CBC reinforces its comedy slate with the renewal of three original series

CBC announced the renewal of popular original series "Run The Burbs" and "Son of a Critch" for their third seasons, and long-running sketch comedy series "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" for its 31st season. These series join Peabody Award-winning comedy "Sort Of", which was renewed for a third season in December 2022 by CBC and HBO Max, as part of CBC’s 2023-24 comedy slate.

CBC comedies were recently recognized with 54 Canadian Screen Award nominations, including Best Comedy Series for "Sort Of" and Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series for "This Hour Has 22 Minutes."

“CBC continues to offer the very best in Canadian comedy, thanks to personal, heart-warming storytelling from authentic original voices and sketch and stand-up comedy that smartly captures our current times,” said Sally Catto, General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports, CBC. “'Run The Burbs', 'Son of a Critch', 'Sort Of' and 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' each provide a reflection of this country that is unique, funny and genuinely Canadian and as result, have firmly established themselves as part of CBC’s comedy legacy. We look forward to sharing their new seasons with audiences across the country.”

Created by comedian, writer and actor Andrew Phung ("Kim’s Convenience") and filmmaker Scott Townend ("The Secret Marathon"), "Run The Burbs" follows the Phams, a young, bold Vietnamese-South Asian-Canadian family taking a different approach to living life to the fullest, while changing the way we think about contemporary family values and life in the burbs. The series is produced by Pier 21 Films and distributed by Fifth Season.

Based on Mark Critch's award-winning, best-selling memoir, "Son of a Critch" is the hilarious and very real story of 12-year-old Mark coming of age in St. John’s, Newfoundland in the 80s. Lionsgate Television handles worldwide distribution rights outside Canada.

Canada’s longest-running TV comedy series, "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" continues to push the boundaries of provocative satire, targeting politics, culture and world events with biting parodies and an unrelenting skewering of the weekly news.