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SiriusXM Canada and Just For Laughs reverse course on rebranded comedy...
SiriusXM Canada has reversed a decision to feature non-Canadian talent on a rebrand of its Canada Laughs channel (168), set to launch this Spring...
Canadian comedy veterans partner in new Toronto studio venture
Canadian comedy veterans Tim Steeves and George Westerholm are joining writer/director David Merry in new film and TV production venture Home Invasion Studios.
The Toronto production...
CBC Radio’s ‘This Is That’ to wrap after this season
CBC Radio One satirical current affairs show This Is That will end its nine-year run following this season.
Creators and hosts Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring made...
Majumder not returning to This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Shaun Majumder won't be returning to This Hour Has 22 Minutes on CBC when the new season starts on Sept. 18.
The actor/comedian announced the...
Corus Toronto’s Sandra Carusi loses battle to cancer
Sandra Carusi, longtime Corus Toronto sales rep and host of Inside Jokes on AM 640 (CFMJ-AM), has lost her battle to breast cancer.
Carusi died...
Cameras rolling in N.S., P.E.I. on new CBC original comedy Cavendish
Cameras are rolling on Season 1 of new original comedy series Cavendish, set to premiere in winter 2019 on CBC.
The half-hour series is shooting...