Did you catch Wednesday’s forth season premiere episode of The Conners? The half hour aired live on both the East and West coasts. You can watch it on-demand at CTV.ca. What I liked most about it was all the looks backstage. It was as close to attending a live studio taping as you can get
The past seven or eight months have been hard on families all around the world. Folks have been dealing with serious illness and, in way too many cases, the loss of a family member. Then there is mental fatigue, coping with isolation, job loss and relentless uncertainty. Television has largely provided a diversion for the
As we edge towards fall, broadcasters are starting to reveal more about their patched together, pandemic-impacted schedules. Leave it to The Conners then to try to stitch things together. Co-star and executive producer Sara Gilbert went on Good Morning America Thursday and revealed this poster for the upcoming third season of the re-booted sitcom. Featured
There’s a surprising amount of comfort — along with laughter — with the triumphant return tonight of Roseanne. The first of nine new episodes of the groundbreaking comedy from the late-’80s/’90s premieres Tuesday, March 27 at 8 p.m. on ABC and CTV. At 65, the comedienne at the centre of the show has mellowed, as
The past four or five years I feel like I’ve been a researcher for the HBO series Getting On. The dark comedy, based on a British series, is airing its final short season on HBO Canada (Sundays at 10 p.m.). I’ve had my dad pass away during those years and my mom has recently transitioned to a
Are some topics just off limits for comedy? I’ve been having that conversation with several people in the funny business lately while pulling together a feature about a certain ex- CBC radio host. A good example of a TV show that tackles a taboo subject with wit and compassion is Getting On, returning for a second short season
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–A terrific little series that snuck on and off HBO’s schedule last winter was Getting On. Based on a British series, the dark comedy looks at life in a geriactric wing of a Long Beach Hospital. The good news is that Getting On is coming back for a second season. Laurie Metcalf, Alex Bornstein