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JR Digs is a Gemini Award nominated Canadian television personality that currently hosts "JR DIGS Man with a Van" (a latenight talkshow) that airs in Canada Saturday nights on Global TV and Sunday nights on E!. JR has been on the air since June 2001. Since then he has been the host of multiple series that have aired nationally on Global TV, E!(Formerly CHCH) MenTV and TVtropolis.

Since his fourth week on the air, JR Digs has had very good ratings^{[citation needed]}. Originally, the JR DIGS show only aired on CHCH in Hamilton, Ontario, although in Spring 2003, Global TV began airing the show nationally before Saturday Night Live. In British Columbia and Ontario, the show aired on CH instead, after MADtv. After a brief cancellation in early 2005, the show was brought back to air in the fall of that year, but only on the four CH stations throughout Canada and mentv.

List of aired Series created by JR DIGS

"The JR DIGS Show" (5 Seasons)

"In the Can with JR DIGS" - Showcasing aspiring and unknown filmakers (2 seasons)

"Another Crappy Canadian Latenight Talkshow (1 Season)

"JR DIGS Man with a Van" (1+ Seasons - Currently in Production)

Be Real with JR DIGS and his Gemini Award Nomination

In the fall of 2006 "Be Real with JR DIGS" aired and ran for 13 episodes on TVTropolis. The series earned JR his very first Gemini Award nomination in the category of "Best Host in a Lifestle Series"

JR DIGS Man with a Van

As of Spring 2008 JR DIGS Man with a Van has been airing nationally Saturday Nights on Global TV and Sunday Nights on E! with such guests as Dane Cook and canadian rock band Mobile

JR DIGS Man with a Van follows JR DIGS as he buys an old 1990 Ford Econoline van to drive out to Regina to theGemini Awards for his nomination for Best Host in a Lifestyle Series. Unfortunatly the van broke down on the way out there and he didn't end up winning his Gemini Nomination. But now with no budget, no crew and some JVC cameras, JR has found a use for this good old van by turning it into a talkshow set on wheels. The van is a mobile studio that JR drives around Ontario and other parts of Canada in interviewing interesting (often bizarre) people and famous celebrities. He can just drive to meet the guest(s) at wherever they happen to be.

Recurring segments=

Flapjack Calls - Similar to prank calls, except in this case, telemarketers phone JR hoping to sell him a product or service. Instead, JR turns the tables on them by assuming a different personality and attempting to keep them on the line as long as possible, asking irrelevant questions and pretending to misinterpret the responses given to him. Eventually, the telemarketers either realize they've been duped or lose their patience and hang up.

External links

JR Digs - official site, includes the show history.
BeRealTV.ca - official sight of BeReal with JR DIGS
JR DIGS: Flying Under The Radar... For Now - article from Hamilton, Ontario's View Magazine.

