After nearly five decades, Canada's longest-running sketch comedy troupe takes a final bow. (Photo: Rodney Daw.)
From left to right: Craig Lauzon, Luba Goy, Darryl Hinds, Isabel Kanaan, Chris Wilson, Jessica Holmes, and Don Ferguson.
AIR FARCE NEW YEAR'S EVE 2019 will skewer the year's biggest news stories, pop culture people, and events. It takes aim at climate change, Brexit, the Royal Family, big tech, and western Canadian alienation. Also coming into the troupe’s comedic gunsights are PM Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, and Toronto's “chair girl” Marcella Zoia.
It will also feature favourite moments from past New Year’s Eve specials and the weekly TV series, and pay tribute to late AIR FARCE founders John Morgan, Roger Abbott, and Dave Broadfoot.
AIR FARCE NEW YEAR'S EVE 2019 stars the troupe’s diverse and intergenerational cast: founding members Don Ferguson and Luba Goy, long-time cast members Jessica Holmes and Craig Lauzon, and the most recent recruits: Darryl Hinds, Isabel Kanaan, and Chris Wilson.
(Please note: tickets are not available for this special farewell episode.)
AIR FARCE celebrated its landmark 45th anniversary skewering the biggest news stories, events, people, and pop culture phenomena of the year with its longstanding year-end ritual AIR FARCE NEW YEAR’S EVE 2018.
Our special guests were comedian and cannabis rights activist Tommy Chong; the star of Frankie Drake Mysteries, Lauren Lee Smith; and hockey champion Natalie Spooner, with special appearances from Lisa Michelle Cornelius, Nigel Downer, and Kevin Vidal.
What’s more Canadian than AIR FARCE, eh? AIR FARCE CANADA 150 pulled out all the stops for the country’s 150th birthday, capturing the patriotic spirit of Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations in 60 funny, fast-paced minutes.
And for the first time in AIR FARCE history, the whole country came together to watch at the exact same time!
Thank you to everybody who watched AIR FARCE NEW YEAR'S EVE 2016 on CBC! Whether it was our early premiere on Friday, December 30, our special broadcast after the hockey game on New Year's Eve, or our New Year's Day repeat, we're thrilled that over two million Canadians made AIR FARCE part of their New Year's plans!