Robson Arms - The Corner Gas Connection

Here are a few more photos from my time working on "Robson Arms." These particular photos highlight the "Corner Gas" connection. "Corner Gas" (one of my favourite comedies) hadn't aired yet when we wound up casting two of their leads in ongoing roles in our show: Fred Ewanuick as Nick, and Gabrielle Miller as Bobbi. They were simply the best people for the roles - and, I might add, they were both treasures to work with.

My son sitting proudly with Fred Ewanuick (and me). My son was a big "Corner Gas" fan, and Fred arranged to get him a shirt signed by all the cast members!

 

Here is gorgeous Gabrielle Miller with the equally lovely April Amber Telek, who played her rival on the show. 

And last but not least, both Nancy Robertson and Brent Butt did guest appearance on the show. Don't ask me about my hair in this picture because I don't have a good answer.

A Trip Down a Robson Arms Memory Lane

I was going through some old photos and came across a whole bunch from a show I co-created and show-ran with the wonderful Gary Harvey, "Robson Arms." I had so much fun on that show, and I worked with a lot of incredibly talented Canadian actors. I just thought I'd share a few photos over the next week or so. 

 

First, every week I got to work with the incredibly talented and charming John Cassini, who played the building's sleazy superintendent. Here he is standing with the lovely Mark McKinney, former Kid in the Hall, who was in a couple of episodes in Season 1. 

 

Mark wasn't the only "Kid" I had the pleasure of working with. In Season 3 we introduced the wickedly funny Dave Foley as the new landlord. That's us standing with the amazing Haig Sutherland, who was with us every season playing Fred Fochs. Haig is being gross.

I also got to work with two comedic geniuses from "This Hour Has 22 Minutes." Above is Gavin Crawford; he was such a great guy, and so game! Shaun Majumder did a great turn in Season 3, but sadly I didn't get a photo of him. More later ...