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Wednesday, December 24, 2014 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

MERRY MARATHONS: Doctor Who (Space) Ongoing Wings (Comedy Gold) Ongoing The Big Bang Theory (Comedy) Ongoing House Hunters International Renovation (HGTV) 6:00am - 12:00pm Vanilla Ice Goes Amish (DIY) 6:00pm - 9:00am Lost and Sold (DTour) 6:00am - 12:00pm Consumed (FYI) 6:00am - 5:00am (Thurs.) Til Debt Do Us Part (Slice) 6:30am - 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory (Comedy) 8:00am - Amish Renogades (DIY) 9:00am - 11:30am Eating America (Food Network Canada) 9:00am - 1:00pm Flight of the Conchords (HBO Canada) 10:00am - 9:00pm House Hunters International: Where Are They Now? (HGTV): 12:00pm - 2:00pm Border Security (DTour) 12:00pm - 8:00pm The Bible (History) 12:00pm - 4:00am (Thurs.) The Millionaire Matchmaker (Slice) 12:00pm - 11:00pm Carnival Eats (Food Network Canada) 1:00pm - 9:00pm House Hunters International (HGTV) 2:00pm - 9:00pm McMorris & McMorris (MTV) 4:00pm - 12:00am HO-HO-HOLIDAY SPECIALS: A Miser Brothers Christmas (YTV) 11:30am Abominable Christmas (YTV) 1:10pm Fred Claus 5:30pm Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (YTV) 4:00pm Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (YTV) 5:00pm Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (YTV) 6:00pm CBC Music Presents; 12 Songs of Christmas (CBC) 7:00pm I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown! (YTV) 7:00pm A Dennis the Menace Christmas (Teletoon) 7:00pm Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas (CITY) 8:00pm It’s a Wonderful Life (CTV) 8:00pm An En Vogue Christmas (Showcase) 8:00pm The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Christmas (Treehouse) 8:00pm The 12 Dogs of Christmas (YTV) 9:00pm DAD DRIVES (BiTE) 8:00pm (BROADCAST PREMIERE): While living at home for a brief time, Malcolm is being driven everywhere he needs to go by his Dad. Is there a better day to premiere this webseries from creators Dan Berine & Mark Little than Christmas Eve? I don’t see how. BLACK MIRROR (SUPER CHANNEL 2) 8:00pm: In a mysterious and remote snowy outpost, Matt and Potter share a Christmas meal together and swap creepy tales of their earlier lives in the outside world.

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MARK LITTLE Q&A

Mark Little is a stand-up comedian, the co-creator of Dad Drives, a member of the sketch group Picnicface, and the star/co-writer of Roller Town, a film which everyone should see. He told me about why he loves fake moustaches, the inspiration for Roller Town, and what his prom experience was like.

  Why do you love fake moustaches so much?

I love what they do to my face. They make my eyes sparkle, and everything you say with a big enough fake moustache on sounds sneaky. Since my comedy has a bit of a sneaky vibe to it anyway, the moustache just enhances that. Also, do you know how in clown they say the nose is the smallest mask you can wear? I think that's what they say, anyway, that you can create an entire character by disappearing behind a clown nose. Anyway, that's how I feel about the moustache. It's a tiny thing, but when you put one on, you can just dive into the wildest characters.

Where did the idea to make a movie about Roller Disco come from?

Jason Eisener (director of Hobo With A Shotgun) gave Andy a copy of Roller Boogie, I think. Andy watched it, brought it up with Scott and me, and we all figured that since nobody had parodied this weird genre before, we would.

What about prom appeals to you from a comedic standpoint? Were you inspired by your own prom experience?

Yeah, my prom experience was weird. I went stag, but I dressed in this outlandish green velvet tuxedo with gold lining. I also had a bowler hat and a cane. I was a goof, but that's because I didn't want to take prom seriously, 'cause I thought it was dumb. Looking back, and probably thanks to lots of American movies, I wish I'd taken it more seriously, but that's the point, I guess. It's this weird pivotal moment that happens when you're a teenager. Some people take it way too seriously, and they look silly. Other people don't take it seriously at all, but they go anyway, and they look silly. Everyone looks silly. It's this meeting of teen hormones and adult aspirations and gowns and tuxes and children. It's a comedy goldmine. That being said, Kyle and I touch on maybe 2% of that in our show (Mark and Kyle Go to Prom). Mostly we just goof off with goths and clean rappers and motorcycle demons.

Is Picnicface going to continue to make videos or movies?

We'll see. There aren't any immediate plans, 'cause we're all spread out, doing things separately or in pairs, but it could happen. I did an improv show in Halifax with Bill, Brian and Cheryl recently, and it was a lot of fun. I guess Never Say Never, to quote the great Justin Bieber, and literally no one before him.

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Mark Little of picnicface fame in a web series called Dad Drives.