CBC TV looking online for new comedy talent
CBC Television is on the hunt for someone to develop new comedy programs for the network. And it’s casting its eyes on the Internet.
The job description makes it clear that trolling the Internet for new ideas and people is part of the plan. The position “monitors and assesses comedy talent appearing on-line with an eye to CBC Comedy’s needs — new writers, actors, on-line co-prods, original comedy production for CBC on-line.”
Why don’t we give whoever this person will end up being a head-start?
What is your favourite online Canadian comedy show? (i.e. as amazing as Mr. Deity is, it ain’t Canadian).
For instance, Galacticast, a weekly comedy sci-fi series produced in Montreal by Rudy Jahchan and Casey McKinnon (pictured here). I also really enjoy Tom Green‘s nightly Internet talk-show from his living room, but somehow the fact that his living room is in California probably disqualifies him.
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Definitely Galacticast. Rudy (also pictured there) and Casey are awesome.
Galacticast, definitely. Also, maybe it’s time to bring back Jim Dupree: Enthusiast? Dan’s sitting right there…or maybe hiding under a desk with this suggestion.
Rudy and Casey aren’t the only ones doing comedy out of Canada, if I might plug myself. There’s also dotBoom, an office-place sitcom using puppets.
(www.dotboom.ca)
A shameless plug, but, hey.
Galacticast IS terrific.
Brian’s Dotboom IS an amazing and funny show. Meeting him was one of the best parts of a convention we went to, and Casey and I hope to collab with him on a GALACTICAST/Dotboom cross over. Maybe we get transformed to puppets ala the classic Angel episode Smile Time?
Or y’know, the CBC could just hire us all out to make a crazy 1/2 hour comedy show.
You all know where to reach us
i hope this isn’t a stupid question, but if they’re looking for a new executive in charge of development for TV, where has Anton Leo gone? wasn’t that his job?
tikibar tv!
Lala is the greatest, Johnny Johnny has got to be the coolest tv character ever, and the doctor is just so bizzare….
I don’t know if a show about being an alcoholic is exactly where the cbc intends to go with this….
A dotBoomicast/galactiboom would indeed kick several kinds of butt; both Casey and Rudy are super-cool people.