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Crave Reveals Guest Judges on CANADA’S DRAG RACE: CANADA VS. THE WORLD including a Special Appearance by The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau
– The Prime Minister of Canada drops by the werkroom, becoming the first world leader to appear on the Drag Race franchise –
– Anjulie, Gary Janetti, Hollywood Jade, Jeanne Beker, Joe Zee, Monét X Change, Priyanka, and Sarain Fox join the judges table –
– A series trailer for CANADA’S DRAG RACE: CANADA VS. THE WORLD also drops today –
– Anjulie, Gary Janetti, Hollywood Jade, Jeanne Beker, Joe Zee, Monét X Change, Priyanka, and Sarain Fox join the judges table –
– A series trailer for CANADA’S DRAG RACE: CANADA VS. THE WORLD also drops today –
TORONTO (November 8, 2022) – Oh Canada! Crave revealed today the lineup of extra special guests joining Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor at the judges table on the all-new Crave Original series, CANADA’S DRAG RACE: CANADA VS. THE WORLD. Along with the illustrious guest panel, Crave is proud to welcome The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, to the show. The Prime Minister’s visit marks the first time a world leader has made an appearance on a Drag Race franchise.
Also revealed today is the much-anticipated, full-length series trailer, highlighting the special guests and sizzling runway looks featured on CANADA’S DRAG RACE: CANADA VS. THE WORLD. As previously announced, the series premieres Friday, Nov. 18 at 9 p.m. ET, on Crave.
Guest judges for the first-ever installation of CANADA’S DRAG RACE: CANADA VS. THE WORLD are:
- Anjulie – Indo-Guyanese JUNO Award-winning, multi-platinum-selling singer-songwriter and producer
- Gary Janetti – Emmy® nominated writer, producer, and author
- Hollywood Jade – CANADA’S DRAG RACE resident choreographer
- Jeanne Beker – Fashion insider, Icon, and journalist
- Joe Zee – TV producer, host, style expert, and fashion industry veteran
- Monét X Change – RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE Season 10 queen, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS Season 4 winner, RUPAUL’s DRAG RACE ALL STARS Season 7 Runner-Up
- Priyanka – international chart topping recording artist, winner of CANADA’S DRAG RACE Season 1
- Sarain Fox – Activist, broadcaster, and filmmaker
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Bell Media has commissioned some of Canada’s most-watched and most-acclaimed original programming, working with the best Canadian independent producers in the country. Hit series commissioned by CTV include #1 Canadian drama TRANSPLANT; record-breaking Canadian format THE AMAZING RACE CANADA; comedy series CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING from the producers of LETTERKENNY, and the upcoming drama SULLIVAN’S CROSSING. Among the original series on Bell Media specialty and streaming platforms are CTV Life Channel’s culinary series MARY MAKES IT EASY with Mary Berg; CTV Comedy Channel’s ROAST BATTLE CANADA, and the upcoming comedy series ACTING GOOD. Crave Originals include hit series LETTERKENNY and its official spinoff series SHORESY, CANADA’S DRAG RACE, and WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE (EVEN JAY BARUCHEL), and the upcoming LITTLE BIRD; docuseries DARK SIDE OF THE RING; and acclaimed documentaries FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK and A.RTIFICIAL I.MMORTALITY. Discovery is home to Bell Media’s hit factual series and franchises HIGHWAY THRU HELL, HEAVY RESCUE: 401, and MUD MOUNTAIN HAULERS, and others. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. Learn more at www.BellMedia.ca.
About Crave
Crave is Canada’s prestige entertainment offering, delivering more Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning programming than any other service, with HBO, HBO Max Originals, SHOWTIME®, STARZ, Hollywood-hit movies, and boasts a robust slate of English and French original series. It is a bilingual TV and streaming service, with thousands of hours of exclusive French-language content. Crave is available directly to all Canadians with access to the Internet at Crave.ca, via iOS and Android, and other platforms such as Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, select LG Smart TVs, PlayStation, Roku, select Samsung Smart TVs, and Xbox One, and through participating service providers across 10, 24-hour High Definition linear and on demand channels. Learn more at Crave.ca.
Blue Ant Studios
Blue Ant Studios is a leading studio and production business with offices in Los Angeles, New York and Toronto. Notable series and documentaries include The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks (Amazon Prime), Epstein’s Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell (Peacock, Sky), Canada’s Drag Race (Crave for Bell Media) and Daytime Emmy Award winning series, The Healing Powers of Dude (Netflix). The company works with all major international streaming, cable and broadcasting companies as well as regional players in the markets it operates in. Blue Ant Studios is a subsidiary of global media company, Blue Ant Media.
About World of Wonder
World of Wonder (WOW) has reshaped international pop culture, earning 30 Emmys, inspiring two Oscars, creating global network WOW Presents Plus across 190 territories, and bringing drag culture to the world stage via RuPaul’s Drag Race and DragCon. WOW’s pioneering television portfolio includes other smash-hit franchises like Million Dollar Listing. Their film division WOW Docs produces groundbreaking documentaries including Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, Party Monster, and The Eyes of Tammy Faye. WOW also operates YouTube channel WOWPresents, music label World of Wonder Records, the WOW Podcast Network, and year-round international live events. Co-founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato have been profiled in Variety’s Reality TV Impact Report. Honors for their trailblazing work include the IDA Pioneer Award, Realscreen’s Global 100 list, and the OUT 100. In 2022, World of Wonder was ranked #2 among film and TV powerhouses in Fast Company’s World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies.
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