"The Hour" (2005) TV series 2005-

Director:

Graeme McCreesh

Seasons:

6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | unknown

Release Date:

17 January 2005 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Music | News | Talk-Show

Plot:

A Canadian talk show hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos.

Plot Keywords:

Acronym In Title | Pop Culture | One Liner | Two Word Title | News Satire

Awards:

12 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

George Stroumboulopoulos

...

Himself - Host (575 episodes, 2005-2013)

Series Directed by
David Russell		(120 episodes, 2007-2010)
Mark Satterthwaite		(8 episodes, 2008)
Jane Wilson		(7 episodes, 2009-2010)
Graeme McCreesh		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Carman Melville		(290 episodes, 2008-2012)
Randy Potash		(231 episodes, 2009-2012)
Dave Pearce		(150 episodes, 2011-2012)
Adam Nicholls		(142 episodes, 2008-2010)
Scott Montgomery		(141 episodes, 2008-2010)
Kurt Smeaton		(140 episodes, 2010-2011)
Brian Lazanik		(125 episodes, 2011-2012)
David Freeman		(123 episodes, 2008-2010)
George Stroumboulopoulos		(122 episodes, 2008-2010)
Jennifer Moroz		(108 episodes, 2009-2010)
Pete Zedlacher		(106 episodes, 2009-2010)
Paul Bates		(45 episodes, 2006-2010)
Diana Frances		(34 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ken Hegan		(34 episodes, 2008-2009)
Fraser Young		(31 episodes, 2011)
Luciano Casimiri		(12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Peter McBain		(12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Tim McAuliffe		(5 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Produced by
George Stroumboulopoulos	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (245 episodes, 2009-2012)
David Freeman	....	producer / senior producer (183 episodes, 2005-2010)
Claire Adams	....	senior producer / producer (167 episodes, 2005-2010)
Jennifer Dettman	....	executive producer (144 episodes, 2005-2010)
Susan Taylor	....	executive producer / senior producer (108 episodes, 2009-2010)
Alex Liu	....	presentation producer (85 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ryan Marley	....	producer (73 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jesse Shamata	....	comedy producer (72 episodes, 2007-2009)
Carli Posner	....	producer (5 episodes, 2009-2010)
Mark Selby	....	interactive associate producer (4 episodes, 2011)

Series Cinematography by
Amjad Jamal		(1 episode, 2011)
Warrick Page		(1 episode, 2011)
Rein Skullerud		(1 episode, 2011)

Series Makeup Department
Andie Michaels	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (1 episode, 2011)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jane Wilson	....	assistant director / associate director (14 episodes, 2009)

Series Art Department
Dave Bracken	....	construction coordinator (2 episodes, 2008)
Jason Herriott	....	key scenic (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ed Middleton	....	camera operator (25 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Editorial Department
Georgette Manio	....	assistant editor (85 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kyle Brock	....	colorist (2 episodes, 2010-2011)

Series Other crew
Lexi Pathak	....	publicist / unit publicist (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Stacia Peters	....	assistant to hosts (54 episodes, 2008-2009)
Christian Hamilton	....	production coordinator (27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Heaton Dyer	....	program director: Newsworld (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Distributors

• CBC Newsworld (2005) (Canada) (TV)
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (2005) (Canada) (TV)

Also Known As:

"CBC News: The Hour" - Canada (English title) (long title)
"George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight" - Canada (English title) (imdb display title)

Runtime:

60 min | 30 min (shorter version)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

wow cbc is so groovy!

i think it is so cool to have a hip forty year old guy sit cross legged on his chair and tell us in a fun way about the days news. wow he is so hip and cool it must hurt to be so hip and cool. cbc is so good at figuring out what us hip cool youths want to watch and then giving it to us. and the jokes he does on the show are so funny they make everyone laugh out loud. but lets get back to how cool and hip this show is especially the host. i am surprised how cool the cbc is. wow and the host is so young he is even younger than the air farce and almost as funny as them to. this is one cool show for cool people like me and the host. he is so cool. he reads the news with his fresh cool style so cool people like me can understand. i bet the hundred year olds at cbc are proud of how cool and fresh and hip the hour is. i wonder if they are working on ways to make it even cooler. like maybe they will change the theme song to something with rap music. and maybe they can have more people with leather jackets and they can ride motorcycles and smoke cigarettes with slick hair and say things like "groovy" and "here's todays news daddyo". what a cool show that is really all i can say. i only wish that i can be as cool as cbc's the hour someday. then man i would be a cool cat. maybe they can do an episode where george just plays video games and then walks right up to the camera and says "yo this game is wack!" and then point at us and tell us they have to take a commercial break then maybe talk about sushi and how cool sushi is and make fun of a politician who just isn't cool at all and everyone knows it. cbc is so cool. i hope they do another show with another forty year old guy who talks about the news because then they would have two shows that are so cool. the hour is so cool.