If you enjoy "Kids in the Hall," you might be more encouraged by the new U.S. TV fall schedule. New shows in the States will feature 2 members, a 3rd for those who can watch the CBC this fall.
While Bruce McCulloch has a show in Canada these days — "Young Drunk Punk" (on City but also coming to CBC) — 2 of his Kids in the Hall teammates will be on midseason launches south of the border.
Mark McKinney will be part of the ensemble cast of "Superstore" on NBC. The America Ferrara vehicle takes place in a Wal-Mart type store.
Dave Foley (left) will be in the new Ken Jeong comedy "Dr. Ken" about a doctor with no bedside manner. Jeong is a physician in real life. "Dr. Ken" will air Fridays at 8:30 pm Eastern/Pacific. We can assume Foley's role will be somewhat limited given his presence on "The Odd Couple" on CBS. That program has been renewed, though for midseason, so Foley will likely be able to juggle both shows.
Alison Pill will be a major player in the ABC midseason drama "The Family" also starring Joan Allen and Zach Gilford. The show centers the return of a politician's young son who was presumed dead, and whether or not he is who we think he is. Pill is best known to U.S. audiences for her work in the U.S. show "The Newsroom."
This doesn't count prominent Canadians on current U.S. OTA TV shows, including Matthew Perry ("Odd Couple"), Hannah Simone ("New Girl"), Colin Mochrie ("Whose Line Is It Anyway"), and Grace Park ("Hawaii 5'O").
In non-traditional TV, you can always watch Molly Parker as Jackie Sharp in the Netflix series "House of Cards." You can also catch Tatiana Maslany and other talented Canadians in Season 3 of "Orphan Black." My less-than-stellar take on Season 3 can be found here.
For some Tatiana Maslany love, you should watch her appearances this week on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and "Live with Kelly and Michael." Maslany hinted at a Season 4 for "Orphan Black."
As always, if we missed a prominent or less prominent Canadian involved with a U.S. TV show, please complete our list in the comments section.
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Given the tone of where "Mad Men" is headed, we don't expect to see Jessica Paré in the season finale on Sunday. Megan Draper got a divorce from her husband, Don, and a $1 million check.
As much fun as we have had with Paré in a prominent role on a popular show, we are very excited to see what is next on the horizon for this amazingly talented actress and singer.
Martin Short did a great job in a show largely ignored by the general public in "Mulaney." We don't think Short will struggle to find work.
We also give a nod to Paul Shaffer, who has been the musical director and sidekick for "Late Night with David Letterman" and the "Late Show with David Letterman" for over 33 years. The latter program leaves the airwaves on Wednesday.
Shaffer headed the CBS Orchestra and, before that, the World's Most Dangerous Band. He also was in the house band for the original Saturday Night Live cast and appeared in sketches.
He was also the answer to the question of "Who was P.S." in the Robin Daggers song "P.S. I Love You" from the CBS show "How I Met Your Mother."
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"Rookie Blue" keeps plugging along each summer. Global starts its season on May 21 while ABC waits a little over a month longer with a June 25 debut.
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"Whose Line Is It Anyway" will eventually be back on the CW though not in the fall. For the moment, you can access every U.S. version of the long-running program, including the ABC episodes, via CW Seed. You can watch Colin Mochrie for hours, and you should.
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"Schitt's Creek" has been renewed by the CBC for a second season, and the show will also appear on Pop TV in the States for a second season. Those of us who are stuck watching the show in SD would love to have an outlet in HD in the States, but having an outlet is better than no outlet at all.
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The U.S. networks upfronts are also on the minds of the programmers at Canadian TV outlets CTV, City, and Global as well as cable channels to program what seems like 90% of their upcoming fall and winter TV schedules.
Though we have some idea what CBC will bring this fall and winter, we'll also check in with the CBC schedule once the public broadcaster releases its schedule.
photo credit: "Dr. Ken"/ABC
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