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Royal Canadian Air Farce: Final Flight Airs Tonight

by Tina Kells | December 31, 2008 at 09:01 am

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The Royal Canadian Air Farce is a Canadian made political satire show that has run on Canada's national network CBC for the past 16 years. New Year's Eve 2008/2009 marks the broadcast of the shows last episode, dubbed The Final Flight.

The Final Flight was recorded on December 18 and the details of the line up have been kept under wraps but today CBC released some of the Air Farce fun that fans can expect. On the Final Flight hit list are Stéphane Dion and Stephen Harper, as well as many international politicians.

The Royal Canadian Air Farce makes its final flight on CBC Television on Wednesday.
It’s the 16th New Year’s Eve special for the venerable comedy troupe, and it will be the final show for the Air Farce crew.

Don Ferguson, Roger Abbott and Luba Goy, who were part of the original troupe that began the show on CBC Radio in 1973, announced earlier this year they would end the show with the New Year’s Eve edition.

The Final Flight episode was recorded in front of a live audience, as were all 332 Friday night shows that aired on television over the past 16 years.

The final edition will feature appearances by some of the cast's Canadian characters, including Stephen Harper, Stéphane Dion and Michael Ignatieff, as well as satirical looks at both the year that was and the year to come.