This sitcom debuted last night. It centers around a group of Muslims in small town Saskatchewan, who set up a Mosque in a church hall and hire an Amaar from Toronto. Poor guy has a lot of trouble ordrering a cappuccino in the local cafe. When he tries to leave he finds he cannot get a one-way flight to Toronto. And of course there's infighting about what to eat during Ramadan and when does Ramadan start.
I did a quick internet search to see what others had written about this new show, mostly Candian bloggers who had liked the show. The funniest I read was a conservative American blog which took the description of the show from the New York Times. Actually, the blog is not funny but when an entry about a Canadian show (only showing in Canada) ends with "Step by step--inch by inch--lunacy is taking over Hollywood"; all Canadians are rolling in the aisles laughing.
One of the best lines in the show was when a local is berating the vicar for letting the Muslims use the church hall, the vicar says "its a pilot programme". The local then goes in a panic becaue he thinks the hall is being used to train pilots.
In the review in yesterday's National Post, Bob McKenzie lists the settings for other shows and asks "But where's Alberta in prime time?" I have my answer to that question next time.
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