Barris and Company

Barris and Company was a Canadian variety and talk TV show which aired on CBC Television from 1968 to 1969.

Barris and Company
Written by	Alex Barris
Directed by	Patrick King
Narrated by	Alex Trebek Garry Ferrier Ken Gunton Bill Lynn Lorne Michaels Hart Pomerantz Aubrey Tadman
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Producers	Stan Jacobson Bob Jarvis
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	21 September 1968 (1968-09-21) – 25 January 1969 (1969-01-25)

Premise

Host Alex Barris conducted this live variety broadcast following CBC's hockey games. Alex Trebek was Barris' partner, replaced later on the series run by Janet Baird.

Production

The initial producer, Stan Jacobson, left the series for work in Hollywood during the show run and was replaced by Bob Jarvis. Initial writers Lorne Michaels and Hart Pomerantz also left mid-series for California. Guido Basso led the show's band.

Scheduling

The half-hour series aired Saturdays at approximately 10:30 p.m. following Hockey Night in Canada from 21 September 1968 to 25 January 1969. The cancellation followed poor critical reviews, substantial turnover of writing and production staff and other complications such as pre-emptions due to the 1968 Summer Olympics broadcasts.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Barris and Company". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
• Barris and Company at IMDb