{"id":2499,"date":"2013-08-25T22:00:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-25T22:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2013\/08\/25\/new-sitcom-a-package-deal-for-randal-edwards\/"},"modified":"2013-08-25T22:00:02","modified_gmt":"2013-08-25T22:00:02","slug":"new-sitcom-a-package-deal-for-randal-edwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2013\/08\/25\/new-sitcom-a-package-deal-for-randal-edwards\/","title":{"rendered":"New sitcom a \u2018Package Deal\u2019 for Randal Edwards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Justin Skinner \/ Inside Toronto<\/em><\/p>\n

With a laundry list of appearances on TV already under his belt, Distillery District resident Randal Edwards is finally set to embark on his first lead role.<\/p>\n

Edwards is the star of the sitcom \u2018Package Deal\u2019, which will air on CityTV this fall.<\/p>\n

He plays the role of Danny White, the youngest \u2013 but most normal \u2013 of three brothers who are living together.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe story\u2019s about three maybe overly close brothers and my character was basically raised by his two older brothers,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cThat changes when Julia Voth (who plays the role of Kim Mattingly) shows up and threatens to break that up.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show marks a departure from the recent move toward single-camera sitcoms, with a live studio audience there to let the cast know instantly whether a joke has hit or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a different game, for sure \u2013 kind of like doing live theatre but on film,\u201d he said. \u201cThe great thing is, it\u2019s a sitcom for adults, but you look out into the audience and you see everyone from 14-year-olds to 64-year-olds and they\u2019re all loving it.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Package Deal features an ensemble cast, Edwards\u2019 character serves as the show\u2019s focal point around which neurotic brother Ryan (played by Jay Malone) and wacky brother Sheldon (played by Harland Williams) revolve.<\/p>\n

The show also features recurring guest roles by talents such as Eugene Levy and Pamela Anderson, both of whom left Edwards somewhat star struck.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took a certain amount of luck to be able to work with such incredibly talented people,\u201d he said. \u201cWorking on a comedy with Eugene Levy was almost too good to be true. You basically get a free education in comedy with that guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The excitement of working with Levy, however, paled in comparison to the nervousness he felt working with Anderson. Edwards admits to being intimidated by her due in part to her status as a sex symbol.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t sure I\u2019d be able to complete a full sentence in front of her that wasn\u2019t scripted,\u201d he said. \u201cYou get in front of her and you\u2019re in awe \u2013 you\u2019re drawn to her but you can\u2019t say anything because she\u2019s Pamela Anderson.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a short while, however, Edwards felt more comfortable in front of the big-name talent.<\/p>\n

The Distillery District resident is no acting neophyte himself, having taken on recurring roles as Mr. Townsend on \u2018Degrassi: The Next Generation\u2019, Ray on \u2018The Killing\u2019 and Marcia on \u2018Papillon\u2019 among others.<\/p>\n

Edwards\u2019 rise through the entertainment ranks came about almost by fluke. He moved from Victoria, B.C., where he was working as an insurance agent, to New York at the age of 21.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to try living in New York but needed an excuse to be there,\u201d he said. \u201cI started to take acting classes down there and it was unbelievably hard at first. I kept at it, though, and then moved back to Vancouver and hammered away (at an acting career) there.\u201d<\/p>\n

His career eventually brought him to Toronto and he fell in love with the city almost instantly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the energy here because it\u2019s got kind of a New York appeal,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to go chase something if you want it or someone\u2019s going to beat you to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Package Deal will begin airing on CityTV at 8:30 on Mondays starting Sept. 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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