''In Person'' is a

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music variety television series which aired on

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from 1966 to 1968.

Premise

Regulars included

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's house band and vocalists the . For the first season, each episode featured a different host such as

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, Tommy Common, Doug Crosley,

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, Wally Koster, and Gordon Pinsent. Guests in that season included

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, Billy Meek,

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, and Flip Wilson. For the second season (1967–1968),

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became a regular host. Guests that season included

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, and Rich Little. Some episodes were recorded at

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in Montreal, as the series often ventured outside the normal studio setting.

Scheduling

This series was broadcast on Saturday nights following ''

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'' to cover the available time slot until '' CBC's national newscast'' that night. Its debut was 17 December 1966 and ran until 11 May 1968, with the series interrupted between television seasons during mid-1967.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:In Person (Tv Series) CBC Television original programming 1966 Canadian television series debuts 1968 Canadian television series endings