On September 3, 2024, the second season was released. Renewed in 2022. The second season was previewed at MIPCOM on October 3, 2023. The second season was released on September 3, 2024. Plot The series follows the infamous Danny Doom and aspiring bartender, Lhandi, serving beer across a hellish wasteland in their mobile pub, The Oasis. Their job takes them head-on with ruthless desert gangs, memory-stealing creeps, and even mean latrinalia, all while trying not to kill each other. Producer Josh Bowen describes the show as “Mad Max meets Cheers in the Mos Eisley Cantina.” Voice cast * Mark Little as Danny Doom *Kayla Lorette as Lhandi *Roger Bainbridge as Jep * Ashley Holliday Tavares a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |