Broad Appeal: Living with E's

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Broad Appeal: Living with E's is a Canadian comedy web series, which premiered in 2020 on CBC Gem. [1] The series stars Cathy Jones and Mary Walsh as Enid and Eulalia, their longtime sketch characters from This Hour Has 22 Minutes . [2]

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In the first season, Enid and Eulalia offered "pre-posthumous lifestyle advice", including their thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic, while in the second season they undertake a train journey across Canada. [2]

Walsh received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022. [3]

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Dress Store"UnknownUnknownDecember 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)
22"The Young"UnknownUnknownDecember 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)
33"Seniors Dating"UnknownUnknownDecember 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)
44"Being Alone"UnknownUnknownDecember 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)
55"Canada 150"UnknownUnknownDecember 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)
66"Home Décor"UnknownUnknownDecember 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)

Season 2 (2020)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
71"What Have We Got to Lose"UnknownUnknownDecember 22, 2020 (2020-12-22)
82"Next Stop Toronto"UnknownUnknownDecember 22, 2020 (2020-12-22)
93"Chinook"UnknownUnknownDecember 22, 2020 (2020-12-22)
104"Stop That Train!"UnknownUnknownDecember 22, 2020 (2020-12-22)
115"Meeting the Elders of the Elders"UnknownUnknownDecember 22, 2020 (2020-12-22)
126"Home Again Home Again Jiggity Jig"UnknownUnknownDecember 22, 2020 (2020-12-22)

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