''Rita and Friends'' is a Canadian television
variety show
Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical theatre, musical performances, sketch comedy, magic (illusion), magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is ...
, which aired on
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...
from 1994 to 1997. The show was hosted by Canadian
country
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folk
Folk or Folks may refer to:
Sociology
*Nation
*People
* Folklore
** Folk art
** Folk dance
** Folk hero
** Folk music
*** Folk metal
*** Folk punk
*** Folk rock
** Folk religion
* Folk taxonomy
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Folk Plus or Fol ...
singer
Rita MacNeil
Rita MacNeil (May 28, 1944 – April 16, 2013) was a Canadian singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray t ...
. It won a Gemini Award in 1996 for 'Best Performance in a Variety Program or Series'
[ ] and featured many musical artists.
MacNeil's folksy style made the show more popular with Canadian audiences than the show it replaced, ''
Friday Night with Ralph Benmergui
''Friday Night! with Ralph Benmergui'' was a Canadian television variety show, which aired on CBC Television from 1992 to 1993.Greg Quill, "Friday Night! at first glance". ''Toronto Star'', November 3, 1992. The show initially aired at 10 p.m., fo ...
''.
References
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Canada's Awards Database
1990s Canadian variety television series
CBC Television original programming
1994 Canadian television series debuts
1997 Canadian television series endings
1990s Canadian music television series
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