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Forty kilometres from nowhere and way beyond normal is Corner Gas, CTV's new ensemble comedy series about a bunch of nobodies who get up to a whole lot of nothing in the fictional prairie town of Dog River, Saskatchewan. Starring Saskatchewan Brent Butt, Corner Gas is a roadside service station that also shares its name with CTV's first original narrative comedy series. The only primetime network series to be shot entirely in Saskatchewan, Corner Gas will air Thursdays at 7 p.m. local time premiering January 22 on CTV. The 13-part production focuses on the life (or lack thereof) of Brent LeRoy, proprietor of a gas station that is the only stop for miles around and a hub of action on the Prairies. As LeRoy, Canadian Comedy Award winner and series creator Brent Butt returns to his native province to portray the life he would have led had he gotten a real job: pumping gas in a small prairie town. Dog River is a place where everyone knows everyone else's business. "With genuine characters and a gentle pace, Corner Gas is a comedy that is instantly likeable," said Susanne Boyce, CTV's President of Programming and Chair of its Media Group. "Brent Butt is one of Canada's most respected and funniest comedians for a reason." Originally from Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Brent Butt has shared his love of small town prairie life with audiences around the world. He is a Gemini Award nominee for "Best Comedy Performance" for his CTV/Comedy Network Comedy Now! special and is the winner of the "Best Male Stand-Up" award at the 2001 Canadian Comedy Awards. A regular at Montreal's Just For Laughs festival, Butt was selected to represent Canada on the World Comedy Tour that aired on The Comedy Network, Comedy Central and Australia's comedychannel. He has also been seen on A&E, HBO and CBC.
