Today, August 15, 2025, would have been Oscar Peterson’s 100th birthday. The Canadian jazz piano phenomenon, who passed away at 82 in 2007, won eight Grammy awards. He is celebrated in a wonderful documentary titled, “Oscar Peterson: Black + White.” Released in 2021 and directed by Barry Avrich, the COVID-era tribute features many musicians who
Mark McKinney, a veteran of both The Kids in the Hall and Saturday Night Live, gets his brows darked for Tuesday nights episode of This Hour Has 22 Minutes (8 p.m. ET on CBC and streaming on CBCGem). At least he doesn’t have to sit and get tarted up with orange tan spray the way
Yes, that’s me in the shadows on tonight’s episode of Son of a Critch. I was in St. John’s interviewing the cast last August during production of Season 4 of the CBC sitcom. When I was asked if I’d like to also sneak into a scene as an extra or “background performer,” it didn’t take
Been wondering where the prime minister has been hiding? The answer tonight at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) as Justin Trudeau guests on CBC’s special, hour-long, New Year’s Eve edition of This Hour Has 22 Minutes. The title — 22 Minutes New Year’s Eve Pregame Special — refers to the big World Junior Hockey Championships tilt
That’s Iron Mike Tyson eying my ears like they were big juicy pork chops. (Thanks to TCA colleague April Neale for the timely photo op.) Back in 2011, at a Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Calif., the former heavyweight champion was a guest at an OWN Network launch party hosted by Oprah Winfrey.
Tuesday night, Americans will vote on who will become the 47th president of the United States. Dozens of Fake News teams from across North America will be adding their spin to this nail-biter of a story. On Monday, however, the only Canadian Fake News team previewing this historic occasion will be the men and women
There’s a cool little side note to Monday night’s Game 7, winner-take-all NHL Stanley Cup final. Two grads from my high school, Michael Power-St. Joesph’s in Etobicoke — Connor Brown who plays for the Edmonton Oilers and Evan Rodriquez for the Florida Panthers — are facing off opposite one another. One is about to see
Thursday night, Young Sheldon ends a seven season run with two back-to-back episodes on CBS and CTV. Gone are the day, however, when the end of a sitcom would command record-breakng audiences. CBS is trying to goose the numbers, of course. The Chuck Lorre-produced sitcom will welcome back Jim Parsons (an executive producer and narrator