'Baroness von Sketch Show' previously aired on IFC network in the US.
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The bonus episodes explore surviving the apocalypse with your ex the upside of mom brain the downside of step-parenting witch trials and tribulations the problem with superheroes and much, much more.įirst season available for free on AMC+ during the month of March The groundbreaking all-female comedy will continue its exploration of the angst and absurdity of modern life with never-before-aired sketches from the critically acclaimed final season.
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Season one of the series was nominated for five Canadian Screen Awards and took home three including Best Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series, Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series and Best Picture Editing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series.ĭrawing on 16 years of comedy experience and multiple collaborations, from The Second City Mainstage, to This Hour Has 22 Minutes, to indie improv favourite Wand Portal - BARONESS features the award-winning talents of: Carolyn Taylor (Portrait of a Serial Monogamist), Meredith MacNeill (Peepshow / Man Stroke Woman), Aurora Browne (New Born Moms), and Jennifer Whalen (InSecurity). From marriage equality to screen addiction, Airbnbs to ultrasounds, this satirical sketch show captures the banalities and absurdities of modern life. baroness1 A fast paced and irreverent sketch comedy featuring four of the best comedians. Shot entirely on location, BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW is an insightful, emotionally grounded series that offers a witty look at everyday concerns. This all-female, single-camera comedy series takes a fresh look at our navel-gazing, contemporary culture. The fifth and final series of Baroness Von Sketch Show concluded in early 2021, and the show will be remembered for not only being from a woman’s point of view, but for being queer, relatable, and able to find comedy in just about anything, even transvaginal ultrasounds.Fast paced and irreverent, BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW celebrates the absurd, mines the embarrassing and satirizes our daily lives. She was head writer for the award-winning satirical comedy This Hour Has 22 Minutes and developed long-running shows Little Mosque On the Prairie (CBC/Mind’s Eye) and Instant Star (CTV/Epitome). Browne is the woman of a thousand faces, and Whalen is the ultimate straight woman with an ability to take things so literally they become ridiculous. An alumnus of Second City Toronto, Jennifer Whalen is a co-creator, executive producer, writer and star of Baroness von Sketch Show. Taylor is classic at taking a joke well beyond its limit, leaving everyone in the sketch (and at home) uncomfortable. Often this involves her needing to do something quickly (like take off her clothes for a massage or make it through a public washroom without touching anything) and stumbling hilariously through. MacNeill is best when she’s manically ripping through a sketch showing her dexterous physical comedy. Any sketch is just as likely to be about the way women are marketed to as it is to be about awkward dance moves at a wedding.Įach star has their own special charms. Created by and starring Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen, each episode is a series of rapid-fire sketches blending social critique, slapstick comedy, and dry observations. Baroness Von Sketch Show is groundbreaking for being a show run by and starring women in their 40s, but since its debut in 2016, the show has proven itself to be more than just that landmark.