THE CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS: HOSTING FOR CANADA’S BEST HOSTS
February 28th, 2013
Last night I hosted the first ever Canadian Screen Awards…for the second year in a row. I know this sounds impossible or that I’m drunk while I’m typing this, but trust me it’s not one of those things. Last year I hosted the Gemini Awards (Canada’s Emmy awards) industry night for the news, sports and lifestyle departments. Then the Gemini awards were discontinued (not my fault), rolled in with the Genie awards (Canada’s Oscars) and became the Canadian Screen Awards. Phew. Glad I cleared that up. In any case there’s a new statue to be won, new shows to be considered and new bragging rights …
My Week of Waking Up Early
February 23rd, 2013
I’m not a morning person. That’s one of the main reasons I got into stand-up comedy. Sure I enjoy making people laugh, I love working with other comics and there’s a great feeling that comes with writing a really good joke. But if I’m being totally honest, this is all overshadowed by how much I have always hated the concept of waking up early.
In my school days, I used to miss the bus, a LOT. My dad would have to drive me (which he hated) and he warned me every time that this would be the “last time”. Then he realized that me not making …
AN UN-DEBATABLY GREAT TIME ON CAMPUS…DEBATING.
February 11th, 2013
Well, in the midst of a winter storm described by Torontonians as “Snowmageddon” and by Montrealers as “a light dusting” we managed to travel (by train and then bus) to lovely Lennoxville Quebec for a special taping of The Debaters as part of Bishop’s University’s Winter Homecoming weekend.
The unprecedented university campus taping was the brainchild of University Principal Michael Goldbloom and CBC President Hubert Lacroix, both of whom attended the taping and personally welcomed us to the campus before the show!
For those of you who have attended Debaters tapings before (thank you by the way) you’ll know that live tapings of The Debaters are always a fun …
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