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| Royal Canadian Air Farce Returns With New Name: Air Face Live |
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on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 05:15 PM |
Royal Canadian Air Farce becomes Air Farce Live--Friday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. For 14 record-breaking seasons, Air Farce has been providing weekly comic relief to CBC Television audiences, and now the show returns with an expanded cast of seven and an unpredictable, fresh take on the week’s events.
Joining the Air Farce Live cast is Penelope Corrin, who made her debut on the how last season while Jessica Holmes was on maternity leave. She joins Luba Goy, Alan Park, Craig Lauzon, Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson and Holmes to form the comedy “Group of Seven.” From time to time, the show will also feature guest stars.
“We’ve always taped in front of a live studio audience, but we always had time to fix our mistakes afterwards,” explains Roger Abbott, also one of the show’s producers. “But this season, we turn 15--and like any teenager, we’re anxious to toss away the safety net. So now, instead of taping…we’re going live.”
Co-producer Don Ferguson adds, “Now, every viewer in the country will have exactly the same experience as the live studio audience. This year, if we make a mistake, you’ll see it at home…did I say ‘if’? I mean, ‘when…’”
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