Baroness von Sketch Show

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Baroness von Sketch Show
Genre Sketch comedy
Created by Carolyn Taylor
Meredith MacNeill
Aurora Browne
Jennifer Whalen
Directed by Aleysa Young
Yael Staav
Jordan Canning
Jeremy Lalonde
Starring Carolyn Taylor
Meredith MacNeill
Aurora Browne
Jennifer Whalen
Opening theme"Dancing Underwater" by Brave Shores
Ending theme"Watch and Learn" by Marcus Thompson
Composers Brendan Canning
Ohad Benchtrit
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes46
Production
Executive producersJamie Brown
Carolyn Taylor
Meredith MacNeill
Aurora Browne
Jennifer Whalen
Producers Graham Ludlow
Jeff Peeler
Running time22 minutes (approx.)
Production company Frantic Films
Original release
Network CBC Television
ReleaseJune 14, 2016 (2016-06-14) 
February 2, 2021 (2021-02-02)

Baroness von Sketch Show is a Canadian sketch comedy television series. It debuted on CBC Television on June 14, 2016. [1] Produced by Frantic Films, the series is an all-female comedy series starring Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen. [2] The four also serve as executive producers of the show.

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CBC renewed the show for a second season, which aired in 2017. [3] The show's third season started in September 2018, and CBC renewed the show for a fourth season, that began airing shows in October 2019. [4] CBC has announced that the show would continue with a 5th and final season starting October 6, 2020. [5] [6]

The show also airs on IFC in the United States. [7] The show is a three-time winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series, winning at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, [8] the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, [9] and the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. [10]

Cast

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 6June 14, 2016 (2016-06-14)July 19, 2016 (2016-07-19)
2 7June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27)August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)
3 10September 18, 2018 (2018-09-18)November 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
4 10October 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)November 28, 2019 (2019-11-28)
5 13October 6, 2020 (2020-10-06)February 2, 2021 (2021-02-02)

Season 1 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"I Can't Believe This Used To Take Days" Aleysa Young Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen,
Jen Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Monica Heisey, Mae Martin
June 14, 2016 (2016-06-14)
22"Last Year You Weren't Forty"Aleysa YoungCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen,
Jen Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Mae Martin
June 21, 2016 (2016-06-21)
33"We've Lost Communication"Aleysa YoungCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen,
Jen Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Monica Heisey
June 28, 2016 (2016-06-28)
44"If The Killer Is Watching"Aleysa YoungCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen,
Jen Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Monica Heisey, Mae Martin
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05)
55"Stay for a Drink"Aleysa YoungCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen,
Jen Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Monica Heisey
July 12, 2016 (2016-07-12)
66"2CatShaPurr"Aleysa YoungCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen,
Jen Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Mae Martin
July 19, 2016 (2016-07-19)

Season 2 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
71"It Satisfies on a Very Basic Level" Yael Staav Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica Heisey, Mae Martin, Zoe Whittall June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27)
82"Don't Call Me Ma'am"Yael StaavCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica HeiseyJuly 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)
93"I Can't Vote"Yael StaavCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica HeiseyJuly 11, 2017 (2017-07-11)
104"Taco and a Hair Flip"Yael StaavCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica HeiseyJuly 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)
115"Don't Make Me Send a Lawyer Up There"Yael StaavCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica HeiseyJuly 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)
126"It's a Garment of Liberty"Yael StaavCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica HeiseyAugust 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)
137"You've Reached the Voicemail of Tracy Herrity"Yael StaavCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica HeiseyAugust 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)

Season 3 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
141"Is That You Karen?" Jordan Canning, Jeremy Lalonde Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica Heisey September 18, 2018 (2018-09-18)
152"Tonight Is Spaghetti Thursday" Jordan Canning, Jeremy LalondeCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica HeiseySeptember 25, 2018 (2018-09-25)
163"Don't Even Say Goodbye Just Go" Jordan Canning, Jeremy LalondeCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica HeiseyOctober 2, 2018 (2018-10-02)
174"Sex and Things and Whispers" Jordan Canning, Jeremy LalondeCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica HeiseyOctober 9, 2018 (2018-10-09)
185"It's Because I Care" Jordan Canning, Jeremy LalondeCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica HeiseyOctober 16, 2018 (2018-10-16)
196"Buffin' Your Muffin" Jordan Canning, Jeremy LalondeCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica HeiseyOctober 23, 2018 (2018-10-23)
207"Summer of ’65" Jordan Canning, Jeremy LalondeCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica HeiseyOctober 30, 2018 (2018-10-30)
218"Sometimes It's Good to Be the Shaman" Jordan Canning, Jeremy LalondeCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica HeiseyNovember 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
229"Start by Having Rich Parents" Jordan Canning, Jeremy LalondeCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica HeiseyNovember 13, 2018 (2018-11-13)
2310"Bangs Do Not Define Me" Jordan Canning, Jeremy LalondeCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue, Monica HeiseyNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)

