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'''J. R. Digs''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[television]] personality.<ref name=real>"JR Digs's show may not be 'reality' TV, but it is real". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', October 4, 2006.</ref> He is best known for his [[Gemini Award]]-nominated late night show ''JR Digs: Man with a Van'',<ref name=gazillion>"Of the gazillion Gemini noms, here's a deserving one". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', August 20, 2011.</ref> which aired on [[Global Television Network|Global]] from 2011 to 2014.<ref name=parking>[http://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/4474358-jr-digs-is-parking-the-van/ "JR Digs is parking the van"]. ''[[Hamilton Spectator]]'', April 21, 2014.</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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| Occupation(s) | Television personality, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2001-Present |
J. R. Digs is a Canadian television personality.[1] He is best known for his Gemini Award-nominated late night show JR Digs: Man with a Van,[2] which aired on Global from 2011 to 2014.[3]
Background
Digs, at the time a skateboard shop owner in Burlington, Ontario,[1] first launched The JR Digs Show on CHCH in 2000.[1] Originally a stunt comedy series based on Jackass, Digs purchased the airtime himself and solicited his own advertising and sponsorships to recover his costs.[4] In 2003, Global began airing the show, under the same production model.[4]
In 2006, Digs launched Be Real with JR Digs, a comedy series in which he tried to make a compelling reality show out of ordinary people partaking in everyday activities,[1] and In the Can with JR Digs, a show in which he acted as mentor to young aspiring filmmakers, for TVtropolis,[4] and Another Crappy Canadian Late Night Talk Show for CHCH.[3]
Man with a Van, in which Digs and Brent Butt travelled around Canada in a van, was launched in 2011. The show was cancelled by Global in 2014.[3]
Digs continues to organize an annual Christmas charity benefit show in Hamilton.[5] The 2015 show included Spencer Rice of Kenny vs. Spenny, Max Kerman of Arkells, Terra Lightfoot, Tom Wilson, Mike Trebilcock from Killjoys, Elliott Brood and The Trews,[5] while the 2016 show included Lightfoot, Kerman, Trebilcock and Wayne Petti of Cuff the Duke.[6]
Awards and nominations
Digs received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Host in a Lifestyle Series in 2006 for Be Real, and Man with a Van was nominated for Best Talk Show in 2011.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "JR Digs's show may not be 'reality' TV, but it is real". Ottawa Citizen, October 4, 2006.
- ^ a b "Of the gazillion Gemini noms, here's a deserving one". The Globe and Mail, August 20, 2011.
- ^ a b c "JR Digs is parking the van". Hamilton Spectator, April 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c "One man's quest to be a somebody: JR Digs has spent 10 years and thousands of dollars on his dream of being a talk-show host". Toronto Star, September 4, 2011.
- ^ a b "Spenny of 'Kenny vs Spenny' announced for JR Digs Christmas show". CBC Hamilton, December 9, 2015.
- ^ "J.R. Digs ready to jingle his bells". Hamilton Spectator, December 16, 2016.