Gerry and Ziz

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Gerry and Ziz
Directed byBob Weinstein
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducerMarv Terhock
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network CBC Television
Release8 July (1979-07-08) 
2 September 1979 (1979-09-02)

Gerry And Ziz was a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television in 1979.

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Premise

This series was hosted by musicians Gerry Paquin and Gerard "Ziz" Jean, previously seen on Canadian Express . Jay Brazeau and David Gillies performed humour segments. Joan Armatrading, Leon Bibb, Charity Brown, Pauline Julien, Denise McCann, Colleen Peterson, Graham Shaw and Valdy were among the visiting artists. [1]

Production

Episodes were produced in Winnipeg by Marv Terhock with a live audience. Musical direction was by Ron Paley. [1]

Scheduling

The half-hour series aired on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 8 July to 2 September 1979.

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References

  1. 1 2 Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Gerry And Ziz". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.