 From the Archives of the CBC Best Selling Comedy CD Wayne and Shuster: The Best of the Best ISBN 1894003330 (1 Hour - 1 CD) Cassette Title SOLD OUT Wayne and Shuster: The Radio Years" ISBN 1894003292 (4 Cassettes - 4 Hours)  Order yours today! |
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The Wayne and Shuster Show debuted on CBC radio in 1946. Wayne and Shuster became Canada's best-known comic duo. Their unique style of literate, classy humour won them fans around the country and, through their appearances on the Ed Sullivan show, made them household names around the world. A Comedy CD for the whole Family! And makes a great unique gift! Best Selling Comedy CD  Wayne and Shuster: The Best of the Best This Classic Collection Contains: Shakespearean Baseball I was a T.V. Addict Rinse the Blood off My Toga Frontier Psychiatrist December 25 1963 Starring Herb May, Paul Kligman and special Guest star Foster Hewitt Canadian Armed Forces Christmas Show "Cities of Canada" song Hockey Game : The Toronto Champs VS. Mimico Mice ISBN 1894003330 PRICE 18.99 CDN16.99 US CD 1 HOUR Cassette Sold OUT Wayne and Shuster: The Radio Years This Classic Collection Contains: Tape 1 Side A June 18 1959 Shakespearean Baseball, I was a T.V. Addict, Rinse the Blood off My Toga Tape 1 Side 2 Tape 2 Side A Tape 2 Side B Tape 3 Side A Tape 3 Side B Tape 4 Side A February 18 1954 "Valentine Thanks", "Secret Love" Sung by Terry Dale, A Story of an old Boxer called "Comeback" Wayne and Shuster, who won international acclaim for their distinctive gentle satiric sketches, were the founding fathers of English Canadian comedy. Appearing fairly regularly on CBC radio and television from the 1940s until Wayne's death in 1990, they helped to pave the way for such successful Canadian acts as the Royal Canadian Air Farce and Kids in the Hall. They made a record-setting 67 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and edited versions of their many specials for CBC TV were highly popular in U.S. syndication. Over the years, they also made frequent appearances on the BBC and won numerous awards, including the illustrious Silver Rose of Montreux. In 1942 they left the CBC to join the infantry and were soon writing and performing for the big Army Show. They toured military bases across Canada and later, when the show was split into smaller units, took the Invasion Review into Normandy after D-Day. Later they wrote a 52-week series for veterans and spent six weeks entertaining the Commonwealth Division in Korea. In 1946 they returned to CBC Radio on the Wayne and Shuster Show, broadcast live at 9:30 P.M. Thursdays. It was one of the few Canadian programs to compete successfully against American imports. Among their radio creations were the undefeated Mimico Mice who competed against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Legendary radio sports announcer Foster Hewitt did the play by play using the names of real Leaf players, but only Wayne and Shuster played for the Mice. Although they began appearing as guests on various American TV programs as early as 1950, their biggest television success came in 1958 when Ed Sullivan, whose ratings had slipped, invited them to appear on his Sunday night variety show. He insisted that they stick to the kind of comedy they were doing in Canada and gave them a one-year contract with complete freedom to decide on the length, frequency, content, sets, and supporting cast of all their sketches. Jack Gould of the New York Times described them as "the harbingers of literate slapstick." Sullivan, who became very fond of them both personally and professionally, said they were his biggest hit in ten years. In fact, his ratings shot up whenever
they performed and their contract was renewed again and again. So too was their CBC contract. RETAIL: $24.99(can) $21.99(us) |
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