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John Blanchard

Television Producer / Television Director / Film Director
John Blanchard is a Canadian television director and producer. He is best known for his directorial work on the sketch comedy series SCTV, The Kids in the Hall, CODCO, MADtv and the talk show The Martin Short Show for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show. He also directed episodes of the sitcoms Grounded for Life, Wanda at Large, Cavemen, and Unhitched, as well as a number of television films, one of his notable films being The Last Polka (1985) starring John Candy and Eugene Levy. He also directed the direct-to-video horror comedy Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | TV Movies | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

The Martin Short Show was a syndicated talk show, based on the late night model, hosted by actor Martin Short with announcer/sidekick Michael McGrath. The talk show aired for one season in. It was pro ...

The Martin Short Show

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1999 | 3.0/5 | 1h per episode
 
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After a successful Canadian run as Second City TV on Global and SCTV on CBC, the cast packed up and moved to America (theoretically) when NBC offered them a timeslot under the title SCTV Network 90. W ...

SCTV Network 90

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1981 | 3.6/5 | 1h 30min per episode
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This show was spun off from "SCTV Network 90" which was cancelled after two seasons on NBC. The same cast from 1982-83, with the exception of John Candy, appears on this 45-minute sketch comedy series ...

SCTV Channel

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1983 | 3.9/5 | 45min per episode
Comedy
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The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy group formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson. ...

The Kids in the Hall

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1989 | 3.7/5
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for John Blanchard

Daytime Emmy Awards
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TV Shows/Series with John Blanchard as Actor(1)

1999 SportsCentury

Movies with John Blanchard as Crew(10)

Directing/Director2000 Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
Directing/Director1995 The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Directing/Director1990 The Miles Ahead
Directing/Director1989 Rocket Boy
Directing/Director1987 Really Weird Tales
Production/Producer1987 All My Sons
Directing/Director1986 Screwball Academy
Directing/Director1985 Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Directing/Director1985 The Last Polka
Directing/Director1978 Scrooge

TV Shows/Series with John Blanchard as Crew(10)

Directing/Director2008 Unhitched
Directing/Director2007 Cavemen
Directing/Director2003 Rock Me Baby
Directing/Director2003 The Mullets
Directing/Director2003 Wanda at Large
Directing/Director2001 Grounded for Life
Directing/Director1995 MADtv
Directing/Director1989 The Kids in the Hall
Directing/Director1983 SCTV Channel
Directing/Director1981 SCTV Network 90

Full Name: John Blanchard
Citizenship: Canada
John Blanchard frequently works together with these people:
Martin Short (7x, Actor)
Catherine O'Hara (7x, Actress)
Hayley Erin (7x, Actress)
John Candy (5x, Actor)
Nicole Sullivan (5x, Actress)
Eugene Levy (4x, Actor)
Wanda Sykes (4x, Actress)
Andrea Martin (4x, Actress)
Kevin McDonald (4x, Actor)
Linda Mendoza (4x, Crew)
Mike Schiff (4x, Crew)
Ashley Edner (4x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:43408, Added: 05/14/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024