CBC Radio One’s award-winning comedy show, THE IRRELEVANT SHOW, is set to record two evenings of all-new sketches and songs in the Edmonton area: Fri, Feb. 5, 2016 in St. Albert, AB and Fri, Mar. 11, 2016 in Sherwood Park, AB. Starring Mark Meer, Neil Grahn, Jana O’Connor and Donovan Workun, these tapings will also feature guest performers drawn from Edmonton’s tremendous comedy community: The St. Albert show will include Cathy Derkach and musical guests Jocelyn Ahlf and Jan Randall, and in Sherwood Park, the cast will be joined by Leona Brausen and local comedy-music duo Success 5000, making their national radio debut. Each evening, they’ll record two all-new episodes which will be broadcast nationally in April and May.
”THE IRRELEVANT SHOW‘s live recording is an event unto itself. Most of the sound effects are live, as is a lot of the music. And what happens between sketches is really a second show,” says show producer, Peter Brown. “The live audience sees all of the mistakes and banter that the radio listeners miss out on. Plus, their reactions help us decide which sketches and jokes actually make it onto the show.”
Brown adds, “Festival Place and the Arden are two of our favourite places to record, and we’re very pleased to be returning to both theatres in 2016”.
Returning to airwaves for its sixth season, THE IRRELEVANT SHOW is a weekly half-hour radio show offering listeners a sketch buffet with content suitable for all comedy fans. The show mines our common experiences for laughs, offering a fresh take on dating, parenting, education, office politics, book clubs and the attitudes that set us apart as Canadians. Sketches take on pop culture, trends and more. Since its debut, THE IRRELEVANT SHOW has won two Canadian Comedy awards and a medal at the prestigious New York festivals.
THE IRRELEVANT SHOW DATES:
Fri, Feb. 5, 2016 - Arden Theatre - St. Albert, AB
Fri, Mar. 11, 2016 - Festival Place - Sherwood Park, AB
For more information about THE IRRELEVANT SHOW and to purchase tickets click here.
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