''The Ron James Show'' is a Canadian television comedy show, which debuted 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 ...

on September 25, 2009. Starring comedian Ron James, the show intersperses filmed and stage sketches with clips of James performing his

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routine. One of the show's more noted features is ''L'il Ronnie James'', an animated recurring sketch which depicts James as a young child growing up in

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in the vein of

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's animation style. On March 11, 2014, Ron James announced online that the show had been cancelled.

Voice Actors L'il Ronnie

Seasons 1-5

Ratings

Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Season Five

References

External links

* * CBC Television original programming 2009 Canadian television series debuts 2014 Canadian television series endings 2000s Canadian sketch comedy television series 2010s Canadian sketch comedy television series {{Canada-comedy-tv-prog-stub