Billable Hours

Billable Hours
GenreLegal drama
Comedy
Created byFabrizio Filippo
Adam Till
StarringFabrizio Filippo
Brandon Firla
Jennifer Baxter
Opening theme"Working Man"
Ending theme"Working Man" (instrumental)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersFrank Van Keeken
David Fortier
Ivan Schneeberg
Production locationsToronto, Ontario, Canada
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesTemple Street Productions
Shaw Media
Original release
NetworkShowcase
ReleaseApril 16, 2006 (2006-04-16) –
December 3, 2008 (2008-12-03)
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Billable Hours is a Canadian comedy series that was aired on Showcase from 2006 to 2008.[1] Set in the fictional Toronto law firm of Fagen & Harrison, the series focuses on three young lawyers struggling to balance their expectations of life with the difficult realities of building a career in the driven Bay Street corporate environment,[2] and engaging in immature and unprofessional behaviour to cope with the soul-crushing drudgery of working life.[3]

The series was created by Adam Till, a former lawyer who quit law after becoming disillusioned with the corporate environment, and actor Fabrizio Filippo.[4]

  1. ^ Beppi Crosariol, "Bay Street veterans play law life for laughs". The Globe and Mail, November 9, 2005.
  2. ^ "Funny as charged: Even lawyers can laugh at these lawyer jokes". Edmonton Journal, April 16, 2006.
  3. ^ "Calgarian brings laughable nastiness to comedy; Billable Hours step up from actor's tree gig". Calgary Herald, October 15, 2008.
  4. ^ "When did Bay Street become a bummer?". National Post, April 17, 2006.