Air Farce Live

Air Farce Live, also known as Air Farce, previously Royal Canadian Air Farce, and Air Farce—Final Flight! for its final season, was a Canadian sketch comedy series featuring the comedy troupe Royal Canadian Air Farce, which previously starred in an eponymous show on CBC Radio from 1973 to 1997. The top-rated television show aired on CBC Television, starting in 1993 and concluding in December 2008. The name Air Farce Live was adopted in October 2007. For the show's final season, which began on October 3, 2008, the series was renamed Air Farce—Final Flight!. The show was a weekly topical sketch comedy series focusing on political and cultural satire and was one of the most beloved Canadian television shows. It initially aired as a radio series starting in 1973, and on radio, Air Farce continued for 24 seasons until 1997. Regarding the troupe's TV career, the first Air Farce TV special aired in 1980. A short-lived Air Farce TV series was broadcast in 1981, with additional TV specials airing in 1982, 1983, and 1984. After a long break from TV, a 1992 New Year's Eve special for CBC-TV was well received, leading to a new Air Farce TV series that began in October 1993. The TV series was retitled Air Farce Live starting with the October 6, 2007, broadcast and was the first Canadian sketch comedy series to be aired in HD. The show was broadcast live in the Atlantic time zone and tape delayed in other time zones.