CODCO
CODCO | |
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Starring | |
Country of origin | Canada |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 63 |
Production | |
Production locations | Newfoundland, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Production Studio) |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | CBC |
Release | 1988 1993 | –
CODCO is a Canadian comedy troupe from Newfoundland, best known for a sketch comedy series which aired on CBC Television from 1988 to 1993.[1]
Founded as a theatrical revue in 1973,[1] CODCO drew on the province's cultural history of self-deprecating "Newfie" humour, frequently focusing on the cod fishing industry. The troupe's name was an abbreviation of "Cod Company".
Following the end of CODCO, two of the troupe's core members and an occasional guest collaborator, as well as some of their sketch characters, moved on to the new series This Hour Has 22 Minutes.[1]
Roots
In 1973,
Sexton, Olsen, Malone, Cathy Jones, Andy Jones, Walsh and Joy subsequently performed in the show Sickness, Death and Beyond the Grave in 1974. In 1975, all except Malone, who was on a brief sabbatical to study at the Toronto Dance Theatre, appeared in What Do You Want to See the Harbour For, Anyway?; later that year, Malone rewrote the show as Das Capital.
In the fall of that year, the troupe compiled bits from their earlier shows for a week-long performance in
Joy and Olsen left the troupe in 1976.
Over the next number of years, the troupe's members only rarely worked together as CODCO, but often collaborated with each other individually on various projects, including the film also frequently collaborated with the CODCO members on various projects.
TV series
In 1986, Walsh, Sexton, Malone, Cathy Jones and Andy Jones reunited as CODCO for a benefit show in St. John's.[2] Sexton and Malone had just completed the successful and popular S and M Comic Book series of CBC Television specials, and the CBC was interested in developing further projects with the duo — after the success of the CODCO reunion show, the troupe decided to work on a CODCO series.
CODCO began production in 1986, and debuted on the CBC in 1988.[2] Although not regular contributors, Thomey and Joy sometimes appeared on CODCO as guest performers.
For most of its run, CODCO aired as the latter half of a one-hour sketch comedy block, immediately following The Kids in the Hall.[1]
Segments and characters
CODCO shared several characteristics with The Kids in the Hall, including the presence of openly
Recurring characters included the Friday Night Girls (Walsh and Jones), a homely, dateless pair of female friends whose Friday nights rarely consisted of anything more exciting than riding the
Another recurring sketch, House of Budgell, was essentially an ongoing
Malone performed a number of celebrity impersonations, including
Parody
The end of CODCO
In 1991, a sketch was filmed for CODCO called the "Pleasant Irish Priests in Conversation", which involved three
Following the end of CODCO, Walsh and Cathy Jones worked with Thomey and Rick Mercer to create This Hour Has 22 Minutes.[6] Several CODCO characters, including Dakey Dunn and Jerry Boyle, were carried over to the new series.
Sexton died in 1993 of complications from
Malone ran as a
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i CODCO Archived 2017-04-26 at the Wayback Machine at the Museum of Broadcast Communication.
- ^ a b c d CODCO at Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage.
- ^ "Television: Ratings are good news for Global". The Globe and Mail, November 20, 1975.
- ^ "Codco show no place for reserve". The Globe and Mail, September 22, 1979.
- ^ ISBN 978-1573442091. p. 64.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55458-010-1.
- ^ a b "Revisiting CODCO". The Globe and Mail, February 25, 2009.
- ^ "Queens pay tribute to clown prince" Archived 2013-04-11 at archive.today. The Telegram, December 21, 2009.
- ^ "Tories narrowly win Nfld. byelection". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2000-11-10. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- ^ "Actor, Activist Greg Malone Running for Green Party in Federal Election".
- ^ Emery, Rosie (18 June 2019). "Canadian comedy legend runs for Greens in Newfoundland". Ottawa: Green Party of Canada. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
External links
- CODCO at IMDb