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Face to Face with David 2020
Face to Face with David is a Canadian television talk show that debuted in 2020 on Amazon Prime Video. The program is hosted by actor David Oulton, who conducts interviews with celebrities using videoconferencing technology because of the COVID-19 situation in Canada. According to Travis Klemp, "How Calgary Actor David Oulton Launched a Successful Virtual Talk Show During a Pandemic", Avenue Calgary, March 18, 2021.
The show has been described as having an LGBTQ focus, since Oulton is openly gay and many early guests were also part of the LGBTQ community; however, Oulton has stated that this isn't a limitation for the program. Eric Volmers wrote in "Calgary's David Oulton goes face-to-face with celebs, lands U.S. spot on Amazon Prime Video", Calgary Herald, October 23, 2020, and later in "Calgary-based talk show Face to Face with David picked up by OutTV in Canada", SaltWire Network, May 7, 2021.
Initially started as a casual effort through Oulton’s social media accounts, the show gained attention after one month and was then acquired by Amazon Prime. In May 2021, the series received a broadcast deal in Canada from OutTV, as reported by Lauren Malyk in "How a cold call led to a hot Canadian talk show’s success", Playback, May 11, 2021. Then, in June 2021, Corus Entertainment began airing it on Slice. It also appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Network and DejaView in Canada during August 2021, and is accessible via StackTV.
Internationally, the series can be seen on Showmax in South Africa and TVNZ in New Zealand, among other global networks.
In 2022, along with renewing the show for a fifth season, OutTV also announced they had acquired Who's There?, a panel discussion program hosted by Oulton. Greg David reported this in "OUTTV RENEWS FACE TO FACE WITH DAVID FOR FIFTH SEASON; ACQUIRES SECOND SERIES FROM DAVID OULTON", TV, eh?, October 26, 2022.
In December 2022, the show was made available in the United States through Amazon Freevee, Roku, Tubi and other streaming platforms.
The series ended its run in 2024 when it was cancelled by OUTtv.
Crew
- Director
- Candace Schmidt
- Creator
- David Oulton
- Executive producer
- David Oulton, Lisa McGillivray
- Cinematography
- Jose Luis Gonzalez
Details
- Network
- Amazon Prime Video, OutTV (Canada), Slice