Cock'd Gunns
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Cock'd Gunns is a Canadian
English language
mockumentary
television series originally produced for IFC and later broadcasting on Showcase. The series documents the members of fictional rock band, Cock'd Gunns, as they try to become the biggest band in the world. The show is a production of Tricon Films & Television.
, as Reggie Van Gunn (songwriter/vocals/lead guitar)
Andy King
, as Dick Van Gunn (bass)
Brooks Gray, as Barry Ciccarelli (drums)
Leo SchermanLeo Scherman
, as Keith Horvak (manager)
Cock'd Gunns also features the regular performers:
Inessa Frantowski - Annie Frantowski (Dick's girlfriend)
Rebecca McMahon - Becky Jones (Barry's stepsister)
Cougar #1 - Christine Crawford (picked up by Keith Horvak, manager)
The series was directed by Samir Rehem.
Winner, Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Brooks Gray, Andy King, Leo Scherman, Morgan Waters, Inessa Frantowski, Rebecca McMahon).
Nominee for Best Comedy Program or Series (Andrea Gorfolova of Tricon Films & Television, Shaam Makan of Tricon Films & Television, Brooks Gray, Andy King, Leo Scherman, Morgan Waters);
Cock'd Gunns scripts consist of scene-by-scene outlines, but all of the dialogue and character confessionals to the camera are improvised.
Morgan Waters composed all of the original Cock'd Gunns songs and much of the other music and score for the show.
TV shows and films to which Cock'd Gunns is often compared: This is Spinal Tap!; Trailer Park Boys; The Office (UK); Fubar; Arrested Development; The Hills; Flight of the Conchords. wrong
King, Scherman and Gray came to know Waters when they were hired to write and produce episodes of Waters' Gemini Award-winning CBC comedy series, The Morgan Waters Show (2006). Morgan had been a host on the CBC's 'The X' before creating The Morgan Waters Show.
Scherman and Waters later worked on MuchMusic hidden camera show, Screwed Over (also produced by Tricon Films and Television) with Scherman as writer/director of the series and Waters a featured performer and writer. King and Gray contributed as writers and actors on a few episodes of Screwed Over.
Morgan Waters is the bassist for EMI
recording artists, Sweet Thing
.
Prior to Cock'd Gunns, King and Gray worked in MuchMusic's Creative Services department, producing dozens of promos, station IDs, ads, show openings and public service announcements, claiming several industry awards including BDA/Promax recognition.
Canada
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English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
mockumentary
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
television series originally produced for IFC and later broadcasting on Showcase. The series documents the members of fictional rock band, Cock'd Gunns, as they try to become the biggest band in the world. The show is a production of Tricon Films & Television.
Premise
Lead singer/songwriter Reggie Van Gunn and bassist Dick Van Gunn are brothers living together for the first time since they were kids. The Van Gunn brothers form the nucleus of Cock'd Gunns, while novice drummer Barry Ciccarelli tries to keep the beat and rookie manager Keith Horvak provides leadership. Together, these four form a rock band with no brains, no fans and no record deal, only high hopes as they try to become the biggest band in the world.Cast
Morgan WatersMorgan Waters
Morgan Waters is a Canadian actor. Waters was first seen on the CBC's children's program The X, which was canceled in 2003. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Waters moved to Toronto, Ontario to host the The Morgan Waters Show, which aired on CBC Television in 2006. Waters competed in the 2000...
, as Reggie Van Gunn (songwriter/vocals/lead guitar)
Andy King
Andy King
Andrew "Andy" King is a British Labour Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Rugby and Kenilworth until 2005, having first won the seat in the 1997 general election...
, as Dick Van Gunn (bass)
Brooks Gray, as Barry Ciccarelli (drums)
Leo SchermanLeo Scherman
Leo Scherman
Leo Scherman is a Canadian director, writer, producer and actor. Scherman graduated in 1997 from McGill University with a degree in Cultural Studies. Scherman has directed two feature films, White Knuckles and Never Forget and co-wrote the feature film Living Death...
, as Keith Horvak (manager)
Cock'd Gunns also features the regular performers:
Inessa Frantowski - Annie Frantowski (Dick's girlfriend)
Rebecca McMahon - Becky Jones (Barry's stepsister)
Cougar #1 - Christine Crawford (picked up by Keith Horvak, manager)
The series was directed by Samir Rehem.
2008 Gemini Awards
Winner, Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series (Brooks Gray, Andy King, Leo Scherman, Morgan Waters)Winner, Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Brooks Gray, Andy King, Leo Scherman, Morgan Waters, Inessa Frantowski, Rebecca McMahon).
Nominee for Best Comedy Program or Series (Andrea Gorfolova of Tricon Films & Television, Shaam Makan of Tricon Films & Television, Brooks Gray, Andy King, Leo Scherman, Morgan Waters);
2008 Canadian Comedy Awards
Director Samir Rehem won best TV direction for the episode, "On The Road, Part 1".Background on Cock'd Gunns
Cock'd Gunns was an original creation by Morgan Waters, Andy King and Leo Scherman. Brooks Gray was brought in later as the fourth producer/writer/actor. Produced by Tricon Films & Television, IFC (Independent Film Channel) Canada ordered 13 episodes of the show and the show premiered on IFC Canada on December 1, 2007. Cock'd Gunns was also shown on Showcase.Cock'd Gunns scripts consist of scene-by-scene outlines, but all of the dialogue and character confessionals to the camera are improvised.
Morgan Waters composed all of the original Cock'd Gunns songs and much of the other music and score for the show.
TV shows and films to which Cock'd Gunns is often compared: This is Spinal Tap!; Trailer Park Boys; The Office (UK); Fubar; Arrested Development; The Hills; Flight of the Conchords. wrong
Background on the writer/producer/lead actors
Andy King, Leo Scherman and Brooks Gray met and became friends as first-year students at McGill University in 1993. The three have collaborated on several film and video projects since then and created (with two other friends, Daragh Sankey and Andrew Prior) a sketch comedy website, skitfaced.com, which features dozens of videos and enjoys a cult following.King, Scherman and Gray came to know Waters when they were hired to write and produce episodes of Waters' Gemini Award-winning CBC comedy series, The Morgan Waters Show (2006). Morgan had been a host on the CBC's 'The X' before creating The Morgan Waters Show.
Scherman and Waters later worked on MuchMusic hidden camera show, Screwed Over (also produced by Tricon Films and Television) with Scherman as writer/director of the series and Waters a featured performer and writer. King and Gray contributed as writers and actors on a few episodes of Screwed Over.
Morgan Waters is the bassist for EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
recording artists, Sweet Thing
Sweet Thing (band)
Sweet Thing are a Canadian pop rock band based in Toronto who have been signed to EMI Music Canada since 2008. They are best known for their singles "Dance Mother" and "Change of Seasons".- History :...
.
Prior to Cock'd Gunns, King and Gray worked in MuchMusic's Creative Services department, producing dozens of promos, station IDs, ads, show openings and public service announcements, claiming several industry awards including BDA/Promax recognition.