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
Are Canadians ready to see a six episode series about Canada losing to the United States? This seemed to be the acceptance hurdle facing creator Anthony Q. Farrell (The Office) and New Metric Media (Letterkenny, Shoresy) in mounting Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story, streaming now on Paramount+ and GameTV. Hear this however. Hate
Wednesday in Toronto, Corus’ co-CEO Troy Reeb had a message for advertisers: Stay Home. As in Home, the new brand name for what will no longer be Corus’ HGTV Canada. Come January 1st, HGTV will migrate to another channel number as part of the Rogers Sports & Entertainment family of specialty channels. It is all
In this episode: two CBC Tuesday night comedies for the price of one. First up is Andrew Pfung and company from Run The Burbs. The sitcom returns for a third season with Rakhee Morzaria, who plays Camille, joining Phung on this round-table chat, along with showrunners Jennica Harper and Nelu Handa. We start off talking yard
Guest stars can often add a little zing to a sitcom. Think of all the terrific people who were showcased for an episode or two on, say, Arrested Development or even The Big Bang Theory. Adding a big name or two, however, can’t turn “Ka-KA!” into gold. This week: two contrasting examples. On Tuesday night’s
CBC could have called Wednesday’s virtual 2022-2023 presentation, This Upfront Has 27 Minutes. Hosted by Andrew Phung from Run the Burbs and Kim’s Convenience (above), the public broadcaster’s sizzle reel was heavy on clips and light on talking heads. Phung promised “thrills and chills” and then gave way to the networks’ Executive Vice President, Barbara
If you live in the ‘burbs you’ll recognize the family at the heart of Run the Burbs, the second new sitcom to launch this week from CBC. It stars and was co-created by Andrew Phung, best known for his five seasons as Kimchee on Kim’s Convenience. Co-creator is Scott Townend, with Canadian TV veteran Laszlo
New wave of lockdowns got you down? Super Channel is out to cheer you up by hosting their second annual virtual version of the Canadian Film Fest. The curtain went up Thursday, April 1st, but the festival continues Friday, April 2nd and Saturday April 3rd and then for two more weekends after that. In all,