| Baroness von Sketch Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch comedy |
| Created by | Carolyn Taylor Meredith MacNeill Aurora Browne Jennifer Whalen |
| Directed by | Aleysa Young Yael Staav Jordan Canning Jeremy Lalonde |
| Starring | Carolyn Taylor Meredith MacNeill Aurora Browne Jennifer Whalen |
| Opening theme | "Dancing Underwater" by Brave Shores |
| Ending theme | "Watch and Learn" by Marcus Thompson |
| Composers | Brendan Canning Ohad Benchtrit |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 46 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jamie Brown Carolyn Taylor Meredith MacNeill Aurora Browne Jennifer Whalen |
| Producers | Graham Ludlow Jeff Peeler |
| Running time | 22 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company | Frantic Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | June 14, 2016 (2016-06-14) – February 2, 2021 (2021-02-02) |
Baroness von Sketch Show is a Canadian sketch comedy television series. It debuted on CBC Television on June 14, 2016. Produced by Frantic Films, the series is an all-female comedy series starring Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen. The four also serve as executive producers of the show.
CBC renewed the show for a second season, which aired in 2017. The show's third season started in September 2018, and CBC renewed the show for a fourth season, that began airing shows in October 2019. CBC has announced that the show would continue with a 5th and final season starting October 6, 2020.
The show also airs on IFC in the United States. The show is a three-time winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series, winning at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, and the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.
Cast
- Jennifer Whalen as various
- Aurora Browne as various
- Carolyn Taylor as various
- Meredith MacNeill as various
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 6 | June 14, 2016 (2016-06-14) | July 19, 2016 (2016-07-19) | |
| 2 | 7 | June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) | August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08) | |
| 3 | 10 | September 18, 2018 (2018-09-18) | November 20, 2018 (2018-11-20) | |
| 4 | 10 | October 31, 2019 (2019-10-31) | November 28, 2019 (2019-11-28) | |
| 5 | 13 | October 6, 2020 (2020-10-06) | February 2, 2021 (2021-02-02) | |
Season 1 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "I Can't Believe This Used To Take Days" | Aleysa Young | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Monica Heisey, Mae Martin | June 14, 2016 (2016-06-14) |
| 2 | 2 | "Last Year You Weren't Forty" | Aleysa Young | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Mae Martin | June 21, 2016 (2016-06-21) |
| 3 | 3 | "We've Lost Communication" | Aleysa Young | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Monica Heisey | June 28, 2016 (2016-06-28) |
| 4 | 4 | "If The Killer Is Watching" | Aleysa Young | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Monica Heisey, Mae Martin | July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) |
| 5 | 5 | "Stay for a Drink" | Aleysa Young | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Monica Heisey | July 12, 2016 (2016-07-12) |
| 6 | 6 | "2CatShaPurr" | Aleysa Young | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Mae Martin | July 19, 2016 (2016-07-19) |
Season 2 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "It Satisfies on a Very Basic Level" | Yael Staav | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica Heisey, Mae Martin, Zoe Whittall | June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) |
| 8 | 2 | "Don't Call Me Ma'am" | Yael Staav | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica Heisey | July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04) |
| 9 | 3 | "I Can't Vote" | Yael Staav | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica Heisey | July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11) |
| 10 | 4 | "Taco and a Hair Flip" | Yael Staav | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica Heisey | July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18) |
| 11 | 5 | "Don't Make Me Send a Lawyer Up There" | Yael Staav | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica Heisey | July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25) |
| 12 | 6 | "It's a Garment of Liberty" | Yael Staav | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica Heisey | August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01) |
