And Jason Mewes kinda stands there too:
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Recipe to Riches announces cakes category winner
From a media release:
Recipe to Riches’ Cakes Category Winner is Fall River Nova Scotia’s Jacqui Keseluk and Her Multi Layered Peach Cake
In Wednesday (Oct. 26) night’s episode of Food Network’s newest Canadian original reality competition series Recipe to Riches, rock n’ roll-loving pastry chef Jacqui Keseluk from Fall River, Nova Scotia, was declared the winner of the “Cakes†category.
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Falling in love with Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays
By Diane Wild of TV, eh?
Someone recently told me the CBC was invented so Canadians could have something to complain about besides the weather. It came up in a series of interviews about what writers want from the CBC, and if I could find any consensus amid the diversity of opinion, it’s that the public broadcaster needs to be doing shows that the private broadcasters can’t or won’t do. Damn the ratings, our CBC should be doing daring, smart, scripted series. A couple even named such a show: Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays.
Matt Watts, writer and star of Michael Tuesdays & Thursdays, didn’t disagree. But no hubris was involved. In an interview for the TV, eh? podcast shortly after the series premiered, Watts admitted his pride in the show but passed the credit largely on to Bob Martin, the head writer and co-showrunner (with Don McKellar) as well as co-star.
In fact, when the modest Watts told acquaintances in Toronto that he was heading to Ottawa to film a series he wrote for, he neglected to mention that he was also in the series. As Michael. The title character. “I sort of downplay that part,” he said.
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Guest artists to perform with Cover Me Canada finalists
From a media release:
THE WHO’S WHO OF CANADIAN ROCK SET TO PERFORM WITH COVER ME CANADA FINALISTS
- Members of Blood, Sweat and Tears, Chilliwack, Glass Tiger, Helix and Alannah Myles perform
- George Stroumboulopoulos steps up to the judges table as guest judge
Last week COVER ME CANADA challenged the finalists by having them perform Paul Anka favourites in front of guest judge, Paul Anka. This week the heat reaches even higher temperatures as the final four vie to impress and deliver on this week’s show where they’ve been given the daunting task of performing iconic Canadian hits… with the Canadian icons themselves.
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Katarina Witt back to guest judge Battle of the Blades
From a media release:
KATARINA WITT IS BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND AS GUEST JUDGE ON BATTLE OF THE BLADES
- Five pairs return to compete on BATTLE OF THE BLADES for Hallowe’en Performances
A fan-favourite from season one, international figure skating superstar Katarina Witt returns to BATTLE OF THE BLADES’ judging panel as Guest Judge along with Head Judge Sandra Bezic and Resident Judge Jeremy Roenick. Viewers will enjoy Witt’s candid remarks as the five remaining pairs compete as characters in full costume for this week’s Hallowe’en theme live on Sunday, October 30 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT) and on Monday, October 31 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT).
One of the most decorated skaters in history, Katarina Witt is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, four-time World Champion, six-time European Champion and eight-time East German National Champion. Since winning her second Olympic title in Calgary at the 1988 Games, Witt’s unique combination of athleticism and sex appeal catapulted a professional career that reached far beyond the skating world. She is an actress, author, TV host, commentator and producer and has twice been named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People Magazine. In 1990, she won an Emmy Award for her performance in the film, “Carmen On Ice†and in 1995, she was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.