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CBC, Comedy Central team up on new “raccoon whisperer” comedy

TORONTO – CBC and Comedy Central in the U.S. have commissioned new comedy series from Trailer Park Boys creator Mike Clattenburg.Crawford will center around a young man who, after a run of bad luck, moves back in with his parents and turns his natural ability to relate to raccoons into a successful business, all while navigating life with his eccentric family.The 13x30 series is produced by Halifax-based Rabbit Square Productions, Laura Michalchyshyn and Mike Clattenburg’s company.  Michalchyshyn is executive producer and recording artist Mike O’Neill is the series’ co-creator.  Production will begin in Toronto in 2017. “This fresh and unique comedy...