Season 4 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
241"Humanity is in an Awkward Stage"September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17)
252"Something for Daddy"September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24)
263"It's a Peachy Abomination"October 1, 2019 (2019-10-01)
274"No One Wants To Be That Lady"October 8, 2019 (2019-10-08)
285"I Always Order Wrong"October 15, 2019 (2019-10-15)
296"Shangela Was Robbed"October 22, 2019 (2019-10-22)
307"I Might Still Be Mad In A Week"October 29, 2019 (2019-10-29)
318"There's A Special Place in Hell"November 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)
329"My Instagram is Suffering"November 12, 2019 (2019-11-12)
3310"Those Chickens Won't Clean Themselves"November 12, 2019 (2019-11-12)

Season 5 (2020–2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [11] Original air date [11]
341"Whatever You Do, Don't Smell His T-Shirts"October 6, 2020 (2020-10-06)
352"I Prefer the Term 'Bonus Parent'"October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13)
363"Did an Eagle Steal Your Baby?"October 20, 2020 (2020-10-20)
374"I've Got a Date With a Gnome and He Is Hawt"October 27, 2020 (2020-10-27)
385"All I'm Saying Is Her Car Has Eyelashes"November 10, 2020 (2020-11-10)
Guest star: Debra McGrath
396"Baby Toe Disease"November 17, 2020 (2020-11-17)
407"Pénis Misérable"November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24)
418"Don't Call Me Lady"December 1, 2020 (2020-12-01)
429"Mercury Is in Retrograde"January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05)
4310"I Wrote a Play About My Ex"January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12)
4411"Women Love Breadcrumbs"January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)
4512"Back of the Line Old Man"January 26, 2021 (2021-01-26)
4613"No One Steals the Kale"February 2, 2021 (2021-02-02)

Awards

AwardCeremonyCategoryNomineeResultRef(s)
Canadian Screen Awards 5th Canadian Screen Awards Best Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesBaroness von Sketch ShowWon [8]
Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen Nominated
Best Editing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesMark Fly, Jeremy LaLonde — "If the Killer Is Watching"Won
Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series Aleysa Young — "Last Year You Weren't Forty"Nominated
Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Monica Heisey, Mae Martin — "I Can't Believe This Used to Take Days"Won
6th Canadian Screen Awards Best Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesBaroness von Sketch ShowWon [9]
Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer WhalenWon
Best Photography in a Comedy SeriesChristopher Mably — "It Satisfies on a Very Basic Level"Nominated
Best Editing in a Comedy Program or SeriesMike Fly, Jeremy LaLonde — "It Satisfies on a Very Basic Level"Nominated
Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series Yael Staav — "It Satisfies on a Very Basic Level"Won
Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica Heisey, Mae Martin, Zoe Whittall Won
7th Canadian Screen Awards Best Ensemble Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesBaroness von Sketch ShowWon [10]
Best Photography in a Comedy SeriesNick Haight — "Is that you Karen?"Nominated
Best Editing in a Comedy SeriesMike Fly, Marianna Khoury, Jeremy LaLonde, Stephen Withrow — "Is that you Karen?"Nominated
Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Series Jordan Canning, Jeremy LaLonde — "Is that you Karen?"Won
Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica Heisey — "Is that you Karen?"Won
8th Canadian Screen Awards Best Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesBaroness von Sketch ShowWon
Best Photography in a Comedy SeriesRobert Scarborough — "Humanity Is in an Awkward Stage"Won
Best Editing in a Comedy SeriesMike Fly, Marianna Khoury, Aren Hansen, Sean Song, Nick Wong — "Humanity Is in an Awkward Stage"Won
Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesJordan Canning, Aleysa Young — "Humanity Is in an Awkward Stage"Won
Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Allison Hogg, Becky Johnson, Moynan King, DJ Mausner — "Humanity Is in an Awkward Stage"Won
9th Canadian Screen Awards Best Comedy Series Baroness von Sketch ShowNominated
Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer WhalenWon
Best Costume DesignNicole Manek — "Baby Toe Disease"Nominated
Best Editing in a Comedy Program or SeriesMike Fly, Marianna Khoury, Michael Pierro, "Morgan Waters" — "Whatever You Do, Don't Smell His T-Shirts"Won
Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series Vivieno Caldinelli, Joyce Wong Won
Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesCarolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica Heisey, Allison Hogg, Adam Christie, Becky Johnson, Nelu Handa, Paloma Nuñez — "I Prefer the Term Bonus Parent"Won

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