The Rovers Comedy House is a Canadian variety television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1981.
| The Rovers Comedy House | |
|---|---|
| Genre | comedy-variety |
| Directed by | Michael Watt |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ken Gibson |
| Production location | Vancouver |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 8 January – 19 February 1981 |
Premise edit
The Irish Rovers, who identified as The Rovers in the early 1980s, hosted this Vancouver-produced music and comedy variety series. George Millar of the group likened the series to an "Irish Hee-Haw." The series was backed by CBC Television after The Rovers starred in a highly rated October 1980 broadcast. The series was produced in Vancouver by Ken Gibson and directed by Michael Watt. Irish singer Jimmy Kennedy regularly portrayed a bartender on the series.[1]
Scheduling edit
This half-hour series was originally broadcast on Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. from 8 January to 19 February 1981. When a NABET strike affected the network that spring, the series was rebroadcast from 9 May to 13 June on Saturdays at 6:30 p.m., It was rebroadcast again in 1982, on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. from 24 to 31 May.[2]
Episodes and guests edit
- 8 January 1981 - Oscar Brand
- 15 January 1981 - Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy
- 22 January 1981 - Andy Stewart
- 29 January 1981 - Dennis Day
- 5 February 1981 - Jim Stafford
- 12 February 1981 - Bruno Gerussi, Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy
- 19 February 1981 - Bob Gibson, Shay Duffin
References edit
- ^ "The Rovers plan music-comedy mix". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon. 2 January 1981. p. Accent 3. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Corcelli, John (November 2005). "The Rovers Comedy House". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links edit
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Rovers Comedy House". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.