Joe Flaherty was the ‘only guy’ who could get Eugene Levy to break character
Eugene Levy says his “SCTV” castmate Joe Flaherty was the only comedian who could get him to break character on stage. Flaherty’s death Monday at age...
CBC stars on public broadcaster’s future, exec bonuses, spectre of cuts
The CBC’s latest plans to shave costs by cutting staff and programming is raising pointed questions about what lies ahead for the beleaguered public agency. Amid...
Dysfunctional dynasty got ending it deserved
Last week we said our last goodbye to Succession, to its petty power plays, its unrelentingly nasty dialogue, its excellent knitwear. Buzzy and brilliant, the series...
Report: Racist text helped spur Fox to oust Tucker Carlson
NEW YORK (AP) — Text messages that helped lead Fox News to part ways with star host Tucker Carlson included one in which he declared that...
A duo once more, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon come up for ‘Air’
NEW YORK (AP) — While Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were writing “The Last Duel,” their first screenplay together since their 1997 breakthrough, “Good Will Hunting,”...
‘General Hospital’ turns 60: A behind-the-scenes look
ABC’s “General Hospital” marks its 60th anniversary this week, making it the longest-running scripted show currently in production on American television. The soap is marking the...
From being bullied to falling in love, Mark Critch mines the past for ‘Son of a Critch’ S2
TORONTO – When Mark Critch stepson the set of “Son of a Critch,” wearing his dad’s signature aviator framesand a 1980s-styled fully buttoned suit and tie,...
Cloak-and-dagger delinquents continue to deliver
Opinion The Slough House screw-ups are back as Season 2 of the alt-espionage series Slow Horses gets underway, now with even more screwing up. (On Apple...
Mark Critch and cast discuss ’22 minutes’ at 30 and how the series is moving forward
TORONTO – It’s 2013 and comedian Mark Critch is in the office space of federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau — Critch doesn’t know it yet but...