Corner Gas to end next season

by Rob Peters | April 11, 2008 at 09:35 am

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With Air Farce and now Corner Gas finishing up this year, Canadian comedy has taken a hit--or actually lost some deadweight, depending on your tastes.

I think what Canada needs is the next generation of Kids in the Hall. Any funny men out there with a penchant for cross-dressing willing to step up?

Corner Gas and the denizens of the fictional Saskatchewan town will call it quits when production of the sixth season wraps up later this year, the series' creator and star announced yesterday.

The final episode of the series – which has won six Geminis, including three for Best Comedy – will air in the spring of 2009.

Brent Butt, who is also the series' director and executive producer, broke the news yesterday to cast and crew over lunch in Vancouver, where he lives, though he told CTV president Ivan Fecan weeks earlier.

"I made the decision, but it kind of felt like the show made the decision. It kind of felt like the show tapped me on the shoulder and said, `Can I go now? I'll stick around if you want me to, but I think it's time to go.' And you know, I respect that," an emotional Butt said yesterday.