MTV Live (Canada)

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MTV Live
Format	Talk Show
Starring	Aliya-Jasmine Sovani Daniel Levy Daryn Jones Diane Salema Gilson Lubin Jessi Cruickshank Nicole Holness Johnny Hockin Paul the Intern
Country of origin	Canada
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	MTV
Original run	March 21, 2006 – Present
External links
IMDb profile

MTV Live is the flagship show of MTV Canada, on the air since March 21, 2006^[1]. The program is an interactive talkshow where viewers are encouraged to jump into the conversation. It is the successor to the talktv program The Chatroom.

Viewers can interact with MTV Live in person by sending an e-mail to liveaudience@mtv.ca to obtain tickets, by calling 1-866-536-LIVE or by e-mailing feedback@mtv.ca. MTV Live broadcasts from the Masonic Temple in Toronto, a space which has hosted concerts from the likes of Frank Sinatra, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Tina Turner, and as a favourite rehearsal spot of the Rolling Stones.^[2]

1 On-air Personalities
2 Set
3 Segments
4 Viewer Interaction
5 Shuffle
6 Hacked
7 MTV Sign
8 References
9 External links

[edit] On-air Personalities

MTV Live's on-air personalities [1] come from a wide range of backgrounds. The hosts are:

Jessi Cruickshank: Weird on Wheels (YTV (TV channel))
Nicole Holness: Chart-topping R&B/urban artist X-Quisite. Nominated for a Juno Award for Best R&B Recording of the Year [2].
Daryn Jones: Buzz (Comedy Network), Rick Mercer Report (CBC)
Daniel Levy: Son of actor Eugene Levy.
Gilson Lubin: Comedy Now and was opening act for comedian Dave Chapelle
Diane Salema: Discovered in an HMV music store.
Aliya-Jasmine Sovani: Former producer at MuchMusic
Johnny Hockin: DJ and former host of MTV Hacked
Paul Lemieux: Paul the Intern

MTV Live launched with Daryn Jones helping to introduce the hosts. A number of personalities from other MTV channels around the world taped short messages aired on the program. MTV Live's first guest was Kevin Zegers, a Canadian actor that stared in the movie Transamerica. The second guest, and first live performance, was from jazz musician Jamie Cullum.

The early episodes used three hosts each day. Starting in mid-May the show started using two hosts for each MTV Live episode, with Daryn Jones acting as the primary host with alternating co-hosts Jessi Cruickshank, Nicole Holness, Daniel Levy, and Aliya-Jasmine Sovani. The remaining MTV hosts continue to appear in short segments during MTV Live and other MTV Canada programming. Also appearing regularly on the show are Johnny Hockin, host of MTV Live Hacked, and the production assistant, Paul Lemieux, also known as "Paul the Intern".

On the 100th episode (which turned out to be their 101st episode due to a miscount) they showed the worst moments of MTV Live.

During the Week of March 24-27 MTV Live hosts competed in MTV Live Gladiators, guest host Evan Starkman from the Gauntlet hosted the portion of the show. On the first day of the event Dan Levy injured his groin and had to be replaced. The hosts competed in 4 different events, Joust, Assault and Hit and Run and Eliminator. In the final even the Eliminator the hosts were released at different times through an obstacle course based on the Points they had accumulated. The top 2 boys Paul and Johnny, who finished hand in hand, and the top 2 girls Nicole and Jesse competed in a final round which declared Nicole the Greatest Host in the World. In an unprecedented act of sportsmanship she gave her pool noodle a token of her victory to Paul.

[edit] Set

The MTV Live set was designed by 3RD Uncle, an interior design firm based in Toronto.^[3] The main seating area is made up of 3 rows of circular couches where the hosts and audience will sit. Behind the seating area is the original Masonic Temple stage complete with a jumbo screen, spiral staircase, and theatrical curtains.

[edit] Segments

Live Wire: A round up of strange news, current events, and general interest stories.
The Virus: A daily viral video clip. (no longer exists)
The Thread: The topic that will be discussed, debated and dissected during that day's show. (no longer exists)
Dear MTV: Viewers e-mail problems and the hosts and audience members suggest possible solutions.
The Dirt: Jessi Cruickshank's weekly satirical round up of celebrity news and popular culture.
Modus Poperandi: Dan Levy investigates pop culture phenomena, much like The Dirt.
On The Radar: An interview with an up and coming artists.
Complaints Department: A sarcastic round up of complaints by viewers.
Word From The Street: Gilson rants on his view of the world
DVD Rap Up: Farmer and Nicole review a new DVD movie release in the form of a freestyle rap song.
Movie Club: Two hosts discuss new theatrical film releases.

[edit] Viewer Interaction

Viewers are urged to interact live during the show through e-mail, phone, chat or webcam.

E-Mail: feedback@mtv.ca
Phone: 1.866.536.LIVE
Chat and webcam : MTV Hive

[edit] Shuffle

Every Friday, the best moments of the week from MTV Live are edited into a one hour program called Shuffle.

[edit] Hacked

Hacked was an interactive chat which viewers participate in through MTV Hive. A small chat window was displayed during the program, showing selected portions of the chat. Throughout Hacked, the original MTV Live episode is paused to allow host Johnny Hockin to make comments about the chat, ask questions to viewers and send shout outs to the chatters. The show was discontinued in 2007.

[edit] MTV Sign

MTV Live reported the sign in front of the Masonic Temple as having been stolen by 2 men in orange vests; with a girl acting as look-out. Showing security footage of the two men, MTV Live asked the general population to lend a hand at nabbing the devious perpetrators by offering an Xbox 360 as reward. The sign has yet to be found or replaced.