It all started in 1988 with an obsession: Canadian comic Carolyn Taylor, now known as one of the stars and co-creators of “Baroness Von Sketch Show,” was a “closeted 15-year-old” watching Olympic figure skating in her aunt’s living room. She recalls Katarina Witt performing a free skate to “Carmen” in an iconic red costume. At the very end, Witt performatively lay down on the ice — and Taylor just wanted to lie next to her.
“It was one of those foundational moments,” Taylor tells Variety. “But then I went on with my life, and didn’t pursue skating or Olympics in any capacity.”
Fast forward to 2016. Taylor was driving in the car with her girlfriend when Whitney Houston’s 1992 song “I Have Nothing” came on the radio. “It was as if I had heard it for the first time,” she recalls. She had a vision of “a professional pairs, gold medalist skating routine,...
“It was one of those foundational moments,” Taylor tells Variety. “But then I went on with my life, and didn’t pursue skating or Olympics in any capacity.”
Fast forward to 2016. Taylor was driving in the car with her girlfriend when Whitney Houston’s 1992 song “I Have Nothing” came on the radio. “It was as if I had heard it for the first time,” she recalls. She had a vision of “a professional pairs, gold medalist skating routine,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
“Baroness von Sketch Show” star Carolyn Taylor will front a new unscripted comedy series for Canadian streaming service Crave, produced through Catalyst and Blue Ant Studios.
The six-part comedy series has been commissioned by the Bell Media-owned SVOD, and is produced by Catalyst — the Toronto-based development and funding company focusing on women-centric content — and Blue Ant Studios as part of a strategic partnership to develop female-generated programming for the global marketplace.
Taylor is best known as one of the stars and co-creators of CBC’s comedy hit “Baroness von Sketch Show,” which aired across five seasons from 2016 to 2020. Starring four female comedians, the satirical sketch comedy offered clever takedowns of contemporary culture through the female gaze. Some of the show’s most famous skits include “Private Vagina,” “Mom Says Hello” and “Not All Men.”
The new series, which is still untitled, is slated to premiere on Crave in 2023. Blue Ant International...
The six-part comedy series has been commissioned by the Bell Media-owned SVOD, and is produced by Catalyst — the Toronto-based development and funding company focusing on women-centric content — and Blue Ant Studios as part of a strategic partnership to develop female-generated programming for the global marketplace.
Taylor is best known as one of the stars and co-creators of CBC’s comedy hit “Baroness von Sketch Show,” which aired across five seasons from 2016 to 2020. Starring four female comedians, the satirical sketch comedy offered clever takedowns of contemporary culture through the female gaze. Some of the show’s most famous skits include “Private Vagina,” “Mom Says Hello” and “Not All Men.”
The new series, which is still untitled, is slated to premiere on Crave in 2023. Blue Ant International...
- 10/11/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Nobody knows the highs and lows of figure skating more than Tara Lipinski. Back in 1998, the athlete made history at 15 years old by becoming the youngest Olympic gold medalist in the history of figure skating. But just four years later, a scandal hit the sport Tara loved so much. After Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze took home gold for the Russians at the event, many questioned the judging system and why Canada's Jamie Salé and David Pelletier didn't earn the top scores. It's a story Tara and her husband Todd Kapostasy investigated in Peacock's juicy new docuseries titled Meddling. The couple traveled to different countries to meet with people who...
- 1/22/2022
- E! Online
Details are beginning to emerge about ABC's live two-night figure skating competition Thin Ice airing March 19 and March 21. Today, it was announced that Canada's Joannie Rochette, who brought us to tears with the courage she showed competing in Vancouver and earning a bronze medal after her mother's sudden death, will make a special appearance on the first evening to skate a tribute to her mom. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who'll host the event with Canada's four-time World Champion Kurt Browning, told reporters today that like everyone, she was glued to the TV during Rochette's performances at the Olympics. "I didn't know I...
- 3/3/2010
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
Did you or did you not gasp as loudly as NBC commentator Sandra Bezic when China's Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao bobbled on that lift? They finally got their gold medal, China's first in figure skating, and ended the Russian domination of the pairs discipline that lasted for 12 straight Games. (Yuko Kavaguti and Aleksandr Smirnov finished fourth, but he gets the gold in men's thighs, if it's any consolation.) Almost as long a wait, the time it took for Shen and Zhao to realize they'd won. If they hadn't screamed like they did, I would have felt like such a...
- 2/16/2010
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
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