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'Corner Gas's Nancy Robertson Returns to TV on 'Hiccups'

by Annette Bourdeau, posted Feb 26th 2010 9:09PM


'Corner Gas's Nancy Robertson just can't get away from working with her real-life husband and long-time co-star, Brent Butt. The two both star in the Butt-created sitcom 'Hiccups', with Robertson playing Millie Upton, a children's author with anger management issues, and Butt as her quirky life coach.

'Hiccups' also features Laura Soltis ('The Guard') as Millie's long-suffering publisher who has to deal with the fallout from her star author's frequent freak-outs, and David Ingram ('Doc') as Millie's sleazy agent.

We caught up with Robertson to chat about working with Butt again, her own Millie-esque moments and why she doesn't want Millie to have any love interests.

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'Corner Gas's Fred Ewanuick Returns to Prime Time

by Annette Bourdeau, posted Feb 23rd 2010 11:58PM


Fred Ewaniuck is probably best known as Hank, Brent's goofy sidekick on 'Corner Gas.' The affable actor is now ready to shed his sidekick status and step into a leading role as the title character in the new CTV comedy 'Dan for Mayor.' The show takes Ewaniuck to a new fictional town - Wessex, Ont., where his character, Dan, blurts out to his ex-girlfriend that he's running for mayor. Rather than brushing his off-the-cuff comment off, Dan the slacker bartender decides to actually go for it, and begins actively campaigning. As expected, antics ensue.

'Dan for Mayor' is written by Mark Farrell, Paul Mather and Kevin White, who all worked with Ewanuick on 'Corner Gas.' It co-stars Mary Ashton ('Degrassi Goes Hollywood'), Paul Bates ('Welcome to Mooseport') and Benjamin Ayres ('jPod,' 'The Vampire Diaries'). It premieres on Monday, March 1 in a juicy timeslot leading into 'Two and a Half Men' and 'The Big Bang Theory,' along with 'Hiccups', which stars fellow 'Corner Gas' alumni Nancy Robertson and Brent Butt.

Filmed in Toronto and the Kitchener-Waterloo area, the show promises some good ol' Canadiana. Also, watch out for some cameos by real life mayors throughout the season, including Toronto's David Miller. AOL TV caught up with Ewanuick to chat about what it's like being a leading man, life after 'Corner Gas' and his not-so-secret passion, golf.

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