{{short description|Canadian comedy web series}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_alt = | genre = {{Plain list| * Comedy drama * Medical drama }} | creator = | starring = {{Plainlist| * Sara Canning * Adrian Holmes * Adam Greydon Reid * Jordan Connor * Enid-Raye Adams * Valerie Tian }} | theme_music_composer = | opentheme = | endtheme = | country = Canada | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 10 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = Adam Greydon Reid | location = | editor = Adam Greydon Reid | camera = | runtime = | company = | network = Telus TV | first_aired = {{Start date|2019|10|24}} | last_aired = | related = }} '''''Hospital Show''''' is a Canadian comedy web series about the cast of the fictional hit primetime medical drama ''Critical Condition''. The series was created, written, directed, produced and edited by Adam Greydon Reid.<ref>Sabrina Furminger, [https://www.vancourier.com/entertainment/vancouver-shot-digital-series-hospital-show-mines-medical-drama-tropes-for-laughs-1.23985537 "Vancouver-shot digital series Hospital Show mines medical drama tropes for laughs"]. ''Vancouver Courier'', October 23, 2019.</ref> The short form series premiered in late 2019 on YouTube in ten 5–7 minute chapters,<ref>Greg David, [https://www.tv-eh.com/2019/10/24/canadas-dramatic-actors-take-a-comic-turn-in-hospital-show/ "Dramatic actors take a comic turn in Hospital Show"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028214129/https://www.tv-eh.com/2019/10/24/canadas-dramatic-actors-take-a-comic-turn-in-hospital-show/ |date=2019-10-28 }}. ''TV, eh?'', October 24, 2019.</ref> and Telus's Optik streaming platform in its feature length form.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/515865/vancouver-shot-digital-series-hospital-show-spoofs-the-medical-drama/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002002424/https://etcanada.com/news/515865/vancouver-shot-digital-series-hospital-show-spoofs-the-medical-drama/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2019|title=Vancouver-Shot Digital Series 'Hospital Show' Spoofs The Medical Drama|last=Atad|first=Corey|date=2019-10-01|website=ET Canada|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref>
''Hospital Show'' received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best Lead Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media (Canning) and Best Supporting Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media (Reid).<ref>[https://vocm.com/2020/02/20/local-creators-receive-multiple-nominations-for-canadian-screen-awards/ "Local Creators Receive Multiple Nominations for Canadian Screen Awards"]. VOCM, February 20, 2020.</ref> ''Hospital Show'' was the winner of the Best Web/TV series at the 2020 Florence Film Awards Competition.
In March 2022, it was announced that Saloon Media and Bullrush Pictures would co-develop and co-produce a full half-hour television series adaptation of ''Hospital Show''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2022-03-30 |title=Saloon Media, Bullrush Pictures Team on Workplace Comedy 'Hospital Show' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/saloon-media-bullrush-pictures-hospital-show-1235218780/ |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331074938/https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/saloon-media-bullrush-pictures-hospital-show-1235218780/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Plot== Charlie Nielson is a medical school dropout come actress, who was on track to become a respected doctor, but plays one on television instead. Now she has had enough of working for the network and wants to become a real doctor.
==Cast and characters== * Sara Canning as Charlie * Adrian Holmes as Rich * Adam Greydon Reid as Will * Jordan Connor as Vince * Enid-Raye Adams as Carol-Ann * Valerie Tian as Astrid
==Episodes== {{Episode table |background=#B10000 |overall=7 |title= |airdate=20 |country=Canada |episodes=
{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 1 |Title = Number One |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|24}} |ShortSummary = Charlie Nielson is a med-school dropout who, instead of becoming a real doctor, is pretending to be one on television. |LineColor = B10000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |Title = Droopy |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|24}} |ShortSummary = ''Critical Condition''{{'}}s showrunner, Rosanna, thinks Charlie's scrubs make everything look "droopy". Will wants to prove he is still a good fake surgeon. |LineColor = B10000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |Title = Not That Kind of Ball |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|24}} |ShortSummary = Rich has got something on his left testicle, but Charlie refuses to diagnose him. Vince receives a secret surprise envelope to open in front of his followers. |LineColor = B10000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |Title = Lefty Lucy |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|24}} |ShortSummary = Vince, Will and Astrid perform surgery on a banana. Charlie finally inspects Rich's left testicle. |LineColor = B10000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |Title = The Surprise |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|24}} |ShortSummary = Vince finds out what's inside Astrid's envelope, as do all his followers. |LineColor = B10000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |Title = The Wiz |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|24}} |ShortSummary = Vince finds out that he is going to be a father. |LineColor = B10000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |Title = Butt Flies |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|24}} |ShortSummary = Charlie realizes she wants to be a real doctor. Vince gets angry faces on his feed. |LineColor = B10000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |Title = New Zealand's for Pussies |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|24}} |ShortSummary = Vince steps on Astrid's surprise. Will's patient dies. Charlie meets a real doctor. |LineColor = B10000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 9 |Title = Kiss Her |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|24}} |ShortSummary = Rich tries to kiss Charlie. |LineColor = B10000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 10 |Title = Not Dead Yet |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|24}} |ShortSummary = The actor-doctors manage to save a real life. |LineColor = B10000 }} }}
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|9670666}}
Category:Canadian comedy web series Category:2019 web series debuts Category:2010s YouTube series Category:2020s YouTube series