The CBC still has radio shows today. It's on strike at the moment (*grrr*), but their big show is Sunday Night Showcase, which is a "radio theatre" type production. According to the website, it's still going on in spite of the strike. You can listen to the signal online, so you might want to check that out.
Most of the Frantics stuff is skit comedy. On Frantic Times, there's some characters that have continuing storylines over the span of several episodes; the most famous are Mr. Canoehead, Todd Booster and Bill from Bala (who is also Bill on the Red Green Show). There's also a few episodes that have a plot stringing together the different skits.
"Those People Across the Street" was the only Frantics spinoff that was close to an actual radio show. It followed the adventures of a teacher and a taxi driver settling into family life in the suburbs. Sorta like a TV sitcom on radio, but with better writing.
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Date: 2005-09-26 02:49 am (UTC)Most of the Frantics stuff is skit comedy. On Frantic Times, there's some characters that have continuing storylines over the span of several episodes; the most famous are Mr. Canoehead, Todd Booster and Bill from Bala (who is also Bill on the Red Green Show). There's also a few episodes that have a plot stringing together the different skits.
"Those People Across the Street" was the only Frantics spinoff that was close to an actual radio show. It followed the adventures of a teacher and a taxi driver settling into family life in the suburbs. Sorta like a TV sitcom on radio, but with better writing.