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+'''''JR Digs''''' is a Gemini Award nominated [[Canada|Canadian]] [[television]] personality that currently hosts "JR DIGS Man with a Van" (a latenight talkshow) that airs in Canada Saturday nights on [[Global TV]] and Sunday nights on [[E!]].  JR has been on the air since June [[2001 in television|2001]].  Since then he has been the host of multiple series that have aired nationally on Global TV, E!(Formerly CHCH) MenTV and TVtropolis.
-JR Digs' real name is '''JR Matschke'''.
+Since his fourth week on the air, JR Digs has had very good ratings{{Fact|date=July 2008}}.  Originally, the JR DIGS show only aired on [[CHCH]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], although in Spring 2003, Global TV began airing the show nationally before ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.  In [[British Columbia]] and [[Ontario]], the show aired on CH instead, after ''[[MADtv]]''.  After a brief cancellation in early 2005, the show was brought back to air in the fall of that year, but only on the four CH stations throughout Canada and mentv.
-'''''JR Digs''''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[television]] series which airs Saturday nights on [[Global TV]] or [[CH|CH television system]] (depending on location) and Sunday on [[mentv]].  It has aired since June [[2001 in television|2001]].  The show follows JR Digs as he talks to people on the street, plays jokes on unsuspecting people, and pursues a network deal.  Up until the fall of 2006, the series aired without having an actual network deal and was actually a paid program that aired nationally but was branded as a television show, supported by sponsors like [[Labatt]] and [[Pizza Pizza]].
-Since its fourth week on the air, JR Digs has had very good ratings{{Fact|date=July 2008}}.  Originally, the show only aired on [[CHCH]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], although in Spring 2003, Global TV began airing the show nationally before ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.  In [[British Columbia]] and [[Ontario]], the show aired on CH instead, after ''[[MADtv]]''.  After a brief cancellation in early 2005, the show was brought back to air in the fall of that year, but only on the four CH stations throughout Canada and mentv.
+== List of aired Series created by JR DIGS ==
-As of March 2007, the show is broadcast on Saturday at 11 PM on Global Quebec, Saturday at 11:30 PM on Global Manitoba, Global Regina, Global Saskatoon, & CH Red Deer, Saturday at midnight on Global Maritimes, Global Edmonton, & Global Calgary, and at 12:30 AM on CH Hamilton, CHBC Kelowna, & CHEK Vancouver.  On mentv, the show is broadcast on Sunday at 1:30 PM, 9:30 PM, & 5:30 AM the next morning (all times [[North American Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]).
+"The JR DIGS Show" (5 Seasons)
-A documentary, filmed by cast member and cameraman [[Shane Cunningham]], is in the works, as well as a movie based on Digs's pursuit of a network deal.  The show is primarily developed by JR DIGS (Host/ Producer), [[Shane Cunningham]] (Camera Operator/ Producer) and [[Branden Bratuhin]] (Video Editor/ Technical Producer).
+"In the Can with JR DIGS" - Showcasing aspiring and unknown filmakers (2 seasons)
-==Recurring segments==
-* '''Flapjack Calls''' - Similar to prank calls, except in this case, telemarketers phone JR hoping to sell him a product or service.  Instead, JR turns the tables on them by assuming a different personality and attempting to keep them on the line as long as possible, asking irrelevant questions and pretending to misinterpret the responses given to him.  Eventually, the telemarketers either realize they've been duped or lose their patience and hang up.
-* '''Me and My Wiener''' - JR goes out onto the street and catches people off guard by asking if they want to see his wiener.  The people to whom he asks this question usually appear confused or disgusted until JR shows them the actual frankfurter to which he was referring.
-* '''On The Bench''' - JR interviews different people who happen to be sitting on a bench.
+"Another Crappy Canadian Latenight Talkshow (1 Season)
-==Episode guide==
-===Season one===
+"JR DIGS Man with a Van" (1+ Seasons - Currently in Production)
-# '''Ed's Up''' ''(guest: [[Ed the Sock]])''
-# '''Victor the Eggman''' - Featured JR's interview with Victor, a man he met at a [[supermarket]] who was shopping for [[Egg (food)|egg]]s. ''(guest: Victor the Eggman)''
-# '''JYD on JR Digs''' ''(guest: [[Jerome Williams|Jerome "JYD" Williams]])''
+== Be Real with JR DIGS and his Gemini Award Nomination ==
