Former co-star Jeff Wincott posted on social media that Scott Hylands has passed away. Fans of the CTV series Night Heat, which aired from 1985 to 1989, will remember Hylands as the more seasoned half of the team of detectives O’Brien and Giambone. Their characters were loosely based on real life NYPD veterans Sonny Grosso
What is the best Canadian TV comedy of all time? Is it SCTV? The Kids in the Hall? Corner Gas? The Trouble with Tracy? OK, that last one was an inside joke for Canadian TV nerds. But I would sincerely like to add one more show to the all-time Canadian comedy list –The Littlest Hobo.
Back in 2008, I had the pleasure of interviewing Peter Lassally, then winding up his extraordinary career in late night as executive producer of The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson. For close to an hour, at his office deep within CBS Television City, Lassally regaled me with stories about Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Ferguson and
A true tastemaker and a real gentleman, legendary late night executive producer Peter Lassally died July 19 in Los Angeles. He was 93. Back in 2008, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Mr. Lassally as he was winding up his extraordinary career in late night with his final stint as executive producer of The
According to overnight estimates, the World Cup final drew an average minute audience of over 5.5 million Canadian viewers on Bell Media platforms TSN and CTV. Of the total, 1,672,000 were estimated to have watched on the main broadcast network CTV. The game, won by Spain 1-0 over Argentina, may have been a one-sided yawn
People ask me: which was your worst celebrity interview ever? I always reply without hesitation: Sam Neill. Born in Ireland and raised in New Zealand, the Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actor passed away July 13 at 78. He had shared on social media recently that tests showed he had licked a rare blood lymphoma.
In 2022 I had the good fortune to welcome Ronnie Schell as a guest on this podcast. Schell was a familiar face and voice on TV for decades, most prominently as Jim Nabors’ army pal on Gomer Pyle, USMC. He was also the voice of Hockey Night in Canada‘s animated mascot Peter Puck, did many Disney movies
Former co-star Jeff Wincott posted on social media that Scott Hylands has passed away. Fans of the CTV series Night Heat, which aired from 1985 to 1989, will remember Hylands as the more seasoned half of the team of detectives O’Brien and Giambone. Their characters were loosely based on real life NYPD veterans Sonny Grosso
A true tastemaker and a real gentleman, legendary late night executive producer Peter Lassally died July 19 in Los Angeles. He was 93. Back in 2008, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Mr. Lassally as he was winding up his extraordinary career in late night with his final stint as executive producer of The
People ask me: which was your worst celebrity interview ever? I always reply without hesitation: Sam Neill. Born in Ireland and raised in New Zealand, the Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actor passed away July 13 at 78. He had shared on social media recently that tests showed he had licked a rare blood lymphoma.
Louise Lasser was a genuine original who burned bright in the 1970s. The star of the daily, syndicated, soap-comedy Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976 -77), she was probably the first major TV character to suffer a season-long nervous breakdown. Post Nixon, Watergate and Vietnam, she represented what many North Americans were feeling at what was,
Joby Baker might have had a bigger TV career if only he was better at memorizing his lines. The Montreal native, who passed away June 22 at 92, was raised in Hawaii before studying acting in New York. He had only one starring role on television. That was when he was paired with Ronnie Schell
“Canada’s Country Gentleman,” as he was known for decades on CBC, Tommy Hunter pased away peacefully July 2 in the city where he was born, London Ontario. He was 89. Hunter was a friendly face on Canadian television for decades. The tall singer/musician first entered living rooms while still in his teen years on Country
