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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.

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9. November 30, 2007

0.0Nov 30, 2007 · 30 min

Tonight's episode is brought to you by Karlheinz ketchup; it's good for sweetening deals. Stephane Dion prepares for a romantic evening with the Liberal caucus. President Pervez Musharraf discusses the state of emergency in Pakistan. A man regrets having his football-crazed brother visit during Grey Cup Week. A woman raves about her amazing anti-aging cream, then her husband drinks it and turns into a five-year-old. Karlheinz Schreiber testifies in song at a hearing. A news report about legal problems resulting from teddy bear names, the Vancouver Olympic mascots, hospital death rates, Middle East peace negotiations, Scotland's new airport slogan, and Australia's new Environment Minister. A woman deals with her hyperactive daughter at a Santa Claus parade. The Conservative Party continues to attack Stephane Dion in ads. American Customs agents guard the border against threats like fire engines and ambulances. Alan Park and Luba Goy discuss the hostage situation at Hillary Clinton's campaign office and bottled water for pets.