Canada's 30 Funniest TV Shows
Which Canadian TV show makes/made you laugh the most?
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- CreatorsBrent ButtMark FarrellDavid StoreyStarsBrent ButtGabrielle MillerFred EwanuickThe life, or lack thereof, of a proprietor of a gas station, which is the only stop for miles around and a hub of action on the Prairies.Probably the most successful Canadian show of all time, starring Brent Butt!
- CreatorsAndrew AlexanderBernard SahlinsStarsJoe FlahertyEugene LevyAndrea MartinThe staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.This show and its variations that came after it was a groundbreaking and still hilarious sketch series. One of the very best of all time, featuring some all time comedy legends (John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty, Andrea Martin and more)!
- CreatorMary WalshStarsMark CritchCathy JonesShaun MajumderThis skit-filled Canadian comedy show pokes fun at the Canadian government and other national happenings.The show has been running for more than 20 years and even though Rick Mercer is gone and so are May Walsh, Greg Thomey and others who have come and gone over the seasons, original and hilarious cast member Cathy Jones is still there.
- StarsDave FoleyBruce McCullochKevin McDonaldThe TV series of the Canadian sketch comedy troupe that, more often than not, puts bizarre, unique, and insane twists in their skits.This show and SCTV duke it out with Monty Python for best sketch series of all time in my mind.
- StarsDon McKellarMolly ParkerCallum Keith RennieAgoraphobic slacker manipulates his room-mates to avoid any responsibility while obsessively watching TV.Kind of a weird show but those who liked it really loved it, me included! Maybe Don McKellar's best work.
- StarsDebra DiGiovanniTrevor BorisRon SparksIt's all about dish, dirt and deconstruction as top pop culture experts analyze today's hottest music videos with candid commentary, scathing reviews and tongue-in-cheek profiling.Much Music's best show of all time featuring Canada's best comedians (Debra Digiovanni, Ron Sparks, David Kerr, plus dozens more).
- CreatorMike ClattenburgStarsJohn Paul TremblayRobb WellsMike SmithThree petty felons have a documentary made about their life in a trailer park.This show and its movie spinoffs about trailer park dwelling criminals and those around them have thousands and thousands of fans across the country.
- StarsGreg LawrenceThomasin LanglandsMike WetmoreKevin, a rebellious teen, skips school and breaks minor laws under the influence of his imaginary friend, Allen The Magic Goose. His dysfunctional, unemployed parents Percy and Anastasia are also substance abusers.OK so a lot of people hated it but it was definitely a cult hit and for people like me it was incredibly original and hilarious! One of the best animated shows this country has ever produced (sorry Chilly Beach).
- CreatorSandra FaireStarsLee MarshallJames CunninghamTerry McGurrin30 minutes of straight-up, stand-up comedy.After Comics! went off the air this show filled the standup comedy TV void in Canada.
- CreatorsPerry ChafeAllan HawcoMalcolm MacRuryStarsAllan HawcoKrystin PellerinMark O'BrienJake Doyle and his father Malachy run a private investigations agency in St. John's, Newfoundland. Their cases involve them in all sorts of dealings - not all of them on the right side of the law.CBC series about a detective in Newfoundland.
- CreatorsBryan FullerTodd HollandStarsCaroline DhavernasKatie FinneranTyron Leitso24-year-old loner B.A. Jaye lives in a trailer park and sells souvenirs in Niagara Falls. Animal figurines and dolls speak to her and force her to interact with people and try to help them.Any other Wonderfalls fans out there?
- CreatorJana SinyorStarsErin KarplukReagan PasternakMichael Riley"Therapist" Dr. Tom - who is constantly spouting famous and not so famous historical quotes - is Erica Strange's savior and worst enemy.Strange but funny series about a therapist who can send his patient back in time to fix past mistakes.
- CreatorsDani RomainGeorge F. WalkerBernard ZukermanStarsCara PifkoMichael RileyMichael HealeyAlice De Raey is a newly minted attorney who joins the chaotic world of criminal justice in Toronto. She's exposed to the seamier side of life, the backroom deals that make the system work accompanied by the usual eccentric characters.A CBC series I loved that only got one season about a young public defender, her co-workers and many clients.
- CreatorPaul HaggisStarsPaul GrossBeau StarrTony CraigThe adventures of an impossibly upright Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable and his American colleagues in the city of Chicago.Hugely successful series from the 1990's about a Mountie who is sent to work at the Canadian embassy in Chicago, where he ends up partnering with a street wise Chicago cop and fighting "real" crime. Starring Paul Gross.
- StarsMike MacDonaldDom IrreraLewis BlackThis show features stand-up comedy at its best.Standup comedy show from Montreal's Just For Laughs comedy festival, the biggest comedy fest in the world.
- CreatorsCharles PiccoCraig WallaceAnthony LeoStarsAlex HouseMaggie CastleBill TurnbullA stoner metalhead named Todd Smith, his crushee Jenny, his best friend Curtis, and the geeky Hannah, search their high school for a mayhem-causing Satanic spell book, while being opposed by Atticus, the evil guidance councillor.The title says it all! Either you watched it or you didn't. Fun, original and super campy.
- CreatorsRick GreenSteve SmithStarsSteve SmithPatrick McKennaRick GreenRed Green airs his handyman show from Possum Lodge, Canada, and also experiences some zany adventures in real life.Everyone knows Red Green!
- CreatorsKenny HotzSpencer RiceStarsKenny HotzSpencer RiceSebastian CluerTwo best friends, Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice, face each other in various competitions. At the end of each episode, the loser gets humiliated.Two friends fight it out every week on this reality series, where they challenge each other to do stupid stunts (i.e. who can gain the most weight) and the loser has to do a humiliating challenge.
- StarsLes LyeAbby HagyardChristine McGladeSketch TV by young amateur actors in true classic Nick-style. But whatever you do, never admit that you don't know or ask for water.An all time classic! It's old but airs in reruns and is still funny and weird.
- CreatorPete WilliamsStarsPete WilliamsJosh A. CaganRob TinklerThe misadventures of a group of childhood friends who keep in touch while attending separate colleges.Funny animated series about a group of guy friends going to college.
- CreatorsChuck AustenChris MoellerStarsStephen RootMaurice LaMarcheJohn MelendezCGI sci-fi comedy series set in universe divided between Confederation and Dark Clown Empire. Follows outlaw group led by Chode aboard Spaceship Bob evading both powers while pursuing schemes in lawless "Rift" border region.Funny but super low brow show about aliens, perverts, and alien perverts!
- StarsJohnny WayneFrank ShusterBen LennickSketch comedy feauturing Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster.Classic Canadian TV comedy series. Never seen it but I'm sure all our parents watched it, it seems to be incredibly famous and well loved!
- CreatorsAllan BlyeBob EinsteinStarsBob EinsteinJohn BynerJohn HemphillA half-hour sketch comedy show that is not politically correct. It showcased the talents of veteran performers John Byner (the host) and Bob Einstein as Super Dave Osbourne.Another old sketch series, kind of weird and really racy, starring Bob Einstein.
- StarsBilly VanGuy BigMitch Markowitz"The Hilarious House of Frightenstein" was as hosted spooky show aimed at a children's audience.I love, love, love, love this old weird show from Hamilton! Fishka Rais rocked!
