0.0EndedComedy

Air Farce Live

Air Farce Live, also credited as Air Farce, previously Royal Canadian Air Farce, and Air Farce—Final Flight! for the final season, was a Canadian sketch comedy series starring the comedy troupe Royal Canadian Air Farce, that previously starred in an eponymous show on CBC Radio, from 1973 to 1997. The top-rated television show was broadcast on CBC Television, beginning in 1993 and ending in December 2008. The Air Farce Live name was adopted in October 2007. For the show's final season which began October 3, 2008, the series was renamed Air Farce—Final Flight!. The show was a weekly topical sketch comedy series focusing on political and cultural satire and was one of the most popular Canadian television shows. It was initially aired as a radio series beginning in 1973, and on radio, Air Farce continued for 24 seasons through 1997. In terms of the troupe's TV career, the first Air Farce TV special aired in 1980. A short-lived Air Farce TV series was broadcast in 1981, and further TV specials aired in 1982, 1983, and 1984. After a long hiatus from TV, a 1992 New Year's Eve special for CBC-TV was well received, and a new Air Farce TV series began in October 1993. The TV series was retitled Air Farce Live beginning with the October 6, 2007 broadcast and was the first Canadian sketch comedy series to be broadcast in HD. The show was broadcast live in the Atlantic time zone and tape delayed in the other time zones.

Watch Trailer
OverviewProvidersCreditsSeasonsRecommendationsSimilarImagesVideos

3. October 19, 2007

0.0Oct 19, 2007 · 30 min

Don Ferguson talks about Justin Trudeau's new baby and the new Trump Tower. Stephen Harper presents a controversial new government document called "Strong Leadership: Destroying Dion." The show "E Talk" interviews Britney Spears and Kevin Federline. Former Prime Minister Jean Chretien does an interview about his new book. Al Gore introduces some new "inconvenient truths" that he has learned. A news editor talks about Stephen Harper's Throne Speech and the reactions from the Opposition. Some guys hang out at the lake and skip stones, then are embarrassed when a girl beats them at it. A junk food dealer sells contraband foods at school and gets busted. Topical Toons presents Belinda Stronach's swan song. Alan Park talks about B.C. Ferries, racial profiling in the Maher Arar case, Aung San Suu Kyi becoming an honourary Canadian citizen, seal hunt protesters, Oral Roberts' son in an ethical scandal, Vladimir Putin visiting Iran, and other stories.