The Show
We had a show! The Beaverton was a weekly satirical news show airing from 2016 to 2019 on The Comedy Network. A televised adaptation of the immensely popular website TheBeaverton.com, it filed fictional stories of the utmost importance, informed by real events, the cultural zeitgeist, and national news media. Using a “fake news” platform The Beaverton offered devastating insight and biting commentary on Canadian life, politics, and the world around us.
The News Team
The Anchors:
MIGUEL RIVAS
Our old-school newsman, Miguel delivered ridiculous stories with a sardonic tone and raised-eyebrow. A journalist in the rich tradition of Cronkite and McAvoy, Miguel always asks himself three things when considering a potential story: is it important, is it properly researched, and will Drake like it?
EMMA HUNTER
Offsetting Miguel’s gravitas and sarcasm was the irreverence and defiant attitude of Emma Hunter. Enthusiastic, and a person of interest in several ongoing investigations, Emma represented the low-attention-span of BuzzFeed-style new media, which sometimes put her in conflict with Miguel.
The Field Correspondents:
MARILLA WEX
Marilla was our foreign correspondent, mostly because
she has an accent. Unflappable in the face of the
stories she was forced to report on, she channeled
Christiane Amanpour and the BBC News cadence,
which made everything she said seem way more
important than it actually was.
DONAVON STINSON
The Beaverton’s “resident provocateur” Donavon challenged attitudes, got in faces, and auditioned for his own show on Vice. Donavon put himself in the middle of every story, so the audience could finally see things from the perspective of a 40-year-old white dude who acts like a 20-year-old white dude.
AISHA ALFA
Aisha was our domestic reporter, covering everything
from local to national news. Oh, and she was also killing it
in her personal life back then (and presumably now). She was good at the news
and incidentally, everything else.
LAURA CILEVITZ
The Beaverton’s financial expert/ Bay street washout, Laura covered all manner of business news with total dedication to the plight of the businessman. A younger, even sexier Kevin O’Leary, Laura helped our viewers understand the economic realities of the world around them… for a price.
