The Gavin Crawford Show
The Gavin Crawford Show | |
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The Comedy Network | |
Release | June 19, 2000 July 1, 2003 | –
The Gavin Crawford Show is a Canadian
The show starred comedian Gavin Crawford, along with an ensemble cast of supporting performers including Tracy Dawson, Marypat Farrell, Cathy Gordon-Marsh, Jennifer Irwin, Griffin Malcolm, Doug Morency, Christen Nelson, Lisa Brooke and Panou.[1] Many of its cast members had previously worked together as part of The Second City's Toronto cast in 1998.
In addition to Crawford, the show's writers included Kyle Tingley, Jennifer Whalen, Cathy Gordon and Alex Pugsley.[3]
Characters included Ron and Ocean Breeze, a New Age folk music duo who expressed their marital disputes in song; Red Ronnie Rocker, an aspiring rock star; Hugey McBalls, a porn star and author of the self-help book Acting for the Adult Camera; nerdy teenager Mark Jackson; and male feminist motivational speaker Len Henderson.[1]
Following its run, Crawford and his character Mark Jackson moved on to This Hour Has 22 Minutes in 2003. Crawford subsequently also developed Gavin Crawford's Wild West for CBC Television, although the series was not picked up and only its pilot aired as a one-off comedy special.
References
- ^ a b c "Mister Dress-up: Will the real Gavin Crawford please stand up? Not likely" Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. Eye Weekly, June 15, 2000.
- ^ "That's so Gavin and Mary"[usurped]. Jam!, February 20, 2002.
- Montreal Gazette, February 12, 2002.
External links
- The Gavin Crawford Show at IMDb