Hospital Show

Hospital Show
Genre
Starring
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerAdam Greydon Reid
EditorAdam Greydon Reid
Original release
NetworkTelus TV
ReleaseOctober 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)

Hospital Show is a Canadian comedy web series about the cast of the fictional hit primetime medical drama Critical Condition. The series was created, written, directed, produced and edited by Adam Greydon Reid.[1] The short form series premiered in late 2019 on YouTube in ten 5–7 minute chapters,[2] and Telus's Optik streaming platform in its feature length form.[3]

Hospital Show received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best Lead Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media (Canning) and Best Supporting Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media (Reid).[4] Hospital Show was the winner of the Best Web/TV series at the 2020 Florence Film Awards Competition.

In March 2022, it was announced that Saloon Media and Bullrush Pictures would co-develop and co-produce a full half-hour television series adaptation of Hospital Show.[5]

Plot

Charlie Nielson is a medical school dropout come actress, who was on track to become a respected doctor, but plays one on television instead. Now she has had enough of working for the network and wants to become a real doctor.

Cast and characters

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"Number One"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Charlie Nielson is a med-school dropout who, instead of becoming a real doctor, is pretending to be one on television.
2"Droopy"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Critical Condition's showrunner, Rosanna, thinks Charlie's scrubs make everything look "droopy". Will wants to prove he is still a good fake surgeon.
3"Not That Kind of Ball"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Rich has got something on his left testicle, but Charlie refuses to diagnose him. Vince receives a secret surprise envelope to open in front of his followers.
4"Lefty Lucy"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Vince, Will and Astrid perform surgery on a banana. Charlie finally inspects Rich's left testicle.
5"The Surprise"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Vince finds out what's inside Astrid's envelope, as do all his followers.
6"The Wiz"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Vince finds out that he is going to be a father.
7"Butt Flies"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Charlie realizes she wants to be a real doctor. Vince gets angry faces on his feed.
8"New Zealand's for Pussies"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Vince steps on Astrid's surprise. Will's patient dies. Charlie meets a real doctor.
9"Kiss Her"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Rich tries to kiss Charlie.
10"Not Dead Yet"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
The actor-doctors manage to save a real life.

References

  1. ^ Sabrina Furminger, "Vancouver-shot digital series Hospital Show mines medical drama tropes for laughs". Vancouver Courier, October 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Greg David, "Dramatic actors take a comic turn in Hospital Show" Archived 2019-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. TV, eh?, October 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Atad, Corey (2019-10-01). "Vancouver-Shot Digital Series 'Hospital Show' Spoofs The Medical Drama". ET Canada. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  4. ^ "Local Creators Receive Multiple Nominations for Canadian Screen Awards". VOCM, February 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2022-03-30). "Saloon Media, Bullrush Pictures Team on Workplace Comedy 'Hospital Show' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.