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 Photo taken from a taping of The Debaters at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, with Sean Cullen (centre) as host. | |
| Genre | Comedy, Panel Game Show |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | CBC Radio One CBC Television |
| Starring | Steve Patterson |
| Created by | Richard Side |
| Produced by | Richard Side Phillip Ditchburn Anna Bonokoski |
| Recording studio | Various live venues across Canada |
| Original release | September 2006 (CBC Radio One) 2011 (CBC Television) – present (CBC Radio One) 2011 (CBC Television) |
| Website | The Debaters |
The Debaters is a Canadian radio comedy show currently hosted by Steve Patterson.[1] It airs on CBC Radio One, Saturdays at 3:00PM (PDT) and Wednesdays at 11:30AM, Eastern Time.
During each episode, two debates take place between two sets of two contestants. The topics are deliberately comedic, such as "Apples vs. Oranges and "Was Darth Vader a Bad Father?". The winner is chosen by audience reaction at the end of the debate.[2] Each season has approximately 33 new episodes. These are recorded in front of live audiences in studios, theatres and clubs across Canada.
In 2011, the radio series also taped a number of episodes for broadcast as a television series on CBC Television,[3] but did not get a second season.
- ^ Patrick Blennerhassett, "The great Canadian comic debate". Victoria News, October 2, 2008.
- ^ "Taping comedy show for radio; CBC's Debaters comes to the McPherson stage". Victoria Times-Colonist, September 3, 2008.
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