Talking TV: Canada’s ‘Son Of A Critch’ Looks To Charm U.S. Viewers

Mark Critch, creator and star of the autobiographical coming-of-age comedy series Son of a Critch, is bringing his Newfoundland, Canada, export to U.S. TV screens via The CW this month. He’s hoping its nostalgic charms strike the same chord as The Wonder Years did in his own childhood. A full transcript of the conversation is included.

‘Son Of A Critch’: The CW Acquires Hit Canadian Comedy For Summer Run

The CW‘s latest acquisition (and its fourth in two weeks) is Son of a Critch, the hit comedy from Canada’s CBC and Lionsgate Television. Created by Mark Critch and Tim McAuliffe and based on Critch’s award-winning memoir This Hour Has 22 MinutesSon of a Critch tells “the hilarious and very real story of a young Mark coming of age in the 1980s.”