This is That is a news satire

News satire

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 program broadcast on CBC Radio

CBC Radio

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. The program began as a summer replacement in 2010, returned in the summer of 2011, and was added to the regular schedule in the fall of 2011. It is hosted by Pat Kelly

Pat Kelly (comedian)

Pat Kelly is a comedian from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was trained at Loose Moose Theatre in Calgary, and was a host for YTV, a Canadian cable channel featuring children's programming...

 and Peter Oldring

Peter Oldring

Peter Oldring is a Canadian TV actor and comedian.- Biography :In addition to performing with The Second City improv group in Toronto and Los Angeles, Oldring has appeared on Canadian television. He was also a regular cast member of the redneck-themed sketch comedy series Blue Collar TV...

 and produced by Chris Kelly.

The program, whose style has been compared to The Onion

The Onion

The Onion is an American news satire organization. It is an entertainment newspaper and a website featuring satirical articles reporting on international, national, and local news, in addition to a non-satirical entertainment section known as The A.V. Club...

, has drawn complaints from listeners who did not realize that they were listening to a comedy program and took the content seriously; Oldring and Kelly admit to having been surprised that listeners would be fooled.

The program has been nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award.