Interviews

Corner Gas Animated Q&A with Creator Brent Butt

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Up in the great white north, we do not have many celebrities that can be considered icons – at least not many that don’t play hockey.  However, Brent Butt is a face and a name that is recognizable from Vancouver to Halifax.  The creator of one of Canada’s most celebrated sitcoms has helped to redefine what comedy and entertainment can look like from a country whose media has always been overshadowed by their neighbors to the south.

Butt has continued to break ground with the popularity of his latest endeavor, Canada’s first major primetime adult animated sitcom, Corner Gas Animated.  I was lucky enough to have a conversation with Brent Butt recently to discuss how Corner Gas Animated came to be, what it means for Canada, and what we can expect from the second season.  The following interview was edited and condensed for clarity purposes.

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Paradise P.D. Q&A with Creators Waco O’Guin and Roger Black

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Fans of Brickleberry can finally breathe a sigh of relief as the outrageous humour that put us in stitches is making its way back into our homes.  Show creators Waco O’Guin and Roger Black have found a home on Netflix, and their new series is ready for release this Friday.

Paradise P.D. will follow the misadventures of a local police department of course with interesting characters and coke sniffing dogs.  Creating an original series for Netflix has opened the doors for these two comedic brains to take their talents to another level.  We were lucky enough to get the chance to have a chat with them and see how this fresh series is going to take the humour to another level.

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