| 13 | 7 | "You've Reached the Voicemail of Tracy Herrity" | Yael Staav | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica Heisey | August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08) |
Season 3 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Is That You Karen?" | Jordan Canning, Jeremy Lalonde | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica Heisey | September 18, 2018 (2018-09-18) |
| 15 | 2 | "Tonight Is Spaghetti Thursday" | Jordan Canning, Jeremy Lalonde | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica Heisey | September 25, 2018 (2018-09-25) |
| 16 | 3 | "Don't Even Say Goodbye Just Go" | Jordan Canning, Jeremy Lalonde | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica Heisey | October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02) |
| 17 | 4 | "Sex and Things and Whispers" | Jordan Canning, Jeremy Lalonde | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica Heisey | October 9, 2018 (2018-10-09) |
| 18 | 5 | "It's Because I Care" | Jordan Canning, Jeremy Lalonde | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica Heisey | October 16, 2018 (2018-10-16) |
| 19 | 6 | "Buffin' Your Muffin" | Jordan Canning, Jeremy Lalonde | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica Heisey | October 23, 2018 (2018-10-23) |
| 20 | 7 | "Summer of ’65" | Jordan Canning, Jeremy Lalonde | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica Heisey | October 30, 2018 (2018-10-30) |
| 21 | 8 | "Sometimes It's Good to Be the Shaman" | Jordan Canning, Jeremy Lalonde | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica Heisey | November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) |
| 22 | 9 | "Start by Having Rich Parents" | Jordan Canning, Jeremy Lalonde | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica Heisey | November 13, 2018 (2018-11-13) |
| 23 | 10 | "Bangs Do Not Define Me" | Jordan Canning, Jeremy Lalonde | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica Heisey | November 20, 2018 (2018-11-20) |
Season 4 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | "Humanity is in an Awkward Stage" | September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17) |
| 25 | 2 | "Something for Daddy" | September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24) |
| 26 | 3 | "It's a Peachy Abomination" | October 1, 2019 (2019-10-01) |
| 27 | 4 | "No One Wants To Be That Lady" | October 8, 2019 (2019-10-08) |
| 28 | 5 | "I Always Order Wrong" | October 15, 2019 (2019-10-15) |
| 29 | 6 | "Shangela Was Robbed" | October 22, 2019 (2019-10-22) |
| 30 | 7 | "I Might Still Be Mad In A Week" | October 29, 2019 (2019-10-29) |
| 31 | 8 | "There's A Special Place in Hell" | November 5, 2019 (2019-11-05) |
| 32 | 9 | "My Instagram is Suffering" | November 12, 2019 (2019-11-12) |
| 33 | 10 | "Those Chickens Won't Clean Themselves" | November 12, 2019 (2019-11-12) |
Season 5 (2020–2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 | "Whatever You Do, Don't Smell His T-Shirts" | October 6, 2020 (2020-10-06) | |
| 35 | 2 | "I Prefer the Term 'Bonus Parent'" | October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13) | |
| 36 | 3 | "Did an Eagle Steal Your Baby?" | October 20, 2020 (2020-10-20) | |
| 37 | 4 | "I've Got a Date With a Gnome and He Is Hawt" | October 27, 2020 (2020-10-27) | |
| 38 | 5 | "All I'm Saying Is Her Car Has Eyelashes" | November 10, 2020 (2020-11-10) | |
| Guest star: Debra McGrath | ||||
| 39 | 6 | "Baby Toe Disease" | November 17, 2020 (2020-11-17) | |
| 40 | 7 | "Pénis Misérable" | November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24) | |
| 41 | 8 | "Don't Call Me Lady" | December 1, 2020 (2020-12-01) | |
| 42 | 9 | "Mercury Is in Retrograde" | January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05) | |
| 43 | 10 | "I Wrote a Play About My Ex" | January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12) | |
| 44 | 11 | "Women Love Breadcrumbs" | January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19) | |
| 45 | 12 | "Back of the Line Old Man" | January 26, 2021 (2021-01-26) | |
| 46 | 13 | "No One Steals the Kale" | February 2, 2021 (2021-02-02) | |
Awards
| Award | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | 5th Canadian Screen Awards | Best Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Baroness von Sketch Show | Won | |
| Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Mark Fly, Jeremy LaLonde — "If the Killer Is Watching" | Won | |||
| Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Aleysa Young — "Last Year You Weren't Forty" | Nominated | |||
| Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Monica Heisey, Mae Martin — "I Can't Believe This Used to Take Days" | Won | |||
| 6th Canadian Screen Awards | Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Baroness von Sketch Show | Won | ||
| Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen | Won | |||
| Best Photography in a Comedy Series | Christopher Mably — "It Satisfies on a Very Basic Level" | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing in a Comedy Program or Series | Mike Fly, Jeremy LaLonde — "It Satisfies on a Very Basic Level" | Nominated | |||
| Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Yael Staav — "It Satisfies on a Very Basic Level" | Won | |||
| Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica Heisey, Mae Martin, Zoe Whittall | Won | |||
| 7th Canadian Screen Awards | Best Ensemble Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Baroness von Sketch Show | Won | ||
| Best Photography in a Comedy Series | Nick Haight — "Is that you Karen?" | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing in a Comedy Series | Mike Fly, Marianna Khoury, Jeremy LaLonde, Stephen Withrow — "Is that you Karen?" | Nominated | |||
| Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Series | Jordan Canning, Jeremy LaLonde — "Is that you Karen?" | Won | |||
| Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica Heisey — "Is that you Karen?" | Won | |||
| 8th Canadian Screen Awards | Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Baroness von Sketch Show | Won | ||
| Best Photography in a Comedy Series | Robert Scarborough — "Humanity Is in an Awkward Stage" | Won | |||
| Best Editing in a Comedy Series | Mike Fly, Marianna Khoury, Aren Hansen, Sean Song, Nick Wong — "Humanity Is in an Awkward Stage" | Won | |||
| Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Jordan Canning, Aleysa Young — "Humanity Is in an Awkward Stage" | Won | |||
| Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Allison Hogg, Becky Johnson, Moynan King, DJ Mausner — "Humanity Is in an Awkward Stage" | Won | |||
| 9th Canadian Screen Awards | Best Comedy Series | Baroness von Sketch Show | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen | Won | |||
| Best Costume Design | Nicole Manek — "Baby Toe Disease" | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing in a Comedy Program or Series | Mike Fly, Marianna Khoury, Michael Pierro, "Morgan Waters" — "Whatever You Do, Don't Smell His T-Shirts" | Won | |||
| Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Vivieno Caldinelli, Joyce Wong | Won | |||
| Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica Heisey, Allison Hogg, Adam Christie, Becky Johnson, Nelu Handa, Paloma Nuñez — "I Prefer the Term Bonus Parent" | Won |
References
- "CBC reveals new TV shows, revives Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays". The Globe and Mail, March 4, 2015.
- "Baroness Von Sketch Show starts production". Playback, September 22, 2015.
- "CBC renews Baroness von Sketch Show". Toronto Star, July 19, 2016.
- "CBC RENEWS ACCLAIMED SKETCH COMEDY BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW FOR SEASON 4". CBC Media Centre, August 23, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ""Baroness Von Sketch Show" Co-Creators Announce the Fifth and Final Season of the CBC Original Sketch Comedy Series". The Futon Critic. May 21, 2020.
- @BaronessShow (August 7, 2020). "Baroness von Sketch Show returns for its fifth and final season Tuesday, October 6 on @CBC in Canada and Wednesday,…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Onstad, Katrina (July 28, 2017). "The Baronesses Are Coming! And Filling a Comedy Gender Gap". The New York Times. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards 2017: Baroness von Sketch Show, Orphan Black big winners". CBC News, March 8, 2017.
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards 2018: All the winners". Hello! Canada. March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Anne with an E, Cardinal win big at Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Full episodes and TV Listings- Zap2it.com". Zap2It. September 1, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
External links
- Official website at CBC.ca
- Baroness von Sketch Show at IMDb
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- 2010s Canadian sketch comedy television series
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- 2020s Canadian LGBTQ-related comedy television series
- 2020s Canadian sketch comedy television series
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