Comedy Gold (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

2.9/10   

Director:

Martha Kehoe

Writers:

Alex Ganetakos (writer)
Martha Kehoe (writer)

Release Date:

1 April 2005 (Canada)

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Plot:

A history of Canadian Comedy. |

Plot Keywords:

Canada | Historical | Comedian

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Roger Abbott	...	Himself
John Aylesworth	...	Himself
Mark Breslin	...	Himself
Dave Broadfoot	...	Himself
Mike Bullard	...	Himself
Brent Butt	...	Himself
Tommy Chong	...	Himself
Don Ferguson	...	Himself
Ken Finkleman	...	Himself
Dave Foley	...	Himself
Michael J. Fox	...	Himself
Luba Goy	...	Herself
Tom Green	...	Himself
Alan Hamel	...	Himself
Norman Jewison	...	Himself
Andy Jones	...	Himself
Cathy Jones	...	Herself
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
Rich Little	...	Himself
Greg Malone	...	Himself
Howie Mandel	...	Himself
Eric McCormack	...	Himself
Bruce McCulloch	...	Himself
Kevin McDonald	...	Himself
Patrick McKenna	...	Himself
Mark McKinney	...	Himself
Rick Mercer	...	Himself
Lorne Michaels	...	Himself
Colin Mochrie	...	Himself
Mike Myers	...	Himself
Frank Peppiatt	...	Himself
Hart Pomerantz	...	Himself
Ivan Reitman	...	Himself
Rosie Shuster	...	Herself
Steve Smith	...	Himself
David Steinberg	...	Himself
Alan Thicke	...	Himself
Dave Thomas	...	Himself
Scott Thompson	...	Himself

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Company:

Insight Production Company

'Comedy Gold' hits Canada's pride bang on

I watched this television special on CBC a couple of nights ago with my parents, and it was a real pleasure to have them get as much out of the documentary as I did.

Fellow Canucks like Mike Myers, Norman Jewison, and Michael J. Fox share their stories of success, failure, and impact on Canadian (and American!) comedy in this two part special. From the crazy antics of "Cheech and Chong" to the hi-jinx of Tom Green and the story of one of the greatest Canadian comedians ever, John Candy, this show covered it all. From the early 1900s up until recent, the show is a fantastic, colourful time line of Hollywood North at its finest.

Look out world, here the Canucks come!