CTV Comedy Channel Original Series ACTING GOOD Returns for Season 3, Beginning October 21

– Co-created by Paul Rabliauskas, Amber-Sekowan Daniels, Eric Toth, and Pat Thornton, the series is inspired by Rabliauskas’ own experiences moving back to the reserve –
– Season 3 guest stars include Ashley Callingbull, Michelle Thrush, Kevin McDonald, Brandon Oakes, Joel Montgrand, Meegwun Fairbrother, and Paul Andrich –
– The first two seasons of ACTING GOOD are available on CTV.ca and the CTV app with no subscription or sign-in required, and are streaming on Crave –

TORONTO (Oct. 8, 2024) – CTV Comedy Channel heads back to Grouse Lake First Nation as the hit original series ACTING GOOD returns for Season 3 beginning Oct. 21 with a two-episode premiere at 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Comedy, CTV.ca, and the CTV app, before moving into its regular timeslot of 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, beginning Oct. 28. Filmed on location in Winnipeg and Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, the 10-episode half-hour series brings humour as it shares the ups and downs of reserve life at Grouse Lake. ACTING GOOD returns as the #1 series among the key A25-54 demo for two years in a row on Canada’s most-watched English entertainment specialty network, CTV Comedy. Kicking-off with a two-episode special premiere (Monday, Oct. 21 at 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Comedy, CTV.ca, and the CTV app), Season 3 follows Paul (Paul Rabliauskas) as he and his on-again off-again girlfriend, Rose (Cheyenna Sapp), navigate the possibility of parenthood. Meanwhile, Jo (Roseanne Supernault, THE DRIVE) juggles being Chief with raising her daughter, Chickadee (Avery Sutherland, STELLAR). Controlled chaos prevails as Dean (Gabriel Daniels, THE ICE ROAD) and Greg (Erik Athavale, BED REST) face the realities of running their new business and community store, Yeah Man. In the season premiere, titled “The Keemootch Room” (Monday, Oct. 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Comedy, CTV.ca, and the CTV app), Paul and Rose’s hopes to start a family are challenged due to their not-so-private room attached to Agnes’ (Tina Keeper, NORTH OF 60) house, and scheming elders haunting them about the pressures of parenthood. Meanwhile, Chief Jo finds herself at odds with Wastekeeper Willie (Ryan Black, ABERDEEN), when he takes offense at her lack of respect toward him, and Dean and Greg’s attempts to get their new co-op off the ground are hampered by Dean’s preoccupation with his new girlfriend, Gale (Ashley Callingbull). In Episode 2, titled “Baby Daddy Games” (Monday, Oct. 21 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Comedy, CTV.ca, and the CTV app), when Paul finds out that his sperm count is shockingly low, he and Rose hold a contest to find their new baby daddy. After her attempts at dealing with the garbage strike fall flat, Chief Jo learns a lesson in serenity from her former boss, while Dean tries to liven things up at Yeah Man, with mixed results. ACTING GOOD is co-created by Rabliauskas, Amber-Sekowan Daniels, Eric Toth, and Pat Thornton. The series stars Rabliauskas as Paul; Tina Keeper as Agnes; Roseanne Supernault as Jo; Michael Greyeyes (RUTHERFORD FALLS) as Cousin Leon; Billy Merasty (ELIJAH) as Roger Laughingstick; Gabriel Daniels as Dean; Avery Sutherland as Chickadee; Aqqalu Meekis (I STILL LOVE YOU) as Stephen Harper; Cheyenna Sapp as Rose; and Erik Athavale as Greg. Guest stars featured in Season 3 of ACTING GOOD include Miss Universe 2015 and Miss Universe Canada 2024, Ashley Callingbull, Michelle Thrush (LITTLE BIRD), Kevin McDonald (THE KIDS IN THE HALL), Brandon Oakes (THE TRADES), Joel Montgrand (TRUE DETECTIVE), Meegwun Fairbrother (BURDEN OF TRUTH), and Paul Andrich (Sniper: Rogue Mission). The first two seasons of ACTING GOOD are available on CTV.ca and the CTV app, with no subscription or sign-in required, and are streaming on Crave. New episodes of ACTING GOOD also stream Tuesdays on Crave, beginning Oct. 22. ACTING GOOD is produced by CTV Comedy Channel, in association with Kistikan Pictures Inc. and Buffalo Gal Pictures Inc., with the participation of Canada Media Fund, APTN, and Manitoba Film & Music. Producers are Tina Keeper (Kistikan Pictures), Jennifer Beasley (Buffalo Gal Pictures), and Amber-Sekowan Daniels and Robin Cass, with Phyllis Laing (Buffalo Gal Pictures) as Executive Producer, and Jeff Peeler as Supervising Producer. Paul Rabliauskas and Jennifer Beasley, serve as Executive Producers, and Tim Fontaine and Eric Toth as Executive Producers, writers, and Co-Showrunners. For Bell Media, Rachel Goldstein-Couto is Head of Development, Original Programming; Alison Korogyi is Senior Production Executive, Original Programming; Sarah Fowlie is Head of Production, Original Programming; Carlyn Klebuc is General Manager, Original Programming. Justin Stockman is Vice-President, Content Development & Programming, Bell Media; Stewart Johnston is Senior Vice-President, Content & Sales, Bell Media. Source: Numeris, BY22/23 and BY23/24, Ranking among series with 3+ airings.

