Open Mike with Mike Bullard
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Open Mike with Mike Bullard was a Canadian late-night talk show which aired from 1997 to 2003 late-nights on CTV and on the Comedy Network in primetime. It was hosted by comedian Mike Bullard and initially taped at a crowded studio at the back of Wayne Gretzky's restaurant in Toronto, Ontario before CTV moved the show to the refurbished Masonic Temple. The show's bandleader and musical director was Orin Isaacs.
In the summer of 2003, Bullard's contract with CTV expired and he signed a deal to start a new, similar show on Global called The Mike Bullard Show. Shortly afterwards Mike publicly slammed in the media his former co-workers, including management at CTV. The new show retained many of the people and sketches from Open Mike, but was cancelled in 2004 due to low ratings. The show was filmed at a theatre on the Esplanade.
[edit] Segments
- Open Mike Viewer Of The Week - Sean Tweedley would make fun of one of the viewers in the audience, but they would be given a digital camera as a prize.
- The Canadian Quiz - The last guests would be asked three questions about Canada at the end of every show. Officially, the guests were supposed to get all three questions right, but they usually ended up winning the prize regardless. As the segment was sponsored by Canadian Tire, the prize would usually be one of their exclusive products.
- The Insider - An entertainment-themed monologue.
- Who The Hell Do You Think You Are, You Drunken Bastard? - a game played at a local bar where the name of a celebrity would be taped on the head of each contestant. They would be given three clues from Mike and had to use them to guess who they were.
- What did you buy at Canadian Tire and why?* - a crew member would visit the closest Canadian Tire to the studio and ask shoppers when they left what they had bought and why
