(CBC) MEN WITH BROOMS is a fresh, new Monday night half-hour comedy inspired by the popular Canadian movie. A group of friends in small town Canada find lots to laugh about on and off the ice at the curling rink that brings them all together.

MEN WITH BROOMS celebrates Canadiana in a modern way and features an ensemble cast that includes: Brendan Gall as Gary, the charismatic yet hapless skip; William Vaughan as Matt, the dim-witted best friend; Joel Keller as Bill, the curling club manager, and Anand Rajaram as Pramesh, the eccentric novice curler and local donut shop owner.

Rounding out the cast is Aliyah O’Brien as Tannis, the bartender at the curling lounge, Glenda Braganza as Rani, the wife of Pramesh and co-owner of the donut shop with him, and Siobhan Murphy as April, who works as an accountant at the local furniture factory where Gary and Matt are also employed. As local curling legend Chris Cutter, Paul Gross narrates each episode and makes guest appearances.

Debuts October 4 at 8:30 pm (change from original debut date)

Fast Facts:

• Paul Gross appears in the premiere episode, and narrates the series based on the movie of the same title in which he starred.  Paul Gross is also an Executive Director of this series.
• Positive Audience Testing – 70% of viewers rated the show as “excellent, very good or good.”