Cracked is kaput, confirms Natalie Brown, who has moved on to The Strain. Brown–who starred on CBC’s comedy Sophie a few years back–was recurring on Cracked. The shot-in-Toronto CBC cop series, however, is not returning next season. Arctic Air has also been grounded, joining George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight and The Ron James Show on the CBC scrap heap.
Creepy Beatles: dolls on display as part of “The Beatles in Montreal” Are you a day tripper? You might want to roll up to Montreal in the next two weeks to catch “The Beatles in Montreal,” an exhibit on display at the Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History down by the St. Lawrence at the
Ron James got the call today: his CBC sitcom has been cancelled after five seasons.The Cape Breton comedian wasn’t entirely surprised.“I was bounced around by CBC more often than an Albino foster child,” said James, who makes a living with just that kind of a glib turn of phrase.He does have a point, however. Over
Ron, George and Don give the new Rogers deal three thumbs up TORONTO–Ron MacLean was just 26 when he began his 28-year run as host of Hockey Night in Canada. His predecessor, Dave Hodge, was also just 26 at the start of his CBC tenure.So, at 41, George Stroumboulopoulos is way too old to be
Strombo shows off apple corer picked up on HSC With all the TV and film folk in Toronto attending the “Needies,” the rumour mill has been busier than Martin Short making up a big awards show production number on the spot.Among the hot gossip reaching Brampton is this tidbit, apparently to be confirmed Monday: Goodbye,
Craven in January at TCA Sunday marks the culmination of the annual salute to TV and film now known as the Canadian Screen Awards, or, as I like to call them, “The Needies.” Not attending the gala Sunday evening in Toronto is Matt Craven, one of many talented Canadian-born actors working in the United States.
Spun Out opened Thursday night to 1,218,000 CTV viewers according to overnight estimates. Numbers for the second episode, which aired in the sitcom’s regular, Friday at 8 timeslot, will not be available here until next week. That’s a lot of viewers, and certainly much more than Seeds or Package Deal premiered to on City, but
What with traveling to and from North Carolina and all, I didn’t get to chat with CHML’s Scott Thompson this week until Friday. We had plenty of catching up to do, including a post mortem on Rob Ford’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, another look at Ellen DeGeneres’ job hosting The Oscars and my visit