6.2 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin Canada Original network CBC Television First episode date 1987 Network CBC Television Executive producer Joe Bodolai | 6.3/10 IMDb No. of episodes 13 Original release 1987 Final episode date 1987 Number of episodes 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards Gemini Award for Best Variety Series Similar King of Kensington, Bizarre, Wide Awake Club, The Littlest Hobo, Ready or Not | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It's Only Rock & Roll was a Canadian television variety show, which aired on CBC Television as a summer series in 1987. Produced by Joe Bodolai and directed by Allan Novak, Henry Sarwer-Foner and Joan Tosoni, the series mixed rock music-themed comedy sketches with live performances by real musicians.
The series premiered in prime time, before moving to its regular time slot on Friday nights at 11:30 p.m. as a companion to the network's music video series Good Rockin' Tonite.
Personalities associated with the show included Ted Woloshyn, Dan Gallagher and Taborah Johnson as hosts, with comedians from The Second City's Toronto cast, including Dana Andersen, Bob Bainborough and Mike Myers, in the comedy sketches. Myers later took several of his recurring characters from the show to Saturday Night Live, including Wayne from Wayne's World (from Wayne's Power Minute) and Dieter from Sprockets.
The series won the award for Best Comedy or Variety Series at the 1988 Gemini Awards.