''The Chumps Without a Net'' was a half-hour sketch comedy show aired on

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in 1996 and 1997. The show aired on

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on Saturday afternoons as a segment on '' Definitely Not the Opera'', and on CBC Stereo on Saturday evenings as a segment on ''

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''."Chumps take high-wire act to nation's radio airwaves". ''

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'', May 27, 1996. The troupe was based out of

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and consisted of Garry Campbell, Moira Dunphy, Dave Healey, Lisa Merchant, Gary Pearson, Jerry Schaefer, and Warren Wilson. They started out on radio by first appearing on ''Definitely Not the Opera'' in 1995. They rose out of the improv comedy circuit, and were best known for parodies of such shows as ''Wheel of Jeopardy'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and the movie ''

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''.

Discography

*''The Chumps Without a Net'' 1996

References

External links

1996 Wayback Machine Archive of ''The Chumps Without a Net'' CBC website, accessed November 12, 2005
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