Still Standing (Canadian TV series)

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Still Standing
Genre Comedy/Reality
Written by Jonny Harris
Fraser Young
Graham Chittenden
Steve Dylan
Directed by Sebastian Cluer
Starring Jonny Harris
Country of origin Canada
No. of seasons 9
No. of episodes 105 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Jeff Peeler, Catherine Legge, Jamie Brown
Producer(s) Jonny Harris and Sebastian Cluer
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Frantic Films
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release June 23, 2015 (2015-06-23) –
present
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Still Standing is a Canadian television series, which premiered on CBC Television in summer 2015.[1] The show's tagline slogan is "towns that are against the ropes but still hanging in there",[2] reflecting the show's premise to tell the "story of small towns in Canada and how they overcome struggles".[3] It is based on the Danish television series Gintberg på kanten (Gintberg on the edge).[4]

A hybrid comedy and reality series, the program features actor and comedian Jonny Harris. In each episode, Harris travels to small Canadian communities which are financially struggling but "still standing" and spends time getting to know the residents and their lifestyles. At the end of the trip, Harris performs a stand-up comedy show for the town's residents, into which he integrates some of his newfound insights about life in their community.[1] In the television format, however, clips from the comedy show are interspersed throughout the episode rather than occurring specifically at the end. The show is produced by Frantic Films.[5]

The show premiered on June 23, 2015, with an episode set in Bamfield, British Columbia.[1]

Filming

To be considered for a show, a community must submit a proposal to the show's producers, who then select a subset of those proposals for inclusion in that season's programming.[6] The order of filming is independent of the order of episode broadcasting.[lower-alpha 1] Filming occurs during the three hiatuses in the filming of Murdoch Mysteries, in which Harris is part of the main cast.[7]

A producer visits the town before the filming crew arrives to become familiar with the community.[7] The crew then spends five days in the community, the first four of which are spent filming scenery and conducting interviews.[8] Most of the segments are planned in advance, including Harris interviewing local individuals.[9] The filming schedule is flexible to allow the crew to film events "on the fly".[9] The crew consists of 10 to 16 members who are billeted during the filming.[10][8]

Comedy show

The visit culminates in a comedy performance by Harris at a local venue on the fifth day.[11][8] The event is free to attend on a first come, first served basis, and features performances by other stand-up comics.[11][10] In the show, Harris discusses the residents, and the community's difficulties and response to those difficulties.[1] Harris said he was "worried that they (local residents) might be apprehensive" about the show and its subject, but found that instead "they were laid back".[1] He stated that "people are not overly sensitive, and are just up for the laugh".[1]

The stand-up routine typically includes inside jokes that may not be included in the episode that is broadcast.[10]

Episodes

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired Network
1 13 23 June 2015 (2015-06-23) 29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) CBC
2 13 15 June 2016 (2016-06-15) 20 September 2016 (2016-09-20)
3 13 27 June 2017 (2017-06-27) 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12)
4 13 18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) 11 December 2018 (2018-12-11)
5 13 17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 10 December 2019 (2019-12-10)
6 10 6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) 8 December 2020 (2020-12-08)
7 10 5 January 2022 (2022-01-05) 30 March 2022 (2022-03-30)
8 10 4 January 2023 (2023-01-04) 8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)
9 10 26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) 28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)

Season 1 (2015)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Location Original air date
1 1 Bamfield, British Columbia 23 June 2015 (2015-06-23)
2 2 Coleman, Alberta 30 June 2015 (2015-06-30)
3 3 Souris, Prince Edward Island 7 July 2015 (2015-07-07)
4 4 Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan 28 July 2015 (2015-07-28)
5 5 Berwick, Nova Scotia 4 August 2015 (2015-08-04)
6 6 Oil Springs, Ontario 11 August 2015 (2015-08-11)
7 7 Lytton, British Columbia 18 August 2015 (2015-08-18)
8 8 Manitou, Manitoba 25 August 2015 (2015-08-25)
9 9 Wawa, Ontario 1 September 2015 (2015-09-01)
10 10 Teeswater, Ontario 8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)
11 11 Rowley, Alberta 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)
12 12 North Buxton, Ontario and South Buxton, Ontario 22 September 2015 (2015-09-22)
13 13 Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador 29 September 2015 (2015-09-29)

Season 2 (2016)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Location Original air date
14 1 Skidegate, British Columbia 15 June 2016 (2016-06-15)
15 2 Vanastra, Ontario 21 June 2016 (2016-06-21)
16 3 Georgetown, Prince Edward Island 28 June 2016 (2016-06-28)
17 4 Fort Coulonge, Quebec 5 July 2016 (2016-07-05)
18 5 Telkwa, British Columbia 12 July 2016 (2016-07-12)
19 6 Eganville, Ontario 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)
20 7 McAdam, New Brunswick 26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)
21 8 Inuvik, Northwest Territories 2 August 2016 (2016-08-02)
22 9 Omemee, Ontario 24 August 2016 (2016-08-24)
23 10 Stanstead, Quebec 30 August 2016 (2016-08-30)
24 11 Mabou, Nova Scotia 8 September 2016 (2016-09-08)
25 12 Pilot Mound, Manitoba 13 September 2016 (2016-09-13)
26 13 Maple Creek, Saskatchewan 20 September 2016 (2016-09-20)

