How to Buy a Baby
How to Buy a Baby is a Canadian comedy web series, which premiered in November 2017 on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's web platform and on YouTube.[1] Created by Wendy Litner and based on her own experiences having to pursue fertility treatment to conceive a pregnancy,[2] the series stars Meghan Heffern and Marc Bendavid as Jane and Charlie, a couple going through the fertility treatment process.[3]
It was produced by LoCo Motion Pictures, and debuted on the CBC Comedy YouTube channel on November 13, 2017.[4] It was transferred to CBC Gem when that platform launched in 2018.[5] Season 1 is directed by Molly McGlynn and Season 2 is directed by Adriana Maggs.[6] The series is executive produced by Lauren Corber and Wendy Litner.
Season 1
A comedy series about an infertile couple struggling to conceive with the help of a doctor. And a nurse. And an embryologist. And an ultrasound technician. And a financial planner. And unsolicited advice from everyone they know. [7]
Season 2
An infertile couple pops out to the baby store to become parents. Just kidding. That’s not how adoption works. [8]
Reception
Season 1
At the Indie Series Awards in 2018, the series won the award for Best Comedy and McGlynn won the award for Best Direction.[9] At the 46th International Emmy Awards, the show was a finalist for Best Short Form Series.[10]
At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, the series won the award for Best Original Digital Series, Fiction,[5] and Litner was nominated for Best Writing in a Web Program or Series. How to Buy a Baby Season 2 was nominated for 6 Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[11] Litner won the award for Best Writing, Web Program or Series and Emma Hunter won Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series.[12]
The series won Best Comedy Writing and Best Lead Female Performance at the IAWTV Awards,[13] Best Actress and Best Screenplay at Rolda Web Fest, and Best Editing at T.O. Webfest. [14]
The series was nominated for Best Fiction Series at The Rockie Awards and was an Honoree Comedy: Long Form or Series at The Webby Awards.[15]
How to Buy a Baby won the Stand Up 'N Pitch competition at Just for Laughs in 2016.[16]
Season 2
How to Buy a Baby Season 2 was nominated for 6 Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. Litner won the award for Best Writing, Web Program or Series and Emma Hunter won Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series. [17]
The series was nominated for six awards at the T.O Webfest and won Best Canadian Series. Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll won Best Supporting Performance.[18]
At the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, Litner won Best Writing and Emma Hunter won Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series. [19]
References
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- ^ "I made a TV show about infertility…and it’s a comedy". Today's Parent, November 9, 2017.
- ^ "How to Buy a Baby a new web series that finds humour in infertility". canada.com, November 10, 2017.
- ^ "How to Buy a Baby on CBC". Playback. November 13, 2017.
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- ^ "How to Buy a Baby wins best comedy at the Indie Series Awards". Playback. April 6, 2018.
- ^ "International Emmy Award Nominations Unveiled". Variety, September 27, 2018.
- ^ Canada, HELLO!. "2020 Canadian Screen Awards: 'Schitt's Creek' dominates with 26 nominations". ca.hellomagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "2020 Canadian Screen Awards winners: 'Mary Kills People,' 'Vikings' win big". Global News. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "International Academy of Web Television Awards (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "T.O. Webfest 2018 Series & Awards!". T.O. WebFest | Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "How to Buy a Baby -- The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Ronca, Paul. "How To Buy A Baby Archives". Just For Laughs ComedyPRO. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
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- ^ "TOWebfest 2020". T.O. WebFest | Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
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