If you’re a frequent visitor here, you likely already know that I am a big fan of Ramy, the fearlessly thought-provoking, half-hour comedy from Hulu and Crave starring Ramy Youssef. Now that I have a son-in-law named Mo, I thought it was time I caught up with the Netflix series Youssef co-created with his stand-up
Relatively late in life, Leslie Jordan became one of those people you’re always happy to see on TV. News of the death of the 67-year-old following a car accident felt like a career cut short in its prime. The truth is that the diminutive southerner always worked, amassing 134 International Movie Database (IMDb) acting credits.
I like my podcast guests to feel comfortable. That’s not always possible over a zoom call, but that didn’t stop Jennifer Finnigan, currently back for a second season on CBC’s comedy-drama Moonshine. For our interview, the Montreal native chose to stay in bed. That is a level of intimacy and/or laziness usually reserved for close friends
Tonight, with a special episode, CBC celebrated the 30th season of This Hour Has 22 Minutes. They really should have made it an hour-long special at least. Imagine trying to crunch over 600 episodes down to one 22-minute episode. That was the task handed to Matt Charlton, who has been associated behind the scenes with
The castle lights, as they used to say on The Hilarious House of Frightenstein, are growing dim. This month brings a bevy of Halloween-themed goodies, including the usual “Shocktober” movie marathon on brioux.tv sponsor Hollywood Suite. As usual, check back throughout the month as this listing will be constantly updated. UPDATED Oct. 19 SAT.OCT. 1
My Television Critics Association pal Alan Sepinwall is the main voice behind the latest list of the Best TV shows of all-time as compiled by Rolling Stone magazine. Before he became Rolling Stone’s TV critic, Alan used to work for the New Jersey Star-Ledger. That’s the same newspaper that was always thrown at the bottom
This photo was taken 50 years ago, on September 28, 1972. That’s me, second from left, in the Australian bush hat with the buttons on it. I’m flashing a victory sign over Chestnut Hills neighbour Brian Schofield’s head. To the right of me stands Dan “Dunc” Currie, Pat Bullock, Mike Forcier and Glen Rippon. Mike
Wednesday night at 8/9c, CBC airs Part Two of the four-part series Summit 72. For those of us who, as hockey-mad teenagers, watched this clash between the best of the Soviets vs Canadian all-stars, this is must see TV. For the majority of Canadians born after the eight game event, it may be a tougher