People who work television’s morning shift could be forgiven for being a tad grumpy. That’s never the case, however, with Tim Bolen. He recently made the leap from co-hosting Morning Live on Hamilton’s CHCH to pairing with Dina Pugliese on Citytv’s national franchise Breakfast Television. Add living in Toronto when he was on TV in Hamilton and
My guest this episode is an executive producer who helped guide Schitt’s Creek to a canoe full of Emmy and CSA awards. He’s currently one of the executive producers on another wonderful sitcom, Son of a Critch, shockingly ignored — nomination wise — at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards. Yes, it is Andrew Barnsley and he’s just
Bummed your invitation to Martin Short’s cottage in the Muskokas was evidently lost in the mail? Save yourself the long drive and listen to this week’s episode of brioux.tv: the podcast. One of my favourite guests, filmmaker Mitch Azaria, is back with his sixth in an annual series exploring the province of Ontario: Tripping The Muskoka
Jay Leno says he almost backed out of an upcoming booking in Canada. The former Tonight Show host crosses the border with special guest Arsenio Hall May 2 to perform at Casino Rama north of Toronto. Leno has played before thousands in this room in other years, but was having second thoughts after the barrage
People of Comedy: Celebrating 30 Years of the Nubian Show starts streaming April 9 on Crave. It features this week’s bonus guest on brioux.tv: the podcast and one of the true iron men of the Toronto comedy club scene: Kenny Robinson. Since 1983, he’s been performing at YukYuks as well as at Just For Laughs and
These days it is not unusual for fans to wait over a year for a second season of their favourite series. But five years?? That is the situation for When Hope Calls, the spinoff to the popular period piece drama When Calls the Heart. The shot in Ontario series returns April 6 on Super Channel Heart &
For this episode we go back into the vault for an interview conducted ten years ago with Joe Clokey. He was the son of the man who created and animated Gumby, the most bendable children’s TV character ever. Read more about this colourful character at the official site Gumbyworld. The interview was conducted ten years
Goodpods Top 100 Television Podcasts Listen now to brioux.tv: the podcast Ali Weinstein is the writer/producer/director behind “Your Tomorrow,” a look at Ontario Place the summer before it was shut down after 52 years. For over five decades a 155-acre Toronto waterfront sanctuary, it is being radically redeveloped. Gone are 850 West Island trees. Instead