In 1992, the sketch comedy troupe Royal Canadian Air Farce began airing an annual New Year's Eve special — "Year of the Farce" — on CBC Television, which featured sketches lampooning the major events and news stories of the year. The 1992 edition was presented as a one-off special (as the troupe's first production made specifically for television), and became part of a regular "Royal Canadian Air Farce" television series that aired from 1993 through 2008. The 2008 edition doubled as the program's series finale, but "Year of the Farce" continued to air as an annual reunion special until 2019, featuring members of the original cast. It was announced that due to budget cuts and other factors, the 2019 edition (which premiered prior to New Year's Eve) would be the final edition.