Sunnyside

This show had some good skits and some bad ones, cast was decent, the man in the hole was just a big waste.

This show was not very good but wasn't bad either. It was an average if sometimes a bit odd TV sketch comedy show. It seems like they maybe were not exactly sure what they were wanting to do with this show or how to execute their plan if they did have one. The sketches and characters were often not funny and just weird for the sake of being weird. Still this show was a lot better than say Hotbox (same people earlier show), Baroness Von Sketch, etc etc. I don't miss the show but don't get the hate for it either.

Sunnyside has captured the spirit of Second City TV, but continued the progression to bring a fresh new comedy from Canada. Using the sketch comedy / improve formula, the troop has developed a quirky town where gentrification has put soccer mom's in the same coffee shop as crack whores, feral ponies are the main town nuisance and the internet has not yet breached the town-line (however there is a manhole where you can call down one question per day and get a reply from the familiar voice of Norm MacDonald).

Each of the six actors create a variety of characters (a la Second City) any of which would stand alone against the thin creations of today's Saturday Night Live. The characters continue through out the series and it's easy to grow fond of their peculiarities. Police woman Rookie Kerri (who says "this just got serious" when her mom gets shot in the first episode) and Meth Georgette who has never said a word so far in the series, are two of my favorites.

In a Toronto neighbourhood nestled from the lake front next to High Park, this show presents a fresh and at times dream-state-esque comedic experience. Whether the fine folks who actually live in Sunnyside act anything like this brilliant exaggeration is best left to viewers' imaginations. No doubt, more than a fair share of people will identify with these characters (at least at some point in their lives?). It definitely feels different than the typical Canadian Content comedy of times gone by. Quick, unexpected, and often jaded sequences focus a lens of self- reflection (and just plain sarcastic fun) on otherwise typical Torontonian human interactions. The show reminds me vaguely of SCTV and also David Wain (particularly Wainy Days). The British show Snuff Box is also quite similar in terms of timing, unexpected twists and raw off-colour style. It's quite surreal to see linkage to an actual Toronto neighbourhood, complete with authentic references. Perhaps the show will catch on and will become known for helping Toronto lighten up and collectively laugh a little at ourselves.

Sunnyside is a fresh comedy that our family loves to watch. It is not like any other show on television.

The characters in Sunnyside are normal exaggerated. It is a sketch comedy but it flows from one week to the next. What I mean by that is that you get to know all of the characters and see them frequently. My personal favourites are the ironic hipsters, the closet lesbian and her naive husband and the not so tough female cops just to name a few. Yes, this show is ridiculous and silly but that is exactly what TV needs.

The characters are great.

The writing is great.

It is silly, fun and a good laugh and I love that it is Canadian!

Looking forward to season 2!