The Dead Dog Cafe Comedy Hour's biting satire and irreverent tone demonstrated to all Canadians that Indigenous people have a wicked sense of humour. It ran for four seasons and was the creation of the acclaimed Indigenous writer Thomas King. It was set in the fictional town of Blossom, Alberta. Both the Dead Dog Cafe, where the 15-minute program was set, and Blossom originally appeared in King's novel Green Grass, Running Water.  The radio drama featured three regular characters: Tom King, who played himself, Floyd Favel, who played Jasper Friendly Bear, and Edna Rain who played the cafe's owner, Gracie Heavy Hand. The series was irreverent, political and sometimes breathtakingly politically incorrect. And funny. Very funny. First broadcast: October 24, 1996.

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