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''TallBoyz'' is a Canadian television
sketch comedy troupe best known for their 2019-2022
CBC Television sketch comedy series.
The series stars Guled Abdi, Vance Banzo, Tim Blair and Franco Nguyen, who have worked for several years in stage-based sketch comedy under the name TallBoyz II Men.
["CBC picks up male sketch comedy series Tallboyz"]
''Hamilton Spectator
''The Hamilton Spectator'', founded in 1846, is a newspaper published weekdays and Saturdays in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. One of the largest Canadian newspapers by circulation,''The Hamilton Spectator'' is owned by Torstar.
History
''The Hami ...
'', March 28, 2019. They were previously best known for their stage show ''A 6ix NNNNNN Revue'',
["Fringe Review: A 6ix NNNNNN Revue"]
''Now
Now most commonly refers
to the present time.
Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to:
Organizations
* Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization
* National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization
* Now ...
'', July 5, 2018. which won the award for Best Comedy at the 2018
Toronto Fringe Festival
The Toronto Fringe Festival is an annual theatre festival, featuring un-juried plays by unknown or well-known artists, taking place in the theatres of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Several productions originally mounted at the Fringe have later been ...
. The title of ''A 6ix NNNNNN Revue'' was an allusion to the Toronto alternative weekly newspaper ''
Now
Now most commonly refers
to the present time.
Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to:
Organizations
* Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization
* National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization
* Now ...
'', whose music, film, literature and theatre critics rate works on a scale of one to five N's instead of stars.
[
The series is produced by ]Bruce McCulloch
Bruce Ian McCulloch is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, musician and film director. McCulloch is perhaps best known for his work as a member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, including starring in the TV series of the same name. He ...
and Susan Cavan,[ and was developed after McCulloch saw the troupe perform at the ]Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, also known as the TOSketchfest, is an annual comedy festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, devoted to sketch comedy. Held over 12 days in March, the festival presents performances by both established and emerging s ...
in 2018.[Eric Volmers, "Seriously funny; Tallboyz II Men silly, surreal and socially relevant". '']Kingston Whig-Standard
''The Kingston Whig-Standard'' is a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is published five days a week, from Tuesday to Saturday. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is currently owned by Postmedia. It has ...
'', September 14, 2019.
In March 2022, the series began airing in the U.S on Fuse.
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
References
External links
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2010s Canadian sketch comedy television series
2019 Canadian television series debuts
CBC Television original programming
2020s Canadian sketch comedy television series
2022 Canadian television series endings
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