Season 3 (2017)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Location Original air date
27 1 Fort McMurray, Alberta 27 June 2017 (2017-06-27)
28 2 Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador 27 June 2017 (2017-06-27)
29 3 Manitou Beach, Saskatchewan 4 July 2017 (2017-07-04)
30 4 Mattawa, Ontario 11 July 2017 (2017-07-11)
31 5 Edgerton, Alberta 18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)
32 6 Avondale, Newfoundland and Labrador 25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)
33 7 Lake Cowichan, British Columbia 1 August 2017 (2017-08-01)
34 8 Reston, Manitoba 8 August 2017 (2017-08-08)
35 9 Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia 15 August 2017 (2017-08-15)
36 10 Norwood, Ontario 22 August 2017 (2017-08-22)
37 11 Vulcan, Alberta 29 August 2017 (2017-08-29)
38 12 Gilbert Plains, Manitoba 5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)
39 13 South River, Ontario 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12)

Season 4 (2018)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Location Original air date
40 1 Tignish, Prince Edward Island 18 September 2018 (2018-09-18)
41 2 Carcross, Yukon 25 September 2018 (2018-09-25)
42 3 Rogersville, New Brunswick 2 October 2018 (2018-10-02)
43 4 Fraser Lake, British Columbia 9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)
44 5 Cobalt, Ontario 16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)
45 6 New Denmark, New Brunswick 23 October 2018 (2018-10-23)
46 7 Wilberforce, Ontario 30 October 2018 (2018-10-30)
47 8 Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ontario 6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)
48 9 Huntingdon, Quebec 13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)
49 10 Radisson, Saskatchewan 20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)
50 11 Canso, Nova Scotia 27 November 2018 (2018-11-27)
51 12 Minto, Manitoba 4 December 2018 (2018-12-04)
52 13 Wells, British Columbia 11 December 2018 (2018-12-11)

Season 5 (2019)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Location Original air date
53 1 Campobello Island, New Brunswick 17 September 2019 (2019-09-17)
54 2 Schreiber, Ontario 24 September 2019 (2019-09-24)
55 3 Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia 1 October 2019 (2019-10-01)
56 4 East Preston, Nova Scotia 8 October 2019 (2019-10-08)
57 5 Churchill, Manitoba 15 October 2019 (2019-10-15)
58 6 Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador 22 October 2019 (2019-10-22)
59 7 Nipigon, Ontario 29 October 2019 (2019-10-29)
60 8 Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador 5 November 2019 (2019-11-05)
61 9 Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan 12 November 2019 (2019-11-12)
62 10 Bristol, Quebec 19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)
63 11 Lumby, British Columbia 26 November 2019 (2019-11-26)
64 12 Calabogie, Ontario 3 December 2019 (2019-12-03)
65 13 Siksika Nation, Alberta 10 December 2019 (2019-12-10)

Season 6 (2020)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Location Original air date
66 1 Pelee Island, Ontario 6 October 2020 (2020-10-06)
67 2 Bear River, Nova Scotia 13 October 2020 (2020-10-13)
68 3 Lillooet, British Columbia[8] 20 October 2020 (2020-10-20)
69 4 Vittoria, Ontario[12] 27 October 2020 (2020-10-27)
70 5 Woody Point, Newfoundland and Labrador 10 November 2020 (2020-11-10)
71 6 Pinawa, Manitoba 17 November 2020 (2020-11-17)
72 7 Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick 24 November 2020 (2020-11-24)
73 8 Botwood, Newfoundland and Labrador 1 December 2020 (2020-12-01)
74 9 Turner Valley, Alberta 8 December 2020 (2020-12-08)
75 10 Rankin Inlet, Nunavut[13] 8 December 2020 (2020-12-08)

Season 7 (2022)

Filming for the seventh season was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[14] As a result of the ongoing pandemic, filming followed screening tests and other protocols, and during the show guests were seated in physically separated cohorts.[14] After the show, Harris did not meet with the guests as he had done in previous seasons.[14]

Ten episodes were made for season 7.[15]

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Location Original air date
76 1 Hope, British Columbia 5 January 2022 (2022-01-05)
77 2 Port Stanley, Ontario 12 January 2022 (2022-01-12)
78 3 Wakefield, Quebec 19 January 2022 (2022-01-19)
79 4 Chemainus, British Columbia 26 January 2022 (2022-01-26)
80 5 Minden, Ontario 23 February 2022 (2022-02-23)
81 6 Middleton, Nova Scotia 2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)
82 7 Warkworth, Ontario 9 March 2022 (2022-03-09)
83 8 Oxford, Nova Scotia 16 March 2022 (2022-03-16)
84 9 St. Laurent, Manitoba 23 March 2022 (2022-03-23)
85 10 Fenelon Falls, Ontario 30 March 2022 (2022-03-30)

Season 8 (2023)

The eighth season of the show consisted of 10 episodes broadcast during winter 2023.[16]



