TORONTO – Viceland is readying its first scripted comedy, Nirvanna the Band the Show, which will debut February 2 at 10:00 PM ET/PT on Rogers’ Viceland and City.
The eight-part, half-hour comedy, adapted from the web series by the same name, features Canadians Matt Johnson (The Dirties, Operation Avalanche) and Jay McCarrol as a hapless, two-piece Toronto “band” who will do anything to play a show at The Rivioli. Each episode follows Matt and Jay as they cook up yet another hair-brained scheme to get on stage – that inevitably goes wildly awry. (Catch the series’ trailer here).
Nirvanna the Band the Show premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and has since been selected for screenings at Austin’s Fantastic Fest, The Vienna International Film Festival, and the upcoming International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Following the February 2 premiere on Viceland and City, viewers can catch the rest of the season exclusively on Viceland and Viceland.com