About Kistikan Pictures Inc.
Formed through a partnership between Keeper and Buffalo Gal Pictures in June of 2010, Kistikan Pictures develops and produces Indigenous stories for film and television for Canadian and international markets.

Projects include feature films Through Black Spruce (2018) and Road of Iniquity (2016) as well as seasons 3 and 4 of the APTN television series Cashing In, and the short documentary, The REDress REdress Project, a production for MTS TV completed in late 2011.

Buffalo Gal Pictures Inc.
Founded in 1994, Buffalo Gal Pictures has become one of Canada’s leading independent production companies, developing and producing a multitude of challenging and diverse projects by creating collaborative relationships with creative talent and building successful co-production partnerships. The company has continued to establish itself as a significant content developer for film (The Stone Angel, Hyena Road and the recently released Rumours), television (Less Than Kind, Sunnyside, The Pinkertons), and as a service partner (Heaven is For Real, Siberia, JT Leroy, Flag Day)

Altogether, Buffalo Gal Pictures and its subsidiaries are responsible for over half the feature film and television production in Manitoba.

About Bell Media Original Programming
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 the most-watched Canadian dramas TRANSPLANT and SULLIVAN’S CROSSING; record-breaking Canadian format THE AMAZING RACE CANADA; comedy CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING; unscripted series THE TRAITORS CANADA and FARMING FOR LOVE; and quiz series BATTLE OF THE GENERATIONS. 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, and food, travel, and adventure series EVOLVING VEGAN; CTV Comedy Channel’s ROAST BATTLE CANADA and the scripted series ACTING GOOD. Crave Originals include hit series LETTERKENNY and its official spinoff series SHORESY, CANADA’S DRAG RACE, WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE (EVEN JAY BARUCHEL), and LITTLE BIRD; docuseries DARK SIDE OF THE RING; and acclaimed documentaries including KINGS OF COKE. Discovery is home to Bell Media’s hit factual series and franchises HIGHWAY THRU HELL, EAST HARBOUR HEROES, and Animal Planet’s PETS & PICKERS. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. Learn more at www.BellMedia.ca.

About CTV Comedy Channel
The #1 Canadian English Entertainment Specialty channel among Adults 25-54 for six consecutive years, CTV Comedy Channel delivers every flavour of funny with A-list stand-up, favourite sitcoms, and hit movies. In addition to original comedies like ROAST BATTLE CANADA and scripted series ACTING GOOD, CTV Comedy Channel is home to the revival of WIPEOUT and sitcoms like TACOMA PD and MIRACLE WORKERS. From CTV, Canada’s most-watched conventional network, CTV Comedy Channel is part of a powerful suite of specialty channels that also includes CTV Drama Channel, CTV Life Channel, and CTV Sci-Fi Channel, streaming on demand from CTV.ca and the CTV app.