web series
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The Chronicle Herald
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'', June 12, 2013. Created by Andrew Bush of the sketch comedy troupe
Picnicface
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, the series stars Ryan Beil as Donald Tipper, an unhappy call centre employee who tries to reinvent himself as a creator of online
viral video
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s. The cast also includes
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,
Pat Thornton
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, Kyle Hickey,
Molly Dunsworth
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,
Cory Bowles
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and Kevin Kincaid.
The web series consists of seven episodes. All seven episodes were also subsequently reedited into an hour-long comedy special, which aired on
CBC Television
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Canadian Screen Award
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