Halifax indulges its craving for Candy
March 30 at the Marquee.
(How sweet it is!)

For Halifax fans who are always craving more Candy … it’s time to indulge! At 8 p.m. Friday, March 30, Candy Palmater hits the Marquee stage (and everyone’s sweet spot) with metro’s first live performance of The Candy Show!

A variety and talk show that’s as entertaining and clever as it is laugh-out-loud funny; The Candy Show was first presented in Chester last fall, to rave reviews. Produced by Pink Dog Productions, The Candy Show is being taped for broadcast on untv.ca, Canada’s first internet television channel. (Just when fans thought they could never get enough Candy, they’ll be able to get their fix whenever and wherever they want it. On internet TV!)

The Candy Show delivers top entertainers and personalities to the stage including MIR, a band that has toured world stages and is one of the most innovative and melodic groups to ever come out of Canada. Candy will showcase Venus Envy’s Maggie Haywood and her ‘adult toys’; contortionist and tissue artist Caitlan Anthony and Halifax’s own Pink Velvet Burlesque. Candy will also interview Dr. Charlotte Loppie, professor of Health and Human Performance at Dalhousie University; Kyle Shaw, editor and founder of The Coast as well as Halifax mover and shaker, Victor Syperek.

As part of The Candy Show, Candy will interview her musical guests on a big pink bed, fashioned after the one in her teenage bedroom, where she misspent her youth dreaming about interviewing musicians on her own TV show. (Watch out MIR!)

The youngest of seven children born to a Mi’kmaq father and a white mother, Candy Palmater grew up among bikers and body-builders in Northern New Brunswick. A government bureaucrat and self-described ‘recovering lawyer’, she created The Candy Show by tapping into her rich resource of personal and work experiences, her ability to communicate her personal perspectives on Canadian life, not to mention her witty and gritty observations about North American society.

Tickets for The Candy Show are $15 in advance, $20 at the door and are on sale now at CD PLUS on Barrington Street.

For additional information or interviews, please contact Roberta Hancock, Pink Dog Productions 429 3647 or Candy Palmater 401 4674. (Photo credit: Janet Kimber)

PREVIOUS NEWSWORTHY INFO:

The Candy Show is now online - watch all 3 episodes now!

Candy is featured in The Comedy Green Room - check it out!

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Candy eventually moved to Halifax, went to Dalhousie Law School and became the first native valedictorian in the law school's history. In her day job, Candy is now a "recovered lawyer" and a government bureaucrat, but by night she is pursuing a career as a standup comic. Watch as Candy rides an emotional roller coaster both on stage and off.

"The Candy Show" is about a year in the life of a brand new comic, Candy Palmater. She is a Mi'mkaq - one of the few female native comics in North America. Born and raised in northern New Brunswick, this is where "The Candy Show" really got started.

Candy eventually moved to Halifax, went to Dalhousie Law School and became the first native valedictorian in the law school's history. In her day job, Candy is now a "recovered lawyer" and a government bureaucrat, but by night she is pursuing a career as a standup comic. Watch as Candy rides an emotional roller coaster both on stage and off.

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Candy Palmater to stage first-ever performance of ‘The Candy Show’. (Sweet!)

She’s been dreaming about it almost since the day she was born. She’s been thinking about it since she was 16. She’s been talking about it every day for the past 5 years (just ask her friends!). THE CANDY SHOW!

Candy Palmater is thrilled to announce to the world (and anyone else who will listen) that on November 18, 8 pm., at the Chester Playhouse, audiences will see the first-ever performance of (ta-da!) The Candy Show. A pilot for a cutting edge television show, The Candy Show is larger than life, wry, intelligent, piercing, clever and laugh-out-loud funny! Just like Candy herself.

The youngest of seven children born to a Mi’kmaq father and a white mother, Candy Palmater grew up among bikers and body-builders in Northern New Brunswick. A self-described ‘recovering lawyer’ and government bureaucrat, she created The Candy Show by tapping into her rich resource of personal and work experiences, her ability to communicate her personal perspectives on Canadian life, not to mention her witty and gritty observations about North American society.

Produced by Candy Palmater and Pink Dog Productions, The Candy Show delivers a long list of engaging characters that people can’t help but love --- characters of Candy’s own creation, including YumYum, Candy Floss and Captain Kyoto.

The Candy Show will also deliver some top entertainers to the stage, including ECMA award winning singer-songwriter Charlie A’Court, fresh off his tour in Germany; Halifax’s newest sketch comedy troupe PicNic Face; boy wonder Ben Proudfoot, a 15-year-old who has just returned from an international magic conference in Las Vegas, plus renowned motivational speaker and business wunderkind, Neville MacKay of ‘My Mother’s Bloomers’ in Halifax. As part of The Candy Show format, Candy will also interview her guests.

Tickets are available in advance by calling the Chester Playhouse Box Office 1 800 363 7529. Tickets are $10 advance or $15/$12 at the door. Photo credit: Janet Kimber.

For additional information or interviews, please contact Candy Palmater 401 4674
or Roberta Hancock, Pink Dog Productions 429 3647.

Legendary native recording artist Buffy Saint Marie is coming to Halifax on October 1st in celebration of Mi'kmaq Treaty Day. She will be performing at Casino Nova Scotia Schooner Room. Halifax's own Candy Palmater will be hosting the night and opening for Buffy with her unique brand of humour. Contact Casino Nova Scotia for ticket information.

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Halifax's Pink Dog Productions are gearing up for the shooting of The Candy Show pilot. The pilot will be shot at the Chester Play House in front of a live studio audience and will showcase some of Halifax's best musical, sketch and spoken word artists. The star of the show, Candy Palmater, says she is putting together a show unlike any you have seen before!!

Check back here in the coming weeks to find out the date and how you can buy tickets to the premiere episode of The Candy Show!!

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The Candy Show is going to the Chester Play House, this Friday night, June 9 at 8:00 PM, tickets are $12. For more info and to get tickets go to www.chesterplayhouse.ns.ca

Candy is raving about "The Zuppa Circus Open Theatre Kitchen: It All Looks Different in the Dark"! The show is playing until June 4th at the North Street Church in Halifax. For tickets call 489-9872. This theatre troop spent two days training Candy to improve her performances and they were even able to keep her from talking for long periods of time, so you know they are good! Don't miss it!!

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Listen to Candy nationwide on XM Radio!