Baroness_von_Sketch_Show
Baroness von Sketch Show
Canadian television series 2016–2021
Baroness von Sketch Show is a Canadian sketch comedy television series. It debuted on CBC Television on June 14, 2016.[1] Produced by Frantic Films, the series is an all-female comedy series starring Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen.[2] The four also serve as executive producers of the show.
Quick Facts Baroness von Sketch Show, Genre ...
| 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) |
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CBC renewed the show for a second season, which aired in 2017.[3] 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.[4] CBC has announced that the show would continue with a 5th and final season starting October 6, 2020.[5][6]
The show also airs on IFC in the United States.[7] 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,[8] the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018,[9] and the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[10]
- Jennifer Whalen as various
- Aurora Browne as various
- Carolyn Taylor as various
- Meredith MacNeill as various
More information Season, Episodes ...
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 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) | |
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Season 1 (2016)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 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) |
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Season 2 (2017)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 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) |
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Season 3 (2018)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 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) |
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Season 4 (2019)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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| 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) |
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Season 5 (2020–2021)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title [11] | Original air date [11] | |
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| 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) | |
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More information Award, Ceremony ...
| Award | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref(s) |
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| Canadian Screen Awards | 5th Canadian Screen Awards | Best Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Baroness von Sketch Show | Won | [8] |
| 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 | [9] | |
| 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 | [10] | |
| 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 |
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