Cover Girl is a Canadian French language television sitcom, which aired on Radio-Canada in 2005.[1] Created and written by Richard Blaimert, the series revolved around three drag queens sharing ownership of Cover Girl, a gay nightclub and drag cabaret in downtown Montreal.[1]
| Cover Girl | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Richard Blaimert |
| Starring | René Richard Cyr Vincent Bolduc Frédéric Pierre |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Radio-Canada |
| Release | January 2005 – December 2005 |
The series premiered in the winter of the 2004-05 television season, and was renewed for a second season which aired in fall 2005, for a total of 26 episodes. One of Quebec's most noted drag queens, Mado Lamotte, criticized the show as unrealistic.[2]
The series garnered several Gemeaux Award nominations in 2006, including Best Comedy Series and nods for René Richard Cyr and Vincent Bolduc as Best Actor in a Comedy Series.[3]
Cast
edit- René Richard Cyr - Mathieu Picard/Veronica Sinclair
- Vincent Bolduc - Justin Pearson-Faucher-Brodeur/Joujou Velcro
- Frédéric Pierre - Newton da Costa/Lana Brown
- Gilles Renaud - Cherry Sundae
- Suzanne Clément - Camille Langlois
- Stéphane Demers - David
- Anne-Marie Cadieux - Brenda Lepine
- Patrick Huard - Norma Champaine
References
edit- ^ a b "Cover Girl is no reality show". Montreal Gazette, January 8, 2005.
- ^ "Defend this". Montreal Gazette, January 23, 2005.
- ^ "A fine list of Gemeaux nominees". Montreal Gazette, October 20, 2006.
External links
edit- Cover Girl at IMDb
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