"So many people want to know more about Jamaica," Ellis said. In addition, he said, Jamaica and its culture fascinates many persons who do not have a direct connection with the country and makes the connection between that desire and the skits.
People all over are into dancehall and that makes a lot of difference," Ity said. The Gleaner asks if the duo would ever change the format to suit the market outside Jamaica and Ellis says that there was a time when, performing in Trinidad, they had to speak really slowly and this took away from the impact of the jokes. There are no adjustments to the actual programme for the United States market, Ellis said, only the advertisements being changed. "After you have finished with TVJ or CVM, who do you come to?" Hill asked rhetorically. And he points out that CIN, which is broadcast on Channels 25 and 73 in New York, is a rare outlet for Jamaican programming in the huge media market. Hill says he started carrying The Ity and Fancy Cat Show after it was brought to his attention by people who demanded to know why the programme was not on CIN. The Ity and Fancy cat Show is shown on CIN on Sundays, part of a programming schedule which includes FiWi Top Ten, news from Trinidad and Jamaica, as well as sports. Of course, persons had recognised and reacted to them previously, but he says now the street reaction has multiplied. "You find that now when we're walking on the road it's a different reaction," Ity said.
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It is the second season on CIN and the station's CEO Stephen Hill says The Ity and Fancy Cat Show has had a major impact which he has not seen since the 'Oliver' series which CIN started with 16 years ago.Īnd Ian 'Ity' Ellis tells The Gleaner that the CIN programming has had an impact on them which they have not seen over many years of doing live shows in New York.
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