Hospital Show is a Canadian comedy web series about the cast of the fictional hit primetime medical drama Critical Condition. The series was created, written, directed, produced and edited by Adam Greydon Reid.[1] The short form series premiered in late 2019 on YouTube in ten 5–7 minute chapters,[2] and Telus's Optik streaming platform in its feature length form.[3]
| Hospital Show | |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Adam Greydon Reid |
| Editor | Adam Greydon Reid |
| Original release | |
| Network | Telus TV |
| Release | October 24, 2019 |
Hospital Show received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best Lead Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media (Canning) and Best Supporting Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media (Reid).[4] Hospital Show was the winner of the Best Web/TV series at the 2020 Florence Film Awards Competition.
In March 2022, it was announced that Saloon Media and Bullrush Pictures would co-develop and co-produce a full half-hour television series adaptation of Hospital Show.[5]
Plot
editCharlie Nielson is a medical school dropout come actress, who was on track to become a respected doctor, but plays one on television instead. Now she has had enough of working for the network and wants to become a real doctor.
Cast and characters
edit- Sara Canning as Charlie
- Adrian Holmes as Rich
- Adam Greydon Reid as Will
- Jordan Connor as Vince
- Enid-Raye Adams as Carol-Ann
- Valerie Tian as Astrid
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Number One" | October 24, 2019 | |
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Charlie Nielson is a med-school dropout who, instead of becoming a real doctor, is pretending to be one on television. | |||
| 2 | "Droopy" | October 24, 2019 | |
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Critical Condition's showrunner, Rosanna, thinks Charlie's scrubs make everything look "droopy". Will wants to prove he is still a good fake surgeon. | |||
| 3 | "Not That Kind of Ball" | October 24, 2019 | |
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Rich has got something on his left testicle, but Charlie refuses to diagnose him. Vince receives a secret surprise envelope to open in front of his followers. | |||
| 4 | "Lefty Lucy" | October 24, 2019 | |
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Vince, Will and Astrid perform surgery on a banana. Charlie finally inspects Rich's left testicle. | |||
| 5 | "The Surprise" | October 24, 2019 | |
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Vince finds out what's inside Astrid's envelope, as do all his followers. | |||
| 6 | "The Wiz" | October 24, 2019 | |
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Vince finds out that he is going to be a father. | |||
| 7 | "Butt Flies" | October 24, 2019 | |
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Charlie realizes she wants to be a real doctor. Vince gets angry faces on his feed. | |||
| 8 | "New Zealand's for Pussies" | October 24, 2019 | |
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Vince steps on Astrid's surprise. Will's patient dies. Charlie meets a real doctor. | |||
| 9 | "Kiss Her" | October 24, 2019 | |
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Rich tries to kiss Charlie. | |||
| 10 | "Not Dead Yet" | October 24, 2019 | |
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The actor-doctors manage to save a real life. | |||
References
edit- ^ Sabrina Furminger, "Vancouver-shot digital series Hospital Show mines medical drama tropes for laughs". Vancouver Courier, October 23, 2019.
- ^ Greg David, "Dramatic actors take a comic turn in Hospital Show". TV, eh?, October 24, 2019.
- ^ Atad, Corey (2019-10-01). "Vancouver-Shot Digital Series 'Hospital Show' Spoofs The Medical Drama". ET Canada. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "Local Creators Receive Multiple Nominations for Canadian Screen Awards". VOCM, February 20, 2020.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2022-03-30). "Saloon Media, Bullrush Pictures Team on Workplace Comedy 'Hospital Show' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-03-31.