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TuesdayNovember4201419ARTSCULTURETELEVISIONByMEAGANWOHLBERGThreesketchcomedyaddictsfromIn-uvikcelebratedthesleeplessnightsandhardworkthatlaunchedthemintothenextroundofvotinginthenationalCom-edyCoupcompetitionlastMondaynightinthewaytheyknowbestwithcham-pagneandpizza.TheInuvikComedytriobehindthepro-posedhalf-hoursketchcomedyspecialNorthofNormalascendedintotheTop55lastweekintheCBCchallengethathascomediansfromacrossCanadavyingfor500000andaprime-timespotonthenationalnetwork.ItwasunbelievablesaidDezLoreenwhocreatestheshowwithfriendsBrandonLarocqueandBrendanCallahanonthebigannouncement.Wehadthreebottlesofchampagnereadytogoandwewereallgath-eredaroundthelaptopthereatveto700andwhenitcamethroughitwasdenitelyabigcelebration.Wow.Teamswererequiredtosubmittheirshowbible-essentiallyascriptfortheirpilotshow-totheproducersbynoononSunday.WestayedupallnightFridayandSat-urdaynight-IthinkIgotaboutfourhoursofsleepcombined-andwewroteanentirescriptforourpilotLoreensaid.NeedlesstosayanxiouslywaitingfortheresultstocomeoutMondayeveningafterafullweekendofminimalshut-eyewasthelongestdayinLoreenslifehesaidbutworthit.Weburneditatbothendslastweekendbutitdenitelypaidoff.SincemakingtheTop110outofanorigi-nal285entriesLoreensaidtherealgravityofthecompetitionhassetinandpushedtheteamtogrowandfocushardonshowcasingtheiruniquebrandofhumourfromtheNorth-westTerritories.WeretheonlyNorthernteamhereandweretotallyjusttheseguysdoingitforfun.Themoreweseefromthesetop50teamsalotoftheseareestablishedsketchgroupswhovebeentogetherforveyearsandalotoftheseprojectsalreadyhavepilotepisodeshesaid.Wereabunchofdudeswholikedoingthisonourownwhocametogetherforthisexactreason.Itshugeforustobeonthesamepageastheseotherpeople.Loreensaidtheirfreshnewandfunnyapproachiswhatsetsthemapartandhaskeptthemintherunning.PeoplearesayingWeloveyourpassionyouguyslooklikeyourehavingsomuchfunwiththiswholethingandthatswhatitsallabouthesaid.ThenextchallengetheteammustembarkuponiscalledMediaHypewhichmeanssell-ingtheirproducttothemediaviaa90-sec-ondvideo.ApartfromtheirComedyCoupdutiesthecrewalsoletlooselastweekwithanothershortvideointimeforHalloween.VotingfortheTop15beginsonNov.3andendsNov.9.WinnerswillbeannouncedNov.10.Loreeniscondenttheteamisgoingtomakethenextroundandhasnoplansofstoppingeveniftheydont.Nomatterwhathappenseveryteam-ifyoucompleteallthechallenges-willwalkawaywithacompletescriptoftheirpilotvariousclipsandvideoelementsoftheirshowandenoughtogoforwardandpackageittosome-bodyelseLoreensaid.Thisissomethingwerestronglybehind.Thisisntjustaone-off.Itssomethingthatwecankeepdoing.TovoteforNorthofNormalvisithttpcomedycoup.cbc.cainuvikcomedyInuvikComedyrisestonextlevelinnationalcompetitionFromleftDezLoreenBrendanCallahanandBrandonLarocquearegettingnationalatten-tionwiththeirsketchcomedyshowNorthofNormalinCBCsComedyCoupcompetition.PhotocourtesyofInuvikComedy