Canada's a Drag
Canada's a Drag is a Canadian documentary series that premiered on CBC Gem on March 7, 2018.[1] The show was created by Peter Knegt and Mercedes Grundy.[2] Each episode centres around an individual drag performer from a different Canadian city, inclusive of drag queens, drag kings and transgender or non-binary performers.[3] It is produced by CBC Arts.[4]
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Season 1 cover art | |
Created by | CBC Arts |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 31 |
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Original network | CBC Gem |
First shown in | Canada |
Original release | March 7, 2018 |
The series won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Non-Fiction Web Program or Series at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[5]
Featured drag performers
Season One
- Allysin Chaynes - Toronto
- Lourdes the Merry Virgin - Edmonton
- Berlin Stiller - Vancouver
- Gay Jesus - Toronto
- Prairie Sky - Winnipeg
- Sofonda Cox - Toronto
- Guizo LaNuit - Montreal
- Elle Noir - Halifax
- Tranie Tronic - Montreal
Season Two
- Alma Bitches - Vancouver[4]
- Icesis Couture and Savannah Couture - Ottawa[4]
- Tynomi Banks - Toronto[4]
- Duke Carson - Calgary[6]
- Crystal Slippers - Montreal[4]
- Irma Gerd - St. John's[7]
- Yovska - Toronto[4]
- Pharaoh Moans - Winnipeg[4]
- Eddi Licious - Victoria[4]
- Manghoe Lassi - Toronto[4]
- Jenna Telz - Kelowna[8]
- Quanah Style - Vancouver[4]
Season Three
- MX Wolverine - Toronto
- Francheska Dynamite - Lethbridge
- Rose Butch - Vancouver
- Chiquita Mare - Moncton
- Charli Deville - Montreal
- Sapphoria - Edmonton
- Fay Slift & Fluffy Soufflé - Toronto
- Shay Dior - Vancouver
- Vivian Vanderpuss - Victoria
- Mikiki - Toronto
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References
- "Canada's a Drag: The time has come for our drag performers to sashay into the spotlight they deserve". CBC Arts. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ""Canada's a Drag" Returns for Another Season With Kings and Queens Slaying the North". www.newnownext.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- "Meet the Super-Fab Queens from Up North on "Canada's a Drag"". The WOW Report. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- Craig Takeuchi, "True North strong and fierce: Vancouver drag queens among performers spotlighted in Canada's a Drag". The Georgia Straight, February 1, 2019.
- Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed". ET Canada, May 25, 2020.
- Eric Volmers (February 13, 2019). "Calgary's Duke Carson struts his stuff on CBC's Canada's a Drag". Calgary Herald. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- "Don't be a Drag, Just be a Queen: Canada's a Drag comes to Newfoundland". The Racket. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
- Savannah Bagshaw (February 16, 2019). "Kelowna local shares past struggles in new episode of Canada's A Drag". PentictonNow. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
External links
- Canada's a Drag on CBC
- Canada's a Drag on IMDb
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