When Jess Salgueiro auditioned in person for the role of young single mom Eve on Frasier, she had to do it in front of a pair of sitcom legends: star and producer Kelsey Grammer and director Jim Burrows. Pressure? Yes and no says the actress, who was born in Winnipeg, Man. She figured there must
Standing outside the Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto Thursday night, in a long lineup to see a screening of Paramount+’s Frasier, a passerby stopped to ask me what all the fuss was about. “We’re here to see Frasier,” I told the gentleman. He seemed puzzled. “Kelsey Grammer, the star of Frasier, is appearing here in
Earlier this week I was asked to preview the coming fall TV season for CBC radio syndication. It is something I look forward to — a half-day marathon timed at ten minute intervals with radio markets right across Canada. Wednesday, they included radio hosts from Kelowna to St. John’s, with stops in Victoria, Vancouver, Whitehorse,
One of the comfort food shows re-watched start-to-finish in the Brampton bunker during the pandemic was Frasier. The series, which ended an 11-season run in May of 2004, seemed even funnier the second time around. Why did it hold up so well? The usual reasons: great writing, excellent cast. It was of its time but
Who is the greatest TV actor of all time? In an article by Ben Lindbergh published in the latest issue of The Ringer, the nod goes to Ted Danson Although Linbergh is looking more at quantity rather than quality, he builds a pretty good case. Danson’s latest series, Mr. Mayor, premiered Thursday night on NBC
I’ve always been a fan of Montreal native Rachelle Lefevre (Under the Dome, last season on Mary Kills People) and she’s the reason to watch this otherwise predictable law drama. Lefevre plays Chicago attorney Madeline Scott, who leads a spunky legal team at a “wrongful conviction firm” (is that really a specialty?). Scott was once
You`d think a new sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence would get more promotion than a Rob Ford picnic. That doesn`t seem to be the case, however, as Partners gets set to debut Monday on FX and Thursday in Canada on Global. Neither network appears to be spending a dime on promotion and good