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.[1] The short form series premiered in late 2019 on YouTube in ten 5–7 minute chapters,[2] and Telus's Optik streaming platform in its feature length form.[3]

Hospital Show
Genre
Starring
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerAdam Greydon Reid
EditorAdam Greydon Reid
Original release
NetworkTelus TV
ReleaseOctober 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)

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).[4] 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.[5]

Plot

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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

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Episodes

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No.TitleOriginal release date
1"Number One"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Charlie Nielson is a med-school dropout who, instead of becoming a real doctor, is pretending to be one on television.
2"Droopy"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Critical Condition's showrunner, Rosanna, thinks Charlie's scrubs make everything look "droopy". Will wants to prove he is still a good fake surgeon.
3"Not That Kind of Ball"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
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.
4"Lefty Lucy"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Vince, Will and Astrid perform surgery on a banana. Charlie finally inspects Rich's left testicle.
5"The Surprise"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Vince finds out what's inside Astrid's envelope, as do all his followers.
6"The Wiz"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Vince finds out that he is going to be a father.
7"Butt Flies"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Charlie realizes she wants to be a real doctor. Vince gets angry faces on his feed.
8"New Zealand's for Pussies"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Vince steps on Astrid's surprise. Will's patient dies. Charlie meets a real doctor.
9"Kiss Her"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Rich tries to kiss Charlie.
10"Not Dead Yet"October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
The actor-doctors manage to save a real life.

References

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  1. ^ Sabrina Furminger, "Vancouver-shot digital series Hospital Show mines medical drama tropes for laughs". Vancouver Courier, October 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Greg David, "Dramatic actors take a comic turn in Hospital Show". TV, eh?, October 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Atad, Corey (2019-10-01). "Vancouver-Shot Digital Series 'Hospital Show' Spoofs The Medical Drama". ET Canada. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  4. ^ "Local Creators Receive Multiple Nominations for Canadian Screen Awards". VOCM, February 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2022-03-30). "Saloon Media, Bullrush Pictures Team on Workplace Comedy 'Hospital Show' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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