15-504: Less Than Kind is a 2008–13 Canadian television comedy-drama series that stars Jesse Camacho as Sheldon Blecher, a teenager growing up in a loving but dysfunctional Jewish family in Winnipeg . The show's cast also includes Maury Chaykin and Wendel Meldrum as Sheldon's parents, Benjamin Arthur as his older brother Josh, and Nancy Sorel as his aunt Clara. The Blechers struggle to operate
30-588: A comedy drama, this hybrid genre often deals with real life situations, grounded characters, and believable situations. The ratio between the drama and comedy can vary, but most of the time there is an equal measure of both, with neither side dominating. Abreu also adds that dramedies often deal with relatable and serious topics such as divorce, illness, hardship, and heartache. Examples of comedy dramas in American film include: Examples of American television comedy dramas include: Leo Awards The Leo Awards are
45-513: A driving school out of their home in Winnipeg's fading North End . Less Than Kind made its debut October 13, 2008, on Citytv , and moved to HBO Canada in February 2010. The ensemble cast of the critically acclaimed series won Canadian Comedy Awards in 2009 and 2010. Less Than Kind received the 2010 Gemini Award for Best Comedy Program or Series and the inaugural award for Best Comedy Series at
60-462: A humorous tenor. In television, modern scripted comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcoms . In the very influential Greek theatre , plays were considered comedies or tragedies. This concept even influenced Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period . Theatre of that era
75-613: A multiplex channel of The Movie Network and Movie Central . In June 2010 it was announced that HBO Canada had picked up the show for a third season. Distributed by Breakthrough Entertainment , Less Than Kind began airing on South Africa Sony Entertainment Television in the fall of 2009. In late 2009 the series began airing on Anixe HD in Germany. The US debut was scheduled for DirecTV's Audience Network on November 3, 2011. DirecTV acquired all 3 seasons. The series' final episode aired on July 14, 2013. In September 2012, Less Than Kind
90-509: A rise in film and television works that could be described as comedy-dramas. The term is a translation from the French "comédie dramatique". The portmanteau "dramedy" came to be in the 1980s. In January 2022, Rafael Abreu, writing for the StudioBinder filmmaking blog, defined this genre as follows: A dramedy is a movie or program that balances the elements of a drama and a comedy. Also known as
105-523: Is thought to have long-lasting influence, even in modern narrative works. Even today, works are often classified into two broad buckets, dramas and comedies. For instance, many awards that recognize achievements in film and television today, such as the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards segregate several award categories into these two classifications. The 20th century saw
120-402: The 1st Canadian Screen Awards . The title sequence and logo for Less Than Kind were inspired by an iconic highway sign at Winnipeg's Confusion Corner intersection, depicting arrows pointing in every direction. The name of the series is found in the first line spoken by Hamlet (Act 1, Scene 2): "A little more than kin, and less than kind." We understood that the value of the show was in
135-551: The Leo Awards , Canadian Comedy Awards , Directors Guild of Canada , Writers Guild of Canada , Gemini Awards , ACTRA Awards , Canadian Cinema Editors awards, Young Artist Awards , and Canadian Screen Awards . Comedy-drama Comedy drama , also known by the portmanteau dramedy , is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and drama . In films, serious dramatic themes (such as death, illness, etc.) are dealt with realism and subtlety, while preserving
150-731: The awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry. Held each May or June in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , the Leo Awards were founded by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia in 1999. Awards categories include but are not exclusive to live action , animated , adult dramatic , children's , documentary film , documentary television , feature films , short films . The Leos were established to provide support and recognition for
165-493: The characters and liked that it was kind of based on Marvin's life," said showrunner Mark McKinney . "It had a ring of truth to it, had heart.... It was pretty easy to climb on board." The series was produced for City by Buffalo Gal Pictures and Breakthrough Films & Television . It was originally announced as part of Citytv's 2007 schedule, but was delayed because CTVglobemedia 's acquisition of CHUM Limited and subsequent sale of Citytv to Rogers Media necessitated that
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#1732877152374180-526: The fact that it's not a sitcom — it's a show that's beautifully written, with characters that are less than perfect, that are real.... We're not wrapping every episode up nice and neatly, because it's all in the sloppiness — that's where the gold is. Less Than Kind was created by Marvin Kaye and Chris Sheasgreen, who loosely based the series on Kaye's successful one-act play, They Have Mayonnaise in Montreal. "I liked
195-691: The two companies sort out programming rights between Citytv and its former sister network A-Channel . The series made its debut October 13, 2008. For the second season, the show moved to HBO Canada . Following Chaykin's death in July 2010, the show's producers announced that production on the third season would be delayed, but that the show would continue. Production of the third season began in November 2010, with directors including James Dunnison , Bruce McDonald , Mark McKinney , Kelly Makin , Douglas Mitchell and Gary Yates. The fourth and final season of Less Than Kind
210-487: Was filmed in Winnipeg May 28 – July 10, 2012, for broadcast in 2013. "We are all thrilled to be doing a fourth season that offers the creative challenge of concluding this story and this wonderful series," said executive producer Mark McKinney. The first season of Less Than Kind premiered on October 13, 2008, on Citytv. The show's second season premiered on Friday, February 19, 2010, at 8:30 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada ,
225-422: Was one of the three titles chosen to launch Breakthrough Entertainment's newly established online distribution division, Breakthrough Home Entertainment. The first season of the series was offered for sale as a three-disc DVD set available for Canadian purchasers only. The first episode drew 47,000 viewers. Over the four seasons of the series, it received 55 nominations, earning 16 wins, including recognition from
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