Hartman was always pitch perfect on SNL Should the late, great Phil Hartman be in Canada’s Walk of Fame?They sure think so over at SiriusXMCanada where all this month of April has been declared Phil Hartman month. Hartman’s many hilarious comedy recordings have been in high rotation on the satellite station, especially on “Laugh Attack.”
Not Sun News’ morning man Pat Bolland The Sun News Network celebrated its first anniversary April 18. I guess my party invite got lost in the mail.The Quebecor venture lurched back onto the radar a few weeks ago when they were ringside for Justin Trudeau’s “Thrilla on the Hilla” in Ottawa. Otherwise things have been
President Barack Obama Slow-Jammin’ the news? Believe it. The “POTUS with the Mostest” guested Tuesday night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in a special episode taped at the University of North Carolina. Go ‘Heels.Not to be outdone, it was announced today in Ottawa that, all this week, Stephen Harper will be Slow-Jammin’ his toast.
The folks at Bell sent me a letter the other day. Inside was a sales pitch which began with the words, “Enjoy many of the channels you really want, with HD channels always included.”It may have been a fine deal but I read no further having been scared off by the photo at the top
Here’s a switch—an American network importing content from Canada. Officials at The CW have high hopes for The L.A. Complex, a makin’-it-in-Hollywood drama from the producers of Degrassi. It makes its U.S. premiere tonight at 9 p.m. on The CW. “We loved it,” says Thom Sherman, Head of Development at The CW. “It’s an authentic look
CBC and TSN were probably counting on long playoff runs from the mighty Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins. Now Sidney Crosby and the Sedin twins are out of the race for the Stanley Cup, and Southern teams such as Phoenix and Nashville are on to Round Two.With Detroitalso eliminated, and Ottawa do or die to
Steve Patterson, host of The Debaters: still on CBC Radio One Should The Debaters have been among the shows axed by CBC? At first glance, the public broadcaster’s decision to lose the comedic point-counter-point series, hosted by Steve Patterson, doesn’t seem debatable when you look at the numbers it was drawing—roughly 250,000 viewers per episode
Johnny Depp (front) starred in 21 Jump Street Ryan Seacrest hosts tonight’s two hour Fox 25th Anniversary Special (8 p.m. ET). Stars from older hits like In Living Color, Married…with Children, Beverly Hills 90210, Ally McBeal and That ‘70s Show will join current Fox headliners Hugh Laurie (House), Kiefer Sutherland (Touch and 24), Jennifer Lopez