-# '''The Joe Show''' - A [[clip show]] of the first three episodes.  JR Digs became the highest-rated show in its timeslot the week this episode aired.
+In the fall of 2006 "Be Real with JR DIGS" aired  and ran for 13 episodes on TVTropolis. The series earned JR his very first [[Gemini Award]] nomination in the category of "Best Host in a Lifestle Series"
-# '''Drunk in the Truck''' ''(guests: [[Staggered Crossing]])''
-# '''Show Six or Show Sex?''' ''(guest: [[Dr. Date]])''
-# '''Seven By Eleven''' ''(guest: [[Pat Mastroianni]])''
-# '''Bikes, Boards & Beaches'''
+== JR DIGS Man with a Van ==
-# '''Reptile Man Rocks''' ''(guest: Reptile Man)''
-# '''Forgotten Footage'''
+As of Spring 2008 JR DIGS Man with a Van has been airing nationally Saturday Nights on Global TV and Sunday Nights on E! with such guests as Dane Cook and canadian rock band [[Mobile]]
-# '''Bubba's Basement Party'''
-# '''Where's Whoochie?''' - JR attempts to sneak a fan backstage at an [[*NSYNC]] concert.
+JR DIGS Man with a Van follows JR DIGS as he buys an old 1990 [[Ford Econoline]] van to drive out to [[Regina]] to the[[Gemini Awards]] for his nomination for Best Host in a Lifestyle Series. Unfortunatly the van broke down on the way out there and he didn't end up winning his Gemini Nomination. But now with no budget, no crew and some [[JVC]] cameras, JR has found a use for this good old van by turning it into a talkshow set on wheels. The van is a mobile studio that JR drives around Ontario and other parts of Canada in interviewing interesting (often bizarre) people and famous celebrities. He can just drive to meet the guest(s) at wherever they happen to be.
+=Recurring segments==
+* '''Flapjack Calls''' - Similar to prank calls, except in this case, telemarketers phone JR hoping to sell him a product or service.  Instead, JR turns the tables on them by assuming a different personality and attempting to keep them on the line as long as possible, asking irrelevant questions and pretending to misinterpret the responses given to him.  Eventually, the telemarketers either realize they've been duped or lose their patience and hang up.
-===Season two===
-===Season three===
-* '''The Long Haul''' - Aired in response to a negative e-mail that JR received from a viewer who disliked the show and suggested that it would probably be funnier if JR videotaped himself on the toilet and aired that as an entire episode.
-===Season four===
-# '''Where's Venice Beach?''' ''(original airdate: April 24, 2004)'' - JR booked a flight to [[Venice Beach, Florida]], where his parents live during the [[winter]], for [[spring break]].  Shane and the rest of the crew that work on the show, however, mixed up the states and booked a flight to [[Venice Beach, California|Venice Beach,]] ''[[California]]'' instead.  The show alternates between JR's footage, which he shoots with only one [[camcorder|video camera]] at the [[beach]] and at a [[Bingo (US)|bingo]] game, and the comparatively more exciting footage filmed by Shane and the others, who manage to get interviews, songs, and humorous [[screenplay|script]] readings on tape.
-# '''JR DIGS: The Movie''' ''(original airdate: May 1, 2004)'' - Among the highlights of the show included more footage of Shane and the others getting actors in Hollywood to read scripts for the JR Digs movie, and JR's crashing of the [[Gemini Awards]] where he met up with actors [[Dave Foley]], [[John Dunsworth]], [[Jonathan Torrens]], [[Cathy Jones]], [[Paul Braunstein]], and [[Krista Sutton]]; as well as other cast members of ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]''.  Later in the show, JR searched for [[Kevin Smith]], hoping to see if Smith will direct his movie.
-# '''Venice, Anyone?''' ''(original airdate: May 8, 2004)'' - Featured a 52-minute long flapjack call from a telemarketer who was attempting to sell JR a newspaper subscription.  Despite the many times she told JR that the subscription would cost $23.10 a month, a "confused" JR would multiply the wrong numbers prompting her to explain the pricing of the newspaper yet again.
-# '''Cock-a-Doodle Moo''' ''(original airdate: May 22, 2004)'' - Footage from the Agricultural Fair, a taping at Reptile Man's store in Hamilton, and a streeters competition between two teams of two regulars on the show's message board: JJSHORTY83(Jeff), Wworrall(Ryan), JRdigswrestlingfan(Travis), Kenny.
 ==External links==
 * [http://www.jrdigs.com/ JR Digs] - official site, includes the show history.
+* [http://www.berealtv.com/ BeRealTV.ca] - official sight of BeReal with JR DIGS
 * [http://www.viewmag.com/viewstory.php?storyid=1641 JR DIGS: Flying Under The Radar... For Now] - article from [[Hamilton, Ontario]]'s ''View Magazine''.