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Over 1.25 million Canadians rang in 2012 with Air Farce and all our special guests on CBC! Click on the cast picture to learn more about our most recent CBC special, AIR FARCE NOT NEW YEAR'S EVE.
DON PROVES COMEDY IS EASY AS PIE
AIR FARCE's own Don Ferguson recently made a special cameo appearance on GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TONIGHT in the popular segment, Something You Might Not Know About Canada.
Take a look at the short video below for a fascinating -- and delicious -- slice of Canadian comedy history.
CLASSIC AIR FARCE MOMENTS AVAILABLE ONLINE EVERY WEEK!
The new AIR FARCE FUNNIES! page posts brand-new compilation episodes every week, pulled from our 350-plus shows and specials that have aired on CBC since 1993.
A brand-new webisode, featuring some of Air Farce's most popular and most requested sketches, goes up every Monday morning, so start your week off with a few laughs from Roger, Don, Luba, John, Jessica, Craig, Alan, and Penelope!
(And while you're there, revisit the New Year's special and see some exclusive bonus content, including deleted sketches and bloopers.)
NOW AVAILABLE!
AIR FARCE: 40 YEARS OF FLYING BY THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS
A rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at Canada's favourite comedy troupe!
AIR FARCE: 40 YEARS OF FLYING BY THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS is the long-awaited, much-anticipated history of Air Farce. It’s a beautiful, 268-page, hardcover book, with tons of pictures.
Air Farce was a staple of CBC television for over fifteen years, with diehard fans numbering in the millions. Written by founding members Roger Abbott and Don Ferguson, this candid memoir, full of anecdotes, photographs, scripts, and other memorabilia from their private collection, describes every aspect of their early days as an onstage comedy troupe, their historic run on radio, and their spectacular success on prime-time television.
The book also features interviews with key players in the Air Farce story conducted by Bill Brioux, TV journalist, blogger, author, and longtime Farce afficionado.
With contributions from many of their longtime friends and collaborators, including veteran Farceur Dave Broadfoot, the book takes readers behind the scenes, and on stage, into the day-to-day creative vortex of one of the most popular comedy shows in the history of Canadian television.
• The Toronto Star's Martin Knelman attended our launch and wrote this terrific article about our good friend, Ivan Fecan, and how he figures in the book and (very prominently) in Air Farce's history...
AIR FARCE BOOK OFFICIALLY THE CRITICS' PICK!
• TV critic John Doyle selects the Air Farce book as one of his top gifts "for the TV hound" ... you can see it here (slide 6 of 25), along with all the other picks from The Globe and Mail's entertainment writers.
• Blogger and writer James Bawden praises the book as a dose of good ol' Canadiana on entertainment shelves this year.
• Bill Brioux included the book on this Toronto Star list of gifts for TV lovers ... click here to see the complete article.
Don, standing in front of the dusted-off donut shop set, points to Dave Broadfoot and asks him to take a bow during the book launch for AIR FARCE: 40 YEARS OF FLYING BY THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS. Hundreds of fans and friends turned out for the event -- which featured free Tim Hortons coffee and donuts, as well as the opportunity to have the Air Farce cast sign the book -- at the Barbara Frum Atrium in CBC's Canadian Broadcasting Centre, Toronto, Monday, October 17, 2011.
Don Ferguson taping his appearance on GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TONIGHT, Monday, December 12, 2011.
Don took to the Red Chair to talk with George about the new Air Farce book and the annual New Year's specials ... and it became one of George's highest-rated interviews of 2011! Click either of the accompanying images (above or below) to watch the full interview at Strombo.com.
George and Don chat backstage after the taping (photos courtesy of Strombo.com).
AIR FARCE ON ITUNES
Click here for the
ultimate Air Farce library at the iTunes store, and download one of
our "Classic Collection" highlights packages, starting with Season 1 in 1993-94. Or download weekly episodes from our last two seasons on CBC - "Final Flight" (Season 16, 10 episodes plus our New Year's Eve 2008 finale) and "Air Farce Live" (Season 15), or one of our recent New Year's specials.
Go back to the early years, or watch our later shows
in HD - all instantly downloadable at the iTunes store now.
CBC AT 75: YOURS TO CELEBRATE
*RARE AIR FARCE VIDEO POSTED!*
On November 2, 2011, CBC celebrated 75 years of broadcasting. Air Farce is proud to be a part of the CBC family, an association that began in 1973 ... that's over half of the Corporation's existence!
As part of the 75th anniversary, CBC created a special website with photos, videos, games, and more. We've bookmarked some Air Farce-related posts and exclusive videos you can only find on CBC's 75th site, so CLICK HERE to take a look, including exclusive video-on-demand of Air Farce's VERY FIRST TV SPECIAL from 1980!...
On the night of Saturday, March 26, 2011, Roger Abbott died at the age of 64, 14 years after being diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Click here to visit Roger's memorial page, featuring links to articles and tributes, rare photos, and a video gallery.
Click here to visit iTunes and purchase a digital copy of the special hour-long tribute to Roger that aired Tuesday, March 29, 2011, featuring some of Roger's best moments on Air Farce -- as well as rare blooper footage. All proceeds from the sale of the show go to the Easter Seals.
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