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comedy television series which aired on
CBC Television
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in 1970.
Premise
This series was a follow-up to 1969's ''
Comedy Cafe
''Comedy Cafe'' is a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television in 1969.
Premise
This Montreal-produced series featured performers from CBC Radio's ''Funny You Should Say That'' series, namely Barrie Baldaro, Joan Stuart an ...
'' which was a local series that was brought to the national CBC network to fill in for the early cancellation '' Barris and Company''. This new series followed a similar format as ''Comedy Cafe'' with its sketches whose themes often reflected the Canadian cultural divide between English and French. The same cast also returned, namely Barrie Baldaro,
Dave Broadfoot
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Ted Zeigler
Theodore Lee Zeigler (June 3, 1926 – December 12, 1999) was an American actor, voice actor and comedian.
Early life
Born in Chicago, Illinois, the last of 11 children, Zeigler was the son of a union organizer who was killed by the mafia in ...
. They were joined by the Harry Marks Orchestra and announcers Alec Bollini and Stanley Gibbons. Recurring sketches included "B & B Pub" with Baldaro and Carron as tavern owners, and "L'Anglaises" which was continued from ''Comedy Cafe'' with Carron and Stuart reprising their routine as a mixed-language couple.
Production
''Comedy Crackers'', like ''Comedy Cafe'', was recorded at Montreal's Windsor Hotel in the Versailles Room.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 4 February to 16 September 1970.