In this special episode, we go beyond the scandal and into the storytelling of one of the most infamous moments in Olympic sports history with the cast of Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story.
Hear all star comedy cast members such as Mark McKinney, Andrew Phung, Emma Hunter and others answer tough questions such as “name your favourite performance enhancing drug.” Also interviewed is writer/creator Andrew Q Farrell (The Office), co-stars Karen Robinson, Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor who plays preening American sprinter Carl Lewis, and even Ben Johnson himself, who spent more than 9:79 seconds talking to me.
Shamier Anderson (as Johnson), Ennis Esmer (as Johnson’s needle-happy sports doc), Ryan Bellville and Kristian Bruun also star. Some Canadians may still think it is too soon — even after 38 years — to laugh off this epic sports screw up but, believe me, these guys find a way to a very funny finish line.
The six-part series is streaming now at GameTV as well as on Paramount+. To listen to the podcast episode now, simply click on the white arrow in the blue dot above.
