brioux.tv: the podcast

Updated: 28 Apr 2025 • 199 episodes
brioux.tv

Hosted by veteran TV columnist Bill Brioux. Each week, join in on an outspoken conversation with the actors, executives, and insiders that make the television industry pop. In each edition, Bill invites his guests to talk business, give up some great stories, and make it personal. Plus laughs.

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People who work television"s morning shift could be forgiven for being a tad grumpy. That"s never the case with Tim Bolen, who recently made the leap from co-hosting Morning Live on Hamilton"s CHCH to pairing with Dina Pugliese on Citytv"s national franchise Breakfast Television. Add living in Toronto when he was on TV

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My guest this episode is an executive producer who helped guide Schitt’s Creek to a canoe full of Emmy and CSA awards. He’s currently one of the executive producers on another wonderful sitcom, Son of a Critch, shockingly ignored -- nomination wise -- at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards. Yes, it is Andrew Barnsley an

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Bummed your invitation to Martin Short"s cottage in the Muskokas was evidently lost in the mail? Save yourself the long drive and listen to this week"s episode of brioux.tv: the podcast. One of my favourite guests, filmmaker Mitch Azaria, is back with his sixth in an annual series exploring the province of Ontario: Tri

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07 Apr 2025 • EN

Jay Leno comes to Canada

Jay Leno is Jay-walking his way back to Canada. The former Tonight Show host, who turns 75 in May, will join fellow late night rival Arsenio Hall as comedy headliners May 2 at Casino Rama near Orillia, Ont. In an exclusive brioux.tv: the podcast interview, presented in partnership with latenighter.com, Leno says he was

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Fabulous Kenny Robinson

People of Comedy: Celebrating 30 Years of the Nubian Show starts streaming April 9 on Crave. It features this week"s guest on brioux.tv: the podcast and one of the true iron men of the Toronto comedy club scene: Kenny Robinson. Since 1983, he"s been performing at YukYuks as well as at Just For Laughs and other Canadian

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These days it is not unusual for fans to wait over a year for a second season of their favourite series. But five years?? That is the situation for When Hope Calls, the spinoff to the popular period piece drama When Calls the Heart. The shot in Ontario series returns April 6 on Super Channel Heart & Home in Canada and

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