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Ed the Sock Declares War on Ontario Idiocracy

February 27, 2019February 26, 2019 Gilles LeBlanc 16 Comments Comedy, Ed the Sock, Liana K., Ontario, War on Stupid

Guess who’s back? If you can remember a time when Eminem videos like “Without Me” played continuously on something called

Music History

Donald Trump Advisor Kellyanne Conway Once Tried Standup and Singing. Watch.

January 26, 2017January 26, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Comedy, Kellyanne Conway, Singing, Standup

Before she helped Donald Trump become president of the US, Kellyanne Conway–then Kellyanne Fitzgerald–tried different things, including standup and singing.

Television

David Fincher’s Music Video Comedy Series Coming to HBO

May 5, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Comedy, David Fincher, HBO, Music Video, Series

Director David Fincher–Fight Club, The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, etc, etc.–has just signed a deal with

Television

Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo’s Life is Now Officially a Comedy. No, Really. It Is.

August 29, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Comedy, Fox, Rivers Cuomon, Weezer

This may be a new golden age of television, but most of the super-cool stuff is happening on cable. The

Recommended Music

Yet Another Rob Ford Song: “Crack Smokin’ Mayor”

August 5, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Comedy, Parody, Rob Ford, Rusty Ford

This bit of country comes from Rusty Ford (no relation), “the bastard middle-aged lovechild of Porter Wagoner and Wanda Jackson.”

WTF?

The Kraftwerk Sitcom. You Heard Me.

April 9, 2014April 8, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Comedy, Kraftwerk, TV

Dangerous Minds found this pilot that (they say) was shot for a comedy show based on Kraftwerk. This is a

WTF?

Your Friday Needs some Black Metal Stand-up Comedy

March 14, 2014March 14, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Comedy, Necrosexual, Stand-up comedy

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome NECROSEXUAL! http://youtu.be/GtpBP0gcLcM (Via Metal Injection)

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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