Simply Sean
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Simply Sean was a radio
show that aired weekly on CBC Radio One
's summer season in the early 2000s hosted by comedian Sean Cullen
. It ran every Saturday morning for an hour starting at 10am (10:30am in Newfoundland) featuring songs chosen by Cullen interspersed by his own offbeat observations. The show began as a summer replacement series in 2005 and was being produced for every summer since.
Each show featured a segment focusing on a topic ripe for Cullen's comedic talents to riff on, including "James Bond
", "Saturday Morning Cartoons", and "songs by Star Trek
stars". Typical music selections included the likes of The Tragically Hip
, Weakerthans
, Tom Waits
, and R.E.M..
The first season of the show ran for a total of 10 episodes, lasting well into the duration of the CBC lockout
of 2005. All of the shows were pre-recorded prior to the lockout, and the series ended at the conclusion of its summer run.
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
show that aired weekly on CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
's summer season in the early 2000s hosted by comedian Sean Cullen
Seán Cullen
Seán Cullen is a Canadian comedian. He is known for combining improvisation with mimicry and music. Cullen has been described in Time as the "vanguard of comedy's next generation". He is best known for voicing Four, Five & Seven in Seven Little Monsters. -Career:Cullen entered into the public eye...
. It ran every Saturday morning for an hour starting at 10am (10:30am in Newfoundland) featuring songs chosen by Cullen interspersed by his own offbeat observations. The show began as a summer replacement series in 2005 and was being produced for every summer since.
Each show featured a segment focusing on a topic ripe for Cullen's comedic talents to riff on, including "James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
", "Saturday Morning Cartoons", and "songs by Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
stars". Typical music selections included the likes of The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as The Hip, is a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie , Paul Langlois , Rob Baker , Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay . Since their formation in 1983 they have released 12 studio albums, two live albums, and 46 singles...
, Weakerthans
The Weakerthans
The Weakerthans are a four-piece Canadian indie rock band.-History:The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba by John K. Samson, after he left the punk band Propagandhi to start a publishing company. Samson joined forces with bassist John P...
, Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
, and R.E.M..
The first season of the show ran for a total of 10 episodes, lasting well into the duration of the CBC lockout
Lockout (industry)
A lockout is a work stoppage in which an employer prevents employees from working. This is different from a strike, in which employees refuse to work.- Causes :...
of 2005. All of the shows were pre-recorded prior to the lockout, and the series ended at the conclusion of its summer run.