December 30, 2008 / 16:38
I am so glad you posted this. I agree 100%. This show is horribe....but I too have watched an episode or two.....just like a car wreck.
December 30, 2008 / 16:59
Actually this one is pretty funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qz5PpvBwFI
December 30, 2008 / 17:30
That was awful Pete. Horrible acting and old cliche jokes.
December 30, 2008 / 19:01
They did some good impersonations.
Kids in the Hall with their gay humour was low.
SNL is so so.
There is some advertising type humour that puts down men as funny...sells dick!
Like the fat dude with a backward 7 on his chest.
It filters into TV shows.
December 30, 2008 / 19:21
I always was a bit pi**ed that my tax money went to this...not healthcare...not road pothole repairs...but the air farce...i am a person with very wide and varied love of different styles of humor and movies and music.
A guy that can love opera, metal and rap. Low brow comedy and silent films.
My humor can go from AD Clay, to chris rock. But air farce was horrible.
I never could get thru an entire episode...it is great to hear they are off the air.
PS i am in my early 40's and my mother in her 60's...you would think her generation likes it...but she equally hated it.
December 30, 2008 / 19:58
I don't know anybody who ever liked the show, and I have seen only a skit or two over their 16 year run, which was not enough to make me want to watch an episode. So what are the numbers? If it was critically acclaimed I can see our tax dollars standing by it for a season or two, but if the numbers were continually low - it should be regarded as a scandal.
But on the lighter side - I see a few new senators in the making
December 30, 2008 / 20:38
Worst...show....ever. If you exclude anything that has that human douche Ben what's his face in it.
December 30, 2008 / 20:55
Fred, I confessed this last year.
http://www.torontomike.com/2007/08/confession_time.html
One minute of "The Kids in the Hall" contains more pure hilarity than an entire season of "Royal Canadian Air Farce".
December 30, 2008 / 22:51
What's wrong Freddie, you couldn't appreciate those dead-on satires of Bill VanderZalm's Social Credit experiment in B.C. circa 1986?
Luba Goy was on with Charles Adler earlier this year to talk about the Air Farce and it was the most uncomfortable interview I've ever heard. The woman acted like she was Lucille Ball and that the end of Air Farce was a watershed moment in Canadian comedy history.
Who, other than university professors and the CBC cafeteria staff, would show up to watch this dreck being taped?
Toronto Mike's right...the opening credits of Kids in the Hall or SCTV were funnier than 38 years of this crowd on radio or TV.
December 30, 2008 / 22:52
It's likely Luba Goy is a nice lady, and I'm sure there are folks out there who think she is national treasure. I am not one of them.
December 31, 2008 / 00:31
media people and egos????
save a life then talk to me!!!!!!
December 31, 2008 / 01:40
Freddie, you are right. You're "comedy based morning radio show" was not very funny. What IS funny, is how you think other people's comedy is not.
Yes, Airfarce is a little long in the tooth. But, it has a very loyal audience.
Your comments sound a little envious to me. How many years did that Brampton "comedy based" radio show last? How many years has AF lasted? Try being gratious to those who have done well. It will be easier on your ulser.
December 31, 2008 / 09:56
There are striking similarities between Air Farce's popularity and other so called top shows/personalities in this Country.
How the hell did Mike Bullard become our funniest comic and have his own show for a number of years?
Ever watch an episode of Wingfield Farm on CBC? Oh please give it a go.
Ben Mulroney?
Rick The Temp?
I'm sure there are many other examples, but the point is, SOMEONE thinks these people are the best possible candidates for each of those jobs.
There are a lot of unknown, talented Canadian actors/comedians/hosts out there, and it's a shame we'll never hear about them.
December 31, 2008 / 11:33
I could only watch that show for about 2 minutes to remind myself how boring it was. Barf barf and more barf
December 31, 2008 / 16:03
Not a fan but more than a million Canadians were watching a real Canadian show employing Canadians.
Just like all the sports channels I must take as part of my cable package I realize that some folks like it and I accept it.
January 1, 2009 / 04:16
This hour has 22 minutes trumps Air Farce.
At least when it had Rick Mercer.
January 1, 2009 / 08:00
To Ryan....the problem with Canadian media is that it is a fraternity of people who are all in love with each other. They all believe that one another is really good at what they do.
There is no regard to what the public thinks and thus leaves no choice for us. You are right about many talented people that we never see. I can walk down my street and pick out a better crew to host anything on any channel.
It's an 'old boys club' (not all male though) that only chooses its own and loves themselves. So sad....
January 1, 2009 / 16:24
Hey freddie i did not like air farce and already posted such...but i also think that
The Witness....see post above..
December 31, 2008 / 01:40
Yes, Airfarce is a little long in the tooth. But, it has a very loyal audience.
...may be right....they have had a very loyal long term audience....its called life term in prison...i am sure they are the loyal audience....come to think of it...witness may stand for witness protection...LOL
January 3, 2009 / 01:11
I'm probably gonna get roasted here, but I was a fan. I grew up with the show on radio and followed it to TV. It was way better in the John Morgan days and in the years since he left it steadily started getting less and less funny and it became less and less of a must watch. I'm sad to see it go because like it or not it really is a pretty big part of Canadian history, but I can't deny that it was time.
January 6, 2009 / 11:40
I agree with you Steve. I remember it on the radio and it was funny. Dave Broadfoot et al were very creative. The first few seasons on TV were good, but then it started going down hill, especially when they adopted this "live" concept. Not any of their fortes.
January 8, 2009 / 11:03
The point is that most comedy is a one shot effort, even if it is hilarious it rarely raises a laugh the second time around. I agree with some of the posters above that Air farce was not great but compared to what?? Rick Mercer is irritating and some of 20 Mins is still funny. I think fred and Stafford and those of similair ilk are just sort of envious. They contsantly rail against the CBC, but without it what would we have?? Awful Tv like Global and CTV etc. Oh and Fred did have one thing right the "humour" of Humble and Fred was truly awful. If the Air Farce is an example of government subsidized mediocrity then surely "Humble and Fred"should be held up high as a prime example of when private business genius produces the goods--result?? pure strong smelling doo doo.Thank God for the internet and the ability to listen to how radio should and can be programmed: the government sponsored BBC!!
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