John Blanchard

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John Blanchard
Occupation(s)Director and producer
Years active1978–2008

John Blanchard is a Canadian television director and producer.

He is best known for his directorial work on the sketch comedy series SCTV , The Kids in the Hall , CODCO , MADtv and the talk show The Martin Short Show for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show. [1]

He also directed episodes of the sitcoms Grounded for Life , Wanda at Large , Cavemen , and Unhitched , [2] as well as a number of television films, one of his notable films being The Last Polka (1985) starring John Candy and Eugene Levy. [3] He also directed the direct-to-video horror comedy Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth .

References

  1. Rosie, Nye Get Early Emmy Edge By Nellie Andreeva Publication: The Hollywood Reporter Date: Monday, May 15, 2000, Retrieved through Allbusiness.com
  2. John Blanchard Filmography at Fandango.com
  3. AFTER SCTV - THE LAST POLKA - SCTV Guide