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CBC: The Debaters, on Scientology [Fair Use snippet from the show]
Full episode can be seen on the CBC website: www.cbc.ca/video/#/Radio/The Debaters/The Debaters on TV/Season 1/ID=2130559666
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Series premiere
The Debaters
When and where: 9: 30 p.m. Wednesdays, CBC
Never having done the "filmed before a live studio audience" thing before, the promise of something new is enough of a lure to get me into the subterranean CBC Vancouver production centre on a balmy afternoon.
The occasion is a taping of the new CBC series The Debaters - new to television, but a popular draw on CBC radio for the past five years, which explains why the mother corp has no trouble filling several hundred seats with willing fans on a Friday in April. The transition from televison to radio has left the show's premise intact - two comedians square off on a topic, aiming to score in laughs and logic, moderated by host Steve Patterson. You kind of wish these guys could have been giving tips to Ignatieff and Harper during the last federal election debates.
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"The Debaters takes stand-up to a new level," Side says later, adding that while most comedians deliver sets solo, in the show they spar and riff off another comic.
The comics tackle topics from "Adult children living at home," to "Is it OK to cheat on your spouse?" to "Urban chickens" to "Showers vs. baths." The show gets semi-serious with takes on "The Rise of China," "Scientology," "Walmart," "Is it time to scrap the pride parade?," and "Suzuki or Cherry: Who is the better role model?"
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