No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Location Original air date
86 1 Gibsons, British Columbia 4 January 2023 (2023-01-04)
87 2 Oneida, Ontario 11 January 2023 (2023-01-11)
88 3 Morden, Manitoba 18 January 2023 (2023-01-18)
89 4 Lac La Biche, Alberta 25 January 2023 (2023-01-25)
90 5 Goderich, Ontario 1 February 2023 (2023-02-01)
91 6 Ucluelet, British Columbia 8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)
92 7 Markdale, Ontario 15 February 2023 (2023-02-15)
93 8 Okanagan Falls, British Columbia 22 February 2023 (2023-02-22)
94 9 Wabush, Newfoundland 1 March 2023 (2023-03-01)
95 10 New Richmond Gaspé, Quebec 8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)

Season 9 (2023)

The ninth season of Still Standing will consist of ten episodes broadcast starting in late 2023.[17] Harris stated that he had been interested in featuring Dawson City on the show, but the city never "fit the bill as a struggling town" until the decline of tourism to the city following the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Location Original air date
96 1 Amherstburg, Ontario 26 September 2023 (2023-09-26)
97 2 Gracefield, Quebec 3 October 2023 (2023-10-03)
98 3 Southport, Manitoba 10 October 2023 (2023-10-10)
99 4 Slave Lake, Alberta 17 October 2023 (2023-10-17)
100 5 Dawson City, Yukon 24 October 2023 (2023-10-24)
101 6 Temagami, Ontario 31 October 2023 (2023-10-31)
102 7 High River, Alberta 7 November 2023 (2023-11-07)
103 8 M'Chigeeng First Nation 14 November 2023 (2023-11-14)
104 9 Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador 21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)
105 10 Membertou First Nation 28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)

Broadcast

The series is available on Tubi, Amazon Prime, and The Roku Channel in the US. Seasons 6 and 7 were released exclusively on Tubi in April 2022. The series is also available on Pluto TV in the US.

Reception

Television critic John Doyle, writing in The Globe and Mail, stated that Harris is "extremely good at connecting with the local people".[2]

Awards

Canadian Screen Awards

Year Category Nominee Result Reference
2016 Best factual program or series Still Standing Won [19]
Best host in a lifestyle, talk or entertainment news program or series Jonny Harris Nominated
Best editing in a factual program or series Jorge Parra, Robert Kew and Tony Coleman
(episode: Buxton)
Best writing in a factual program or series Jonny Harris, Chuck Byrn and Nile Séguin
(episode: Buxton)
2017 Best factual program or series Still Standing Won [20]
Best host in a lifestyle, talk or entertainment news program or series Jonny Harris
Best direction in a documentary or factual series Sebastian Cluer
(episode: Vanastra)		 Nominated
Best writing in a factual program or series Jonny Harris, Fraser Young and Steve Dylan
(episode: Vanastra)		 Won
2018 Best editing in a factual program or series Jorge Parra
(episode: Manitou Beach)		 Nominated
Best writing in a factual program or series Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Steve Dylan and Graham Chittenden
(episode: Fort McMurray)		 Won [19]
2019 Best factual program or series Still Standing Nominated
Best host in a program or series Jonny Harris Won
Best editorial research Maya Bilbao
(episode: Carcross)		 Nominated
Best writing in a factual program or series Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Steve Dylan and Graham Chittenden
(episode: Carcross)		 Won
2020 Best host in a factual series or reality competition Jonny Harris Nominated
Best editorial research Shayla Howell, Maya Bilbao and Arden Wray
(episode: "East Preston")		 Nominated
Best photography in a documentary or factual program or series Jeff Cole
(episode: "Churchill")		 Nominated
Best editing in a factual program or series Jorge Parra
(episode: "Churchill")		 Nominated
Best direction in a factual program or series Sebastian Cluer
(episode: "Siksika Nation")		 Nominated
Best writing in a factual program or series Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Steve Dylan and Graham Chittenden
(episode: "Churchill")		 Won
2021 Best host or presenter, factual or reality/competition series Jonny Harris Nominated
Best editing in a factual program or series Jorge Parra
(episode: "Pelee Island")		 Nominated
Best writing for factual program or series Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Graham Chittenden and Steve Dylan
(episode: "Rankin Inlet")		 Won
2023 Best host or presenter, factual or reality/competition series Jonny Harris Nominated
Best directing in a factual program or series Sebastien Cluer
(episode: "St. Laurent")		 Nominated
Andrew Murray
(episode: "Wakefield")		 Nominated
Best writing in a factual program or series Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Steve Dylan and Graham Chittenden
(episode: "Oxford")		 Won
2024 Best host or presenter, factual or reality/competition series Jonny Harris Nominated
Best directing in a factual program or series Eva Thomas
(episode: "New Richmond")		 Won
Best writing in a factual program or series Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Steve Dylan, Graham Chittenden, and Aisha Brown
(episode: "Oneida of the Thames")		 Nominated

See also

References

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Notes

  1. ↑ For example, the town of Wells, British Columbia was the first community filmed for Season 4, but was the last broadcast of that season.[6]

Further reading

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External links

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