- Club Life (TV Series)
Club Life is a series developed by Producer Jamie Hall, and is broadcast on citytv for
Television in Canada . Club Life premiered on June 7, 2008 with season 2 expected to air Nationally in June of 2009. Season one was filmed inWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada .The show is about, as the title suggests, life in the
night clubs . The first season focused on clubetiquette . Topics ranged from fashion and drunk indicators to "How to be aVIP " and "How to treat abartender ". The show was a ratings success which has led to Season two which will be shot inLas Vegas and will helpCanadians navigate Las Vegas nightlife.Production
Originally, "Club Life" was supposed to be a small segment presentation on the cable network
Shaw TV . The management at Shaw decided that "Club Life" would force them to change the formula of their programming around "Club Life" so nixed the idea. In 2007, Jamie Hall approachedCitytv Winnipeg about a half hour program. It was decided that Club Life would be more risque than originally developed and would centralize around sexually charged etiquette as well as humorous and sometimes embarrassing moments in night clubs. This was never more prevalent than in the Season one recap episode [http://crackle.com/c/Reality/Club_Life_Season_1_Episode_8/2363164#ml=fi%3d%26fu%3d2386864] .Hall assembled a team which included his assistant Kayla Tremblay and camera man [from his Shaw series, Def 11 which aired years earlier] named Mitch Olsen. The team concluded that the show would feature one club per episode and would be developed around segments which included girls and guys questions as well as pickup lines.
Hall knew there was a challenge with such a show. The challenge was getting people to actually watch it [http://www.yournightyourcity.com/archives/307] . This is why the show was accompanied by events and a massive online campaign featuring many previews on
YouTube ,crackle andFacebook . The show began production in May withTila Tequila being featured on the series premiere [http://www.accesswinnipeg.com/2008/06/tila-tequila-interview-on-club-life-canada] .Filming
The show is produced at Lex Kent Productions Studios in Winnipeg. Season one was filmed in Winnipeg. Season two is being filmed in Las Vegas. Winnipeg was selected because of its varied night club formats which the city is known for across
Canada . The show was taped at mybar [http://crackle.com/c/Reality/Club_Life_Season_1_Episode_1/2362629#ml=fi%3d%26fu%3d2386864] , aCanad Inns night club, Blush Ultraclub [http://crackle.com/c/Reality/Club_Life_Season_1_Episode_2/2362664#ml=fi%3d%26fu%3d2386864] , Alive in the District [http://crackle.com/c/Reality/Club_Life_Season_1_Episode_3/2362727#ml=fi%3d%26fu%3d2386864] [http://crackle.com/c/Reality/Club_Life_Season_1_Episode_9/2362597#ml=fi%3d%26fu%3d2386864] , Coyotes Night Club [http://crackle.com/c/Reality/Club_Life_Season_1_Episode_4/2362823#ml=fi%3d%26fu%3d2386864] , The Palomino Club [http://crackle.com/c/Reality/Club_Life_Season_1_Episode_5/2362922#ml=fi%3d%26fu%3d2386864] , Whiskey Dix [http://crackle.com/c/Reality/Club_Life_Season_1_Episode_6/2362982#ml=fi%3d%26fu%3d2386864] and Houston's Roadhouse.The behind the scenes special was taped at Teleco, a
Rogers Wireless sales location. All shooting was on location. In season two producers have said they will be doing some green screen studio work and segway shots on location as well as outside of the clubs.Cast
Jamie Hall, who produces "Club Life" is also the host of the show and is known on-air as JamCo. His onscreen presence is meant to be noninvasive and unassuming. He doesn't get particularly sexual with guests and maintains a happy demeanor.
Kayla Tremblay plays the role of the sexy Production Assistant. She is often seen on the show drinking the choice drinks and in one show where the audience could see through the camera man's "beer goggles" Kayla took the place of Jamie to show that men always see sex when they are drunk.
Mitch Olsen, also known as Mitch The-Camera Olsen plays the over the top and crazy camera guy who often gets drunk and grabs the "special bits" of guests. His tone is sexual but at the same time humorous. In episode 5 Mitch became a camera regular with his segment "The Mitch Slap" that took a blunt look at what was happening in that club that night.
References
Articles about Club Life on Access Winnipeg:http://www.accesswinnipeg.com/2008/06/tila-tequila-interview-on-club-life-canada/http://www.accesswinnipeg.com/2008/06/reminder-club-life-premier-tonight/
Article on Your Night Your City:http://www.yournightyourcity.com/archives/307
Club Life Episodes Online:http://crackle.com/members/2386864
External Links
[http://www.entertheclublife.com Official Site]
[http://www.myspace.com/entertheclublife Official Myspace Site]
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