If you are reading this, then you are using an out of date browser. We recommend that you upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer, Netscape, Safari (if you're on a Macintosh) or just about any other browser available today.
Not to worry, though! You can still access all of the Air Farce content on this site, just not the pretty design. Just scroll down to the menu at the bottom of this page.
AIR FARCE PROROGUED!
We were glad to be back together for New Year's Eve 2009/2010, and now we're prorogued again. Thanks for watching on December 31 and January 1, and for all your favourable comments. The show attracted an average-minute audience of over 1.8-million Canadians, and we really appreciate your loyalty and your laughs.
To see the show again, it'sonline at cbc.ca Or, visit the iTunes store for downloads of recent and classic Air Farce collections.
The Air Farce cast with New Year's Eve special guests, Mike Holmes and the Dragons of Dragons' Den - Kevin O'Leary, Robert Herjavek, Arlene Dickinson and Jim Treliving.
Craig Lauzon (as Don Cherry) and Roger Abbott (as Dick Button) with Battle of the Blades champions, Craig Simpson and Jamie Salé.
New Years Eve Special:
DRAGONS, BLADES & FARCE - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2009:
AIR FARCE RETURNS TO CBC!
CHECK OUT SOME WEB-EXCLUSIVE CLIPS BELOW!!!
Clear for take-off. Air Farce is set to invade television airspace once more!
On Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 8:00 PM (8:30 NL), Air Farce continues the New Year's Eve tradition with an all-new, all-star one-hour special, with some very special guests including Mike Holmes, the Dragons from CBC's hit series Dragons' Den (pictured above), Battle of the Blades winners Jamie Salé and Craig Simpson (seen below with Craig Lauzon as Don Cherry), YouTube sensation Dave Carroll, and many more surprises!
From Susan Boyle to Sarah Palin, from coalitions to economic crises, it's a year's worth of targets to kick off the second decade of the 21st century. Where else can you find Olympic Flamers, "Inglourious Healthcare," and Peter Mansbridge sitting down? Well, we have an app for that. And we introduce the F-Bomb ... taking our attack on the disasters of the past year to new heights. (Literally!)
So stay in this New Year's Eve, Canada, and have a laugh with us!
WEB-EXCLUSIVE CLIPS:
Billy Bob Thornton (Alan Park) and Jian Ghomeshi
Bill Clinton's New Year's plans (with Don Ferguson)
Tony Clement (Alan Park) visits Huntsville for the holidays
IN THE PRESS:
Farce back for New Year's Eve (Bill Harris, Sun Media, December 18, 2009)
How can we miss you when you don’t really go away?
“Well, we thought we had gone away,” said Don Ferguson, one of the founding members of Air Farce. “But then CBC said to us, ‘Would you please come back and do a New Year’s Eve special?’ ”
Thus, Air Farce will get re-acquainted with its TV roots on a new New Year’s Eve special that will air, conveniently, on New Year’s Eve.
Click here to go to the airfarce.com News Releases page to read the full article.
Air Farce Jets Back for New Year's Eve (Bill Brioux, TV Feeds My Family, December 12, 2009)
New Year's came early--and Christmas too--for fans of the Royal Canadian Air Farce. The retired comedy troupe reunited for two performances this past Thursday and Friday nights in Toronto. The occasion was a taping of the 17th annual Air Farce New Year's Eve special, airing Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. and repeated again at midnight on CBC.
Click here to go to Bill's TV blog, or go to the airfarce.com News Releases page to read the full article.
ONE YEAR AGO:
THANKS A MILLION ... OR TWO!
Double - Double at the Doughnut Shop
Thanks for giving us great ratings for our New Year’s Eve finale: The average audience from 8:00-9:00 PM on December 31, 2008 was 1,594,000 viewers.
Then, the repeat on January 2 was watched by a further 547,000 viewers.
The total of both broadcasts is 2,141,000 viewers. A terrific way to end our Final Flight. Thanks a lot, eh?!
Our final show aired December 31, 2008, 35 years after starting our radio series (December 1973) and 16 years after our first New Year's Eve special (1992 Year of the Farce) on CBC Television. For a look at the press surrounding the end of the series, go to our News Releases page by clicking here.
Where it all began ...
Royal Canadian Air Farce's first ever broadcast was on the CBC Radio series "The Entertainers" on Sunday, December 9, 1973. Recorded in front of an audience of 160 people at the Curtain Club in Richmond Hill, Ontario, click here for a clip of one of our very first sketches.
Take a "look back" at the best of Air Farce on radio with our new radio classics. We'll be adding one classic every week. Go to the Air Farce page on CBC.ca by clicking here. Then on the right hand side of the menu, click on "Farce Flashbacks" and then "Radio Classics". Enjoy!
Click here and select "Radio Classic" (to the right of the screen) and enjoy our Radio Classic offerings, including the latest starring Air Farce Radio favourite Abendigo on Notions!
Miss an episode? If you've got a personal media device that can play videos, like Apple's iPod, then you can now take Air Farce with you wherever you go! And for only $14.99 you can have the entire season on your iPod or computer!
If you have iTunes installed click on this link to go directly to the Air Farce: Final Flight page at the iTunes Store!
Every Air Farce: Final Flight episode from this year will be available to download for only $1.99 each on iTunes. The show will still be available for free streaming at CBC.ca, but for Farce on the go (along with some of your other favourite CBC shows), log onto iTunes today!
For our 15th season on CBC Television, Air Farce became the only live prime-time comedy show on North American TV. We wanted the excitement of performing the show in real-time, with no second takes, and up-to-the-last-minute topicality. It was a high-speed roller-coaster ride for our cast and production crew –- sets moving in, make-up and costume changes, all accomplished with split-second timing.
It worked really well, too! No doors refused to open, no lights exploded, no pants fell down on live TV. Okay, we had a few glitches… and some are on this DVD. Check out Jessica and Craig trying to keep a straight face in “Cross Border Car Shopper” and “Prime Minister’s Choice,” and together with Penelope, bravely pressing through to the end of “Vomit Virus,” even if Craig’s moustache doesn’t.
As well as live studio sketches, some great “Farce Films” are included – digital shorts, shot on location. “Rink Widow” and “Indiana Jenkins” are instant classics.
All the hot topics of 2007/2008 are covered – the rise of the Canadian dollar, Barack Obama’s emergence, Amy Winehouse’s behaviour, Sister Bessie’s Awards, and the usual Air Farce mix of highs and lows, politics and fun.s a double-dose of Air Farce comedy, Canada's favourite social networking tool. The faves from 2007 disc features 43 top scenes from last season on CBC Television, taking pokes and potshots at outsourced phone centres, Mac ads and iPods, oddball comedy moments with Britney and Sir Paul, and irresistible targets like politics and politicians.
Click here to order your copy now. For information on other Air Farce DVDs for your home viewing pleasure, click here.
