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18 to Life’s Peter Keleghan

January 2, 2011 Diane Wild 1 Comment

From Bill Harris of QMI Agency:

Keleghan plays his comedy straight
Thereâ€™s a little bit of John Cleese in Peter Keleghanâ€™s character on 18 to Life. You know, John Cleese at his most comically indignant. “Yes, indignant about virtually everything, with no real reason,” Keleghan agreed. Read more.

Anna & Kristina’s Grocery Bag lands on OWN

January 1, 2011 Diane Wild

From Ashante Infantry of the Toronto Star:

Canadian women’s cooking show debuts on Oprah Winfrey channel
“A pair of Vancouver women credit perseverance and patience for making them rare Canadian headliners Ã¢â‚¬â€ along with Shania Twain Ã¢â‚¬â€ on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) which launches in the U.S. this Saturday.” Read more.

Happy New Year from TV, eh?

December 31, 2010 Diane Wild

Thank you so much to all readers, contributors, and supporters for a wonderful 2010, and all the best for 2011.

RÃƒÂ©my Girard of InSecurity

December 31, 2010 Diane Wild

From Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star:

RÃƒÂ©my Girard: a connoisseur of life
Ã¢â‚¬Å“I like him a lot. He prefers to finish work early on Fridays and he’s very loose with his expense claims,Ã¢â‚¬Â he chuckles. Read more.

InSecurity imagines Canada as a secret superpower

December 31, 2010 Diane Wild

From Brian Gorman of the Edmonton Journal:

Canada rules the world
If you want to parody spy shows and movies, re-imagining Canada as a world power goes a long way toward establishing the right tone of insanity. As series co-creator Kevin White says, InSecurity -debuting Tuesday, Jan. 4, on CBC Television -is set in “a superpower that is tricking the world.” Read more.