''Adrienne Clarkson Presents'' is a Canadian cultural entertainment series broadcast on
CBC Television beginning in 1988. The series ended in 1999, the year host
Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Louise Clarkson (; ; born February 10, 1939) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian journalist who served from 1999 to 2005 as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation.
Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 19 ...
was appointed
Governor General of Canada
The governor general of Canada (french: gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal viceregal representative of the . The is head of state of Canada and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, but resides in oldest and most populous realm, ...
.
Episodes featured artists such as
Molly Johnson
Margaret Leslie "Molly" Johnson, Order of Canada, OC is a Canadian Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter of pop and jazz.
Biography
Johnson began as a child performer, receiving formal training from the National Ballet School and the Banff Schoo ...
,
Quartette, and
Peppiatt and Aylesworth
Peppiatt and Aylesworth were a Canadian television comedy team. The team consisted of Frank Peppiatt (March 19, 1927 – November 7, 2012) and John Aylesworth (August 18, 1928 – July 28, 2010).
John Aylesworth was born on August 18, 1928, in ...
. The series was preceded by a limited 1988 summer programme, ''Adrienne Clarkson's Summer Festival''.
External links
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TVArchive.ca: ''Adrienne Clarkson Presents''Adrienne Clarkson Presents: A Tribute to Peppiatt & Aylesworth: Canada's First Television Comedy Team
1988 Canadian television series debuts
1999 Canadian television series endings
CBC Television original programming
1980s Canadian variety television series
1990s Canadian variety television series
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