The Big Revue

The Big Revue
Written byJohn Aylesworth
Frank Peppiatt
Directed byNorman Jewison
Presented byBudd Knapp
Donald Harron
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
Original release
Release9 September 1952 (1952-09-09) –
1 May 1953 (1953-05-01)
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The Big Revue was a Canadian variety television show. It was the first ever production of CBC Television when both debuted in 1952. The show was directed by Norman Jewison and written by John Aylesworth and Frank Peppiatt. The pilot episode first aired on 9 September 1952.[1][2]

The series was hosted by actress Toby Robins who would later rise to fame as a panelist on Front Page Challenge. It was on The Big Revue that Don Harron introduced TV audiences to his country bumpkin alter ego, "Charlie Farquharson" (who years later would be immortalized on the American series Hee Haw and the Canadian series The Red Green Show.).

  1. ^ Allan, Blaine (1996). "CBC Television Series, 1952-1982". Queen's Film and Media. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015.
  2. ^ Hahn, Finlay (25 March 2021). "Big Revue, The". History of Canadian Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024.