It’s a perfect match! Following the recent announcement of Darrin Rose as the host of the retro-classic game show Match Game, (Canada's) The Comedy Network revealed today the two regular panellists as well as a blanking hilarious lineup of Canadian and international guests. Appearing as regulars on the original Comedy series are fan-favourite and multiple award-winning comedian, actor, author and screenwriter Sean Cullen, and beloved stand-up comic and three-time Canadian Comedy Award-winner Debra DiGiovanni. Currently filming in Montréal, Match Game is set to air exclusively on Comedy, Monday to Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT beginning October 15.
Joining the esteemed regulars throughout the series are an eclectic mix of Canadian comics and international talent. The list of upcoming Match Game guests includes:
- Actress, producer, director and “Grand Empress of sci-fi” Amanda Tapping, @amandatapping, (Sanctuary)
- Stand-up comedian and Late Show With David Letterman regular Andy Kindler, @AndyKindler
- Montréal-born actress Anna Hopkins (Barney’s Version)
- Stand-up comedian and actress Caroline Rhea, @CarolineRhea, (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch)
- Improv star Colin Mochrie, @ColinMochrie, (Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
- American actor, political commentator, and stand-up comedian D.L. Hughley, @RealDlHughley (The Original Kings of Comedy)
- Award-winning comedian, writer, and columnist DeAnne Smith, @DeAnne_Smith
- Stand-up comic and Video On Trial regular Eddie Della Sieppe, @EddieDellaSiepe
- Canadian Comedy Award-winner and Gemini-nominated comedian Elvira Kurt (PopCultured)
- Gemini Award-winning actress Emily Hampshire (Made in Canada)
- Actress and rising comedian Emma Hunter (InSecurity)
- Television writer, award-winning comedian, and stand-up veteran Fraser Young, @young_fraser, (Comedy Now!)
- Writer and comedian Graham Chittenden, @grahamchit (Comedy Now!)
- Actor Greg Grunberg,@greggrunberg, (Heroes, Alias)
- Stand-up comedian, actress, activist, and writer Janeane Garofalo
- Internationally renowned stand-up comic Jeremy Hotz, @JeremyHotz
- Author, humourist and radio producerJonathan Goldstein, @J_Goldstein, (WireTap)
- Actor, comedian, and Newfoundland-native Jonny Harris, @jollyharris, (Murdoch Mysteries)
- Award-winning singer-songwriter and actress Keisha Chanté, @KeshiaChante
- Stand-up comedian, actor, and voice artist Kevin McDonald (Kids in the Hall)
- ETALK reporter and gossip maven Lainey Lui, @laineygossip
- Canadian choreographer and Video on Trial panellist Laura Cilevetz, @lauracilevitz
- Canadian Comedy Award-winner Laurie Elliot, @ThaFloatingHead (The Red Green Show)
- E! host Leah Miller, @leahmiller, (So You Think You Can Danca Canada, MuchOnDemand)
- 2009 Yuk Yuk's Great Canadian Laugh Off winner Mark Little, @markmarklittle, (PICNICFACE)
- Being Human’s “Sally Malik,” actress Meaghan Rath, @MeaghanRath
- Stand-up comedian and writer Nile Seguin, @nileseguin, (This Hour Has 22 Minutes)
- Comedic everyman and MTV LIVE co-host Paul Lemieux, @paultheintern
- Sanctuary’s “Dr. Will Zimmerman,” actor Robin Dunne, @RobinDunne
- Globetrotting stand-up comic Ron Josol, @ronjosol
- Comedian, actor, and writer Ryan Belleville, @ryanbelleville, (The SeÁn Cullen Show)
- Comedian, dancer, actor, host, and writer Sabrina Jalees, @SabrinaJalees, (Video On Trial)
- Actor, comedian, and Kids In the Hall vet Scott Thompson, @ScottThompson_
- Stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television and radio host Steve Patterson, @patterballs, (The Debaters)
- Actress Tara Spencer-Nairn, @TSpencerNairn (Corner Gas, The Listener)
- Actor, rapper, writer, comedian and talk show host Tom Green, @tomgreenlive, (The Tom Green Show)
- Community’s “Shirley Bennett,” actress and comedian Yvette Nicole Brown, @yvettenbrown
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