Let's Call the Whole Thing Orff
Encyclopedia
Let's Call the Whole Thing Orff is a Canadian
comedy television series which aired on CBC Television
from 1971 to 1972.
quotation by television columnist Bob Blackburn who suggested a television series name in one of his columns. This was a spin-off from CBC Radio
's Funny You Should Say That, although Let's Call the Whole Thing Orff featured only Barrie Baldaro from that radio series unlike the heavier cast reliance for other spin-offs such as Comedy Cafe
, Comedy Crackers
, and Zut!
.
Series regulars were Barrie Baldaro, Andrée Boucher, Yvon Ducharme, Peggy Mahon, Wally Martin and Terrence G. Ross with songs by France Castel and Diane Dufresne
. Sketches often concerned the differences between English and French Canadian culture and relied on rapidly executed material. Francois Cousineau conducted the house band.
Television in Canada
Television in Canada officially began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by the American media, perhaps...
comedy television series which aired on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
from 1971 to 1972.
Premise
This Montreal-produced series derived its title from a Toronto TelegramToronto Telegram
The Toronto Evening Telegram was a conservative, broadsheet afternoon newspaper published in Toronto from 1876 to 1971. It had a reputation for supporting the Conservative Party at both the federal and provincial level. The paper competed with the liberal Toronto Star...
quotation by television columnist Bob Blackburn who suggested a television series name in one of his columns. This was a spin-off from CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
's Funny You Should Say That, although Let's Call the Whole Thing Orff featured only Barrie Baldaro from that radio series unlike the heavier cast reliance for other spin-offs such as Comedy Cafe
Comedy Cafe
Comedy Cafe is a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television in 1969.-Premise:This Montreal-produced series featured performers from CBC Radio's Funny You Should Say That series, namely Barrie Baldaro, Joan Stuart and Ted Zeigler. They were joined by additional performers Dave...
, Comedy Crackers
Comedy Crackers
Comedy Crackers is a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television in 1970.-Premise:This series was a follow-up to 1969's Comedy Cafe which was a local series that was brought to the national CBC network to fill in for the early cancellation Barris and Company...
, and Zut!
Zut! (TV series)
Zut! was a Canadian sketch comedy television series which aired Saturday evenings from 1970 to 1971 on CBC Television. It was based loosely on relations between Quebec and the rest of Canada....
.
Series regulars were Barrie Baldaro, Andrée Boucher, Yvon Ducharme, Peggy Mahon, Wally Martin and Terrence G. Ross with songs by France Castel and Diane Dufresne
Diane Dufresne
Diane Dufresne, CQ is a singer and painter, and has sung a number of classics of Quebec repertoire of popular songs....
. Sketches often concerned the differences between English and French Canadian culture and relied on rapidly executed material. Francois Cousineau conducted the house band.