30 minutes – Series, Comedy, Satire
Date of first broadcast: June 14, 2016
Production company: Frantic Films
Originating Network: CBC
Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen created and star in a series that takes a comedic look at our narcissistic contemporary culture. Fast paced and irreverent, Baroness von Sketch Show is a single-camera comedy, shot on location, that offers a witty take on everyday concerns. From the politics of ordering a coffee to entitled coworkers to open relationships, this satirical sketch show holds a fun house mirror up to modern life. It has won Canadian Screen Awards for Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series (2017, 2018), Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy (2018) and Best Performance, Sketch Comedy (2018) for the ensemble. Additional awards include a 2018 ACTRA Toronto Award for Outstanding Performance – Ensemble and a 2018 Canadian Comedy Award for Best TV Show.
NOTE: This production uses many actors to play a specific character in one or two episodes. We list only the main cast for this series.
Also see: Baroness von Sketch Takes a Bow.
2016 – 6 episodes
2017 – 7 episodes
2018 – 10 episodes
2019 – 10 episodes
2020 – 8 episodes
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