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Michael Tuesdays & Thursdays and The Debaters Join CBC Comedy Tuesdays

And Wednesdays get even hotter with Camelot after Dragons’ Den.

CBC-TV makes the already laugh-filled Tuesdays even funnier with the addition of two of its outstanding new television comedies. Starting Tuesday,  September 27, 2011, CBC-TV’s spotlight on Canadian comedy now includes MICHAEL: TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS and THE DEBATERS.

Next week, CBC-TV’s clever new gem, MICHAEL: TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, the newest creation of acclaimed writer-producer-actor Bob Martin (Slings & Arrows, The Drowsy Chaperone) moves from Wednesdays to Tuesdays. Martin stars as Dr. David Storper, an Ottawa psychiatrist specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. He has been seeing his patient, Michael Dyer (Matt Watts) on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 15 years. Michael believes David is his key to happiness. David believes Michael is his key to a lucrative book deal. We’ll see.

Also moving from Wednesdays to Tuesdays is the hilarious and hugely popular radio hit THE DEBATERS with host Steve Patterson now on TV, teaming up with THE RICK MERCER REPORT and 22 MINUTES.
  CBC COMEDY TUESDAYS - effective Tuesday, September 27:
  8:00 p.m.  (8:30 NT) - THE RICK MERCER REPORT
  8:30 p.m. (9:00 NT) - 22 MINUTES
  9:00 p.m. (9:30 NT) - MICHAEL: TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
  9:30 p.m. (10:00 NT) - THE DEBATERS

Wednesdays heat up with CAMELOT, the Canadian co-production about the birth of the legend, like it has never been told before, joining the newest and hottest season of DRAGONS’ DEN.

CBC WEDNESDAYS - effective Wednesday, September 28:
  8:00 p.m. (8:30 NT) - DRAGONS’ DEN
  9:00 p.m. (9:30 NT) - CAMELOT

About CBC/Radio-Canada
  CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive range of radio, television, Internet, and satellite-based services. Deeply rooted in the regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the only domestic broadcaster to offer diverse regional and cultural perspectives in English, French and eight Aboriginal languages, plus seven languages for international audiences. In 2011, CBC/Radio-Canada is celebrating 75 years of serving Canadians and being at the centre of the democratic, social and cultural life of Canada.

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