Editing CODCO (section)

==The end of ''CODCO''==
In 1991, a sketch was filmed for ''CODCO'' called the "Pleasant Irish Priests in Conversation", which involved three [[Roman Catholic]] priests discussing their sexual experiences;<ref name=programmingreality /> it was a reference to the then-ongoing [[Mount Cashel Orphanage]] child abuse controversy. The CBC refused to air the sketch. As a result, Andy Jones quit the show in protest.<ref name=programmingreality /> The series carried on for two more years before it came to a close in 1993. Ironically, the CBC subsequently aired "Pleasant Irish Priests" in a ''CODCO Uncensored'' special just a few months after the regular series ended.

Following the end of CODCO, Walsh and Cathy Jones worked with Thomey and [[Rick Mercer]] to create ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]''.<ref name=programmingreality /> Several CODCO characters, including Dakey Dunn and Jerry Boyle, were carried over to the new series.

Sexton died in 1993 of complications from [[AIDS]].<ref name=mbc />

Malone ran as a [[New Democratic Party of Canada|New Democratic Party]] in the [[St. John's West (federal electoral district)|St. John's West]] [[by-election]] in 2000, losing narrowly to [[Loyola Hearn]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tories-narrowly-win-nfld-byelection-1.234504|title= Tories narrowly win Nfld. byelection |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=2000-11-10|accessdate=2015-12-15}}</ref> Malone ran as the Green party candidate for the riding of [[Avalon (electoral district)|Avalon]] for the [[2019 Canadian federal election|2019 federal election]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vocm.com/news/actor-activist-greg-malone-running-for-green-party-in-federal-election/ | title=Actor, Activist Greg Malone Running for Green Party in Federal Election }}</ref><ref name="GPC01">{{cite news |last1=Emery |first1=Rosie |title=Canadian comedy legend runs for Greens in Newfoundland |url=https://www.greenparty.ca/en/media-release/2019-06-18/canadian-comedy-legend-runs-greens-newfoundland |accessdate=20 June 2019 |publisher=Green Party of Canada |date=18 June 2019 |location=[[Ottawa]] |language=English}}</ref>