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- ↑ Trish Crawford, "They can't be serious! Second City meets the symphony: Local comedy troupe teams up with TSO to prove classical music can be good for a laugh". Toronto Star , November 27, 2014.
- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada , February 15, 2022.
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