The Comedy Mill was a Canadian sketch comedy television series, which aired from 1987 to 1991 on Hamilton, Ontario's CHCH-TV, and through syndication on other Canadian television stations.[1] The show starred the husband and wife comedy duo of Steve Smith and Morag Smith, with a supporting cast that included Peter Keleghan, Linda Kash and Mag Ruffman.[2]
| The Comedy Mill | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Steve Smith Morag Smith Mag Ruffman Linda Kash Peter Keleghan |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CHCH-TV |
| Release | 1987 – 1991 |
The show was a revival of their earlier Smith & Smith series, which ended in 1985.[3] For the 85-86 television season, the Smiths and their children Max and David starred in the family sitcom Me & Max.
One of the show's regular features involved parody music videos, presented by Kash as a caricature of a television VJ.[4] Some of the parody videos even made it into rotation on MuchMusic and The Nashville Network.[1]
After The Comedy Mill ended its run, Morag retired from performing and Steve launched his most famous series, The Red Green Show.[5] Red Green had appeared as a recurring character on all of the duo's earlier shows, including The Comedy Mill.
References
edit- ^ a b "Under the veneer of a Hollywood legend". The Globe and Mail, February 17, 1988.
- ^ "Comedy Mill". Toronto Star, July 9, 1987.
- ^ "Bold experiment". Toronto Star, September 22, 1987.
- ^ "Grinding out the laughs". Toronto Star, March 19, 1988.
- ^ "The True North strong and funny". The Globe and Mail, September 2, 1991.
External links
edit
 | This article relating to a comedy television series in Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |