<Tr> <Th> Associated acts </Th> <Td> Ron Hynes Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers Figgy Duff The Fables </Td> </Tr> <P> The Wonderful Grand Band is a Canadian music and comedy group formed in 1978 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador . </P> <P> The group was founded in 1978, and included comedians Greg Malone and Tommy Sexton . They released their first album, The Wonderful Grand Band, in 1979 . </P> <P> The group had an eponymous television musical variety show on CBC Television; more than 40 half - hour episodes were produced between 1980 and 1983 . The show starred Ron Hynes, Sandy Morris, Ian Perry, Glenn Simmons (later replaced by Annan, who died in 2010), Kelly Russell (later replaced by Jamie Snider), and Rocky Wiseman (who was later replaced by Paul Stamp), as well as Malone and Sexton, who died in 1993 . The show combined original and traditional music with topical comedy sketches and satire, some of which was directed at the CBC itself . </P>

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