Still Standing (2015)

Directed by

Sebastian Cluer

Genre

comedy, reality

Country

Canada

Length

11 seasons, 121 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A comedian visits small Canadian towns that are struggling financially. He gets to know the locals and their way of life, then performs a stand-up comedy show for them that includes jokes about his experiences.

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What happens

Still Standing is a Canadian television series, which premiered on CBC Television in summer 2015. The show's tagline slogan is "towns that are against the ropes but still hanging in there", reflecting the show's premise to tell the "story of small towns in Canada and how they overcome struggles". It is based on the Danish television series Gintberg på kanten (Gintberg on the edge). A hybrid comedy and reality series, the program features actor and comedian Jonny Harris. In each episode, Harris travels to small Canadian communities which are financially struggling but "still standing" and spends time getting to know the residents and their lifestyles. At the end of the trip, Harris performs a stand-up comedy show for the town's residents, into which he integrates some of his newfound insights about life in their community. In the television format, however, clips from the comedy show are interspersed throughout the episode rather than occurring specifically at the end. The show is produced by Frantic Films. The show premiered on June 23, 2015, with an episode set in Bamfield, British Columbia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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