Speaking of Talking to Americans: if ever we needed some frank talk from Rick Mercer, we need it now.
Not that he addresses the news of the past weekend. I caught up with the CBC Hall of Famer last summer in St. John’s on the set of Son of a Critch. The native son plays Mark Sr.’s new VOCM radio station boss on the CBC sitcom. Catch the episode this Tuesday (also on CBCGem).
Mercer was delighted to be back before many familiar faces among the crew. He is, of course, an original alumni of Mark Critch’s other series, This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
After traveling across Canada last year doing stand up shows with his friend Jann Arden, Mercer questions whether the public broadcaster has lost its way at the worst possible time. He notes how Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s oft-stated goal to cut the CBC appropriation now draws applause breaks even in Newfoundland, which, as Mercer suggests would have been a “third rail” topic on the hustings not that long ago.
To his point, however: is this really the time to cut back or dismantle a main source of news in Canada? Hear more frank talk from one of Canada’s most popular entertainers as he returns to brioux.tv: the podcast.
To listen to Rick on this Monday’s episode, simply click on the white arrow in the blue dot above.
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SPECIAL ALERT: That bearded guy glimpsed in the background Tuesday in the bar scene with Critch and Mercer? The guy trying hard not to act? Yup, guilty as charged. Don’t blink.
