''Acting Good'' is a Canadian television comedy series, which premiered October 17, 2022 on

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. The series stars comedian

Paul Rabliauskas Paul Rabliauskas is a Canadian stand-up comedian, most noted as the star of the 2022 sitcom ''Acting Good''.

as a young

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man who returns home to live in his small

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community in northern Manitoba following a failed attempt to establish himself in

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. The series is loosely based around his own experiences having to move back home to live with his family during the

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. The cast also includes

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Billy Merasty Billy Merasty (born 1960) is an Aboriginal Canadian actor and writer of Cree descent. Early life Merasty was born in Brochet, Manitoba, Canada. He is the ninth of fourteen siblings born to Viola and Pierre Merasty, and a grandson of Joe Highway, ...

, Roseanne Supernault,

Tina Keeper Tina Keeper, OM (born March 20, 1962) is a Cree actress, film producer and former politician from Canada.

and Rosanna Deerchild. Directors include

Michael Greyeyes Michael Greyeyes (born June 4, 1967) (Muskeg Lake Cree Nation) is an Indigenous Canadian actor, dancer, choreographer, director, and educator. In 1996, Greyeyes portrayed Crazy Horse in the television film ''Crazy Horse''. In 2018, Greyeyes port ...

and

Darlene Naponse Darlene Naponse is an Anishinaabe filmmaker, writer, director, and community activist from Canada. She is most noted for her 2018 film ''Falls Around Her'', which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018 and subs ...

. The series is being produced by Keeper's Kistikan Pictures.Greg David
"Award-winning actor Michael Greyeyes joins directing team for CTV Comedy Channel’s original series, Acting Good"
''TV, eh?'', April 27, 2022.

References

2022 Canadian television series debuts 2020s Canadian sitcoms CTV Comedy Channel original programming First Nations television series Television shows set in Manitoba Television shows filmed in Manitoba {{Canada-comedy-tv-prog-stub