Acting Good
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Paul Rabliauskas Amber-Sekowan Daniels Eric Toth Pat Thornton
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
Production
Producers	Tina Keeper Jennifer Beasley
Production companies	Kistikan Pictures Inc. Canada Media Fund Bell Fund APTN The Indigenous Screen Office Manitoba Film & Music
Original release
Network	CTV Comedy Channel APTN

Acting Good is a Canadian television comedy series,^[1] which premiered October 17, 2022 on CTV Comedy Channel.^[2]

The series was the top-rated program on CTV Comedy Channel in its first season. Its second season is slated to premiere October 16, 2023.^[3]

Premise

The series stars comedian Paul Rabliauskas as a young First Nations man who returns home to live in his small reserve community in northern Manitoba following a failed attempt to establish himself in Winnipeg.^[4] The series is loosely based around his own experiences having to move back home to live with his family during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.^[5]

Cast

Main

Paul Rabliauskas as Paul Bittern, the owner of the Sagatay Lodge. Paul lives in a house attached to his mother's which he insists is a separate house, and exhibits momma's boy tendencies as a result of being pampered by Agnes.
Tina Keeper as Agnes, Paul's mother who works at the North Store.
Gabriel Daniels as Dean, Paul's cousin who is also Paul's best friend, who lives in a converted bus where he sells DVDs to the townsfolk as the town's "movie man".
Roseanne Supernault as Josephine "Jo" Bittern, Paul's sister who works at the band office as band councillor. She dedicates her time towards advancing the conditions in the community, including procuring an exercise machine for the town's "skinny teens", and decides to run for chief in the second season.
Billy Merasty as Roger Laughingstick, radio host and narrator.
Pat Thornton as Brady, manager of the North Store and has a crush on Jo. Brady had a tumultuous previous relationship with his ex-wife who would film YouTube prank videos at his expense.

Recurring

Michael Greyeyes as Cousin Leon, the charismatic cousin of Jo and Paul who was banned from the reserve for ten years and has a habit of rummaging through others' belongings. He returns in the second season to mount a populist campaign for chief.
Avery Sutherland as Chickadee, Jo's rebellious daughter. Olivia Sinclair plays the younger Chickadee.
Aqqalu Meekis as Stephen Harper, Rose's on and off again boyfriend.
Cheyenna Sapp as Rose, Paul's love interest. She is an influencer specializing in makeup and works at the band office where she spends her time watching romance films.
Jason Mason as Lips, who works as security at the band office. He often assists Jo with her projects.
Vern Coot Bird as Ed, an elderly man who is involved in various shenanigans on the reserve.
Erik Athavale as Greg
Rosanna Deerchild as Chief Deedee, the chief of the First Nation and a passionate player of electric guitar.
Michael Lawrenchuk as Gramps
Zacchary Fontaine as L’il Tony
Jesse Nobess as Logan
Jonathan Beardy as Blue
Joyce Delaronde as Mavis "Beanpole" McKay, Jo's rival.
Remington Louie as Tatanka, the Indigenous love interest for Bernice in Rose's soap opera, who appears more interested in his horse, Comanche, than he is with her.
Sydney Sabiston as Bernice, Tatanka's love interest in Rose's soap opera.

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	10	October 17, 2022 (2022-10-17)	December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19)
2	10	October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)	December 18, 2023 (2023-12-18)

Season 1 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Canada viewers (millions)
1	1	"Just Fok’n Missing Her"	Unknown	Unknown	October 17, 2022 (2022-10-17)	N/A
2	2	"Goosed by a Moose"	Unknown	Unknown	October 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)	N/A
3	3	"Three Nobodies"	Unknown	Unknown	October 31, 2022 (2022-10-31)	N/A
4	4	"High Rollers"	Unknown	Unknown	November 7, 2022 (2022-11-07)	N/A
5	5	"A Steps Too Far"	Unknown	Unknown	November 17, 2022 (2022-11-17)	N/A
6	6	"Battle in the Bush"	Unknown	Unknown	November 21, 2022 (2022-11-21)	N/A
7	7	"Under the “B” for Breakup"	Unknown	Unknown	November 28, 2022 (2022-11-28)	N/A
8	8	"Fresh Meat"	Unknown	Unknown	December 5, 2022 (2022-12-05)	N/A
9	9	"Mr. Witch Face"	Unknown	Unknown	December 12, 2022 (2022-12-12)	N/A
10	10	"The Jig is Up"	Unknown	Unknown	December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19)	N/A

Season 2 (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title ^[6]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date ^[6]	Canada viewers (millions)
11	1	"One Flew Out of The Kookum's Nest"	Unknown	Unknown	October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)	N/A
12	2	"To Catch a Rummager"	Unknown	Unknown	October 23, 2023 (2023-10-23)	N/A
13	3	"Fasting and Furious"	Unknown	Unknown	October 30, 2023 (2023-10-30)	N/A
14	4	"L'il Tonys in the Mist"	Unknown	Unknown	November 6, 2023 (2023-11-06)	N/A
15	5	"The Flighting Grouse"	Unknown	Unknown	November 13, 2023 (2023-11-13)	N/A
16	6	"Roger That"	Unknown	Unknown	November 20, 2023 (2023-11-20)	N/A
17	7	"One Point for the Road"	Unknown	Unknown	November 27, 2023 (2023-11-27)	N/A
18	8	"Dabs of Thunder"	Unknown	Unknown	December 4, 2023 (2023-12-04)	N/A
19	9	"The Wolf of Paul Street"	Unknown	Unknown	December 11, 2023 (2023-12-11)	N/A
20	10	"A Man for All Shack-Up Seasons"	Unknown	Unknown	December 18, 2023 (2023-12-18)	N/A

Production

Directors include Michael Greyeyes and Darlene Naponse. The series is being produced by Keeper's Kistikan Pictures.^[7]