SketchCom
| SketchCom | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch comedy |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Roger Abbott Don Ferguson |
| Running time | 30 minutes (time slot) |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC |
| Release | 5 October 1998 – 1 February 1999 |
SketchCom was a 1998 Canadian television comedy series, created by Roger Abbott and Don Ferguson of the Royal Canadian Air Farce. The series aired on Monday evenings, 7:30 pm in most time zones.
The first of the series' 13 episodes aired 5 October 1998 and aired most weeks until early 1999. Different sketch performers were featured in each episode. CBC did not renew SketchCom for the 1999-2000 television season.
Program funding included contributions from Bell Canada's Broadcast and New Media Fund[1] and the Canadian Television Fund.[2]
Episodes and guest performers
[edit]Original air dates of selected episodes, with guests:
- 5 October 1998 – debut
- 26 October 1998 – Corky and the Juice Pigs[3]
- 2 November 1998 – Illustrated Men (David Huband, Bruce Hunter and Adrian Truss)[4]
- 11 January 1999 – Fred's Bicycle Repair Shop and Urban Myth[5]
- 25 January 1999 – The Stand-Ins, The Bobroom[6]
- 1 February 1999 – Fast and Dirty[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "1998 Annual Report" (PDF). Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- ^ "1998-1999 Funding Results". Canadian Television Fund. Archived from the original on 25 January 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- ^ "Hotsheet CBC Program Listings". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 October 1998. Archived from the original on 18 September 2002. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- ^ "Hotsheet CBC Program Listings". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 November 1998. Retrieved 14 January 2008. [dead link]
- ^ Blakey, Bob (11 January 1999). "Worth Watching". Calgary Herald. p. C12.
- ^ Blakey, Bob (25 January 1999). "Worth Watching". Calgary Herald. p. B8.
- ^ "F&D Press Bits". Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
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