‘Shoresy’ creator Jared Keeso on casting Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger in new comedy series: 'a good time'

Toronto Star · Debra Yeo · 2026-11-06 10:00 UTC

In 'I Kill the Bear,' Keeso also plays Gabby Thibault, one of three bear-wrangling Franco-Ontarian brothers.

His latest, “I Kill the Bear,” debuts on Crave on Friday. In it, Keeso plays Gabby Thibault, one of three brothers carrying on their family’s century-old bear-wrangling business, overseen by their protective younger sister, Andrée (Sarah-Maude Beauchesne).

The brothers dress alike in sweaters, overalls, thick-framed glasses and Davy Crockett hats while speaking in exaggerated French-Canadian accents. Beset by greedy Hollywood producers, actors grasping at fame, scandalous rumours about their work and a rival wrangler with questionable methods played by Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger, brothers Gabby and Cedric (Jonathan Torrens) exhibit an uncomplicated, almost childlike kindness, while Olivier (Georges St-Pierre) is diverted by the darker aspects of the internet.

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